Vetus Engines, any opinions would be appreciated

[Guest]

Hi,

I am in the market for a new engine. Vetus had good deals on theirs. I would appreciate any opinions on them.

Thanks and regs

Charlie

 

[david_bagshaw]

Which one are you thinking of , as are based on various Automotive / truck or other depending on size

David
www.yachtman.co.uk

 

[Guest]

very good engine,i know a lot of people who have them they all rate them.
i have just fitted a m3.09 in my konsort,24hp 3cylinder.it is smaller and lighter
than my bukh 20.the smaller range are based on the mitsubish engine,i specified
the hurth hb100 gearbox,good deal from kings lock boatyard,£3200 inc vat.

 

[Guest]

I am looking at the 43 or 51hp modles. I think they are based on Mitsubishi engines.
How do they rate against the likes or Beta or Nanni?

 

[Guest]

I would always favour Vetus against Beta or Nanni, especially if the price is anywhere near comparable.

 

[Guest]

they do a 42hp mitsubishi based unit,and a 57hp peugeot based unit.both very good.go for the hurth gearbox option.

 

[Sammy]

Why go for the Hurth box? they are not the most reliable. I know of one or two cases especially with river or canal craft where they have not lasted very long and we have yet to find a satisfactory answer to the problem.

http://www.boatsthames.com/

 

[Guest]

Have you checked the Yanmar, the 4 cyl is rated at 56HP and has very good power to weight ratio. Extremely reliable and spares available almost evrywhere

 

[colin_jones]

Why? From what experiences?
If this one is at the bottom of the queue, we should deserve some explanatory words of wisdom from The Bargee
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by colin_jones on Mon Jan 14 08:33:59 2002 (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[Plum]

Re: Vetus Engines - recommended

I have a Vetus M3.10 3 cylinder Mitsubishi 22hp with a Hurth gearbox which is 12 years old and still going very well. Starts first crank and no smoke. The only Vetus parts I have needed were new cooling water hoses 2 years ago. Oils, oil filter and belt are standard items from the local car spares shop.