Hi all
I have a yanmar 2gm fitted to my boat (series 1) She runs fine, just came
back from St Vaast to Portsmouth last weekend - Motored the whole way into a
nasty chop head sea - Engine didn't mis a beat - 14 hrs door to door -
Average 5.7 kts - We sailed the whole way there, not touching the engine
till we arrived at the harbour entrance, with an average of 6.8 kts under a
stary friday night sky - one of the best sails all season!!!!
Back to the 2gm, she is a tight squeeze but does fit - dip stick also tricky
to check until you get used to it.
Very powerful (handy for reversing) and very pleased with performance,
especially when it blows on the nose and I want to get home.
I bought the yanmar as I managed to get it cheap, but had to grind out old
engine bends, make new etc - A whole winters project!!!!!
I've also sailed with a 1gm in a vega - Once off Quashant (Island NW of
France) in a large Atlantic rolling sea you could really hear it struggling,
and it took hrs to get in (we could only make 2 - 3 kts through water due to
waves and wind)
1 gm on flat water is great, but with little reserve I'd say.
If I had a choice and wanted the best system I would look at a Beta 16hp,
mainly as it's a proven successful formula. They sound like they run a
little smoother, especially when cold starting.
I guess it all depends what you plan to do, budget and thoughts re. re-sale
value.
Most importantly, check your oil, filters and cooling intake.
Fair winds
Tim Buckley
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From:
AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Steve Birch
Sent: 12 October 2007 10:00
To:
AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [AlbinVega] Engine Refit
Hi ChrisDue to my personal interest I cant mention
Beta BZ482 (13.5HP) or Beta 16 (16hp) or Beta BD722 (20hp)Yanmar are good but personally I would go for a 2GM, I know Wilhelm will
say about his Yanmar 1GM but I have been able to do comparasions and
found in heavy weather or strong tides then the 1GM was just not up to
the job.
During the Scottish Vega Rally three years ago we had Vegas with:
Beta BZ482 (13.5)
Beta BD722 (20)
Volvo MD6A (10)
Yanmar 1GM
I tried all the different engine types in strong tidal conditions. Found
the low down torque of the Volvo MD6A certainly out-performed teh Yanmar
1GM even though the Volvo was over 30 years old and wasnt in good
condition. Obviously the two Betas outperformed the rest but they were
fairly new (5 years and 2 years old).
Hope this helps and Im trying not to be biased towards the Beta.
Cheers
Steve B