Can my brothers suggest the best way of searching out a starter (new, used, rebuilt) for my 87 28.5? It has (I think, have to go to the boat today to be certain) a 2cyl YanMar. Are these available and what is the best way of locating them quickly?
Starter for 28.5, Yanmar?
- Thread starter JohntheJayhawk
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I think these folks are the Yanmar dealer for your area: http://shop.toadmarinesupply.com/ma...dex.php?p=details&mfc=Yanmar&sku=128170-77010
There are some much cheaper starters available and some of them are OK.. Buyer Beware..
There are some much cheaper starters available and some of them are OK.. Buyer Beware..
Starter
I recently had to replace my starter on my 3YM30,by mistake a crew member
jammed the key and ruined the starter but any way no one had one in stock
and I was stuck out on a mooring a day of sailing from home but found a local starter rebuilder with brand new starters for my Yanmar at less than half the price from Yanmar which are built in Japan and mine came from China.
Yanmar wanted $350.00 and had to order it and this local guy had in stock for $139.00 total and so some times cheaper is good.
The rebuilder told me parts are really hard to get to rebuild these starters and one of these days I will see if my old yanmar can be rebuilt as a back up.
Nick
I recently had to replace my starter on my 3YM30,by mistake a crew member
jammed the key and ruined the starter but any way no one had one in stock
and I was stuck out on a mooring a day of sailing from home but found a local starter rebuilder with brand new starters for my Yanmar at less than half the price from Yanmar which are built in Japan and mine came from China.
Yanmar wanted $350.00 and had to order it and this local guy had in stock for $139.00 total and so some times cheaper is good.
The rebuilder told me parts are really hard to get to rebuild these starters and one of these days I will see if my old yanmar can be rebuilt as a back up.
Nick
Got it, Benny, was just hoping for a better price than Yanmar's $411 which I have now found. Thanks to you and the others who took the time to reply.
I agree with most of the responses, get a new starter and have the old one rebuilt as a spare. Also check with Yanmar, some of the smaller engines have a pin on the crankshaft and you can get a hand crank to manually start them. Yes, they do work, don't try using any type of crank that doesn't have a ratchet type gear or you will tear out your shoulder (or worse) once the engine starts...