Thank you all guys for sharing your opinions. They are appreciated very much. The actual deal breaker for me happened today afternoon spending some time at my dock looking at identical Beneteau 331 and Catalina 34 mk2. There is something about Catalinas that strikes my chord... Your opinions confirmed my feelings. I am inclined towards Cat 320, ~2000 vintage, but still opened to suggestions.
Marek C&C 24 "Emilie" Hamilton Harbour, ON On 2013-10-07, at 7:58 PM, Indigo <ind...@thethomsons.us> wrote: Don’t know the model of the Volvo engine in a fellow Club members Swan, but he found that a replacement for a suspected faulty thermostat was not available in the USA! Caused him to miss the Club Cruise. ------------------------------ *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Dennis C. *Sent:* Monday, October 07, 2013 7:33 PM *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Volvo Diesel - opinions? Water pump for Universal - ~$200 Water pump for Volvo - $600++ Starter for Volvo - $600++ In other words, take $$ for Universal or Yanmar part and multiply by 2 or 3 to get Volvo part price. I'm assuming the 331 has a newer Volvo. If it's an older Volvo, it's an anchor. My opinion, look at a Catalina 309. Much nicer boat. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA ------------------------------ *From:* "honeys...@aol.com" <honeys...@aol.com> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Sent:* Monday, October 7, 2013 5:16 PM *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Volvo Diesel - opinions? The parts for the Volvo diesel are VERY, VERY expensive for such a cheap engine. I agree with the below assessment that the B 331 is indeed a pig to sail IMHO is just a over blown Bayliner with a fancy name. This is not an example of the finer Beneteau boats. Jack C&C 39 TM In a message dated 10/7/2013 6:12:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, charliekilo...@gmail.com writes: Don't know about the Volvo diesel, but the B331 is a pig under sail. Make sure you get a good sea trial so you know what you're getting into before you lay down a bunch of dough. My $0.02 Cheers Colin On 10/7/13, Steve Thomas <sthom...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > Good engines, parts are very expensive. > > Steve Thomas > C&C27 MKIII > > -----Original Message----- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com]On Behalf Of Marek > Fluder > Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 3:49 PM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Stus-List Volvo Diesel - opinions? > > > I am looking into a larger boat purchase and found a Beneteau 331 with Volvo > engine. > > I would be interested in hearing opinions about these engines especially in > Toronto area - availability of decent service, parts, > etc. > > Will appreciate all opinions including remarks about "cata-bene-huntalinas" > :) > > > Marek > > C&C 24 "Emilie" > > Hamilton Harbour, ON > > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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