I've been trying to chase down a small but persistent oil leak for the last two years, so we took the engine out of Mojito this winter. There are pin holes in the oil lines, a couple of leaks from fuel lines and the crank shaft is pitted at the rear main seal. A replacement will get me back in the water much faster than rebuilding the existing engine; I'd appreciate your thoughts on options.
"remanufactured" engine - there's a 3GM30F for sales on dieselenginetrader.com for $4,850 plus core. This should be a straight drop in for my current 3GMF; my transmission was rebuilt two years ago, so I'd keep that and hope for a discount. Replacement new Yanmar - the 3YM30F is $10,700 or so and should be a quick replacement job (but the oil filter placement will be pretty inaccessible next to the quarterberth. Re-use current transmission. Replacement Beta - either the 20 ($7,968 new / $5,998 1-year old used) or 25 (price to come). This would mean some work on the engine beds (raising them, so not too bad) and I probably couldn't use the current transmission. This is not what I'd planned to be doing this time of year - I would like to get sailing soon! Thanks, Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 Branford, CT
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