All, I appreciate the comments and advice — as well as the freedom you have with my checkbook.
But, in the end, you’re right. I’ve heard some horror stories about rebuilds (they sometimes don’t go 100% to specs and cut corners to get the job done faster) and, in the end, you end up with a less than perfect 25 year-old engine. Better to, as Steve says, “do it right, do it all the way” than “get the job done well enough” and deal with future problems when they come — and yes, I really think its a “when”, not an “if”. Also, the idea of losing two months of my season waiting for a rebuild is not sitting well with me. Our season here in New York is short enough. I need to be out there, on the water. You know. Boldly going. I’m trying to connect Farron at Beta Marine in NC with my mechanic on City Island to discuss mounts, connections, transmission, etc. By the way, Farron at Beta Marine USA has taken the term customer service to a whole new level. Drawings, details, email conversations, phone calls, etc. — never once pushing me to buy the engine — in fact, helping me troubleshoot what could be wrong and options for keeping the existing one. If you’re ever in repower mode, whether you go with Beta or not, this man is a wonderful resource for information. I’m very close to pulling the phaser trigger and buying a Beta 30. Will let you know how it goes. All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Jun 25, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > One thing that hasn't been mentioned, far as I can tell, is that a new engine > will add to the resale. Maybe not a lot but when I was shopping for boats one > advertised as having a "new engine" told a better story of it's owner than > one advertised with rebuilt or used repowers. > > It's a "did it right, did it all the way" vs "got the job done well enough" > type of story. > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > >
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