That is what I am thinking. I am about to buy an alternator, and one with a serpentine pulley, so I only would need the pulley on the crank, and water pump. I realise Balmar, and I guess ElectroMAXX have put some time into creating these kits for each engine, but they still seem a little pricy. When you start looking at car pulleys, they are dirt cheap in comparison. Maybe I can just modify a car pulley.
And to Ken’s point, I guess I don’t really need the serpentine, but I do want it. V belts wear down quickly, makes a mess, are not as efficient, need replacing two or four times sooner and need more attention than the serpentine. I guess if you are born anal like me, your life is that much harder. Bill Coleman C&C 39 Erie, PA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2019 1:16 PM To: C&C List Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List Serpentine conversion The ElectroMAXX seems very well made. The price I've seen just seems astronomical for the minimal benefits. Counterpoints? Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Sun, Mar 31, 2019, 1:01 PM Gary Russell via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: I used the ElectroMAAX kit on my Yanmar 3HM35F. The pulleys are well made, but the brackets took a little fiddling with. It appears there are more than 1 3HM35Fs. I'm happy with the final solution. Gary S/V Kaylarah '90 C&C 37+ East Greenwich, RI, USA ~~~~~~~_/)~~~~~~ On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 9:38 AM Bill via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Has anyone converted their alternator to a serpentine belt on a Yanmar? I am wondering if there are sources other than the Balmar conversion kit for the pulleys that are exclusive to the engine, like the water pump and the crankshaft. Bill Coleman C&C 39
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