If anyone is interested, I have a slightly used turbo and elbo for a Perkins Prima M80T. They both have less than 5 hours on them. I unfortunately had replaced them right before finding out my engine

A little over a year ago we re-powered Feierabend with a Beta 85 from the original Perkins M80T. Now we use less fuel, get significantly more torque, and have a quieter ride when we have to motor. Wit

Thank you all for the recommendations. As usual, this group is a wealth of knowledge that I greatly appreciate. Luckily all the models recommended are local here. Force 10 is about $1,500 at one end,

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It seems that upon close inspection, our 1991 Electrolux stove has finally given up. I hear Force 10 has nice options. Has anyone purchased one, and would you mind sharing the model? I do plan to swap

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They are stickers. I purchased them last year and installed. A year later they look great. Thanks, Dan Feierabend SM#86

I recently swapped out my Perkins Prima M80T for a Beta Marine 85. I used the following engine support bar. It spans perfectly across the seats of a Super Maramu. As far as the Beta goes, Isolated gro

Hi Davi, I just purchased a Beta 85 which should be delivered next week. I'm installing the CS version of the control panel today, and it looks like it will fit perfectly. I'm happy to share pictures

Thank you Bill. I have been working with Stan and just purchased a Beta85 for Feierabend. My Perkins M80T was not rebuildable do to failure of aft motor mounts (original) and water getting into the en

I'm pretty sure the shaft is steel.. and also the part that attaches to the shaft. The Aluminum part is just the housing that is loosely fit with the 4 tension bolts and houses the 4 rubber nubs. Than

Unfortunately yes... The rubber bushings were so far gone it started to warp the 4 bolt holes in the aluminium hosing. The 4 studs also showed cracks by 2 of the studs. So this was long overdue. As a

Hoping someone can provide some wisdom for removing what I believe to be the original vetus coupler. Unfortunately is has gone past its prime and a new one is needed. That said we have used a wheel pu

Hearing how the bolt went through a tab on the pipe, could the explanation be that the galvanized pipe provide extra rigidity to reduce the deck from flexing when the windless was pulling up an anchor

Has anyone replaced the turbo heat shield on a Perkins M80T? I think it's supposed to be white and cloth like. Mine is oil soaked and embedded with rust. Thanks, Dan Feierabend #86

it can be modified, but is a lot of work... or you can order an isolated version still. thanks, Dan Feierabend #86

engine was $22k, labor was $24k, throw in some engine mounts additional parts and throw a 10% sales tax on it all. Boat has circumnavigated at least 2 times and gone through 2 hr meters with at least

Thanks. I have another local boat here that is a 1991 SM that got one put in, and has been running for 6 years without any problems to the C-drive. I'm pushing out my decision to re-power for another

Danny and Miles, thank you for the warning. I greatly appreciate the helping nature of this group, and constantly leverage these conversations get things resolved on Feierabend. I'll contact Amel to g

Happy New Year! This spring I will be repowering Feierabend, our 1992 Super Maramu which currently has a very tired Perkins Prima 80. I'm in the pacific northwest, and looking at putting in a Yanmar 1

HI All. I recently had to replace both gearboxes on my Super Maramu and had both Cima motors refurbished. The secret to the white plastic sock is heat. You can use a hair drier or better yet a heat gu

Hello. I recently purchased a 1992 Super Maramu and am in the process of getting her back into shape. When I went to clean the heaters, I found there had actually been fire where 40% of Fakir heater h