Thanks Dan, That is really helpful. I owe you one. Kind regards Mark

Hi Dan, Sorry to resurrect this old topic but the installation didn't go well because the fitter failed to install new engine mounts meaning that we have excessive vibration and noise. I am going to h

Thanks Bill, The fitter did use an alignment tool but we have a prop shaft alternator and the tool used didn't have the required extra length. When I change the feet and refit the engine I will have a

Thanks Craig and Matt for your input. With regard to my comment about the engine being based on a tractor engine, the point I was trying to make was that It isn't, for example, a super smooth BMW engi

I have been researching the issues on the forum and the Beta is over 50% heavier than the Perkins. The new gearbox is also a lot chunkier. As a result it shouldn't come as any surprise that the engine

Hi Michael, I was looking at ways of mounting the water pump elsewhere because it makes a lot of sense. How did you do that? The large frame alternator has been fitted on the port side of the engine n

We have had a nightmare fitting the Beta 85T to our 1993 Super Maramu. The fitter that we employed took the Perkins out and it was only when it was put next to the Beta that he he realised that they w

Thanks Dan, I have sent those photographs to the fitter. He really seems now to have got on top of this job so I am more confident that it will go well. I can see that you have moved the fuel filter b

Thanks for all of the help with this. The fitter is modifying the rails and the mounts and also moving the alternator to the opposite side. The problem with the gearbox is that they ordered a straight

Hi Dan, We are in a boatyard in Gibraltar to have our M80T replaced by the Beta 85T. To cut a long story short, the Perkins is out and just as the fitter was about to have the Beta craned in he discov

The previous owner of Nunky replaced the boards with Flexi Teak and it looks great. I am back at the boat next week so I will take some photos of what he did. I will also measure it.

Hi Mark, It is the fuel line that runs from the fuel shut off valve along the side of the fuel tank to the first filter. Thanks

Could someone please tell me the external diameter of the copper fuel line. It will obviously be the same as the ID of the fuel hoses. I just can't remember it. Many thanks

Thanks Mark, by complete chance I managed to capture that plate on our gearbox in a video I made. Now that I know what I am looking at I have the answer to my question. For anyone who needs to know th

I have been asked for the gearbox ratio of the gearbox and I am away from the boat. The boat is a 1993 Super Maramu hull number 110. It is a Hurth gearbox. The engine is a Perkins M80T Can anyone help

This is a really useful thread. Nunky is fitted with a Dessalator D100. We assumed that the green light meant it was working well. When it became apparent that it wasn’t we had a tank full of brine. I

Thank you all for the really useful information. I had thought about a rebuild but a lengthy article on Morgans Cloud convinced me that repowering is the better option. The overall conclusion was that

We have just taken Nunky on her maiden voyage from Antibes to Almerimar over 5-6 weeks and we have loved the whole experience. The boat just feels so safe. Now that we have some experience of the boat

On our 1993 Super Maramu I have been trying to work out what the previous owner did regarding altering the location of the battery bank. He made many modifications and I am not always sure why he made

Our 1993 Super Maramu has the same fix except that the battens are white. It looks like it was tedious process to fit but the result is perfectly acceptable. I am not near the boat at the moment so I