• Featured Engine, the 37.5HP Beta Marine BV1505
  
  

• Boats displacing up to 7,500 pounds may use the Beta Ten engine of 10 horsepower.
• Boats up to 10,000 pounds may use the Beta 14 or Beta 16 engine.
• Boats between 10,000 and 14,000 pounds need the Beta 20 or Beta 25 engine.
• Boats between 14,000 and 18,000 pounds require the 28 hp Beta Marine engine.
  

Two cylinder engines

• Beta 10 - 10 horsepower
• Beta 14 - 13.5 horsepower

Mona displays the "Yachting White" Awl Grip paint option, on a 13.5hp engine.
These 2 engines are available with straight line, saildrive, or 15 degree V drive transmissions, and Atomic 4 engine mount spacing.

Three cylinder engines

• Beta 20 - 20 horsepower
• Beta 25 - 25 horsepower
• Beta 28 - 28 horsepower

These 3 engines are available with straight line, 8 degree down angle, saildrive, or 15 degree V drive transmissions, and Atomic 4 engine mount spacing.

Beta 20, 20 horsepower engine.
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Four cylinder engines

• Beta 35 - 35 horsepower
• Beta 38 - 37.5 horsepower

These 2 engines are available with straight line, 8 degree down angle, or 15 degree V drive transmissions.

• Beta 43 - 43 horsepower
• Beta 50 - 50 horsepower
• Beta 60 - 60 horsepower
• Beta 75 - 75 horsepower
• Beta 90 - 90 horsepower

These 5 engines are available with straight line or 15 degree V drive transmissions.

• Beta Marine offers a 70 amp alternator as an option on the Beta 14, 16, 20, and 25 horsepower engines and a 100 amp alternator as an option on the 28 horsepower through the 90 horsepower engines. These alternators are very efficient, and produce high output at low engine rpm. They can feature a split charging system, so 2 separate battery banks [such as house and engine start banks] and can be charged at the same time. Also available is the "Beta controller," that is the automatic "smart" type, to charge your batteries at the most efficient rate. This system automatically adjusts the charge mode to suit battery load, which ensures maximum life for your batteries.
  
  Installation of the optional 100 amp alternator on the Beta 43 and beta 50 engines replace the standard alternator, without altering the width or length of either engine.



• Beta Marine North Carolina Ltd, the U.S. distributor for Beta Marine products, offers white Awl-Grip brand epoxy paint on their propulsion engines as an option. This paint is quite hard, scratch resistant, long lasting, and very high gloss. It's commonly used on yacht topsides and decks. Professionally applying this quality paint results in a real "yacht finish" for your engine and transmission. It also allows any fluid leaks to be easily observed and brightens the engine compartment.
  
  
  
  This is a Beta 14 engine, with optional white Awl-Grip epoxy paint, viewed from the port side. Click on the image to get a bigger picture of this engine with its new color.
  
  Please contact Joe DeMers for a specific quote on painting your new Beta Marine engine.



• Westsail 32 owners that are repowering with the Beta 38 engine, can order special aft engine mounts, to make the installation much easier. There is also an adapter kit available to accomodate a Borg-Warner Velvet Drive transmission. This means you can order the new Beta Marine engine "bobtail", meaning without a transmission, and use your present Velvet Drive transmission, to save money.



• A new engine panel is now available, which completes the Beta Marine engine panel line. There is now a panel to suit most any mounting area or budget. All panels have 10 feet of wiring loom, to reach the engine, with longer lengths available. It's "plug and play" to wire the engine to the panel, which is very convenient and mistake proof. A push button, to stop the engine, is included, also mounted on the panel. No rusty stop cable worries here, as the engine shut down system is electrically operated.
  
  Here's a recap on the panels available:
  
  
  • Type "A" engine panel is standard with the Beta "Classic Range" engines, and consists of a start key, with engine warning lights and horn, for low oil pressure and high coolant temperature, and a light indicating that no battery charging is occuring.
  
  
  • Type"AB" panel includes the above features, while adding a tachometer and digital hourmeter. It is sized to directly replace the old Volvo Penta panel.There is also a waterproof version of this panel available.
  
  
  • Type "B" is the new panel option, and includes all the above features, with the addition of an engine temperature gauge.
  
  
  • Type "C" is the top of the line panel, and includes all the above features, with the addition of complete instrumentation, such as an oil pressure gauge, coolant temp gauge, and voltmeter. Type "C" is standard with the Beta 43 and larger engines, and optional on the smaller engines. It fits very nicely on a Catalina 30, with the 20hp engine installed. Click on the image below for a bigger picture of this panel.
  
  
  
  The optional "C" or "Deluxe" instrument panel.
  
  
• All Beta Marine engines are available "Bobtail", or without transmissions, at a cost savings. This is ideal for the person who wishes to retain their current Hurth/ZF, Technodrive, or PRM transmission. Also available is a factory kit that allows Borg-Warner Velvet Drive transmissions to be mounted to the engine. Please contact Joe DeMers for details.



• Saildrive transmissions are available for Beta Marine engines from 14 horsepower to 50 horsepower. These engine/saildrive 2:1 reduction units are very compact, and easy to install. They are ideal for the boat owner who wishes to install an engine himself, or where there is minimal room to fit an engine using a conventional inline transmission and prop shaft. One only needs to trim the fiberglass engine bed to fit the hull, cut the hull to accept the saildrive lower unit, epoxy the engine bed in place, and mount the engine. Also, engine/shaft alignment, and leaky stuffing box problems are forever eliminated, unlike a conventional prop shaft installation.



• Beta Marine buyers have the option of retaining their saildrive transmission when repowering with a new Beta Marine engine. For example, if your engine is a Volvo MD11 with Volvo saildrive, you may order the Beta 20, 25, or 28 engines. The new engine will be configured to fit your Volvo saildrive and Volvo engine bed. This is ideal for the boat owner wishing to save money and time when repowering. Please contact Joe DeMers for details.



• Remote lube oil filter mounts are now available to fit most Beta Marine engines. This allows the lube oil filter to be placed wherever one desires to facilitate engine maintenance. On a Beta Marine repower, with the 50hp Beta Marine engine, the oil filter was placed just under the cabin sole, in an upright position. The owner can now just lift the sole board, put a bucket under the oil filter, and quickly and easily do an oil change. This feature, combined with the optional oil pan pump, makes oil changes clean fun!



• Technical drawings, including dimensions, of all Beta Marine engine and transmission combinations are available by request. Please send your mailing address, or fax number, with a note concerning what engines you are interested in, to JEDSail@Mindspring.com.



• SMD LLC offers a remote mounted engine coolant tank, made of bronze, that is primarily designed to use when a separate hot water tank is installed in the boat. The hot water tank stores domestic fresh water for showers and cooking whenever the engine is running. In many water heater installations, the hot water tank is mounted higher than the engine, resulting in air being trapped in the tank. This can lead to the engine overheating since the trapped air acts as a blockage in the engine's cooling system. This new "header tank" is equipped with a pressure cap, just as is your car's radiator, to regulate engine cooling system pressure. The pressure cap also works as a valve to bleed air from the cooling system. It can be mounted in any convenient location on a bulkhead that is higher than the domestic hot water tank. Catalina 30 sailboat owners should install this header tank in the port cockpit locker where it can be easily reached for checking the engine coolant level.
  
  This header tank can also be used when the engine's standard pressure cap is inaccessible, as it can be on some boats that use a V drive transmission. The Pearson 323 is one such design that can benefit by mounting the header tank in a cockpit locker. The header tank also increases the capacity of the engine cooling system.
  
  Here's how the system works -
  
  As the engine warms to operating temperature, the fresh water coolant expands and pressurizes the cooling system. When the pressure reaches 13 psi, the pressure cap valve opens, maintaining the correct system pressure. As the engine is operated and coolant freely circulates, trapped air finds it's way to the high point of the cooling system, which is this header tank. The air is bled off when the pressure cap valve opens. This occurs periodically while the engine is running. If a separate coolant recovery bottle is installed, any coolant that's expelled from the header tank accumulates there. When the engine is shut off, it slowly cools down creating a partial vacuum in the engine's cooling system. The pressure cap valve now opens under this vacuum which causes coolant to be sucked from the recovery bottle into the header tank.
  
  The net effect of this action is to purge all air pockets from the engine cooling system, which otherwise may cause localized engine overheating. Having the engine cooling system completely full and purged of all air helps maximize engine life and reliability. To check for the correct coolant level just look at the coolant recovery bottle, as it's made of translucent plastic. This refinement is highly recommended for any fresh water cooled engine.



• An engine power take off and mounting bracket is available for Sea Frost refrigeration compressors. This allows the Sea Frost unit to be mounted on your new Beta Marine engine and be mechanically driven. All the required hardware is designed and installed by the Beta Marine factory, for maximum reliability. Please contact Joe DeMers for details.