RE-POWER

[Marc LeBlanc]

I re-powered my 365 with a Beta 37.5 hp engine in 2007. After two years of cruising and about 1200 engine hours, I can say I am very pleased with the engine. It was a failrly easy job, without a lot of modifications. We kept the Borg-Warner Velvet drive transmisssion and the Walter V-Drive (had both re-built) and replaced the shaft, which was worn. Also put in a PSS Shaft seal. We ordered the Beta with a 100 amp alternator and set up a new battery charging system that charges the house bank (4- 6 volt batteries) first and then charges the starting battery through a digital duo charge. The battery banks have their own on/off switches and there is an emergency cross connect switch.  The best part of a new engine is no oil leaks!

[slokat]

Cool, what where the approx. numbers for the engine & the rebuilds?

Had our Westerbeke 40 rebuilt when we bought Windtamer last fall.

No oil leaks for us either.

[eveningebb]

Speaking of oil leaks -- has anyone tackled replacing the front seal?  Any suggestions on removing and then re-torquing the bolt on the crankshaft pulley?

[charlotte94]

Hi folks:


I too am thinking about repowering my P365 (SV Haka Le) and would like to hear from any and all out there who has some thing other then the original engine.  What do you have, engine, HP, what tranny, V drive , reduction and most important, how do you like it?  There is so much to look at and too many ways to get it wrong, so let me say thanks in advance. 

[captsandy]

As for the front seal. Remove the starter and hold the starter ring gear with a large screw driver or pry bar while removing and torking the bolt. A two person operation.
    Capt Sandy