Need repower ideas / Suggestions for 30B Cutter

[captalex]

My Hurth HBW 50 transmission died recently and I have run across the issue of its no longer available. I am wary on buying something used and am wondering if anyone has repowered a 30 with a straight drive (I have the M18)without undertaking massive rebedding and changing of the engine mount locations! I am even thinking of just putting an outboard kicker on the stern for this season!!!! Any ideas would be appreciated!

[Ben Thomas]

With the odd mounting on the M-18 whatever engine you should choose, the beds will have to be re-done. Even Westerbeke/Universals newer engines don't have that arrangement.
At the least new stringers (Stainless angle iron) attached to the old beds in place have been successful in placing a new engine into the correct position.
Quite do-able and not all that difficult.
My Bias being a Beta-Marine dealer would be the Beta 16 or the Beta 20 with the TMC 40 transmission with a 2:1 gear ratio. You should be able to re-use your existing prop (RH) with a minor pitch adjustment.
I have the Beta 20 in my CD30.
Keep us posted.
Ben
http://betamarinenc.com/

[Boyd]

Unless something has changed recently rebuild kits were available last time I checked.

Boyd
s/v Tern
CD 30 MkII
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

[Thomas Kyasky]

I have a Beta 20 with a Maxi-prop on my CD31. Works fine and I can get parts at the local tractor supply house.