I live in
Australia and have a wooden
boat which was built in
Australia in 2009 (I have owned it for 2 years and love it). The
engine is a
Yanmar BTD 33 which I assume was second hand when installed in the newly built
boat. The BTD was built in
Brazil and never
sold in Australia. Runs beautifully! I have serviced it myself and managed to get
oil filters and primary
fuel filters etc new locally. The starter failed and I was able to find a new one that fitted and no problems. I am struggling to get other
parts such as the secondary
fuel filter, hoses etc. I am concerned that when I need other
parts I will have problems. I can see all the parts that I may ever need, available on Brazilian websites but navigating how to order or ask questions is almost impossible for me.
Does anyone have experience with the BTD 33? Any suggestions? Should I learn Portuguese? Thanks