Yanmar Marine engine

3GM30F

In production 1983–2005

The Yanmar 3GM30F is the freshwater-cooled version of the 3GM30: a 0.954-litre three-cylinder marine diesel rated 27 hp (20.1 kW) at 3600 rpm with a heat exchanger. It was a common sailboat auxiliary, sold with a KM3P or KM2P gear, a V-drive or a saildrive.

The 3GM30 is the three-cylinder engine of Yanmar's GM10 generation, replacing the original 3GM/3GMD with a larger 75 mm bore (75 x 72 mm, 0.954 L versus 0.879 L). It is a vertical four-stroke with a swirl pre-combustion chamber. The F version adds a closed freshwater cooling circuit with heat exchanger and has electric starting only; rating is the same as the seawater-cooled 3GM30.

It was sold with the KM3P (or KM2P) reverse gear, as the 3GM30FV with the KM3V V-drive, and as the 3GM30FC with the SD20 saildrive. It was succeeded by the 3YM30 in the mid-2000s.

Specifications

Power

Power
27 hp
Power (kW)
20 kW
Rated speed
3600 rpm

Engine

Configuration
inline 3
Cylinders
3
Displacement
0.954 L
Aspiration
naturally aspirated
Weight
138 kg
Fuel
Diesel
Mounting
Inboard

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Sources

  1. 1. Yanmar 3GM30F(V) sales brochure — Yanmar Diesel Engine Co. (hosted by SaltWaterDiesels)
  2. 2. Service Manual 1GM10(C), 2GM20(F)(C), 3GM30(F)(C), 3HM35(F)(C) (2002.4) — Yanmar (hosted by Jeanneau Owners Network)
  3. 3. Operation Manual 1GM10, 2GM20(F), 3GM30(F), 3HM35(F) 128270-4E — Yanmar Diesel Engine Co. (hosted by J/109 class)
  4. 4. Yanmar 3GM Series Marine Diesel Engines — SaltWaterDiesels.com

Specifications compiled from manufacturer sources.