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Looking at a boat with a Barrus shire engine tomorrow.  It’s had a new engine in recently.

I have been told that there is a big difference between the yellow and grey engines and the grey engines are better.  Is there any truth in this or is it an urban “towpath” myth.

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Someone will be along shortly with something more definitive about your colour issue, but I wonder if the info you're hearing actually refers to the different Barrus engines, the Shanks and the Shire?  As I understand it, the Shire is based on a Japanese Yanmar engine and has a better reputation than the Shanks which is said to be based on a lesser known Chinese unit.

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If its a new engine its unlikely to be a Shanks as I think the last were sold about 5-6 years ago (approx-I can remember talking to Barrus engineer about it when he came to sort out a problem on one of the last ones)

I suppose its always possible that someone has stored one though.

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