Hello.....Talk to Bill Moyer at moyermarine.com . he specializes in Atomic 4 engines, repairs and parts. I have an Atomic 4 installed in my 1979. I can't help but think he will give you something for it.
Jim Huhta S/V "SEA-130" Catalina 27 TR Hull 4402 Sturgeon Bay, WI --- On Fri, 6/6/08, Henry & Lynn Colgan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Henry & Lynn Colgan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: catalina27-talk: Removing the Atomic 4 Inboard Engine > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, June 6, 2008, 12:11 PM > Hello Everyone, > > My husband and I recently purchased a 1975 Catalina 27. > Although it > was originally used with an inboard Atomic 4 gas engine, > the previous > owners had put an outboard engine on it. (Apparently, after > spending > some years on the hard in a marina and the engine > compartment became > flooded when the cockpit drain became occluded with leaves, > etc.) > > We would like to get the old Atomic 4 out of the boat.... > Does anyone > here have any experience with this, or have suggestions? Is > this > something we can do ourselves, or should we take it to a > marina? > > Assuming the engine is taken out, will we need to add some > ballast in > the engine compartment to replace some of the missing > weight? > > One more question: is anyone out there interested in this > motor for re- > building or parts - or know anyone who might want it? > We'll be glad to > give it away just to be rid of it! > > (Our boat is docked near Rock Hall on the Eastern Shore.) > > Thanks for any advice.... > > Henry & Lynn > Chesapeake Bay > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
