Just had to let you know Dave has some of the best advise on this talk ring. Yes Dave that means you;)
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: Removing the Atomic 4 Inboard Engine Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 10:54:02 -0400 Michael,Thanks for your help! [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Jun 6, 2008, at 7:09 PM, michael mcvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: you can do it yourself but if you can afford a good mechanic it might be better. That is unless you have a loot of mechanical aptitude it is dificult to get to but you can I would tke off the acces dore and its srurround so not to damage it as well as creat a litltle room (every inch counts). you should beable to get teh back and the trans from the Quarter berth. Good luck > 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] Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. Search Now! _________________________________________________________________ Search that pays you back! Introducing Live Search cashback. http://search.live.com/cashback/?&pkw=form=MIJAAF/publ=HMTGL/crea=srchpaysyouback
