[Public-list] Old Atomic 4 Engine Mounts

[Mike Lehman]

David

The adjustments on the A4 in the A30 are the shims that you found. By adding 
or removing a shim, you can get the engine aligned - I have never been good 
at that, so I leave the final alingment up to an expert. Aside from that the 
engine is hard mounted to the boat, with pieces of rubber between the mounts 
to absorb shock.



Mike Lehman
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From: "Amy & David Swanson" <zira at bellsouth.net>
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Subject: [Public-list] Old Atomic 4 Engine Mounts
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:51:51 -0500

All -

Well, like several others, I pulled the motor out of #229 last weekend.  One 
surprise was that the existing motor mounts do not have any adjustment on 
them.  Basically, they consist of 4 "Z"-shaped pieces of metal.  In the 
front, these are set on top of a stack of rubber pieces and bolted to the 
engine bed.  The engine is bolted directly on top of that.  the back is the 
same except that the "Z" is reversed so the motor is lower.

Has anyone else found a similar set-up on their boat?  If so, how do you 
align the engine?  I can't believe that it has sat like this for 40 years, 
but my cutlass bearings don't wear out very fast or on one side.

Any ideas?

David Swanson
Strayaway Child #229
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