[Public-List] outboards

[Don Campbell]

I agree completely and am very pleased to see such a blunt assessment 
with no punches ducked. I have spent considerable time motoring west 
against prevailing winds on both Lakes Erie and Ontario and the A4 is a 
great little engine that can do that job very well.
Don
 #528

mahseer at kos.net wrote:
> I get upset with people who denagrade the very reliable and safe A4.  This
> is my second trip to the Bahamas on #380 with the an A4. It is not Smokey
> noisy or a beast. It very reliable quiet dependable and fairly economical
> on gas. It is also a lot less expensive to rebuild than to install a noisy
> Smokey and shakey diesel. I have removed my A4 from the boat in less than
> 2 hours and have rebuilt it completely in 2 days and reinstalled in 3
> hours.
>
> John Boor
> Returning from the Bahamas
> On S/V MAHSEER #380
>
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>   
>> As the original poster, I suspected that an outboard was not ideal.  I
>> tend to sail whenever possible and principally use the noisy, smoking
>> beast for docking.  If there are 3 foot seas or waves to punch into,
>> then more than likely there is some wind.
>>     
>>> Current is a whole 'nother problem of course.
>>>       
>
> .
>   
>> The A-4 comes out on Monday - after three days of removing alternator,
>> starter, distributor, water pump, exhaust manifold, carb, fuel pump,
>> head bolts, thermostat dome, fuel tank, and several square inches of
>> hide. Oh yeah, I have the head bolt pattern etched in my chest from
>> laying atop the engine while removing the shaft bolts and rear engine
>> mounts.
>>     
>
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