[Public-List] Hand starting A4 engine

[Gordon Laco]

That engine looks like a good buy for somebody...


On 15/09/10 12:08 PM, "Daniel Michaels" <nov32394 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> And I have a whole Atomic 4 on ebay (With handle) $500.00 and no bids
> 270632953611. 
> 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270632953611&v
> iewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMESELX%3AIT

Maybe I should have just tried to sell
> the handle.

Dan

--- On Wed, 9/15/10, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
> wrote:

From: Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net>
Subject: [Public-List] Hand
> starting A4 engine
To: "Alberg 30 Public List -- open to all"
> <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
Date: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 9:24
> AM

Hello gang - 

In the eleven years we¹ve had SURPRISE, twice I have let
> her batteries
weaken while out sailing to the point where we couldn¹t start
> the engine.
The first time was the first year we had the boat... I didn¹t know
> that the
gas sniffer drew power even with the main battery switch on Œoff¹;
> the
second time was this summer when we did a night sail and the running
> lights
ran the system down (the batteries were already weakened by the ten day
> trip
we were just back from)   I have been carrying a portable booster but
> this
last time I had forgotten it at home.

I broke down and ordered a hand
> starting crank from Moyer and it arrived
yesterday.   I went to the boat after
> supper and tried it out.   My first
surprise was how easily the engine rolls
> by hand.  (low compression...)  It
didn¹t start, but I hadn¹t set the throttle
> and pulled the choke.  I did
that and tried again... I didn¹t get past about
> 1/4 of a circle, not
particularly vigorously, when the engine started and the
> handle sprang off
(as designed).  There I was kneeling in front of the running
> engine, utterly
amazed.  

The handles are cheap - $78 USD all in...money very
> well spent I think.

Gord #426
> SURPRISE

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