[Public-List] Re powering my A30

[George Dinwiddie via Public-List]

Greg,

I'm curious about how you use your boat. It seems to me that the options 
you're considering have very different advantages and disadvantages. 
Diesels seem good for motoring long distances and outboards seem good 
for merely getting in and out of harbor in relatively settled weather.

When you say "tired Atomic four," what's tired about it? Have you 
considered a replacement Atomic 4? (That's what I've just done.) They're 
not sexy engines. They won't go as far on fuel as a diesel, but I'm not 
motoring long distances. They don't seem as easily replaceable as an 
outboard, but they don't require cutting the hull (like hull #1 did) or 
crafting a bracket (like Yves Gelinas did) which runs up the cost and 
complication considerably. They are relatively reliable, long-lived, and 
simply repaired engines. I wonder why it's not on your list of 
considerations.

  - George

On 6/20/16 6:07 AM, Greg Dawson via Public-List wrote:
>
> Dear all
>
> I am in the process of refurbishing my A30. A job that requires
> everything from bulkheads to sails. Recently I have been looking at
> replacing the tired Atomic four. A secondhand Yanmar or a brand new
> Beta. I'm either looking at something already old or paying out a lot
> of money.
>
> One idea that has got me interested is installing an outboard in the
> lazetette. Does anybody have experience of this? I don't think that I
> need a large inboard and for the cost of the Beta I can pretty much
> buy a new outboard, replace the worn sails & install a roller furling
> jib.
>
> What do you think? Is there anybody who has done this conversion that
> could comment?
>
> Greg

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