[Public-List] Re powering my A30

[Hans Thomas via Public-List]

If you have a stern tube, exhaust, and tank in good condition then you already have a lot of the subsystems installed. Repair the a4 or add a lot of value and piece of mind with a diesel. 

I have a triton with an inboard yanmar. My first inboard boat. I was somewhat skeptical at first and would now never go back.

Hans pearson triton "solitude"

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> On Jun 20, 2016, at 12:06 PM, Jason S via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
> I have a friend who has a Triton, as you know very similar to our A30s, he
> put a 6hp on back. It pushed the boat well but....
> After a few years I asked him how he like the outboard because I was
> considering repowering.  He simply said, my next boat will have a diesel.
> So I set out to find a diesel, after 4 or 5 months of searching I found a
> low hour Beta 20 for less than a Moyer rebuilt A4. I missed out on a beta
> 20 on ebay that had a buy it now price of $2500, and it was new in the
> crate.
> If you search and look around you can find a decent deal on a diesel.
> On Jun 20, 2016 12:58 PM, "Gordon Laco via Public-List" <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> 
>> I agree.
>> 
>> Gord 426 Surprise.
>> 
>> On 2016-06-20, at 12:51 PM, Rolph and Joan Townshend via Public-List <
>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>> 
>>> It is very hard for me to understand why anyone would ever think of
>> taking
>>> out an Atomic 4 if it is basically in tact, no matter how warn it may be,
>>> and replacing it with a 6 hp outboard with a 6" prop. The A30 is a
>>> BEAUTIFUL boat and will remain active for many, many years with normal
>>> maintenance. But to cut it up and put an outboard in the lazzarette
>>> SIGNIFICANTLY changes the design and the value of the boat. It is a shame
>>> to hear of one being modified like that. I say repair the Atomic 4 or
>>> replace it with a diesel, with the first the better option. You can sail
>>> that boat for many years and sell it with little or no loss, but with the
>>> outboard your buyers will be very limited. Certainly no one who knows the
>>> A30 would be interested.
>>> The video of the mod showed very good workmanship, but to damage an A30
>> in
>>> as good shape as that one appears to be is a major disaster. Think of the
>>> man hours and materials (including the outboard) it took to do that job,
>>> multiply by a decent hourly rate and that amount of money would buy 2
>>> diesel engines. It doesn't even appear to have a long shaft and to think
>>> that that engine is going to safely push a 10, 000 + pound A30 in a 20 +
>> kt
>>> breeze is wish full thinking.
>>> Get a good mechanic to overhaul your Atomic 4 while you get on with the
>>> many other repairs that are needed.
>>> Rolph Townshend
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 10:58 AM, Allen LoCicero via Public-List <
>>> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> About 10 years ago we purchased an Alberg 30 with an atomic 4. The motor
>>>> literally had a hole in the head and other block problems.After
>> research we
>>>> installed a 9.9 hp Johnson on a bracket on the stern. I like the idea of
>>>> being able to tilt the motor out of the water when not in use. Installed
>>>> remote controls in the cockpit. Felt really good about what we
>>>> accomplished. What was an added bonus was the additional storage
>>>> space.Having said all of this we were pleased with the forward but
>>>> there was almost no reverse. As someone mentioned earlier what are
>>>> the conditions? If you have any wind from the stern you will not be
>> able to
>>>> depend on the outboard motor to impede you forward speed. We even tried
>>>> changing the pitch on the prop with no help. We used this configuration
>> for
>>>> about a year or so then we installed a Beta 20.That was not easy task
>> you
>>>> have to change from fuel tank to exhaust. By the way love the Bata.
>>>> Allen
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