If it matters to you Damien I always used NAPA or AC Delco parts on the Atomic 4 in my 27 when I owned that boat, but I changed things like plugs, condenser, points, rotor button and distributor cap out at the start of every season and did a proper dwell angle set on the points and timing on the distributor as a matter of getting ready; the parts don't cost much and changing them out every year is not very expensive compared to pains associated with poor operation. I also carried a spare ignition coil and alternator belt on board. Some changed out parts stayed on as backups, like plugs for example which should go more than 1 season easy. The carb is fairly simple and I don't think it needs much except to be kept clean.don't even remember that I had a fuel filter on that system.
Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Damien Morrissey Sent: May 16, 2013 2:00 PM To: CnC-List@cnc-list.com Subject: Stus-List Marine vs Automotive parts Thanks Bill Bina for the explanation - excerpt below .. I knew there had to be a better reason that just gouging us ""rich" boating types .... As for the parts I needed for the Atomic 4 engine, the parts list I used came from Stu's list on the C&C Photoalbum and I thought they were the right ones. I thought the list even said that Napa was a great source for the parts. I guess I'll have to take at look at what I did last summer and determine if it's safe and up to snuff ............ Damien "Melissa Anne" - for now, I may change her name 33' Bay of Islands Yacht Club Corner Brook, NL ___________________ Message: 1 Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 09:08:18 -0400 From: Bill Bina < <mailto:billb...@sbcglobal.net> billb...@sbcglobal.net> To: <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List A4 Blues Message-ID: < <mailto:5194da42.5000...@sbcglobal.net> 5194da42.5000...@sbcglobal.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; Format="flowed" A big note of caution is needed when using automotive parts in a marine application: "One of the most common questions my marina customers ask me on a daily basis is what is the difference between marine and auto parts. Many people will ask for a part and when given a price will tell me that they can get the same part at the local auto parts store for half the price....... _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3162/5828 - Release Date: 05/16/13
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