No one has suggested Plan C - Buy another (bigger) boat! Seriously, a very good discussion.
Joel On Monday, August 4, 2014, Rich Knowles via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I just caught up with this. I have had both outboard and inboard powered > boats. The least annoying ones to operate were the inboards. The memory of > hanging over the transom between the pushpit rails and fiddling with a > recalcitrant motor bracket or reluctant outboard motor still annoys me. > The C&C 27 was designed around an inboard engine which provides some 300 > lbs of ballast and helps make the boat the fine sail boat it is. If that > were removed and 150 lbs of outboard and bracket glued to the stern, I > think the boat's dynamics would change. Maybe for the better, but I'm a > sceptic. > > I faced a defunct motor two years ago and, once I decided, it was > relatively easy to haul it out of the boat, strip it down and take it to a > rebuild shop. It cost about 2K for parts and 2K for labour, ⅓ to ¼ of the > cost of replacing it. It now has new pistons, rings, bearings, valves and a > rebuilt fuel management system. Runs like a charm. Total cost, about $4K. > If you know a anyone in the community college circuit, they are often > looking for small engines to rebuild as classroom projects. That could save > you a large bit of the cost of a rebuild; the labour. > > And it will give you considerable satisfaction knowing you have a sound > engine on board and it's as the builder intended. > > Rich Knowles > INDIGO > LF38. 1981 > Halifax, NS > > > On Aug 4, 2014, at 14:28, Paul and Darlene Clarke via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com <javascript:;>> wrote: > > > > My wife and I are beginning to think it may be time to convert our C & C > 27, which we’ve had for 5 years, to a transom-mounted outboard engine from > its original (1972) Atomic 4. Any listers have experience with a project > like this, advice, or suggestions? The boat is sound, of course, as is the > rig and sails, but the A4 engine is requiring infusions of $$ every year, > and is not reliable. Every year we’ve been scuppered, and I want > reliability without the cost of a new inboard… hence the idea to try the > outboard route. Thoughts? > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > > > Email address: > > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <javascript:;> > > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com <javascript:;> > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of > page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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