The A4 has no zincs unless FWC Sent from my iPhone
> On May 22, 2015, at 10:30, Danny Haughey via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Burt, > > Moyer Marine has a service and repair manual they sell for about $50. It's > worth it. > > I'd also recommend a fresh water cooling kit to stop any more salt water > running through your engine. You can run a hotter thermostat to run the > engine at a better temp. Moyer sells a kit that adapts a pulley wheel to the > front of the engine to run a mechanical pump and Indigo marine sells a kit > with electric pumps if you don't have the room on the front of the engine for > the pulley. I installed the idigo kit with 2 electric pumps. I plumbed it > so if the running pump failed all I'd have to do is redirect flow with a > diverter valve and install a fuse to run on the spare pump. It was Tom > Steven's idea from Indigo. > > I don't have an answer for you on the zincs though. Moyer forums are great > resource as well. > > As far as backing down or running in reverse, If you have the 1:1 ratio in > forward and 2:1 ratio in reverse set up, you rev the heck out of it in > reverse to get the same spin as in forward. My boat had a Michigan Wheel > Blue Dot 2-blade folding prop and it went like a banshee in reverse but, I > ran really high in the RPMs to do so. It was even common practice to spin it > up in reverse to open the prop and then pop into forward. It worked well but > it but a lot of stress on the drive train. I ended up putting a the 3-blade > prop on from indigo. It gave me better RPMs in forward and I still had the > rev the heck out of in reverse. Nice prop and more kind to the drive train. > It did add some drag though but I don't race so I didn't care. Still saw > speeds in the 7s > > Hope some of this is helpful... > > Danny, > Still shopping in Massachusetts > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Burt Stratton via CnC-List <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: Burt Stratton <[email protected]> > Subject: Stus-List A-4 zincs > Date: Fri, 22 May 2015 10:11:37 -0400 > > I am new to the ownership of an Atomic 4. So far it has been a very pleasant > experience. I am reasonably sure it is original to the boat. It has a couple > upgrades like electric fuel pump and electronic ignition (no points). Ran > great through a short season last year. No issues of any kind. Just needed to > figure out how to stop the boat and back her down with a two blade folding > prop…. lots of patience. > > > > I do need to find and replace all the zincs, though. It is a raw water cooled > motor and no water heater in the cooling loop. Is there a document available > that will identify where I might find zincs on this motor? Maybe an owners > manual or service manual on line? I have an owners manual on the boat but it > is pretty beat up. > > > > Burt > > 1974 C&C 33-3 quarter tonner > > On the hard in the back yard > > Walpole, MA > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom > of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >
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