My c27 was the first sailboat I owned personally with a gas engine. The family had a Catalina 30, Tayana 37 and a Dana 24 all with diesel engines.
I do have to say that the Atomic 4 has been a absolute gem. When I got the boat I installed an oil filter, pcv system, electronic ignition, electric fuel pump and rebuilt the carb. The engine has run great with good power and decent economy. There is no gasoline smell nor any problems with fumes. I did find that as I worked on it the one time I had to clean a piece of debris out of the fuel system the gasoline smell was far less invasive than the times we had to crack into the fuel system on the diesels. Derek A. #4297 Selene ________________________________ From: Doug <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, January 20, 2010 9:42:40 PM Subject: [IC27A] Re: Possible purchase of a C27 Thanks Joe When I lived in NJ I owned a Morgan 34 that had the A4 repowered with the universal diesel. I like diesels not much gas. I don't mind the smell of diesel fuel but don't like gas fumes. That is my only real concern owning this boat. Any good way not to smell gas? --- In ic...@yahoogroups. com, "Joe McCary" <j...@...> wrote: > > Welcome! If you end up with that Catalina 27 I am betting you will be a > happy sailor. I have had mine for 3 years and I love it. She sails like a > dream and is far easier than my previous boat to sail. > > > > You might have a mechanic have a look at the A4 before you agree totally on > the boat. When I was looking I found that there were plenty of cat 27 > around and many had dead A4s, so be careful. > > > > Joe McCary > > Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD > > www.aeoluswestriver .net > > joe at photoresponse dot com > > > > From: ic...@yahoogroups. com [mailto:ic...@yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of > dj2210 > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 2:18 PM > To: ic...@yahoogroups. com > Subject: [IC27A] Possible purchase of a C27 > > > > > > Hi All, > I just wanted to introduce myself. I have a deposit on a 1982 C27 standard > rig. This Friday we will haul and survey so maybe will own it this weekend. > She will be sailed in east TN after I do whatever needs doing. The first > thing will be the port bulkhead due to rot at the chain plate. (Finding some > marine ply might be a problem) This boat looks ok but has not been sailed > for at least a year so needs a lot of attention. New running lines, new > cushions, sealing the ports, etc, you get the idea. It has an A4 that has > not been started for some time. I will probably have questions as we come > across problem areas but this site and links has so far given me a wealth of > info. > Thanks > Doug > > > > > > __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature > database 4791 (20100120) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. > > http://www.eset. com > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
