>>My personal experiences with my (former) Atomic 4 were very poor. While it is an easy engine to work on >>keep in mind that the production line shutdown 30 years ago.
>>~Dan H. With all due respect, I have to come out of the shadows to defend my venerable and extremely reliable Atomic-4. I have had it for over 15 years, bought it "new" (rebuild) from Old Lyme Marina in Ct., and with normal maintenance and care it has only failed once, and that was last season and that was due to a buildup of sludge in the gas tank, once I cleaned out the tank, it was its old reliable self. As for the production line being out of service for 30 years, parts are still easy to get, and any real problems can be handled either by Old Lyme Marina in Old Lyme, Ct, or Don Moyer at Moyer Marine in Pa.who is the acknowledged Atomic 4 guru. Get his maintenance/repair manual; everything, --EVERYTHING you need to know about the Atomic 4 is in it. Parts, rebuiild kits for carb, water pump, fuel pump, etc, electronic ignition and all aftermarket parts are easily available from John Featherman of Featherman Enterprises. I have been dealing with both Moyer and Featherman for many years and have always gotten first class service. Don has solved some of my problems over the phone and is very generous with his advice. He used to publish a newsletter, but I'm not sure he does anymore. I haven't gotten one in a long time. The only real issue is the gas engine and the safety issues with gasoline, but one just needs to be aware, I have never had a problem nor has anyone I know with an A-4 had a problem. Gas mileage is great, about 2 hours per gallon, and There are aftermarket props to improve performance (Although I can do hull speed at half throttle) Aftermarket "modern" parts )ie electronic ignition, custom prop, electric feul pump, etc) are available from Indigo Products. I wouldn't trade my Atomic 4 if you gave me a new diesel!! Gene Tozzi Gypsy Star C-27 #3431 Kingston, NY [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
