Thomas Wentworth wrote:
I am looking at a 35' sailboat, full keel, older. The Universal Atomic 4
gas engine is still there .. and it needs to be rebuilt.

Since I am not against gas engines [I have had them in the past], I thought
before I do anything ......... look into taking the engine out of the boat,
getting it rebuilt and putting it back in.

I know that Moyer Marine in PA is the guru of the Atomic 4. He sells and
stocks all the parts and rebuilds the engines. My first thought was to
bring the engine to PA and have him do the rebuild. That is a 450 mile
drive; one way.

Next thought; have a local engine rebuilder rebuild the engine using parts
that we/the engine rebuilder and me/ get from Moyer.

Then I thought; is there some big difference between the Atomic 4 gas
engine and the auto engines that the local engine rebuilders are working on?
That is where I need your help.............

CAN A LOCAL ENGINE REBUILDER "REBUILD" A MARINE GAS ENGINE SUCH AS THE
UNIVERSAL ATOMIC 4 GAS ENGINE?

IF YOU HAVE ANY FIRST HAND ADVICE ..........

THANKS,,

Wentworth



Accept you don't actually object to the petrol engine & if all goes well
nor should you.

This is going to cost you some money indeed probably more, much more
than that engine cost new back when & after 6 mths use it will not have
added a single dollar to the value of the new boat??? It's an original
engine that works OK as expected would be a potential purchasers take on
it. Everybody claims theirs is "like new" but it's not "new" it's been
living in the sea environment for ages.

Probably cost you a little more & certainly the install will not be a
drop in, but look into the new diesels you'll get more HP for the same
size & weight, much safer, cheaper to run/maintain, but the main thing
is it'll add value to the boat & distinguish it from others similar that
still have the old petrol atomic 4s.

It will still cost you of course but at least you can recoup part of it,
keeping the old is money just spent fixing something that's broken.

K