The Higgins LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) was the smallest of the landing craft family. It was powered by a Gray Marine diesel or a Hall-Scott gasoline engine. Those engines were rated at 165hp or better.
The development of the LCVP is a featured exhibit at the WWII Museum in New Orleans. Higgins was a boatbuilding genius. When asked to develop a new boat for the military, he designed, built and tested it in 96 hours! The museum is a highly recommended attraction in New Orleans. In the navy, I was the deck officer on an old LST (large slow target). It had LCVP's. interesting boat to drive. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA Sent from my iPhone On May 17, 2013, at 7:59 AM, Knowles Rich <r...@sailpower.ca> wrote: > Sounds a bit small for that application. Supercharged maybe:) > > Rich Knowles > Indigo. LF38 > Halifax > > On 2013-05-17, at 9:23, "Hoyt, Mike" <mike.h...@impgroup.com> wrote: > > I once heard a story that the Atomic 4 was the power plant in the WW II > landing craft. Anyone know if this is true? > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Della > Barba, Joe > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 9:03 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine vs Automotive parts > > The Atomic 4 is not a Jeep engine. It was always a marine engine and given > the layout of the flywheel and transmission, could not possibly ever be used > in a car, tractor, or any type of motor vehicle. Universal never used an > outside source for the A4 and others in the series – they cast their own > blocks specifically for marine use. > As for explosions, a *C&C 35 MK I* did actually explode and burn and mine > came close to doing the same. C&C used some scrap copper pipe and a hardware > store 90 degree rubber fitting to get the fuel fill hose onto the tank with > almost no clearance under the cockpit. These parts were never even rated for > normal fuel, let alone ethanol crapgas. Mine started to come apart and when I > dumped 5 gallons of gas in the tank, about 2 made it to the tank and 3 went > in the bilge. Good thing I ran the blower and investigated when it smelled > like gas. I got a local shop to fabricate an aluminum 90 degree piece for me > and all is well now. Despite me telling them no one would be able to see it, > they made me a piece of welding art with the seams polished and friction > bands scribed into the pipe and charged me $160 for it! So……..if I ever take > the fuel system apart again I can admire it J > > Anyway – points, condensers, plugs, wires, belts, and hoses are all “free” to > use whatever, but the starter, distributor cap, alternator, and carb all have > specific features for marine use. For one example, the 99% identical tractor > version of the carb has a drain hole so that any gas overflow leaks right out > of the carb into the bilge. The marine version has a scavenger tube. If > anyone with a diesel tells me about safety, I will 99% of the time be able to > point to their propane stove and about 50% of the time point to a can of gas > for the dinghy shoved into some random totally unsafe spot LOL > > Joe Della Barba > Coquina > C&C 35 MK I > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of dwight > veinot > Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 7:26 AM > To: billb...@sbcglobal.net; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine vs Automotive parts > > Bill > > I agree with you about the hazards of gasoline, that was one reason I did not > like having a sailboat with a gas engine but I can’t remember hearing of any > explosions involving an Atomic 4 engine in a sailboat and there were a lot of > those engines used in sailboats that were of the vintage of my 1974 C&C. I > always used the bilge blower and took care to smell for gas in the engine > space before starting. I believe for the Atomic 4 engine which I think > started out as a jeep engine that AC Delco parts were actually the > recommended replacement ignition parts. I think some people have converted > these older Atomic 4 sailboat engines to electronic ignition systems and I > think that is probably a worthwhile change for reliability and smooth > operation. These engines have driven sailboats quite successfully for many > years and many are still in service and working well, even those that have > been raw water cooled with salt water, like many I know of around here, the > one that is in the 27 which I owned included. > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Bina > Sent: May 17, 2013 6:55 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine vs Automotive parts > > Belts don't matter, but for gasoline engines on a boat, the difference in > marine parts vs automotive parts can be the difference between life and > death. It's not a reliability issue or how well the part performs. It's an > EXPLOSION issue. Gasoline fumes are heavier than air. A car engine > compartment is open on the bottom, and has TONS of air flow. The engine > situation in a boat is completely different. It is closed on the bottom, and > air flow is fairly minimal. That's why they make special ignition parts, > alternators, starters, carbs, etc for use in boats. You know those scenes in > movies where a boat explodes in a fireball and burns to the waterline in > minutes? That is a realistic depiction. They really do that. I've seen it > happen twice. > > Bill Bina > > On 5/17/2013 5:01 AM, dwight veinot wrote: > OK I am happy with that and the AC Delco parts worked very well in my ATOMIC > 4 engine but I don’t think there was anything about them that suggested > marine grade or anything like that and as I recall they were not overly > expensive. I mostly got alternator belts from NAPA and they worked fine too. > In fact I still get belts from NAPA for my Universal M4-30 diesel and gold > level oil filters too but I have also used Wix oil filters. > > Dwight Veinot > C&C 35 MKII, Alianna > Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS > > > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2242 / Virus Database: 3162/5828 - Release Date: 05/16/13 > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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