Ox, nee Caliber, came with a rebuilt-and-on-a-pallet A4 when I bought her 8 or so years ago. Since then, I've left the dock under A4 power ~400 times and returned to the dock under A4 power ~398 times. That works for me and my daysailing ways. Bob M Ox 33-1 Jax, FL
On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 10:26 AM, djhaug...@juno.com <djhaug...@juno.com>wrote: > Every time someone brings up the A4, the diesel suggestions start to flow. > LOL > > Okay the guy needs a head, he can buy a completely new aftermarket one > from Moyer for $450 and be back on the water in, literally hours after > receiving it... OOORRR... he can buy a used diesel for $2500 and replace > that and all the fuel lines and fuel tank and filters and whatever else for > a minimum of another probably $1500 or $2000 in parts and periferals like > what prop, shaft, whatever, and install it all himself in, oh i don't know, > 2 or 3 weekends... Then there is all the adjustments and testing another > weekend at least. > > What is the gain, It's sail boat, isn't the idea to be sailing and not > chugging along under power for days at a time? I mean the diesel with most > certainly add to the value of your boat, but probably no more than the cost > to convert it. The Atomic 4 is a great motor and, in my opinion, better > suited for coastal cruising and day-sailing. I guess if your going to do > some passage making then, yes, the diesel would be a good decision. Then > there is all the rhetoric about unsafe gasoline in your boat and fuel > consumption. Of course there is truth to those statements but, how many > boats do we hear about exploding every year? Fuel consumption? again, if > your passage making, but if you're just using it to get in and out harbors > or to motor home for a few hours when there is no wind, I really don't see > the benefit. You can get gas at far more marinas than diesel too... > Besides, they don't stink and they're quieter than a diesel! > > End of rant, Sorry I couldn't stop myself... LOL > > Go A4!!! > Danny!! > > P.S. Just for full disclosure, My brand new A4 from Moyer STILL doesn't > run the way I think it should... > > >
_______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
