I just caught up with this. I have had both outboard and inboard powered boats. The least annoying ones to operate were the inboards. The memory of hanging over the transom between the pushpit rails and fiddling with a recalcitrant motor bracket or reluctant outboard motor still annoys me. The C&C 27 was designed around an inboard engine which provides some 300 lbs of ballast and helps make the boat the fine sail boat it is. If that were removed and 150 lbs of outboard and bracket glued to the stern, I think the boat's dynamics would change. Maybe for the better, but I'm a sceptic.
I faced a defunct motor two years ago and, once I decided, it was relatively easy to haul it out of the boat, strip it down and take it to a rebuild shop. It cost about 2K for parts and 2K for labour, ⅓ to ¼ of the cost of replacing it. It now has new pistons, rings, bearings, valves and a rebuilt fuel management system. Runs like a charm. Total cost, about $4K. If you know a anyone in the community college circuit, they are often looking for small engines to rebuild as classroom projects. That could save you a large bit of the cost of a rebuild; the labour. And it will give you considerable satisfaction knowing you have a sound engine on board and it's as the builder intended. Rich Knowles INDIGO LF38. 1981 Halifax, NS > On Aug 4, 2014, at 14:28, Paul and Darlene Clarke via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > My wife and I are beginning to think it may be time to convert our C & C 27, > which we’ve had for 5 years, to a transom-mounted outboard engine from its > original (1972) Atomic 4. Any listers have experience with a project like > this, advice, or suggestions? The boat is sound, of course, as is the rig and > sails, but the A4 engine is requiring infusions of $$ every year, and is not > reliable. Every year we’ve been scuppered, and I want reliability without the > cost of a new inboard… hence the idea to try the outboard route. Thoughts? > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
