Pearson Boats - Common Systems > Engine and Drive Train

ALMA's trusty Atomic 4 out for first overhaul

(1/5) > >>

Alma:
We got ALMA's Atomic Four out of the boat without any issues last week.

We used the technique shared by vessel CHANCE #10 and it worked perfectly!

Now the venerable marine engine is in my workshop and getting the royal treatment.

T_schlueter:
I hadn't thought about removing utensil box to access engine. Good to know.

T_schlueter:
My Atomic 4 is setting on salon floor.  Picking it out tomorrow with a crane.  I'm on a cradle and am not comfortable trying to use the boom to lower it to the ground.  It seems like too much weight pressing down on the rear cradle pad.  I've had "oil-canning" issues in the past as it is.  I left the V-drive attached.  I see you removed yours.

Alma:
We didn't use boom to lower to ground- just to get it into cockpit.

Then we had yard pick it from the cockpit with a jury-rigged setup on the travel lift.

The load is on the mast and topping lift and halyards not the boom.

I've seen an Atomic Four pushed up an extension ladder into the cockpit with 3 strong folks.

If you have access to a crane to lift from salon floor that should be cake.

Good luck with your build- Alma's A-4 runs much better than new.

.010 over pistons and CNC bored cylinders make for a better block than what came out of the factory.

Even with many NOS parts from eBay the cost was over $1500.
Pistons, rings, valves, guides, crank and cam polished, valve seats cleaned up and balancing...

IT was a real Covid-Project last Winter and Spring. It kept me out-of-trouble.

T_schlueter:
Thanks for the info.  The crane is $107 plus I may have to pay a guy to operate it.  I may consider using a halyard/boom setup to put it back in.  I may scrounge up a few jack stands to ease the pressure on the cradle pad.  Looks like I'll have to remove the V-drive in order to attach the engine stand I just bought.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page