oh boy..I love it when someone finds an old poll or thread I hadn't seen before!
Duplicolor Orange Mist
However, since it is technically a touch up paint, it is not extremely heat tolerant. I have a gray Rustoleum high heat primer underneath that seems to be holding up well..When all the orange burns off I'll have to try something else!
Now if I could just get the rest of the boat cleaned up like the engine!
Wow. I cant really tell by the picture, it may be an optical illusion, but your muffler configuration seem to go against everything I have read. Most reads put the water lift at least 12 inches below the manifold. Yours looks at about 4 inches. Is it a mirage? How does it work and what kind of muffler is that?
Thanks, Butch
Butch, that is a Vetus Aqua Lift. It is not original but has been in there for over 20 years according to the P.O. It is definitely not 12" below the manifold, but it is probably 6". I can't really get it any lower, the engine is already in the lowest spot in the boat!
With Jerry's pristine engine room that you could do surgery in, I am thinking I should have cropped out all that other stuff so you guys couldn't see how dirty the rest of my boat is..
-Shawn "Holiday" - '89 Alura 35 #109 "Twice Around" - '77 C-30, #511 with original A-4 & MMI manifold - SOLD! (no longer a two boat owner!!)
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Butch, that is a Vetus Aqua Lift. It is not original but has been in there for over 20 years according to the P.O. It is definitely not 12" below the manifold, but it is probably 6". I can't really get it any lower, the engine is already in the lowest spot in the boat!
With Jerry's pristine engine room that you could do surgery in, I am thinking I should have cropped out all that other stuff so you guys couldn't see how dirty the rest of my boat is..
The same problem that I am facing......the engine is the lowest thing on the boat. Ha ha ha, dont worry about the mess. Believe me, I got you beat 100 to 1 on the dirtiness. I have intentionally avoided the cabin sole/engine compartment till now. But now I have to deal with it. I will take some photos and maybe even a video later today for you guys. I wont be able to hear the laughter so I will be ok with it. LOL
Can you tell me what you did with the rest of your exhaust system?
Thanks.
Last winter (when I had the boat hauled for 6 months) I replaced all of the hose (original from 1977) on the other side of the muffler all the way back to the transom. The riser in the exhaust is in the cockpit locker as high as I can get it..I had two 10' sections of exhaust hose, so it ended up just under the hull/deck joint with a 45 degree fiberglass elbow.
-Shawn "Holiday" - '89 Alura 35 #109 "Twice Around" - '77 C-30, #511 with original A-4 & MMI manifold - SOLD! (no longer a two boat owner!!)
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This is engine paint is sold by the local ship chandler. I really like the color but it has not held up well over the past three years. The base coat is a Rustoleum primer.
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Kelly
1964 Cheoy Lee Bermuda Ketch, Wind and Atomic powered
No need for the flywheel cover- like the gentleman running a desalinator with his A4, I just put some fan blades on there and let the wind fill the sails. No need for your fancy pants propeller with this set-up!
Kelly
1964 Cheoy Lee Bermuda Ketch, Wind and Atomic powered
Kelly - Your companionway looks a lot like mine except what's on the back side of that breaker panel? On my boat that is a slide in section of the hatch. I love the color of that engine. Regards, Hanley
Hanley- The area you are talking about is not original on my boat. It used to be storage with two small sliding panels (with anchor motif) closing it off. The sliding tracks (wood) are still there and I still have the panels. Now, behind the breaker panel there is electrical spaghetti and the backs of my cockpit gages and depth sounder. These are indicated in the photo with the blue box...
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1964 Cheoy Lee Bermuda Ketch, Wind and Atomic powered
My engine is the traditional bronze color but I do prefer white. I did paint the engine compartment in my C&C 30 white to reflect light for better viewing.
Oil leaks etc are much easier to detect, spray some engine cleaner on it once in a while to keep it looking clean.
I saw one engine that was white and was quite impressed.
Rigspelt, I noticed in the picture of your engine that you have replaced the thermostat housing nuts with chromed, extended nuts. where did you get them? The way the originals are set into the housing makes them difficult to torque. I like your solution.
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