Hello everyone,
let me introduce myself:
My name is Till, 34 years old and from Germany. Since 2 years i was looking for a sailboat, the search wasnt easy cause I am running on a tight budget and had special wishes for a boat, it should have been a motorsailer (like a Fisher 25 or 30) or a classic cruiser.
One day I found an old "Bristol 29" right next to my home, 5 minutes away with my bike. At first sight it all looked good, the price was okay and i bought it. When the previous owner told me "thats is an old gas engine" i was thinking "okay, nvm I will get that out and replace it with a small diesel".
But that was before I found some works I need to do on the deck (rotten decks) and before I read more about the A4 and Moyer. Since I know Moyer and this Forum I am really thinking I should keep the Engine and may Overhaul it.
At this point I have veeeery less experiences with enginges, I once overhauled a 70ccm Engine on a small motorbike, but i guess thats not comparable. The Engine is still in the boat, the boat hasnt been in the water for at least 3 years. The previous owner told me, that the engine had been working till they got it out of the water, but I am not 100% sure if that is the truth.
I know (or more I guess) its a late model and for me it looks like everything is more or less original, mechanical fuelpump and so on.
Now I dont know whats the best way to get forward and thats where you come in to my story ;-)
My Question to you all is: What would be the best way to start? Should I try to start it first (with fresh Oil and a bucket full of Water for cooling - a friend of mine said that we should do that first) or would it be better to straight get it out and overhaul it before testing it in its current state?
Some pictures below, but as I guess you cant tell the health only with those pictures.
Looking forward for your feedback
Greetings from Germany!
let me introduce myself:
My name is Till, 34 years old and from Germany. Since 2 years i was looking for a sailboat, the search wasnt easy cause I am running on a tight budget and had special wishes for a boat, it should have been a motorsailer (like a Fisher 25 or 30) or a classic cruiser.
One day I found an old "Bristol 29" right next to my home, 5 minutes away with my bike. At first sight it all looked good, the price was okay and i bought it. When the previous owner told me "thats is an old gas engine" i was thinking "okay, nvm I will get that out and replace it with a small diesel".
But that was before I found some works I need to do on the deck (rotten decks) and before I read more about the A4 and Moyer. Since I know Moyer and this Forum I am really thinking I should keep the Engine and may Overhaul it.
At this point I have veeeery less experiences with enginges, I once overhauled a 70ccm Engine on a small motorbike, but i guess thats not comparable. The Engine is still in the boat, the boat hasnt been in the water for at least 3 years. The previous owner told me, that the engine had been working till they got it out of the water, but I am not 100% sure if that is the truth.
I know (or more I guess) its a late model and for me it looks like everything is more or less original, mechanical fuelpump and so on.
Now I dont know whats the best way to get forward and thats where you come in to my story ;-)
My Question to you all is: What would be the best way to start? Should I try to start it first (with fresh Oil and a bucket full of Water for cooling - a friend of mine said that we should do that first) or would it be better to straight get it out and overhaul it before testing it in its current state?
Some pictures below, but as I guess you cant tell the health only with those pictures.
Looking forward for your feedback
Greetings from Germany!
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