Engine Color

[ButchPetty]

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

[sastanley]

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..

[ButchPetty]

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.

[sastanley]

Butch,
Yup..check out this thread in the exhaust section.

I often use the same pics for multiple discussions, so you'll see some repeats.

http://www.moyermarine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2974

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.

[Kelly]

French colors...

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.

[sastanley]

Kelly, Looks great! - do you run it without the flywheel cover???

I can just hear the motor screaming now, "Daddy, please don't put me back in the dark closet..please!!"

[Kelly]

Correction: Looked great!

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!

[hanleyclifford]

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

[Kelly]

Modifications of the H28

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...

[Mo]

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.

[Mo]

Correction...I have a C&C 30, not 39....that was the beer interfering with my typing finger...engine compartment white.

[Crash]

Engine color

Rust...rust is a color!

Well if I had my drothers I'd paint it....any color but rust!

[msauntry]

Rustoleum High Temp Antique Copper... AKA BROWN
Micah

Wish I had done something bolder...

[MarkInME]

Engine Color

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.

[hanleyclifford]

Micah - That is one beautiful engine room. Regards, Hanley