Bought a ‘77 Newport 28 a couple of years ago that had a non-running atomic 4, and had been retrofitted with an outboard.
Finally got around to pulling the atomic 4 out this winter hoping it’d be an easy fix. No such luck. Looks like the original problem was a stripped tail shaft nut which would’ve been an easy, but the motor has been sitting for a decade and now the cylinders and valves are very rusted requiring a bigger effort. It’s not siezed.
As the boat already has a working outboard, I’m not going to bother rebuilding the atomic 4 - the rebuild effort has crossed my budget/time threshold. If anyone wants to come to Sandpoint, ID and take it, you’re welcome to it.
If it’s not gone by the spring I’ll probably just take it to a scrap yard.
Finally got around to pulling the atomic 4 out this winter hoping it’d be an easy fix. No such luck. Looks like the original problem was a stripped tail shaft nut which would’ve been an easy, but the motor has been sitting for a decade and now the cylinders and valves are very rusted requiring a bigger effort. It’s not siezed.
As the boat already has a working outboard, I’m not going to bother rebuilding the atomic 4 - the rebuild effort has crossed my budget/time threshold. If anyone wants to come to Sandpoint, ID and take it, you’re welcome to it.
If it’s not gone by the spring I’ll probably just take it to a scrap yard.
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