[C38] Found a good engine here- Is it too big???

[Max Soto]

That engine does take a lot of space, but nothing more than my current
engine...  That's the good thing about larry's engine, is very small and
weights about 150 lbs less than mine...

Tom, I'm afraid that with a 3" exhaust, the thru hull and the muffler must
be custom made, plus I will have to make the hole twice as big and lead a
huge hose to the stern.......  Just a tought!


Regards,

Max



2011/6/17 tdtron at earthlink.net <tdtron at earthlink.net>

> Hello Larry,
>
> What a neat looking engine installation.  Very neat and clean.  Mine never
> looked that good.
>
> One thing I did notice is the open flame arrestor on the throttle body air
> intake of the engine which tend to be noisy.
>
> If you make an air tube to collect the engine intake air from aft in the
> rear of the engine compartment, you will decrease engine noise
> considerably.
>
> The next time you run your engine, just hold a piece of common home dryer
> vent hose over the intake flame arrestor and point the open end back toward
> the steering quadrant and you will see what I mean.
>
> I think intake noise is probably the noisiest part of our exhaust muffled
> engines.  If you make your intake long, you can have a fairly large tube
> allowing for no restrictive loss of power and still get a noticeable noise
> reduction.
>
> By terminating the hose pointing aft you will send any residual noise away
> from the cabin.  Any slight turns in the hose will help dampen noise also.
>
> If you take me up on this suggestion, you will then have a "to do" project
> for your obviously otherwise perfect boat.
>
> Tom Troncalli
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Larry Malmberg <Larrypi at roadrunner.com>
> > To: <saintpeg at earthlink.net>; Catalina 38 Listserve
> <listserve at catalina38.org>
> > Date: 6/17/2011 9:30:53 AM
> > Subject: Re: [C38] Found a good engine here- Is it too big???
> >
> > WOW that engine take up some space, here is what ours looks like.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Larry Malmberg
> > Team Hassle
>
>
>
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-- 
Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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