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Greetings SailNet community,
I’ve been sailing around Fishers Island Sound (CT)/ Block Island Sound (RI) for the past 20 or more years. It amazes me how much I have to learn, but I’m happy to report no life threatening episodes in at least 15 years.
Started on a Cape Dory 25. Pretty, safe little boat. I got sick of watching everyone from behind so I got a Catalina 25 after the divorce. Fell in love with the Catalina, and a new woman named Carrie.
I sold the 25 yesterday.
Now Carrie and I are about to buy a Catalina 30, either a ‘76 with a rebuilt Atomic 4 or an ‘80 with a never used Universal 5411 recently installed by the PO. The 5411 was bought by the seller off a salvaged 1985 ’27 involved in a highway transport accident. (sounds funny on the face, but I believe the whole story)
I have two concerns about the Universal I would love to hear any opinions about:
A: When the Universal was installed, due to its different size, he shimmed the shaft coupling about ½ an inch with SS washers. This allowed the propeller to have about that much space between the prop and the cutlass bearing as opposed to sitting up tight. Is that a viable solution?
B: This engine has 2 water cooling systems. A freshwater system AND a raw water system. I can’t find anything anywhere describing that on the 5411. Has anyone else?
Thanks for the wonderful forum.
Matt
I’ve been sailing around Fishers Island Sound (CT)/ Block Island Sound (RI) for the past 20 or more years. It amazes me how much I have to learn, but I’m happy to report no life threatening episodes in at least 15 years.
Started on a Cape Dory 25. Pretty, safe little boat. I got sick of watching everyone from behind so I got a Catalina 25 after the divorce. Fell in love with the Catalina, and a new woman named Carrie.
I sold the 25 yesterday.
Now Carrie and I are about to buy a Catalina 30, either a ‘76 with a rebuilt Atomic 4 or an ‘80 with a never used Universal 5411 recently installed by the PO. The 5411 was bought by the seller off a salvaged 1985 ’27 involved in a highway transport accident. (sounds funny on the face, but I believe the whole story)
I have two concerns about the Universal I would love to hear any opinions about:
A: When the Universal was installed, due to its different size, he shimmed the shaft coupling about ½ an inch with SS washers. This allowed the propeller to have about that much space between the prop and the cutlass bearing as opposed to sitting up tight. Is that a viable solution?
B: This engine has 2 water cooling systems. A freshwater system AND a raw water system. I can’t find anything anywhere describing that on the 5411. Has anyone else?
Thanks for the wonderful forum.
Matt