I'm looking at a good deal on a Catalina 30. We're talking about $2500. The reason being that the Atomic 4 (gas) engine has poor to no compression in a few cylinders. Thr current owner just does not want to deal with it.
Typically a repower is between $6,000 to $10,000 on these I'm told. So $2500 may not be a great deal after all.
But hey... what could be the options here... rebuild the A4.. repower with diesel... or even look at electric.
It's possible, I suppose, that the A4 just needs a top end rebuild. I'm familiar with modern engines. I've swapped a few heads on my own so that's not a big deal. Done ring jobs..
Why would an A4 have compression of:
Cylinder 1: 0g
Cylinder 2: 30%
Cylinder 3: 50%
Cylinder 4: 50%
Typically a repower is between $6,000 to $10,000 on these I'm told. So $2500 may not be a great deal after all.
But hey... what could be the options here... rebuild the A4.. repower with diesel... or even look at electric.
It's possible, I suppose, that the A4 just needs a top end rebuild. I'm familiar with modern engines. I've swapped a few heads on my own so that's not a big deal. Done ring jobs..
Why would an A4 have compression of:
Cylinder 1: 0g
Cylinder 2: 30%
Cylinder 3: 50%
Cylinder 4: 50%