Re: [Cal_Boats] Re: '67 Cal 30(Royce)

If it starts with an A, maybe Atomic 4. I have one in my boat and apparently so do 80,000 other boats in the world. There are parts available and they are easy to work on. Good old boat did a comparision on swapping one out for diesel, it helped me to decide to leave my engine in there. Don Moyer has a web site and is very supportive on these engines. He likes to give classes. I have emailed him and he is very helpful. My only problem seems to be not using the engine enough. The gas and the problems they have had with gas over the last few years seems to be my biggest dissapointment. I only use the engine to back out of the slip. I probably use it about 20 percent of the time getting back in to the slip. Just keep the tank full and use a stabilizer. Randy CAL 2-29 # 512 Out Patient Channel Islands Ca [ro… [at] copperpress.com] wrote: It is apparently a first gen as the name plate inside says Cal 30. it does have a gas engine which i was not that thrilled about but, it has been well maintained, i was told it was a 30HP engine... and for the life of me i can't remember the manfacturer.... i t may have started with an A. and i did not even think to get a hull number. does the fact that i am sure it is a Cal 30 help? ...royce --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "BJake" <bejake@...> wrote: > > Is it an first generation Cal 30 or a Cal 2-30? > What is the hull number and the engine type? > > Brent J > CAL 30 Hull 55 > Summer Wind > Newport Beach > > > --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Royce Deans" <royce@> wrote: > > > > I was on a 1967 Cal 30 today... we are thinking of buying. it is all > original and in very good > > condition. i guess i am wondering if there is any particular > weakness with this boat that i > > should be aware of. > > > > any soft spots. > > > > what would be the upgrades that would be most suggested. > > > > i can find lots of pix and info on lots of Cal boats but very little > on the Cal 30. so any and all > > info would be appreciated. > > > > thanks. > > > > ...royce > > >

thanks randy: that is good advice. i was told that they only burned up a half a tank of gas all this season... so i would think stabil and keeping it full would help a lot. ...royce --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Randy Alcorn <saylorran@...> wrote: > > If it starts with an A, maybe Atomic 4. > I have one in my boat and apparently so do 80,000 other boats in the world. There are parts available and they are easy to work on. Good old boat did a comparision on swapping one out for diesel, it helped me to decide to leave my engine in there. Don Moyer has a web site and is very supportive on these engines. He likes to give classes. I have emailed him and he is very helpful. > My only problem seems to be not using the engine enough. The gas and the problems they have had with gas over the last few years seems to be my biggest dissapointment. I only use the engine to back out of the slip. I probably use it about 20 percent of the time getting back in to the slip. > Just keep the tank full and use a stabilizer. > > Randy > CAL 2-29 # 512 > Out Patient > Channel Islands Ca > > [royce@...] wrote: > It is apparently a first gen as the name plate inside says Cal 30. it does have a gas engine > which i was not that thrilled about but, it has been well maintained, i was told it was a > 30HP engine... and for the life of me i can't remember the manfacturer.... i t may have > started with an A. and i did not even think to get a hull number. does the fact that i am > sure it is a Cal 30 help? > > ...royce > > > --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "BJake" <bejake@> wrote: > > > > Is it an first generation Cal 30 or a Cal 2-30? > > What is the hull number and the engine type? > > > > Brent J > > CAL 30 Hull 55 > > Summer Wind > > Newport Beach > > > > > > --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, "Royce Deans" <royce@> wrote: > > > > > > I was on a 1967 Cal 30 today... we are thinking of buying. it is all > > original and in very good > > > condition. i guess i am wondering if there is any particular > > weakness with this boat that i > > > should be aware of. > > > > > > any soft spots. > > > > > > what would be the upgrades that would be most suggested. > > > > > > i can find lots of pix and info on lots of Cal boats but very little > > on the Cal 30. so any and all > > > info would be appreciated. > > > > > > thanks. > > > > > > ...royce > > > > > >

Royce Deans wrote: > > thanks randy: that is good advice. i was told that they only burned up > a half a tank of gas > all this season... so i would think stabil and keeping it full would > help a lot. > The latest West Marine flyer had a nice sidebar article on gas. It noted that most states now mandate replacement of MBTE with ethanol. The ethanol evaporates in a few weeks, causing a significant loss of octane rating. In addition, the alcohol tends to absorb water from the atmosphere and to separate out in storage. Basically, it's a huge headache for boaters. It way be unwise to keep the tank full, because then the gas would get really old before it was burned. That has always been good advice because it kept atmospheric moisture and the resulting condensation out. But if the gas loses oomph quickly, etc., then keeping only small amounts may be better advice for those of us who use it infrequently. Chris Campbell

chris, interesting information... i can't imagine that we will do that much motoring around.... so we will see. thanks. ...royce --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Chris Campbell <clcampbell@...> wrote: > > Royce Deans wrote: > > > > thanks randy: that is good advice. i was told that they only burned up > > a half a tank of gas > > all this season... so i would think stabil and keeping it full would > > help a lot. > > > > > > > > The latest West Marine flyer had a nice sidebar article on gas. It > noted that most states now mandate replacement of MBTE with ethanol. > The ethanol evaporates in a few weeks, causing a significant loss of > octane rating. In addition, the alcohol tends to absorb water from the > atmosphere and to separate out in storage. Basically, it's a huge > headache for boaters. > > It way be unwise to keep the tank full, because then the gas would get > really old before it was burned. That has always been good advice > because it kept atmospheric moisture and the resulting condensation > out. But if the gas loses oomph quickly, etc., then keeping only small > amounts may be better advice for those of us who use it infrequently. > > Chris Campbell >