Re: Coronet 24 Botved-VP AQ130 engines removal
Thanks for the many responses. Starting with Salty's reply, no they are I/O's, and they are pretty much shoe-horned under the aft seat. Bsquared's idea was one that crossed my mind as well. Yes, G Dane, the boat was repowered about 10 years ago (and I agree those Volvos were great cars, altho I'm most familiar with the B18's in the Volvo 122). I'll tell you why I'm pulling the engines-the starboard engine won't turn, and I don't know if it's stuck from sitting or if it actually seized up while running. The port engine cranks over with the starter motor and needs either a valve job-or maybe just has a stuck valve-indicated by the way it is cranking over. The engines have been sitting since 2002, and that is certainly plenty of time for valves and rings to get stuck. So perhaps it's wise to pull the heads first.
The drives are 250's. Are you telling me the drives can come off first making the engines easier to remove? I'll have to block the engines up...This is my first I/O, so I have a bit to learn.
Yes, I know it's Danish, and you may laugh, but it's part of the reason I bought it! The Danes have been building boats for a very long time. (I'm also part-Danish going back to 19th century) I like the design of the boat- the extensive use of wood even though the hull is fiberglass, and the rather ingenious use of space, the icebox, the galley stove, stand-up head, and so on. I am on Long Island, NY. There are a few of these Coronet boats on Rhode Island and Connecticut, but it appears they are mostly in Europe. According to the fellow I bought it from, this particular boat came across the Atlantic under its own power following a larger yacht for re-fueling.
