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Also, does anyone know if the Atomic 4 30HP fits into the Ariel?  I know it fits into the Triton, and I believe they have identical companionways....

Thank you,

Kevin

I have a 1962 Pearson Ariel, and the original drive shaft is still in place, although the Atomic 4 was removed decades ago.  I have owned her for 10 years, and use an outboard in the well.  The shaft still spins (at low hand speed) and does not leak (if so slower than evaporation), but I never attempt to spin if she is not on the hard.

For my next haul out, I want to replace or refurbish the whole kit including bearings.  I am interested in info about the specs of the original prop as well.

1) Do any captains know if there is a Kit for Ariel Prop Shaft with seals and bearings?  

2) Do any captains know the specs of original prop shaft and prop for 1962?

3) I do not want to remove it and seal it....working on a step by step repower.

Thank you for any advice or direction!

Kevin

Thanks Ben, I would appreciate pics.   It is harder to find smaller diesel engines down here, not much sailing culture left in Miami.  It's almost like sailboats come here to die.

I am still using the outboard well with a Yamaha 8 for now....

I guess one good thing about the outboard well is that I was able to remove everything yesterday in prep for the coming Hurricane.

Thanks Ebb, much appreciated.  I do not enjoy pulling my OB out of the well after every time I sail, and I never leave my Yamaha 8 HP in the water, as I am moored in Miami (I can handle how crazy it is...I'm from here) and the hot saltwater just eats everything it touches and gets rapidly covered in growth.  I can not tilt it.  

I would love to be able to sail right off of mooring, but Biscayne Bay is so shallow I can only head direct to the ICW, then I have to open a bridge and queue with other boats in the channel for about 1.5 hours to get to open water around 6 feet depth.  Obviously that requires stable power.

I looked into the torqeedo.....hoping the prices get lower, I love the direction they are going.  

I sailed my Ariel (Louise Michel) down the ICW from Brooklyn to Miami, and then to Bimini, Berry Isalnds, and Sea of Abaco.  I recall the 4 knot current in Cape Fear River, and the 3.5 knots of the Gulf Stream, which is maybe why I am obsessed with having closer to 10HP.  I just want to see her at hull speed under power!  I remember seeing a fully restored Alberg 30 motoring at hull speed in the Dismal Swamp Canal....it was a sight of beauty in the flat water, moving along in her own wave.

What was the direction?

Has anyone successfully powered the Ariel with a 9.9 HP outboard?

Currently using a 8 HP 2 stroke Yamaha with remote.  I feel she ALMOST gets to hull speed.

I realize that many OB well configurations have been customized over the years and will be different....my Ariel came with an Atomic 4, the prop shaft is still there and can still spin....but I suspect the A4 went a long time ago...possibly when she was named Mischief and came through the Eerie canal system.

Anyhow, any advice would help, as to what a captain has been able to fit.

Thank you!

My Ariel had the atomic 4 removed, and has an outboard in the well.  The prop shaft is still there and can spin....I have not removed it.  Perhaps adding pigs would help her be less tender?  Also, does anyone else have a pig in the bow?  One of the previous owners put a large one in the bow and encapsulated it with foam.  Perhaps to offset the weight of the outboard, but is seems to me this would increase the hobby horse effect, and she has it for sure.

Any ideas?

I do not have the budget to re power her with an inboard....and I find the 8 HP to still not be enough when fighting a current, and the 6 HP tohatsu sail pro was dangerously underpowered in my opinion....nowhere near hull speed.

Anyone try to fit a 9.9 high thrust?

Thanks!

Thank you!

I have a small window to purchase a UNIVERSAL ATOMIC DEISEL #5411

Does anyone know if this is compatible with the Ariel without major refitting?

THANK YOU!

Thank you!

So basically it will fit as long as it is not larger than a Yanmar 2GM20F?

I know Beta makes a model that fits the Atomic 4 mounting points.....but I have a good price for this volvo rebuild, keeping budget under $2.5K.

Thanks!

Volvo Penta MD-6A Marine Diesel:  Will it fit an Ariel???

Please offer any info on this subject.

Looking to repower my Ariel, Louise Michel.

Currently using an 8HP Yamaha 2 stroke....which I prefer to the Tohatsu 6 sail pro (Yamaha is quieter, more reliable carb.....ran great for West End to Fort Lauderdale non stop 30 hours)

The problem is pulling the outboard in and out of the well every time I use her....and I am on a mooring ball so it isn't as easy as pulling her out and onto a dock to rinse.

Anyhow....please pass along any info.

Thank you.

I sailed my Pearson Ariel "Louise Michel" from Jamaica Bay, NYC to Miami, FL and then the Abacos in 2015.  Now she is in Miami with me.

I did the whole trip on a Tohatsu 6HP long shaft.  

Now I want to re power with a diesel, and I have read about diesel marine engines that are made to fit atomic four mounting points.

My prop shaft is still sticking out and spins fine...although I don't play with her as she is in the water and it begins to drip-drip if I spin the shaft.

Anyone have experience with this?  I heard of a place near the FL panhandle.

$$$?  

Thank you,

Captain Kevin T Brady

I sailed my Pearson Ariel "Louise Michel" from Jamaica Bay, NYC to Miami, FL and then the Abacos in 2015.  Now she is in Miami with me.

I am looking for advice, listings, for a trailer that can accommodate a S/V like Louise Michel.

Thank you,

Captain Kevin T Brady