On Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:35:04 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:

I'd almost like to have an Atomic 4 engine, small, reliable and enough
power. If one is careful a gasoline engine can be very safe.

Smooth, quiet, powerful, reliable and easy to work on. What's not to
like? We used to use ours a lot when cruising, typically motor
sailing in light air with the engine a little above idle. It would
run for a day like that on very little fuel and so quiet you hardly
knew it was on.