> Would I pre-mature here by saying that when I
     > get
     > through testing my OMC engines, that we'll have
     > a two
     > rotor air-cooled engine would put out around
     > 100
     > horses at around 120 lbs. N/A?
     >
     > I've never been a Rotax fan due to their high
     > prices
     > and two stroke vibrations. Am wanting to offer
     > a
     > rotary alternate to the 503, 582, and 900
     > series
     > Rotaxes with ceramic apex seals that will
     > probably
     > never need replacing. And, at a cost probably
     > less
     > than the 582.
     >
     > Kevin Richey
     >
     >
     > Kevin,
     >
     > What engine are you talking about? Where can
     > you get these?
     >
     > Regards,
     >
     > Gordon.

    Gordon:

    Wyoming Walt already answered some of the engine info.

    I have been acquiring these OMC engines as I can
    afford them over the past four years. Being that I'm
    funding this myself, it has taken until this year to
    get going on testing and changing out of the ignition,
    carb, and cooling systems with off-the-shelf currently
    available systems.

    I went this route with the OMC rotaries because I got
    nowhere with the supposed manufacturers that still
    don't produce any engines. Norton, Wankel GmbH, Moller,
    Rotomax, etc., were asked for engines with silence as
    their answer.

    The Fictel-Sachs rotaries I rejected as too small in
    cc's as well as limited numbers available. The Suzuki
    motorcycle rotary is available from Rotary Recycle,
    but has the transmission integrated with the engine,
    sharing the same oil system.

    Some 15,000 OMC single rotor engines were produced in
    Ontario, Canada. I have over 50 now and know of some
    more available that I plan on acquiring. Coupling two
    of them together will make a "dual rotor" engine,
    sharing the same ignition, carb, and exhaust systems.
    Ceramic apex seals that possibly will never need
    replacing are also on the menu.

    I can't claim this as my idea. Three fellows in
    Minnesota have already done it and race this twin
    engine in their snow sled.

    Each engine will be disassembled and checked for new
    specs. Most have less than 1,000 snowmobile miles on
    them, with some less than half that (I have found
    three new ones). They will then be offered as a kit to
    fellow rotary enthusiasts, and I plan on making 20-25
    of these two-rotor units available, with the rest as
    spare parts.

    I have a Rotax "A" and "C" box to experiment with, and
    am exploring the Hirth gearbox as well as New
    Zealander Neil Hintz's Autoflight gearbox as options.

    A portion of the small profit I would make is planned
    to go toward the Everett Hatch Memorial Fund for
    rotary aircraft races.

    Paul: Do you administer that fund?


    Kevin Richey
    Portland, Oregon


    Yes I do Kevin and thank you for the offering.

    --
    Paul Lamar ...No rotor no motor.

    Thanks for the great info Kevin.

    Made in Ontario, you say? That's where I live. If there is anything
    I can do locally to help with your effort let me know.

    I would be interested in finding out more about how you couple those
    engines.

    Regards,

    Gordon.

For those people interested in smaller rotary engines, I recently came back
from the Miami Boat show where I found a rotary powered surf board. I
believe that they offered 1 and or 2 rotor engines in these boards. Their
web site is www.aquaxtremes.com

Tom M



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