Saving Old Seagulls

Yes very nice, and I like the way you held it on the lathe.

did the bronze cap with its extra weight put any shake on the engine?

Lock down, what is lock down.
Us lucky kiwis don't know how good we have it really.
we don't even have the time to look at our seagulls its work work work and no time for play.

Stay safe my friends

That bronze cap should last a life time, and it saves having to put a bearing shell in it.
looks like the bush you put in the small end has a smaller hole than the original one? Or is it just a thicker bushing.

looking good! I have been having a play with F360 as well (I'm doing it for a 1/3 scale model) This is drawn up full size with the water ways silver.jpg IMG_1372.JPG The cast parts where done with wooden patterns before I got the 3d printer. The plan is to make it a working engine. (only been 2 year...

Were the centres in both ends of the crankshaft there for checking the shaft or were they for centring that end of the crank with the centre on the inner face of the crank web for main bearing grinding & big end pin hole location,

That is a very good point Charles, One I did not think of.

Happy to give it a go. Let me know if you want to give it a try.

Do you have a lathe? If so put the crank between centers and do the test again. it would be interesting to see the results.

What cunning plan re the prop?

It could be sent to me and I can cast a new one.

I can use the old one as a pattern to make a new one even if one blade is missing.

Sorry Polybus, My bad! I miss read ant thought you had used a puller.

And now you know why Not to use a puller.... ever!

I would say just use a grinder to get the rest of the flywheel off, you can't heart it any more!

Have you still got the old one? Could it be rebuilt?

I didn't think there was any difference
I guess you are after the one with the red label?
This is mine after I rebuilt the mixer (thanks BnC) It lives in the lounge

So it the engine over heating when used on the boat or only in the wash down tank. is there a lot of water coming out of the tell tail or is it only a dribble? I have made a lot of props and tweeked all of them and loaded the engine up to almost the point of stopping, as long as you have good water ...

I would say have a look at the water jacket, I had the same problem and found the brass fitting was half blocked.

Keep at it I'm interested in the outcome.