Saving Old Seagulls

Look closely at prop. Seen better days.

Remember, 19 Sept is "international talk like a pirate" day. Arrr.

Oil filter strap wrench, preferably rubber rather than chain variety.

I have removed (and replaced) a couple of pinion bushes on my direct drive century and a featherweight in the past simply by baking them in the kitchen oven. Clean it up and degrease as much as possible first. Fan setting about 220 centigrade was just about hot enough and a bit more controlled than ...

Or vice versa. Spotted in Woodbridge, Suffolk.

Dissolving caustic soda is exothermic (releases heat). Adding CS to water allows you to control the rate of heating to prevent boiling and spitting of a highly corrosive vapour & liquid. The same principle applies for diluting concentrated acids. Having had that dinned into me in Chemistry Lab a...

awesome!

Spotted in Woodbridge Suffolk.

http://www.frost.co.uk/blue-away-metal-cleaner.html

Any use?

One of the best strategies I heard of was this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7OgWcwgB50

Picture 164.jpg No problem skyetoyman. Here's another pic of the 1955 featherweight. It's darned expensive running it on single malt! I've yet to try my century or curlew on the back of the seago 240 inflatable but I suspect they would make the dinghy a bit stern heavy. The featherweight pushes alo...

Then he tried steel - steel body ; steel seats ; steel engine ; steel wheels. Same problem ..... steel wooden go !

I'd love to see a picture showing the difference between these 2 types of head.

Count me in (and hopefully 1 other).

SJM555R6 on Seago 2.3m inflatable.
David.