Saving Old Seagulls

Looks like a century in the background, two rebuilds at the same time? :) Friend shortened it and no cooling flow. Sorting it out ATMO....got everything adjusted to pump 6ft (Leg only with high speed drill) Weather warming up so on with the power head and try. Could be combustion leakage. We shall ...

Hugz wrote: ↑Sat Sep 09, 2023 7:53 am Yah. Stores check every 5 years?

So why so recent?

Reboxed at some stage?

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Nearly forgot... The white bush (or something) staring me in the face.

All coming apart soon for inspection and will find out I expect.

Any info appreciated in the short term.
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Luxury item.
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Changed a couple of things.

Now tests "Rock Solid"


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Ok The hard bits about to be attended to. Wash down with ATF and kerosene. then a couple of towels soaked in same and into a black plastic Sulo Bin liner. Leave in increasing sunshine for a week, maybe two, and apart it will be. The transom clamps will be brought back to dogleg with some reverse br...

Somewhat different?

Seen these come thru occasionally. It works aye.
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Looking good! Which parts will you varnish? Casings, cylinder? Have never used varnish on a seagull but understand it can help protect their finish for quite some time. Well the whole thing actually. When I say varnish it is boiled linseed oil...old fashioned base for all sorts of paints and coatin...

All done power head.

Next coat of varnish and into oven to cure....just like the old daze aye.

Pleased so far.
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Progress

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This year we ran a stock 170 with OEM big end cap, yes a gamble but kept to low RPMs and had a good day cruising a much too heavy boat comfortably around 6 knots. This was the revived version of this motor, with a used replacement rod/cap found on eBay: https://saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/phpbb3/view...

A quick video showing the red high-temp RTV sealing the outside of the head. This motor starts, idles, runs very well in the bin. In and out of gear without having to rev it up a bit like the other FNR gearbox motors I have. Very smooth running overall. Next up, sea trials... https://saving-old-sea...