Century 100 restoration.
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2020 11:06 pm
Hello all,
I took part in the Race down in Lerryn a couple of weeks ago, and as we rounded the first corner I decided that next year I would like to have an engine with slightly more ‘oomf’.
Ebay worked its magic, and less than a week later, and DPD were knocking at my door with my new purchase, an early 60s century 100.
Now is a good point to note I am new to the Seagull game, and in fact the outboard game in general. But with a couple of spanners, a hammer and a positive attitude, how hard could getting it going be?
My aim is building a motor that is reliable and that I can have a laugh with, So when the Villiers ignition system ‘didn’t have a spark’ even though the points were clean and everything else looked good, I decided to swap the whole ignition system for a Wipac, as i’m led to believe the villiers coils are temperamental.
The one man flywheel removal was no mean feet in itself, but with a bit of creative thinking i found a solution: I discovered the knack of wrench socket on the crankshaft thread leads to an absolutely seamless removal.
With the Wipac ignition attached, I turned the flywheel looking for a spark. No spark was there, but that was the least of my worries. Looking back on it, holding the spark plug by the tip was not a good idea. The shock wasn’t that bad, but the old villiers flywheel landing on my foot did hurt quite a lot.
Stay tuned for the next installation of my restoration, in which i shall cover Cylinder heads, Skeg repairs and transom bracket fabrication among other things.
N-O
I took part in the Race down in Lerryn a couple of weeks ago, and as we rounded the first corner I decided that next year I would like to have an engine with slightly more ‘oomf’.
Ebay worked its magic, and less than a week later, and DPD were knocking at my door with my new purchase, an early 60s century 100.
Now is a good point to note I am new to the Seagull game, and in fact the outboard game in general. But with a couple of spanners, a hammer and a positive attitude, how hard could getting it going be?
My aim is building a motor that is reliable and that I can have a laugh with, So when the Villiers ignition system ‘didn’t have a spark’ even though the points were clean and everything else looked good, I decided to swap the whole ignition system for a Wipac, as i’m led to believe the villiers coils are temperamental.
The one man flywheel removal was no mean feet in itself, but with a bit of creative thinking i found a solution: I discovered the knack of wrench socket on the crankshaft thread leads to an absolutely seamless removal.
With the Wipac ignition attached, I turned the flywheel looking for a spark. No spark was there, but that was the least of my worries. Looking back on it, holding the spark plug by the tip was not a good idea. The shock wasn’t that bad, but the old villiers flywheel landing on my foot did hurt quite a lot.
Stay tuned for the next installation of my restoration, in which i shall cover Cylinder heads, Skeg repairs and transom bracket fabrication among other things.
N-O