Saving Old Seagulls

thanks B

I have several leads here yet to pursue (or rather get them to reply to my E-mails). Still with winter only just losing its grip I can imagine people are reluctant to go through stuff looking for old rings.

There`s quite an industrial base here still so having one made up must be poss ...

Thanks manifold

Wrote to coventry metaling and boring this is their reply:

Good Morning

This is not something we can help you with but you might try Thorntons of Shrewsbury.
Tel No:017430357081

Regards Pete

So still at the stage of finding a place that will make them up. Thanks anyhow.

thanks everyone
I have e-mailed coventry metaling and boring . Just to say as way of explanation that I´m in finland and it was minus 23 degrees celsius when I broke the ring. It is the first and hopefully last ring I break but it seemed to break very easily (maybe because of the cold ?)

Anyhow ...

thanks I´ll check the web out.

Didn`t know that its possible to have one made up so, where there`s a will there`s a ....... piston ring !

Thanks I was a bit hesitant to contact John as I was uncertain as to whether the Ferrier piston was the same diameter as a Seagull one, anyhow I`ve sent an E-mail now so hopefully problem is solved.

Hello all,
Does anyone know what the diameter of a century piston is. I`ve sucessfully managed to break a ring on the 120 ferrier .
The piston diameter is 5.5cms.
If this is impossible to obtain I wondered would the motor run on one ring ?

thanks in advance

Hello,
Thanks Rick for the vote of confidence in Miller magnetos. I am intending to use the Ferrier as the main engine when on canals in Europe, and didnt want something that looks expensive at the back of the boat. I agree with twostroke nut that the Ferrier seems to be a well built machine so ...

Thanks for identification and info re. points and mixture. I`m based in Finland and should be able to find parts needed here. The Anzani Pilot is a nice motor with reverse. Now I know what to look for.
regards
john

Searched in vain for number of manufacture. It is the model with the wrap-around petrol tank. I enclose photos that I hope will help identification of magnito.
John

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44908288@N08/4118799115/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44908288@N08/4118799117/

Hi everyone,
While this may be an unwise action on my part I wondered if it was possible to swap the coil, condensor, and points in a Ferrier 120 for something more serviceable.
Has anyone out there done this because surely its just a question of drilling new holes in the back plate and mounting ...

just found out that registering for this on line auction takes several days to do and unfortunately this item expires today.

This is an on-line auction.

Lähtöhinta 89.00 € = starting price
Hinta nyt 90.00 € = price now
Minimikorotus 1.00 € = minimum bid

I have no interest in the selling of this outboard, except that if it were cheap enough i.e. 30 euros I expect I would give it a home. The seller describes

it ...

http://www.huuto.net/fi/showitem.php3?itemid=118456938

This needs to live but is it to far gone?

Thamks everyone , tis is really fascinating. This is my first visit to the workings of a gearbox so the information and advise is really helpful.

Hi,
Unfortunately the gearbox on a silver century has seized (there is some movement but very stiff). It was filled with grease at some time!
Has any one any experience of dismantling one . Do I need special tools ets ?
Thanks in advance