Saving Old Seagulls

Sorry, its a Villiers carb on a Forty Featherweight.

Looks like a clean up of the carb is needed.

Martin

After a winter of working on both the boat and a Featherweight (on behalf of my son, a free boat and an Ebay "non-working" Seagull) we popped it into the water today.

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I tried the MIG but mine wasn't powerful enough to create a strong enough weld on the nut/stud to put leverage on. Therefore I tried the hacksaw down the middle trick and it worked fine.

As promised elsewhere on this forum by someone who has "been there, done that and got the T-shirt" I peeled back ...

Its an optical illusion, the other stud hasn't sheared. The nut simply undid, leaving the stud in the block. The others came out complete with the studs, so the nut in the picture is the only truly stuck one.

I will put my MIG welder into action

Thanks

Martin

I am sure you have all seen this before.....

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Now whilst it is soaking in penetrating fluid, whats the best way forward, as you can see the nut is well rounded off and quite damaged (not by me I hasten to add!)

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Many thanks, that answers a lot, looks like it is blocked so I will go and get the kettle "de-fur" stuff from B&Q

Thanks

Martin

Had a bit more of a fiddle today. Took the prop off to see if that helped the cooling water flow (or lack of it)

Still no cooling water.

Is this where it is supposed to exit???

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Where does it enter?? Here??

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its number is F249J4 which indicates a 1964 engine

Martin

Hi,

Read all the FAQs etc. and I am just going to put together an order for some parts, just want some advice on what I need to make it a single shop order rather than little bits and bobs.

Its a Featherweight, sold as running but leaking fuel.

We powered it up in a water butt.

1. It runs almost ...