Saving Old Seagulls

Next is repairing the hole in the bottom of my lovely 1959 wooden 12ft Pencraft Sportsman boat which I damaged last Summer. followed by servicing its 1960 Evinrude 18 hp Fast Twin.Then I'll start on the Seagull 40.Then before the Springtime arrives need to free off the clutch on the Ford Essex 3ltr ...

Just finished restoring my 55 year old Seabee Minor.I have attached a few pictures for anyone interested.Many thanks to Keith P for his advice.

Thanks Keith.
It is very reassuring for me to have someone like you offering advice on this project.

This is a better picture of the grub screw and the bolt I mentioned.There are actually 2 grub screws, one on each side.One will come out and the other is siezed in .I think they are best left alone.Really not sure what the bolt is for as looking into the hole when it is removed it seems to do ...

Thanks for the advice Keith.I will do that
Regards
Ron

If you look at the photo again there is also a bolt( at 90 degees to the little hole )which can be seen just under the cavitation plate.Not sure what that is for either Keith

It was the gold colour but I painted it dark blue 15 years ago .I think this model was gold rather than the gold/bronze mix that I am familiar with.I will post a better photo when I get home tonight but you can actually see the small grub screw that looks like a little hole at the top of the gear ...

Thanks Keith.
It looked very different a week ago.Ive just resprayed that bit.The other parts are stripped down in the garage for spraying off white.Some stuff is at the chromers/polishers.I really think it deserves a proper restoration and I might need some more advice if thats ok.Can you advise ...

Oops tried again!

Another photo Keith, if it helps. Regards, Ron

I am not too good on computers Keith but hopefully I have attached a photo of the engine without its cowl , tank and pull start.I am not aware that it has an impeller as it is not water cooled and it has a side mounted cylindrical exhaust.When I got it about 15 years ago it had a yellow and black ...

Thanks for the advice Keith.Unfortunately I removed the flywheel about a week ago without marking it up.I had some difficulty timing it as I was not sure of the setting so it was trial and error for a while.It seems to fire Ok at about 20degrees before tdc.Is that about right?I was initially not ...

I am restoring a seabee minor that has been stood for about 15 years.Its coming along really well and I have had it running .I am in the process of stripping it down and trying to bring it back to its original condition and hope to post some pictures in about a month.Has anyone got a manual for this ...