Saving Old Seagulls

did the flywheel give you some trouble when removing?

Water flow at low revs is to be expected, at low rpms the impeller will not pump water. The surging is caused by an inconsistent air fuel mix, first step i would take is checking the obvious ( all carb components are tight, fresh fuel correctly mixed, fuel filter is clean) My guess is it could be ...

These carbs are not designed to “idle” at 0 throttle as they don’t have a kill switch. When throttle is at nothing, engine should cut out. Raising and lowering needle height will cause the engine to run richer or leaner(fuel air mix), I believe.

yes sorry i meant selling parts under licence.

Screenshot 2021-08-25 at 10.15.26.png Screenshot 2021-08-25 at 10.16.09.png Screenshot 2021-08-25 at 10.16.34.png Screenshot 2021-08-25 at 10.19.10.png Screenshot 2021-08-25 at 10.20.45.png [/img]
Very interesting ebay listing that has been pointed out to me. Lots of recognisable bits on this ...

Walked past the telly today and spotted this! An old propeller from an unnamed outboard that was being upcycled into a table. B8CF2B23-7AF0-4847-BDB8-4D4CEA2D9C5D.png D271191D-92CD-495A-97DC-25AB14273E69.png 3302F9FC-7DB5-4852-8D46-79E95D968A19.png 9BAEF25D-3E85-40DE-BE90-36EAFF3EC85C.png
Knew I ...

Exhaust tube is chrome on brass from seagull, doubt it was a replacement. “Soot” you were talking about was probably pitting in the chrome, by removing it you have removed the chrome layer instead of just any top layer dirt.

Looks like big window to me charles

As Charles suggested previously, you could use bubble mixture to find out if it’s the casings without having to strip it.

“Shorter and beamier” I’d take it as an accolade Charles, as long as their talking about the boat!

Success! EE141D57-125C-4036-BEE4-AFF2EECF5A07.jpeg . Happy with how it sat in the water. Here’s a couple of videos I got whilst I was going along:
https://youtube.com/shorts/rqDRfY506k0?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/g-mIAe1bRzA?feature=share
I’ve really enjoyed making it, a month start to ...

well it’s car toppable and light (32kg), it’s fate will be decided in the Thames tomorrow morning!

Degraded fuel would explain issues with starting and yet being able to run on its own once it’s going as well.

Next time you reassemble a carb, use a screwdriver

Yep 2 and a 1/2 turns below will definitely not help! Make sure it’s flush with the slide, run it at 10 to 1 and you’ll be laughing.