Saving Old Seagulls

Hi All.. Apologies for not responding but have spent the past week in hospital and so have been out of action.. Will get to it this weekend and try to get to the bottom of the problem.. Thanks for the tips, will give me somewhere to start and will get back to you guys when I have investigated furthe...

Hi Oyster.. Thanks for the advice, was trying to avoid taking apart the gearbox as it was a bit of a messy job first time around.. Will have to wait until tomorrow now, kids n' stuff to sort out.. Seems odd that I lost drive the way it happened, but something coming loose in the gearbox is quite pos...

Hi Oyster 49.. Drive spring is fine, was able to check that when I was on the water.. When I manually turn the prop with; clutch on - moves freely round with no play or obstructions clutch off - the flywheel remains static, twice in a full revolution the prop and all attached to it moves out and the...

Hi all.. Am new to all this, boats, outboards etc.. Have an engineering background and a 'have a go' attitude and so bought my 1952 102 Seagull that would not start.. Stripped down the easy bits and gave it a clean, pulled apart the gearbox which I then cleaned and filled with 140 oil.. After a head...