Saving Old Seagulls

Williegunn wrote:

Keith.P wrote:Probably SJP1784L, long shaft is it, not uncommon for the numbers to be mixed up.

Not a great photo but from the top of the gearbox to the clamps.


Is it a longshaft?

No its a standard shaft.

Id agree that if you have a good water flow you should be Ok What you see is not just a telltale like other outboards. It is the full cooling water flow outlet. It should be running at just about full bore, not under any pressure but the stream should be equivalent to the size of the outlet. When id...

Thanks guys. This is a nice wee 5.3mtr boat so a crew is not required but I will go down to Troon marina or Largs, and enquire about any courses. You need to know a good bit of the "International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at sea" Often known as the collision regulations or col...

My CPC is running OK for a while, but after some time it is giving backfires. At first once but after some time every minute. Takes back in rpm. but picks up again and runs until the next backfire. Where do I have to search for the cause of this problem? Evert A back fire or a "lean sneeze&quo...

SAE 140 is the recommended gear oil for normal temperatures. EP90 in exceptionally cold conditions ( and for certain later models) 8 COM plugs are no longer available (unless you can find one on ebay etc). Modern equivalents include Champion D16 and NGK AB6 Post 1968 models can be converted to 25:1 ...

Featherweight !

10 teeth , no pin

P/N 40/1362A

You dont mean the little peg that locates the top correctly (1974 Featherweight) http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f337/Vic43/Forums%202013/th_DSCF1176.jpg cos that doesn't http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f337/Vic43/Forums%202013/th_DSCF1177.jpg You mean something more like this ( on a ca 1950 Vil...

Regarding the needle setting. I have converted my Featherweight to run on 25:1. Despite having changed the needle I have found it necessary to screw the adjusting screw a tad more than 3 turns down in order to get it to run without excessive 4-stroking. I suggest you try it as it is . If it needs ch...

My Featherweight is what pushes my tender back and forth to the mooring.

I do also have a 40+ which I have not used for quite some time although it was bought to use with my Mirror dinghy, not as decoration.

Niander101 wrote:Yes but remember the contrail is only water

But remember also that every tonne of water would have been accompanied by rather more than 2 tonnes of CO2

The box at the boat yard snapped a couple of years or so ago

The parts book shows no "split pin for collar" as in other models. It shows no collar either. just pinion, hardened thrust washer and bearing There is a thrust washer between the crown wheel and the front cap bush Would scan and post the page but usually get knuckles rapped for copyright i...

There are other types of Bing carb but the number you quote is the correct type for the Seagull. It should have a needle. See the diagram on the SOS website.

I take it by "leaning away from the carb opening" you mean leaning sideways a little not forwards or backwards, which is what could be compensated for by twisting the carb? you say leaning by 4m ?? You mean 4 mm I guess but measured how/ where. Presumably not over the entire shaft length ....

Not as thick as 6mm I dont think

The (new) one I have is closer to 5mm and
About 620mm from "handle" to knot, lightly stretched