Fuel air Mixture question

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Pillpopper
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Fuel air Mixture question

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Hi

I finally got my Forty Plus (about 1964) on the estuary this weekend for a spot of fishing .
It ran really well with the current but struggled ++ against the tide and burnt a lot of fuel.
I'm using E5 97 RON super unleaded with the Alcohol removed (10 : 1) . Not added yet, but I'm planning to add back a bit of octane with lead replacement stuff (if this is sensible )
As the fuel ran out and the mix had more air it ran beautifully again
has a standard Villiers carb , flywheel combo
Is there a way of adjusting the the mix to make to generally run leaner ?
to be fair I haven't checked the timing as it was running well in a bucket without load

(PS caught 2 seabass :) but put them back as a smidge too small )
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