Saving Old Seagulls

Hi all,
I have just acquired a Super Single in really good condition but as yet have not started it. I understand about it not being able to pump water around if its aerated but does this completely rule out running it in a tank/wheelie bin ? I'd like to fire it up at home, where i have all my tools to hand, and i am thinking that with a big enough vessel the water would not become aerated. i don't want to kill it though.Has anybody run one of these in a tank? Is there a minimum amount of clearance needed to ensure a good flow of water? Also to stop the motor again is it just a case of throttling right back or cutting the fuel to stall it ? Thanks in advance.

On the super single is not so much the aeration of the water, its more of the fact that this motor has no water pump and needs to run though the water to pump right.
Stopping the motor, throttling back, if its setup right or choke if not.

Never seen one in the flesh and even after looking at some pics I have idea where the water intake/exit are located but I suspect that you could plumb water to it via the inlet ot outlet and thus run it at the shop?
Worth looking into as finding a garden hose with fresh water is a bit easier then finding a fresh water lake after a day on the salt chuck.

You can safely start the motor in a barrel or bin for 30 seconds or so. You could undo the inlet pipe and rig up a rubber connection to a garden hose also. As for stopping,if cable is adjusted correctly the engine will stop when throttle is fully closed,if not,have a screwdriver handy to short the plug off the head! Remember the SS is direct drive,so high revs in a barrell=SPLASH!

Thanks for the responses. I don't really want to disconnect the water pipes if i don't need to but if i can fire it up in a barrel just to see if it fires then great.

D Doyle - the intakes are a line of half a dozen or so holes on the front of the shaft, outlets are in the rear of each prop blade !

Draining the old fuel out tonight and hopefully have a test fire tomorrow morning. I will try and post some pics as this is one of the tidiest singles i've seen.

Thanks again all.

RE screwdriver stopping method: Is shorting an ungrounded engine a no no for all engines or just some? I have a manual here for some engine or another that says never use the kill switch when running in a test tank.

Well, the test firing was a no fire.
Water in the cylinder At least i know the water is getting up to the engine. Guessing head gasket, but that is a guess. Looking for any hints/tips before i dismantle anything. Never worked on an outboard before.
Also anybody know if theres a stockpile of Anzani gaskets somewhere. A quick interweb search suggests i will be making any gaskets i need.

Gasket's do come up on Ebay every so often, but your probably better off making one, It's a pretty basic motor to work on.
I still have some parts about if needed.

Result! Took the head off, cleaned and dried everything. Waterways were badly blocked and head gasket is damaged slightly but while I was moving it I noticed a trail of water from the inlet port. Took the bottom off the carb and very watery. Blasted carb with WD40,reassembled and it fired and ran. Still leaking at the head gasket and throttle needs adjusting but that seems to be it. Itsquite a sturdy gasket. Can you buy sheets of that stuff? Or what's a good alternative?
Hopefully not going to need to replace anything but thanks for the offer of parts, Keith.

https://www.dropbox.com/sc/1r3pk38l2jcs8od/wZGXuFNZsa
This is my first attempt at linking photos to a forum and I'm doing it on my phone so I hope this works.

Head gasket completed. Cleaning threads and reassembling tomorrow.With a fair wind it'll be pushing a boat this weekend.http://db.tt/w0UweDB7

Yay, its a runner. Fired up, ran for 30 seconds or so. Throttled up nice and smooth and stopped nicely on throttling right back. Not going to be 100% convinced its cooling til i get it on a vessel, in open water, and Mrs.Stickery is indicating that i may be too busy for playing with boats this weekend. Very happy at the moment though. Thanks for all the advice and tips. It's confidence building to know there are people i can ask questions of. Definately going to be keeping an eye out for another Super Single.

Another one!