Saving Old Seagulls

Just adding to the new section.

Past projects.

Norman T300 on the kitchen table, as it should be.
Finished PU-8 engine finished.
Then into a little generator. Lister D
I will leave it at that.

Keith

I have recently been quite attracted to the Lister D's, and would have got one at the Swapmeet just gone if the price wasn't $500AU and the cylinder was flakes of rust

A couple of pics from an outboarder here in WA - the big one is an 'Austral' Oil Engine, made by Ronaldson & Tippet in Ballarat, Aus.

Cheers
BP

A little more room than I have.
Yes, no more than £30 for a Lister D or a WD when I started.

Great work Keith.

Boyd, any decision to move in to Stationary and/or Marine engines should not be made without careful consideration. These things are generally big, heavy, take up a substantial amount of space and can be difficult and expensive to repair.

Having 'mixed' with some of the guys involved with this sort of stuff both directly and via purpose forums over the last 12 months or so, most are very mechanically minded and well equipped. Their 'home workshops' comprise metal lathes, drilling and milling machines, grinders and polishers, hoists and cranes, cylinder facing, honing and valve grinding equipment, 1000 litre electrolysis baths, transporters etc, etc. These guys also make their own parts ie from rings, bearings and even castings when necessary. It is a whole different world to what most of us here are use to.

Marine engines, be prepared to buy multiples of one type to make one good one. Corrosion, especially for those used in sale water, and long periods of non use add to the list of problems and the cost of repair/restoration.

Small 2-stroke stationaries and mowers are no big deal and not all that different to the outboards we play with.

My 2 cents worth.

Regards,