New to British Seagulls (40 Plus)
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:27 pm
Hello all!
What a great forum (and website) full with info about the outboards.
I have recently purchased a working 40 plus and I was hoping that you might be able to help me learn more about it.
The idea behind buying this outboard was to learn a bit more about how outboards work, have something that I can put apart and learn how to do maintenance on put it back together, etc. And in particular with the British Seagulls I love the fact that you're buying a piece of history with it. (And might I add the golden ticket to join a nice community as yours.)
I've spent some time reading the information on the website (and some of your posts) since I bought the outboard at the end of December, but I have a lot of questions that was hoping you could help me with. Unfortunately, I am as new to it as I can be so some questions will probably be extremely basic for you guys, on the plus side - I am a blank canvas, so please share your best practices.
Right, here we go:
- I am hoping to find a manual for the 40 Plus, so I can read a bit more about it. In the meantime, could you please let me know what material is the seagull made from? Is it aluminum on the shaft? Is that brass on the top spinning thing (what do you call it? )
- What would you use to clean the oil ? What would you do to remove the rusty spots (for example in photo N7)?
- I read a lot about the Villiers carburetors, I believe mine has this type - correct? Is there a choke on it?
- Not quite there yet, but just out of curiosity - how do you stop the engine? Do you just throttle down until it stops, say "Please, stop!" or hit it with a big spanner?
- Does anybody know what it used to say on the top of the fuel tank?
- I believe my model does not have a clutch, could somebody confirm that and does this mean I should do anything differently when starting it?
I will attach some photos I've made of the outboard. Please excuse the fact that I still don't have a frame for it.
Many thanks for your help! I am sure more questions will come up, but these are the ones that I have for the moment.
Best wishes,
Nik
What a great forum (and website) full with info about the outboards.
I have recently purchased a working 40 plus and I was hoping that you might be able to help me learn more about it.
The idea behind buying this outboard was to learn a bit more about how outboards work, have something that I can put apart and learn how to do maintenance on put it back together, etc. And in particular with the British Seagulls I love the fact that you're buying a piece of history with it. (And might I add the golden ticket to join a nice community as yours.)
I've spent some time reading the information on the website (and some of your posts) since I bought the outboard at the end of December, but I have a lot of questions that was hoping you could help me with. Unfortunately, I am as new to it as I can be so some questions will probably be extremely basic for you guys, on the plus side - I am a blank canvas, so please share your best practices.
Right, here we go:
- I am hoping to find a manual for the 40 Plus, so I can read a bit more about it. In the meantime, could you please let me know what material is the seagull made from? Is it aluminum on the shaft? Is that brass on the top spinning thing (what do you call it? )
- What would you use to clean the oil ? What would you do to remove the rusty spots (for example in photo N7)?
- I read a lot about the Villiers carburetors, I believe mine has this type - correct? Is there a choke on it?
- Not quite there yet, but just out of curiosity - how do you stop the engine? Do you just throttle down until it stops, say "Please, stop!" or hit it with a big spanner?
- Does anybody know what it used to say on the top of the fuel tank?
- I believe my model does not have a clutch, could somebody confirm that and does this mean I should do anything differently when starting it?
I will attach some photos I've made of the outboard. Please excuse the fact that I still don't have a frame for it.
Many thanks for your help! I am sure more questions will come up, but these are the ones that I have for the moment.
Best wishes,
Nik