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Wire Rigging for Ships
DSK wrote:
Maybe the secret to getting a Br-Seagul to "run when you want it" is to only want it when it's already running. Or maybe all the ones I've seen have been under a curse? Doug: I think the ones you were dealing are exception, my brother in law has one, 2 Hp. or so, starts and runs like a top, (well maybe more like a treadle powered Singer) It's got a ridiculous 4 blade prop that looks like it was designed by a ten year old, 4 dead straight slaps attached to a hub. Cheers Marty DSK |
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Wire Rigging for Ships
Edgar wrote:
Once the motor has run in you need to ignore what they say in the instruction book and cut back on the amount of oil you put in the mixture. Otherwise the plugs keep oiling up. Apart from oiled plugs dirt in the fuel is about the only thing that will prevent it starting when you want it. You only need three tools and you can fix any problem without removing the motor from the boat. And since the water pump impeller is metal not rubber you can run it up ashore clamped in a vice if you are really worried whether it will start sfter being neglected all winter... "DSK" wrote in message .. . Edgar wrote: Do you refer to the Seagull outboard motor here? Certainly the noise and smell of one of those would be highly nostalgic. I have one that is more than 50 years old but I know it will start when I want it. My father had one of these for one of his boats. He really liked it although it seemed a bit cantankerous at the best of times... I could rarely get it to run, and after a while, hated it. Since then I've sailed with other people who have much the same results, including two who were expert mechanics and claimed to know these engines intimately. Maybe the secret to getting a Br-Seagul to "run when you want it" is to only want it when it's already running. Or maybe all the ones I've seen have been under a curse? DSK I liked the way it sounded..and jigged around...was a cute little engine...had much more charavter than the Merc my Dad finally bought..that was just boring...pull the string and it went... |
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