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by Ian Malcolm
Thu Jun 29, 2006 12:04 pm
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Stainless Steel fasteners and free 710-cans
Replies: 6
Views: 11058

Dont forget to use Duralac on the threads. Stainless steel in Aluminium *ABOVE* the waterline is bad enough if nothhing has been used on the threads,, and under water its ten times worse. Also most grades of stainless are not really suitable for underwater use, so dont leave your engine in if not in...
by Ian Malcolm
Wed May 10, 2006 4:34 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: Nearly!
Replies: 6
Views: 10489

Well if you could get all 99 of us in the bar of one of the many Essex yacht clubs until past midnight then at 0900 sharp, the whole flock takes a couple of circuits of the moorings at full throttle running 10:1 castor oil mix, I reckon you coud get all the NON-Seagull owning Essex boaters and local...
by Ian Malcolm
Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:54 am
Forum: General Topics
Topic: The right "patina" for a working Seagull...
Replies: 10
Views: 17671

Well there are honerable battle scars :-) and then there is neglect. Personally, I stripped my Fourty Plus and fully cleaned and repainted the block because I was concerned about the rust. I also repainted the flywheel as it had rather more bare metal than paint and I could see a white powdery coati...