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Yes, Those shown just a sample. Many more different parts. thrust blocks, torque tube clamp caps, rope sheaves, aeven bronze transom clamp parts.
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Made a couple of spool thrust pieces today. Pictures Do they look OK? Also picture of tip up hook. still need to switch to a brass split pin. WB
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One more picture Fuel tube attached.
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Outstanding between you and keith we could all have new outboards fuel pipes looking good... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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All looking the goods Art!

How about a block?

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Fantastic spool thrust block. I'm assuming on well used motors they wear down. Is there a market to make a commercial quantity of them?
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Nice castings!
Green sand or petrobond?

What is the diameter are the props?
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The problem is Hugo, very few people will pay what these things cost. Same as the bayonet caps.
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Various questions answered: I use Petro Bond sand. Will post a couple pictures of my foundry. It is 15' X 30' and is a n attached room to my Garage. Made my own melting furnace. Have had it and used it since 1976. Same sand, just revitalized every few years. Much fun. Thrust spools : I made from a 1" dia Delrin plastic rod. I made a 1/2" Rad. cutting tool to make the curve diameter cut. It took about an hour, Market for them ? Who will pay an hour labour for that piece? How many F or FV or FVP are there needing them. Anyone with a lathe can make one in an hour as well. Right now I used up my black 1" plastic rod , will need to find some more. Props and diameters: I have cast about 6 or so different props, two blade for 102's , three blade for 40+ and little forty minus, etc. Those I have needed for my Seagulls. Please PM Me with specific need , and I will see if I have one cast.
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Collector-inspector : Your question, How about a block: If you mean a cylinder or crank case for FV FVP , LS Sorry I do not have any spares. Hard to finf for me too. WB
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Water bug for an 1" 1/8 diameter drive shaft tube, I would guess the radius ought to be 9/16", & if I remember right they were made from Bakerlite, (Keith would know for sure), Delrin should make a perfect modern replacement, cheap with a bit of flexibility & less likely to damage the chrome.

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The drive tube thread looks to be, oops, Jeremy will know.
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I think you might find there are a great many of us that need certain parts that are no longer available. Only second hand parts with varying "usability".
True, the price of "reproducing" a good copy is sometimes worthwhile, but not always. I take my chances in the second hand market for now.
Unfortunately price seems to play quite a big part in how far some restorations are prepared to go. (remember that not everybody has access to specialist machining etc or is willing to pay vast sums of money that will never be recouped)
If money were no object to any of us would we honestly be prepared to pay around £500-£1000 in materials,paints,re-chroming,specialist machining etc. on a motor that typically could be bought for a fraction of the cost and still in reasonable condition.

Over the last few years we must have picked holes in several restorations. Some better than others. Some truly awful attempts too.
Could just having a modern "replacement" based on an original component have tipped the scales somewhat in favor of a more pleasant outcome.
(i liked your attempt at the bayonet fuel caps Adrian, BUT too pricey for many of us)
Case in point with thrust blocks and all manner of unobtainable parts (other than second hand when available)
There could be a market somewhere for this, but price will be the governing factor in all this.
Too cheap and you'll have to make a lot more than you bargained for, too expensive and you'll end up with stuff in boxes for years that no-one can reasonably afford.

Just my thoughts on this

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Very nice casting setup you have there.

I also do a little bit of casting (green sand)
I have only been into seagulls for a few years so have not cast too much foor them.
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We probably should all concentrate on our own strengths and use a barter system rather than try and do all components ourselves. A lot of artisan skills required:

Electroplating
Forging
Rewinding
Boiler making
Researching
Pressing
Metal polishing
Painting/decal
Lathe work
Performance tuning
Others??

That's a lot of skills required for one motor.

Yesterday l found on Google earth a large field within a few K's of Sydney CBD. Curiosity got the better of me so l went and had a look. It was a heritage listed Asian market garden on 5 hectacres founded in 1850 and to this day still worked by Chinese in coolie hats tendering rows of produce with irrigation ditches and ancient reticulation systems. I did see what appeared to be an Anzani Iron Horse plough at work which l thought was a bit of modernisation albeit 1950's

How is this relevant... dunno but seemed to be.
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