Saving Old Seagulls

by Charles uk » Fri Jun 13, 2014 8:56 am

Murray do we have to be concerned about the occupant of the chair that now has no wheels?

Not at all, now no one will steal his wheel chair!

Hi Hugz,
sorry for the late reply, here a a few shots of the Little 40 on my boat.

I have also made up a little trailer with some used child's "Wheel Chair" wheels, I liked them because they are an alloy 20" rim with stainless spokes and quick release wheels, I can put the wheels in the boat quick ...

Lovey XA Inspector, if its yours, you've obviously worked hard to own it.
Original Clevo 351?

Electrolysis
I had heard Similar thinks Hugz, I can only think they are talking electrolysis which can/ will occur between dissimilar metals when added to salt, current from electrical source, eg motor ignition etc. I have actually drilled 10mm holes for the 6mm all-thread. Made it all up on the ...

Hi Hugz,
covered your concern in the post
"The skiff required a transom outboard bracket of 250mm deep to allow enough room to swing the motor and handle starboard to port and to tilt the motor up and apart from being functional"
When the rain stops I'll get the outboard on and take a pic. On the ...

I have LS31003 down here in the Colony, not the earliest at approx 55/56, but a lovely little, everyday unrestored runner all the same.

A couple more profiles-
I will give this a few days for all of the Epoxy to go off, mount up a nice little Brass Garboard Drain near the bow, then Mount the motor and see how she runs in the River.
Meanwhile we have this monster Cyclone Ita bearing down on us bringing winds of 150 kph gusting to 200 ...

OK,
the little Skiff arrived, but the transom did not lend itself to attaching a Seagull. The transom was too high and too wide!

skiff2.jpg

The skiff required a transom outboard bracket of 250mm deep to allow enough room to swing the motor and handle starboard to port and to tilt the motor up ...

I still almost 3 weeks from a boat Chris, but I'll put it back in the shed until then.
re
Murray

She lives !!!
Prop off, idle at 1000 rpm, good steady stream pretty warm water (approx. 60 Deg C). Below 1000 water slows to a trickle and gets pretty hot (approx. 75-80 Deg C) , below 900 rpm the water stops, below 800 rpm the motor stops,

Thanks Oyster 49, E bay is the same here in Oz or the Bay of E's as some like to say, a place to believe little about what is written.
Unfortunately Seagulls are very rare in this neck of the woods to find a second one.
Please wash my mouth out with soap, but I do have a little Johnson 3 1/2 ...

Ha Ha Chris,
it is all madness alright, I got this disease years ago!
I should have written on my original post, I did take the prop off, but the bucket was only 2 gallons and the water was just below the exhaust, then it got dark, so I called it a night.
Will have a crack in a small wheelie bin ...

Hi there,
I have decided to wind the clock back and find a small Seagull similar to the one I used to get around the Great Barrier Reef in a 8 foot dingy in the early 1980's. I have recently purchased Engine Serial Number: LS31003, which I have entered into the SOS Engine Identifier, it is ...