Saving Old Seagulls

i had the same prob with my century, i was ready to try anything when someone suggested useing cheap cola, icouldn't beloeve it after soaking for 24 hours i turned the flywheel by hand

hello everyone, its good to be back

i have an 11'' hydro fan prop to fit a century plus
looks to be in good condition although could do with polishing.
any offers + postage at cost

i finally finished building up my seagull today, it started life as a century plus with clutch that i bought last year seized solid. i rebuilt the engine and fitted this to a century leg witch i bought a couple of years ago as the gearbox casing was broken on the origanal one, the driveshaft,tube ...

i'm having trouble getting 140 gear oil locally but i have found sae 85w-140multigrade,
is this any good or not?

its the long range tank, both threads were damaged and one stud has been bent somehow. i've just replaced both studs as described in my origonal post and i'm very happy with the end result. took about 30 mins to do , just wants a coat of paint to finish it off

charles, are there still plans afoot for a seagull gathering down your way?

i just hate to throw something out if i could fix it instead,
the rest of the tank is fine.
the other alternative may be to cut new threads onto the existing studs reducing them to m6.

hi
i have a steel fuel tank and the two studs to fit it in its cradle need replacing and would like any opinions on my plans before i start, ( or indeed any better ideas)
what i thought i might do is cut off the old studs, drill two holes in ther place and cut m8 threads in the holes
then screw in ...

poole would suit me nicely,
been busy today, my box of bits is now a partialy assembled seagull.
i'm using a century plus power head and mating to a century leg and intend using this engine on my timber built enterprise.

sounds good, count me in, i own a box of seagull at the moment, should be assembled and running before the end of the month.

thanks for the advise charles,
i think i will leave that bit as it is then

thanks for the quick reply, the teeth and bearing are fine, i want to replace the seal on the pinion and also thought that a complete dissasembly and clean now would make future maintenance more straightforward

regards

john

hi all

i've just started stripping a seagull i bought siezed last year with the intention of rebuilding it. its a century 1963 i believe.
can anyone tell me how to separate the square driveshaft from the gearbox and remove the pinion gear,

any advise greatly apprieciated

regards

john