Saving Old Seagulls

6 at the monent 2x silver centry plus., 1 featherweight and three 40+ and the collection is still getting bigger every year

Ok thanks john will check out the coil and an order will be comming your way. regards. ps hows the back now

Hi all, have just got a new addition to my flock a fortey plus sno SJP. it has a villiers ingnition base plate but has anyone got a photo or diagram to show me the HT lead as this is missing (just a hole and a wire clip on the underside of the base plate). will be testing the coil in the very near f...

thanks charlesp will try that at the weekend . will let you know how i get on . lots of things to try . thanks again . nigel

thanks headcase i will check every thing out this weekend ,if still no luck then i'l contact john re replacement coil. thanks nigel

Hi albert checked jets they are correct for 10-1 mix which i have been using. going to try the spring some time this week . thanks nigel

thanks albert and charles uk. have cleaned exhust ports( fairly clean to start with) have greased the cam the points touch. timeing checked points opening at 2.5 mm before tdc (measured using a gauge) points 20 thou and plug tried at 20 , 23, 25 thou.(20 thou for both seems to be better at lower rev...

Thanks albert will try plug first then check the spring, will collect a selection of springs before the weekend and if all fails will try to replace the spring . thanks again nigel

Thanks albert will give your ideas a go at the weekend . concerning the spring how would i know if it was weak , is there something i could guage it against . thanks again nigel

Hi have been playing at the weekend. started from scratch. mix 10-1 unleaded petrol and mairne 2 stroke oil , measured, new fuel pipe, cleaned fuel filters and amal 2 jet carb, float working correctly , checked compression (50 psi) checked for leakes in the crank case, non found, new spark plug , le...

thanks bgsats and john, has given me a few pointers for the weekend. it has an amal 2 jet carb and run on marine 2 stroke 10-1 mix. only thing , according to the manual the float chainber should be on the boat side not the tank side . the carb is also on the left side if the engine is on the transom...

Hi i have a silver centry plus (wpcl) seems a little under powered , engine not sounding quite right. points were set at 20 thou and plug also but would not start. so adjusted points to 25 thou and plug left at 20 thou and runs . been on test on 14ft boat but engine doesnt seem 100 % and backfires e...

Thanks swami , tested over about 4-5 pulls engine cold and dry took avarage of readings. will try oil in barrell , but as for warm engine it does not run long enough to get warm .

hi does anybody know what the compresion should be on a silver centry. tested mine and found it was 45psi is this a bit low as it would explain why it does not run to well . thanks gadget

Hi seagullers. i have a problem with my silver centry 75 (electronic ignishion) the old gull runs for about half an hour at about half to 3/4 throttle for about 30 min then just cuts out dead. she starts straight away again but the cuts out every 2 mins or so . if you leave her to go cold she runs f...