Hi all
I'm from Kingston Ontario Canada and live on Lake Ontario. Anyways, I just bought a 1964 S.G. 40 to put on a 16 foot Pelican square stern that I just got too. I also have a sailing rig, leeboards, stabilizers and rudder for it. I am going to take her out on my first voyage next week....can't wait.
I bought the S.G. because it has character. The gas is about 3 months old so I'll drain that.
Everybody thinks I'm crazy but I think I'll just have some fun!
I'm sure I'll learn lots here.
busher
I've always wondered how a 40+ would push one of those Pelican flat stern canoes along, so I'll be interested to hear how it works for you. I'd imagine you would hit the displacement speed with barely any throttle and could cruise for over 3 hours on a gallon of gas. I've been tempted to buy such a canoe on several occasions and have always thought one of my 40+'s would make a great motor for when I get tired of paddling, just haven't seen the right deal on one yet or I could give you some details first hand.
1975 Forty Plus L/S 30 hrs from new
1976 Forty Plus L/S 1 Gal. Long Range tank
1983 Silver Century 90 EFNR 32 hrs from new
I'm back, took her out and she ran like a top. I was out fishing for a few hours and caught a few nice small mouth bass. It pushed the Pelican nicely, will never break speed records but perfect for my purpose. I will pick up a electric trolling motor tho for convenience and not to scare off the fish.
Yes the serial number has SJP and looks like the picture posted.
Unfortunately the weather is getting cool now(14C) and the fall winds are blowing on lake Ontario so I'm going to put everything away till spring.
The gas line is brittle; it that the norm or should I put on a braided one? (ebay)
If you need to move the fuel line around just heat it up some say 35-40C with a hair dryer or heat gun, less chance of breaking it that way.
Maple sap line 5/16" in. (7+mm) inside dia. makes decent fuel line, if you know someone in the business. They usually have bags of pieces that are not long enough for drop lines, say under 0.5M, bend into a u-shape with a large diameter wire inside, so it doesn't collapse. Make certain it's clean inside.
I've never seen an original unused fuel line to know if they are clear or not but I used to use the standard clear PVC hose available cheap from your local rubber/hose dealer.
The petrol slowly removes the plasticiser from the material over time making it hard and discoloured much like what we see now on old motors.
If its not broken don't fix it but it's easy to replace with new if need be.
