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- Mon Oct 19, 2020 9:13 am
- Forum: Small outboards
- Topic: Finishing advise needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1285
Re: Finishing advise needed
Well.....I have done things like that many times. And I always immediately knew the correct fix, but usually the correct way seemed too hard, too slow, too expensive, whatever. So I resisted the correct way. Many times I wasted time, money, and effort. trying a shortcut easy fix. And I never liked t...
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 6:55 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Squirt Model
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6009
Re: Squirt Model
Thanks for the compliment. So, what motor on the R/C Zip ? How about a picture ?
- Sun Jul 26, 2020 12:42 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Squirt Model
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6009
Re: Squirt Model
Here is a comparison of the Little Squirt, and the Big Squirt.
For all you Squirt builders out there, notice that someone has finally referred to your boat as "Big"....
For all you Squirt builders out there, notice that someone has finally referred to your boat as "Big"....
- Fri Jul 03, 2020 9:58 am
- Forum: Small outboards
- Topic: 1957 Mercury Mark 30 lower unit repair?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1005
Re: 1957 Mercury Mark 30 lower unit repair?
Ask that question at www.johnsoldmercurysite.com
Also, posting photo's will help them answer you. There are lots of experts on that site.
Also, posting photo's will help them answer you. There are lots of experts on that site.
- Mon Jun 29, 2020 10:09 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: SEA KNIGHT
- Replies: 463
- Views: 165510
Re: SEA KNIGHT
Definitely change the water pump impeller on an old outboard. The rubber vanes take on a "set" and may not flex enough to function well. And worse, if the vanes fail, then rubber pieces can lodge up the cooling passages in the block. And, of course, never run a motor or even turn it with the starter...
- Sun Jun 21, 2020 6:47 pm
- Forum: Small outboards
- Topic: CE-Marking of a Squirt
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2998
Re: CE-Marking of a Squirt
This may not help, but I think in the Customer Photo's section there is a Squirt or two in Australia.
Possibly, their country may have similar requirements to yours ?
Possibly, their country may have similar requirements to yours ?
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:18 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: The Not Cruise
- Replies: 51
- Views: 13128
Re: The Not Cruise
Probably will not take the Glen-L Squirt from Seattle to Florida, through the Panama Canal...
...our passports expired.
...our passports expired.
- Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:02 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Happy Birthday Gayle
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2811
Happy Birthday Gayle
Hope you have a great Birthday!
Are you going to celebrate out on a Glen-L boat ? Maybe one that your Dad built?
Which one of the many Glen-L boats was his favorite ?
Best Wishes,
Bill and Linda
Are you going to celebrate out on a Glen-L boat ? Maybe one that your Dad built?
Which one of the many Glen-L boats was his favorite ?
Best Wishes,
Bill and Linda
- Sat Mar 14, 2020 10:04 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Coronavirus
- Replies: 28
- Views: 10049
Re: Coronavirus
Regarding TP; They say back in the day that Sears catalogs were useful. You know "read a page; tear out a page..."
Don't have any first hand reports, tho....
Don't have any first hand reports, tho....
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 8:28 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Squirt Model
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6009
Re: Squirt Model
Thanks, folks. Barry, I see you are building a Rascal. What motor will it have? Are you familiar with Peter's Rascal, here in NW Washington? He has made several videos of hitting 60 mph with a vintage I-6 Merc. It's a 100 hp disguised as an 80. And I believe he has replaced it with a 140 or 150 now....
- Sat Mar 07, 2020 3:44 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Squirt Model
- Replies: 10
- Views: 6009
Squirt Model
Several years ago we built a Glen-L Squirt. I thought about making a model of it, but that would require a realistic model outboard motor of the same vintage Mercury as on the Squirt. Well, I did obtain a scale model 1957 Merc outboard from "Alterscale" (brand name). So, it sort of became necessary ...
- Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:44 pm
- Forum: Small outboards
- Topic: Tunnel Mite Prop selection
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4983
Re: Tunnel Mite Prop selection
I would think your tachometer is not correct. Is there a switch on the back of the instrument case, and is it set correctly? 33 mph is a good speed, and that would suggest the prop is about right for the boat & motor. If, indeed, you are really getting only 3300 RPM, then the motor is being lugged v...
- Tue Nov 19, 2019 5:55 pm
- Forum: Small outboards
- Topic: Minnesota Squirt Build
- Replies: 90
- Views: 43600
Re: Minnesota Squirt Build
Regarding use of a chine block, or "chine hook" (like the breast hook): If it is made and installed to the stem correctly, then it will determine the curvature of the foreword ends of the chines, just as the breast hook does for the sheers. Imagine bending the sheers into place without the breast ho...
- Sun Aug 25, 2019 9:47 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Three years on...time for some repairs & changes.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10841
Re: Three years on...time for some repairs & changes. HELP!!
Do the cracks in the bow eye radiate out from the threaded hole? Could they be seen before removal?
Did the whacking cause more damage to the bow eye, as well as the shackles?
Did it make the cracks worse?
Did the whacking cause more damage to the bow eye, as well as the shackles?
Did it make the cracks worse?
- Sat Aug 24, 2019 11:12 am
- Forum: Power Boats
- Topic: Three years on...time for some repairs & changes.
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10841
Re: Three years on...time for some repairs & changes. HELP!!
Thanks for bringing this up. I have the same situation, but didn't know there is a potential problem. Although, a little thought about pot-metal vs stainless steel might have given me a clue... I may first try pulling it out with the trailer winch....then again maybe not. At least I have all winter.