Had the Webbers on my boat but took them off after a few evenings due to the carbs iceing up went back to the SUs, The damp air in the evenings on a Scottish loch was too much for the Twin Webbers, Pity after all the work to make the manifold.

Gel Coat is best but a couple of coats of good wax polish can help to keep your boat in good condition.

Be very carful when heating the alloy, too much heat will change its structure of the alloy. Before using a flame try a hot air gun. It is not a good idea to use a hammer on the unit as this will compress the alloy and damage the assembly best to use a puller with steady pressure. You could try heat...

After nearly 50 years of ownership its time to sell my very special Albatross. This very rare boat was built by Albatross Marine as their 1962 London Boat Show boat. The boat was built as the sister craft to the boat presented to the Duke of Edinburgh on opening the show. This royal gift spent its l...

Four stroking on a two stroke can be caused by a few things but if the engine is mechanicaly ok it could be running too rich on the carb, this is very different from running too rich on the oil/fuel mixtrure. One of the big mistakes that people do is to think that if you give the mixture more oil th...

Trailer tyre size and load rating has to be watched. Most trailers are not designed for long motorway runs. On my Albatross built trailer we very quickly decided to upgrade the wheel size and hub/bearings as the originals were too small causing them to everheat in less than 50 miles.

As has been said before rollers cause local pressure on the hull they also require the boat to be tied down with greater force which makes the problem worse. Well designed bunks can support the hull over a much greater area and locate the boat on the trailer. The Alabatross factory trailer is a good...

Mike tells me he has bought a boat but not mine.

On the none gearbox installation which most boats were on the Sumbeam engined boats (engines faceing forward). At the back of the bellhousing there is a small oil resevoir with a dip stick which was filled with EP90 gear oil. This was to lub the thrust bearing fitted in the endplate/propshaft drive ...

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