It can be done using a rod - but it is tricky. Your 100E may be like mine and have on the starboard rear of the engine a stud with an extended end (like a slightly tapered pin about 3/4 inch long). If you loosen it off and take it off, turn it around and use the pin to find TDC. It seems to be a bit...

I have a similar arrangement on some equipment and used a self-adhesive (heat activated) rubber channel - much like these sections - http://www.sealsdirect.co.uk/shopping.a ... rtmentId=3. Best of luck.

I've asked before with no success - so here goes again! My Albatross MK III came with a variety of needles (and many other bits, mostly knacked!). It starts and runs but not much more. Could someone tell me what the original needle is supposed to be? To forstall all the usual comments - the carb is ...

There are 'sloshing' products available, quite a number of light aircraft use them to seal the structure -- which then becomes then tank. This is a link to one type http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/appages/bunan.php. An Amercian outfit called Randolph also make similar products #802 or #912 fro...

Inspite of my having 'far too many' boats, I have agreement in principle to buy a Pearly Miss! So if you have one in good condition - preferably with a period engine and are considering selling it then please drop me a message. Being located in the far north I'm reconcilled to having to travel so lo...

My MkIII, with a 100E has a cover over the starter on the passenger side - it protrudes about 45 to 60mm and does give a bit of a hard point in the seat back!

I have to say I'm stumped as well! The reversing bucket has the look of a pp jet (was Vosper and now is Naiad). But they have round exits not square. You might try West End Marine in Yorkshire - I've never sen one of their units..... so you never know. Alternatively I have a couple of PP units sitti...

The 1660 Ford - the crossflow is usually given as around 260lb. The pre-crossflow is probably a little bit lighter but I would not have thought by much 20lbs? Either way this would be a reasonable place to start.

In Eire I cannot remember people taking the seats out. Having said that I do remember that the internals were easily damaged. We had one in the back garden for a while (my father was storing it for someone) and that had the seat support moulding (which hangs from the topside) torn with the seat actu...

It is a Microplas. There used to be quite a few of them in Eire in the late 50's early 60's. Believe it or not they raced on the Liffey once a year! The big centre for water skiiing and generally messing around at that time was Broad Meadows to the north of the city My father used to race against th...