Could be wrong oil petrol mix , or could have old stale petrol
good run should clear it
Classic Speed Boat Restoration with a Teak Deck
-
- Posts: 31
- Joined: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:54 pm
- CMBA Member: 0
- Location: Portchester, Fareham
Re: Classic Speed Boat Restoration with a Teak Deck
Hi,Howstar wrote:Could be wrong oil petrol mix , or could have old stale petrol
good run should clear it
It was brand new fuel with a 50:1 mix, which is what Evinrude suggest for this age outboard. All it needs its the idle screw slightly adjusted, so it idles with a few more revs which should sort it!
- Rapier
- Site Admin
- Posts: 13939
- Joined: Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:16 pm
- CMBA Member: 569
- Location: West Glos
Re: Classic Speed Boat Restoration with a Teak Deck
These always need a carb service kit after so many years. Packing washers rot, rubbish accumulates under the core plugs, the floats (if cork) get porous and the float needle (is rubber) and wears. Also is inevitable that the slow/fast needles have been screwed so hard in that the seats are squared off, affecting running. The manual shows what the needles should look like but if they are anything but regular and pointy you'll know there's a problem.
Fasten bra straps and remove dentures...
-
- Posts: 31
- Joined: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:54 pm
- CMBA Member: 0
- Location: Portchester, Fareham
- Rapier
- Site Admin
- Posts: 13939
- Joined: Thu Feb 05, 2009 5:16 pm
- CMBA Member: 569
- Location: West Glos
Re: Classic Speed Boat Restoration with a Teak Deck
Well done!
Fasten bra straps and remove dentures...
- Alacrity
- Site Admin
- Posts: 2193
- Joined: Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:07 pm
- CMBA Member: 641
- Location: Eastbourne, South East England
- Contact:
Re: Classic Speed Boat Restoration with a Teak Deck
Bet that cost you a few bob in beer & nibbles!
Mercs are like women, no 2 are exactly alike. That's what testing is about. In general it is safer to test motors and props than women!
- Tremlett 15
- Posts: 659
- Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:24 pm
- CMBA Member: 73
- Location: Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Re: Classic Speed Boat Restoration with a Teak Deck
remember doing that a few times with T14 & T15.....
great post & pics......keep them coming.....
great post & pics......keep them coming.....
-
- Posts: 31
- Joined: Tue Sep 20, 2011 7:54 pm
- CMBA Member: 0
- Location: Portchester, Fareham
Re: Classic Speed Boat Restoration with a Teak Deck
Thanks for all your comments!
We've now mounted the engine controls onto the side panel, and fitted both side panels into the boat! All the white poppers you can see will be replaced with red.
The dash is now in as well. We're going to inlay a piece of teak into the dash which will cover up all the screws, and the hole you can see is for the switch panel. A grab handles going on the right hand side of the dash as well.
All thats left to do now is the rear seat back board and the side padding to run along above each side pocket, and then some wiring!
All deck fittings are on now - original lights with LED bulbs, and horn
We've had a slight problem with the engine controls, the gear (black handle) fouls the vinyl pad around the dash! Design error!!! So we're going to pick back the vinyl and cut out the foam and the re-vinyl, leaving and arc where the handle used to foul. We're also going to get a bound loose lay carpet to fit to the floor of the same carpet material that used used to carpet the side pockets.
We've now mounted the engine controls onto the side panel, and fitted both side panels into the boat! All the white poppers you can see will be replaced with red.
The dash is now in as well. We're going to inlay a piece of teak into the dash which will cover up all the screws, and the hole you can see is for the switch panel. A grab handles going on the right hand side of the dash as well.
All thats left to do now is the rear seat back board and the side padding to run along above each side pocket, and then some wiring!
All deck fittings are on now - original lights with LED bulbs, and horn
We've had a slight problem with the engine controls, the gear (black handle) fouls the vinyl pad around the dash! Design error!!! So we're going to pick back the vinyl and cut out the foam and the re-vinyl, leaving and arc where the handle used to foul. We're also going to get a bound loose lay carpet to fit to the floor of the same carpet material that used used to carpet the side pockets.
- Tremlett 15
- Posts: 659
- Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:24 pm
- CMBA Member: 73
- Location: Bangor, Co Down, Northern Ireland
Re: Classic Speed Boat Restoration with a Teak Deck
She is an eye catcher alright supper job.
SEAN-NÓS http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd6vkPjEy4U
Crackerbox build http://player.vimeo.com/video/87412648
The launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfNjkhMRt40
Crackerbox build http://player.vimeo.com/video/87412648
The launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfNjkhMRt40