Lord Gruntfuttock Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 51 minutes ago, SOHC said: Fuck is that in nz? I highly doubt it’s worth $50k as they struggle to get $150 each Taupo, was sent link from FB marketplace... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfoot Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 1 hour ago, Lord Gruntfuttock said: Taupo, was sent link from FB marketplace... So when do you pick them up? 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 Retirement plan. Buy 300 shitty old outboards nobody wants, spend ages and $$$ getting them going and sell at a loss... Tried to register on UK Seagulls forum again to show them the above hoard, have tried 3 times and never heard back, and when I try now it tells me 'that email is already registered'. Maybe they don't like the usernames I've entered, so used my last remaining email address today with user name 'Barry Womble'. That should do it... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 Was nudged into action today, bodged up some glass repairs on the dinghy. Typical cracks along the edge... I drilled a hole at the end of each crack, feathered the repair section then taped underneath and laid some glass mat and epoxy on it... Just did a few to see how things go... The other side has some bigger damaged sections. Will keep tinkering away. Messy job though, got epoxy dripping all over the show... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Flipped it over at lunchtime and peeled tape off... Sanded back to get a rough surface and laid long strips of cloth with some yellow pigmented resin along the sides. Used some red plasticine to stop resin flowing where it shouldn't. Works much beter than tape... And colour looks great... So the rails are straight (I'd clamped them for first application of glass) and should be strong AF now, will tidy up the top side (sand down and paint) and re-drill the rowlock holes. Still have some sections extending down the sides of hull to patch, will try using epoxy silica filler to make a paste that shouldn't run... On the front, the whole rail needs rebuilt similar to the sides (had bits missing). I'll patch the weak spot on the hull with a layer of cloth and yellow top coat/filler paste... And back at work with dust in my hair, bright yellow boogies and a sense of achievement... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lord Gruntfuttock Posted March 14, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2020 Up at stupid o'clock this morning, so did a bit of glassing, then thought this thing needed a name, so got out the paintbrush... Bloody hard doing script upside down... And she's damn near shipshape... Just need to sand down the rough glass, smooth the yellow gelcoat, give her a wax and install the new rowlocks for a voyage before it gets too cold for such shenanigans... 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarth Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 On 10/11/2019 at 21:08, Lord Gruntfuttock said: Might dab a bit of 'direct to rust' satin black on the bits that need it... Did some things today. Stripped the Villiers carb, not too bad inside, a few previous bodges made it tricky to get apart, but they're a simple beast... And cleaned, lubed, reassembled and ready to go... And assembled the ignition too. Didn't feed the brown wire corrrectly but didn't notice till I checked old pics. Should run under the insulation plate in the points box, but soldered now so she'll be right. There's a new Villiers condenser under there too... And araldited a new felt pad to the sprung steel arm... Looks good, hope it works... Where’d you get the coil and the condenser from? I think mines got a condenser issue as it runs good at full throttle for 1min before the power dies off. Plus keen to have newer electronics as mines all OG. Looks super tidy too! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Had to look it up. Outfit called Feked.com No idea what exchange rate is like now 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abarth Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Sweet, cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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