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  • 09 Feb 2014 02:25
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    Reply # 1494074 on 644008
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    Oh Lord why hast thou lumbered me with dodgy motors?
    Got the outboard mostly apart but it's been messed with in the past. The stubborn stud turned out to be a length of stainless steel threaded rod and immovable. The drive shaft is also rusted into the powerhead...so I need another outboard.:(
  • 16 Jan 2014 22:09
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    Reply # 1476608 on 644008
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    Thank you Peter.
    Gary the long awaited voyage into real water is delayed for a bit longer.
     I have a local small engine repair place willing to have a go at getting the lower leg off and replacing the broken bolt. Also I'm still waiting on the kitty to fill sufficiently to buy the flares and EPIRB I have to have on board before I can venture forth. Patience is supposed to be a virtue but for me it seems to be a way of life.:)
  • 16 Jan 2014 12:03
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    Reply # 1476133 on 644008
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    My old Johnson ran despite itself. Super reliable it was. Hope you get it sorted. Don't you have a voyage other side of that bar soon?
    Last modified: 16 Jan 2014 22:24 | Deleted user
  • 16 Jan 2014 09:26
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    Reply # 1476077 on 644008
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    Jonathan

    I've been thinking about this over the last few months.  I picked up the outboard that I'd kindly been given.  I thought I'd give it a quick run in a barrel just to check all was well and I've had a devil of a job to get it running smoothly!!

    Time and tide wait for no man, so I've shelved the o/b well until next winter.... if at all!

    Peter
  • 15 Jan 2014 18:17
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    Reply # 1475667 on 644008
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    So, Peter, the moral of the story is:  keep Mariposa engineless !!  Jonathan
  • 15 Jan 2014 11:22
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    Reply # 1475339 on 644008
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    Gary

    Sorry to hear about more mechanical woes!

    I've just caught up with the forum... and just watched your video.  Fantastic!!  Well done and what a great way to capture the early life of Redwing.

    Peter
  • 14 Jan 2014 11:26
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    Reply # 1474468 on 644008
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    Sailing and any thought of sailing has ground to a halt. it seems I have exchanged inboard engine woes for outboard motor woes.
    I brought my outboard home to replace the impeller. Well there are two bolts and one stud holding the lower outboard leg in place and with the correct spanners I proceeded to remove them. First the nut and washer on the forward stud, no worries. Then the bolt on the right hand side and once again no worries. The bolt on the left hand side was a bit stiff but seemed to be turning but then the head sheered off!
    Well, that's a pain but it's fixable...sadly the motor was not done with me yet. I managed to crack the join at the aft end of the leg but no amount of anything I could think of would induce the stud to move.
    So it's bite bullet and take it to a mechanic...that's next week.
    The good news is I can start on my new outboard bracket tomorrow.:)
  • 30 Dec 2013 05:03
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    Reply # 1464887 on 644008
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    Thanks Brian, I'll read it.
  • 29 Dec 2013 21:42
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    Gary Pick wrote:Thank you Roy. I don't seem to have mastered posting links here yet.
    Gary, inserting links in posts is covered on our Help page. Currently the fifth item on that page.
  • 28 Dec 2013 13:32
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    Reply # 1464282 on 1464238
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    Gary Pick wrote:
    Gary King wrote:It is a nice vid and nostalgic too, shows how nice the countryside is, where you live too.

    It's the growing season here now, building up to the Wet season. Everything is not just green, it's GREEN and it's what drew me away from Western Australia all those years ago.
    I'm a city kid, never noticed the bush going dry in summers over here.. :)
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