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- Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Engine Room
- Topic: Classic z drive ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11768
Re: Classic z drive ?
Just another thought, the was an odd drive unit that was put into a few Fairy Cinderella's, that went through the bottom of the boat, I know nothing about those, but there are others on this site who do, that could account for its 360 degree rotation.
- Thu Aug 25, 2016 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Engine Room
- Topic: Classic z drive ?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11768
Re: Classic z drive ?
May be an old "Ocean" drive unit, there was an Engish company in the late 60s early 70s called Ocean outboards that made a little outboard that was a lawn mower engine bolted to a outboard leg, they also made a a "Z" drive leg that could be bolted to an old car engine, luckily , I have never seen on...
- Wed Aug 10, 2016 7:46 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: Spot the CMBA boats in Cardiff Bay Year?
- Replies: 2
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Re: Spot the CMBA boats in Cardiff Bay Year?
It can only be 2014 then floater, I bought the "Dagenham Hilton " to tow the donzi, thats a 14 plate.
- Tue Jul 12, 2016 8:42 am
- Forum: The Engine Room
- Topic: Penta Archimedes 250 (another)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3806
Re: Penta Archimedes 250 (another)
If it has two green wires, the charge at the socket is AC, you will need a rectifier to convert to DC to charge a battery , the output is very low , and will only start to charge above around 2000rpm once rectified and it won't be 60w at that speed, it will need to be revving around 5000rpm to give ...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 5:03 pm
- Forum: The Engine Room
- Topic: Does this prop look right to you?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5770
Re: Does this prop look right to you?
Am I missing something ?..... that doesn't look like cupping......it looks like a damaged leading edge....
- Wed May 04, 2016 7:08 pm
- Forum: Personal Sales/Wants
- Topic: Wanted Short Shaft outboard Motor
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4929
Re: Wanted Short Shaft outboard Motor
You wont get a 4 stroke over 50hp as a short shaft, you will be lucky to find many short shafts over 50 hp, they are about but not very common.
- Thu Mar 17, 2016 10:02 am
- Forum: The Engine Room
- Topic: 50hp Mercury - throttle setting
- Replies: 11
- Views: 17884
Re: 50hp Mercury - throttle setting
You need a time difference between the gear cable moving and throttle cable starting to move, if it didn't, it would damage the gear box, also the boat would be very difficult to drive when maneuvering .
- Tue Feb 16, 2016 1:21 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: 1000th forum member
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4024
Re: 1000th forum member
Would be nice if maybe a few more of them became full CMBA members...... they can join on line.... only £30........go on... treat your self... you won't regret it,,!!
- Thu Feb 04, 2016 7:39 pm
- Forum: Official CMBA Events
- Topic: 1st event of 2016 - Haynes Museum Dry Rally
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8783
Re: 1st event of 2016 - Haynes Museum Dry Rally
I'm coming, not sure about a boat at the moment....... there's one of my old cars in there..........it was new when i bought it.......now its in a museum........does this mean I'm getting old....???
- Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:40 pm
- Forum: Restoration Projects
- Topic: Plywood speedboat, but what is it?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6127
Re: Plywood speedboat, but what is it?
Not a Sabre, not enough beam.