Well, I’m off in a few mins to start ripping my Outboard to bits. .if I’m not back for tomorrow afternoon, come get me please..

Actually, I wont be doing it myself, ChrisP will be on the other end of the phone for assistance.. Thank God!!!

If all goes to plan,  tomorrow, the local trout loch will be getting a 50hp visitor..

good luck with your outboard norrie,  a take it fym is no
fixing it. i no how it feels , wee had 5weeks two wait for mine
but it was worth it. hope it works for u

is it the troot pond or a box o bits

Hiya, well, Its been stripped, and waiting for the new coat of paint to dry,. I couldnt believe the amount of salt build up, even under the gasket…

Canny do anything more tomorrow, got the grandkids over for the weekend. ..but Monday!! 

Look at the pics, see what I mean about corrosion…

The corrosion has even distorted the Grommet under the gasket..heres the grommet..

And here after cleaning, and before painting..

I hope it goes back together with no problems…

looking good cleaned up , all the best on monday,  hate to think of the bill if it had been in a shop.

Hi Ian, According to Chris, somewhere around £500 !!!! so, was worth doing it myself.. I only charged the wife £200 !!!!

Well, The BIG test was this evening, i’m actually not long back. As the “slip” is really just a steep grassy slope down to the water, I had arranged for a couple of mates to meet me, so I could get a hand if needed recovering the boat…
Anyway, was chatting with Lex, who said he held the Drumbowie water speed record on his Strikeliner with a 30hp Honda….I replied, “aye, mibbes for the next two minutes”..   while thinking, please god, let the engine at least START!!!!

It DID…!!!!!! first click of the key, absolutely briiliant, I could always sell the powerhead if it all goes wrong!!  then found I could’nt get any movement when putting it in any gear, a quick look showed the prop was more out than in the water…D’oh…nerves!! Must have been,..

So, dropped the engine, and stuck it into forward…straightened it up, and applied some welly…..and Geeezussss…I was nearly out the back door…wahay!!!! Compared to what it was before the repair.., the startup, noise ( lack of), and acceleration is Wayyyy better than before….

The boat runs perfect….faster, an quieter than ever before…so, had a few trial runs up the loch, getting it warmed up, and had to get used to using a different trim setting, as I had dropped the engine a couple of inches too

So, I’m now one very happy boat owner ...and would like to thank everyone involved in the repair of the engine…I’m still smiling as I write this blurb..

ChriP, Surrenuff, HappyDude, Davy Holt, et all ....thanks for everything chaps…

BTW, the car did a sterling job too, boat on Trailer,  4WD low box, and off up the slope..

AND, Alien One now holds the Drumbowie Water speed record..

NOW, THAT sounds like an Oscar acceptance speech..

Hiya,

I’m glad it all worked out for you norrie… at least i can now concentrate on my rebuild now :D

nowt worse than being mr popular davy,....
fitted a clutch in a fourtrak for a mate that just bought it then it went felt sorry for him, now he has got a mate that needs a clutch done on a fourtrak ....... too busy sorting ma kit fir luce bay on the 16/5 me and sean if we get any info are after them spottys.
norrie no better fealing than when it goes right building it yer self mate…... well done ..ian

Hi Ian, I’m just amazed that it worked after me doing the work, its been years since I did anything like that..

What really worried me, was spending thousands on the engine when I bought it, then knacking it up, by doing something wrong to it….

.....but, on hind sight, with Chris being on the other end of the fone, I couldnt go wrong..

I’m still smiling BTW…