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by snark
Thu January 4th, 2007, 5:18 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Is this WD worth restoring ?
Replies: 3
Views: 14662

Brush in 2 or 3 coats of epoxy then fill with epoxy resin and filler. Should do the job! You could of course cut a 1/2 inch by 1/4 inch hardwood strip and hammer that in with epoxy, that works too! Bet she will float OK next season! And presumably I do something similar with the softish wood under ...
by snark
Thu January 4th, 2007, 5:09 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Water in crank case !
Replies: 4
Views: 17107

John its a 2 stroke motor, they run a dry sump and are lubricated by oil mixed in with the petrol, you know just like one of your oil slick :lol: (oops sorry I mean seagull) outboard motors, the only oily type oil is possibly in the gearbox, but other than that I quite agree with the WD40 treatment...
by snark
Tue January 2nd, 2007, 10:06 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Is this WD worth restoring ?
Replies: 3
Views: 14662

Is this WD worth restoring ?

My wild duck is on a trailer, under a tarpaullin. I have noticed tiny amounts of water leaking from the hull where the plywood hull meets the keel. (This water is as a result of an engine cooling problem - see my other post.) I have noticed that the timber at the top of the keel (viewed from within ...
by snark
Tue January 2nd, 2007, 9:59 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Water in crank case !
Replies: 4
Views: 17107

Water in crank case !

Oh dear, I have done something very stupid. I got my Wild Duck's two stroke Excelsior engine running fine, but then I stupidly allowed water to flood the crankcase :-( With the plugs removed, cranking the engine causes horrible creamy water/oil mixture to come out of the plug holes. Of course it now...
by snark
Sun December 24th, 2006, 6:54 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Excelsior engine in a WD
Replies: 3
Views: 14401

If you are having that much trouble turning it over I would suspect it has oil in the crankcase. That will give exactly the symptoms you have. Old Stuart Turners had crank case drain plugs on the lower crak to drain them, I wonder if this motor has? The two strokes that I am familiar with have no o...
by snark
Sat December 23rd, 2006, 8:45 pm
Forum: HELP ?
Topic: Excelsior engine in a WD
Replies: 3
Views: 14401

Excelsior engine in a WD

Please, I have been given an unfinished Wild Duck to restore. She has no sail or rigging and needs painting But my first challenge is the engine. It's an Excelsior 3 cylinder, two stroke and it has been laid up for a _VERY_ long time. Any suggestions as to where I can get help ? I have taken out the...