I took the time this afternoon to pull the cylinder head again and take a look...it's not pretty...nearly 100% certain this was an over heating situation.
This is a question for the wooden boat builders watching at home...being that this is a truly hybrid project I will need your help to figure some things out but I'm going to start with this one. once I have my bow cap framed in, what will be the best way to ensure a good fit for my plywood...
I have started a thread for my current project, a 1956 Arkansas Traveler Utility I am turning into a runabout. To push this tin can I have acquired a matching 1956 Evinrude Lark 30 HP, but this motor has seen better days! Until I dig into it I really will not know what I am dealing with. Now I...
I have not restored it, but here is my '56 Lark with what I can only assume is the original paint (I haven't seen any evidence that it was repainted.)
apologies for the duplicate post, server error.
Finally got the other half stripped today. Either tomorrow or later this week I will be taking a wire wheel to it and maybe a random orbital to knock down some of the uneven textures and get it cleaned up for priming.
My questions for the forum are?: when I clean the surface for priming, what...
I acquired 6 years ago and immediately went to work putting her back together. A little back story, this boat was purchased NEW by my wife's great grandfather in 1956, and I named it after his daughter (my wife's grandmother) who gave me the boat. It has been 4 years since I completed this mod...
