Re: New Member
Great to hear from you guys.
I've overhauled my drive with new bearings and seals but haven't had need to overhaul the power head as yet. I basically cruise up river to the Gallipolis Oh. Dam (now named after the late Sen. Robt C Byrd) and then drift back home.
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The Scott originally ran a 16:1 ratio of 30 wt motor oil but I use the BIA TCW in her now at 32:1
and it does fine. But if I'm fishing I've been known to bring an extra tank with some 16:1 in it to get rid of the mosquitoes. LOL But whenever I do it someone is always hailing me on the 16
asking if I'm on fire.
So those who know me joke and call my boat "The Crop Duster".
I'm always on the look out for outboard junk yards. Electra in Lynbrook, NY has furnished some parts for me and I've fabricated a bunch of them on my own. Not too many vintage buff's here
but when I've been up on Lake Erie I'm amazed at how many of them I see up there.
I think my next thing to do is send my brass 10x10 prop off to Michigan Wheel and get it
re worked. It's from the good old days of sheer pins. Remember those ?
I've also got an old Neptune that runs great but won't idle worth a hoot, and this little novelty called a Cruise and Carry or something like that. I'm needing to fix up the in and out of gear
cable as I have to hold the end in one hand and use the other to engage or disengage the prop. If I could just get the Neptune to idle down it would have some potential as a trolling motor. If I tow the boat to one of the larger lakes I could use it when fly fishing.
