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Restoring a Gannet 4-stroke petrol engine

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Jasonb:
Thanks for the extra detail, I missed your link to the rest of the photos until just now.

Big question is did you measure it up while apart so you could make a replica :LittleDevil:

ShopShoe:
Zephyrin,

Thank You for sharing your work on this engine. I agree that it would be at home in another boat.

It certainly has that "marine" sound as it runs.

michaelr,

Thank You for the pictures. The Chris Craft look is distinctive.

ShopShoe

Zephyrin:
   I would have preferred to restore the engine with the magneto, in its original configuration, but it is not my engine, and the owner, a buddy from the live steam club, does not want to hear about an ignition other than electronic, Hence the RCEXL module !

  The positive point is that I kept the magneto; the coil (Wipac so551) is still available if it has to be changed.
 
  No I didn’t do all measurements, just a few, I measured 28mm for the bore instead of 1” as noted in the documentation.

  If I had to make I replica certainly I would amend a few points, such as adding a cooling water pathway through the cylinder head, or larger threading and metric screws, each of these bloody screws here has its own particular standard, BSF, BSEF, BA, UNF (?)...
The aluminium castings does not come from the best foundry!
The design is very classical, quite in the style of ETW, very close to the KIWI, but simplified.

michaelr:
Thanks for the comments on my Gannet powered boat, when I bought this engine I also bought the optional extra which was a Amal float chamber this allowed the fuel to stay at a constant level which I think helped with the easy starting and reliable running, I had some pictures of the engine installed in the boat but I can't find them.

Mike.

Jasonb:
I think Westbury's Apex Minor is very close to this layout.

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