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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2016 0:03:05 GMT
Bought a '63 5HP Sea King Motor. It was down around Zero so it was a little stiff but ran.
I sure hope it serves me for what I want.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2016 14:26:34 GMT
It may not pick the bow up, but should get you there. Will be better going downstream though.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2016 4:20:15 GMT
It may not pick the bow up, but should get you there. Will be better going downstream though. Had 5 HP on the Boat before, 3 people and Camping Gear in the Boat. Had it in the river going against the current.
That was when my wife decided we didn't need a Camper.
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Post by oxankle on Feb 24, 2016 3:31:50 GMT
Seems to me that Sea King was Monkey Ward's motor. They ran well and would take a flat bottomed skiff along at a respectable rate. There was one inlet where the tide ran hard, and that slowed us down but did not stop us by any means.
Those old engines are bad about stripping the water pump rubber from the shaft, so I'd check that. What surprises me is the ready availability of parts.
Am I right about Ward's selling Sea Kings?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 25, 2016 4:19:32 GMT
Seems to me that Sea King was Monkey Ward's motor. They ran well and would take a flat bottomed skiff along at a respectable rate. There was one inlet where the tide ran hard, and that slowed us down but did not stop us by any means. Those old engines are bad about stripping the water pump rubber from the shaft, so I'd check that. What surprises me is the ready availability of parts. Am I right about Ward's selling Sea Kings? I think you are right on Wards making them. Suppose to have New Rubber Pump.
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Post by bluemingidiot on Feb 25, 2016 4:59:18 GMT
I remember in '58 when my dad bought a 5½ hp Western Auto motor. Made fishing fun. You could feel a mild breeze when it was running full throttle. Before that we had to paddle. Once got caught in a scary thundershower a good half mile from land.
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