Butt Ugly

[The Boat House]

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• This topic was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by The Boat House.

[jeff-register]

Wish I ran that good @ 69 years young, NOT!

[rvdriver]

I have the Goodyear version Sea Bee.

It needs coils, condenser etc.. where to buy?

Also, is there a carb kit available someplace for this? This one has been sitting and I’m sure needs an overhaul.

Thanks,

Steve

[frankr]

Ignition parts are same as Johnson/Evinrude, available everywhere.

I had the Sea King version. At the same time, I had a Johnson TN-xx. Both the same year and same horsepower. Same lower unit and propeller. On same boat. But the Gale Sea King would run circles around the Johnson.

No such thing as a carb kit. If you need a float, I use a Sierra 18-7208 (mercury) float. Grind the top dome (only) off and drill 3/32″ down through the center. Good for another.65 years.

[bobw]

Might be ugly but it sure runs good!

Bob

1937 Champion D2C Deluxe Lite Twin
1954 Johnson CD-11
1957 Evinrude Fastwin 18
1958 Johnson QD-19
1958 Johnson FD-12
1959 Johnson QD-20

“Every 20 minute job is only a broken bolt away from a 3-day project.”
"Every time you remove a broken or seized bolt an angel gets his wings."

[The Boat House]

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• This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by The Boat House.

[frankr]

The Boat House wrote:

Frank you forgot to tell him what impeller to

get an how to modify it so it fits. There is

one in Butt Ugly and it works great. I can’t

remember just what you said to get. I do

remember Ken saying its easy to do.

Takes the same impeller as the Johnson TN-xx models. Requires reaming out the center hole to fit the Gale drive shaft. Don’t remember the exact size offhand but it’s close. I created the tooling to do it on the lathe but never went into production because somebody else was already doing it at the time

[jimk]

I just did mine with that impeller and reamed it out with a dremil tool. Didnt take much and it fit!

[seakaye12]

Those really are sweet running models. The single and the twins. And; all you do is prime (flood) the carburetor by turning that big knob counter-clockwise….and it will most likely start on the first pull…..even stone cold.

[wbeaton]

Very nice. I recently bought my first Gale, a 1956 ELTO 12 hp. So smooth and quiet. Gales definitely deserve more respect.

Wayne
Upper Canada Chapter

uccaomci.com

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