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  • April 4, 2019 at 5:17 pm #172617
    Tubs
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      A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

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      April 4, 2019 at 11:20 pm #172643
      hollerdog17
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        Thanks! Answered my question so I should be good to go. BTW, what do you use (for a fuel line) connecting fuel tank to carb? Mine has a mangled copper line that I want to replace. Possibly a flex tube (reinforced fuel line) arrangement with pressed on fittings that screw into the carb & tank fittings. Your solution…?

        April 5, 2019 at 5:19 am #172658
        lyks2tinkr
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          The original fuel line was copper.
          Your motor looks like a nice example of an early Elto Cub. Using a reinforced fuel line would look very out of place IMHO.

          Just as a note, if you ever pop the flywheel off be careful with the spark plug wire. The attachment point on the coil is a known week spot and many if not most Cub coils are open because of this.

          Does the motor have spark?

          April 5, 2019 at 10:46 am #172674
          Tubs
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            A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

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            April 5, 2019 at 2:05 pm #172687
            hollerdog17
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              Good advice, again! Removing and replacing it with something more functional is where I’ll go. You have any tanks so modified to share a picture of?
              Of note, the motor will be shipped from SoCAL to No. WI next summer for use on a canoe. Probably the first time on the water in decades!

              April 6, 2019 at 1:38 am #172700
              Tubs
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                A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

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                April 6, 2019 at 9:01 am #172714
                eviltwin
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                  What would it weigh approximately? Might be too big/heavy for a canoe. Be great on a rowboat.

                  April 6, 2019 at 9:19 am #172717
                  lyks2tinkr
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                    An Elto Cub is extremely light weight . Lot of them were used on canoes. At 1/2 hp it will move you but if there is a stiff breeze you may go backwards 🙂

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                    April 6, 2019 at 12:18 pm #172731
                    Tubs
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                      Cub-ad

                      A "Boathouse Repair" is one that done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.

                      April 6, 2019 at 5:59 pm #172748
                      eviltwin
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                        lyks2tinkr wrote:

                        An Elto Cub is extremely light weight . Lot of them were used on canoes. At 1/2 hp it will move you but if there is a stiff breeze you may go backwards 🙂

                        Ah, my bad, the OP was talking about a Senior Speedster, I confused him with you and your Cub. That will fit great, as you say, and they are a sharp looking little motor. To overcome the wind, Tubs could run two or three of them at a time. 🙂

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