Stuart Turner P55 ME 8hp

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Nigel Smith

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Hi Guys 'n Gals,
I have been helping a neighbour to clear her garage and in there she has a Stuart Turner P55 ME 8hp engine with gearbox.
I know nothing about these engines so I'm placing it's fate in your hands. I would be most grateful if you would give me an idea as to if it is of any value to an enthusiast for renovation or spares or if it is best weighed in for scrap. The engine is in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.

Thank you in anticipation,
Nigel Smith.
 
Depends very much on condition, but there's one currently on ebay, reserve £250. Suggest you watch that.
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I'm not able to be more specific, but there is a strong following on the Thames. A regular exhibitor at the Thames Traditional Boat rally buys restores and sells these lumps.

The were beautifully made, if a bit idiosyncratic, and as vintage machinery - I love Seagulls - if you take care to understand their foibles, then they work.

If you are interested in finding a buyer, I suggest you do some research on the lines above
 
Nigel Smith said:
Hi Guys 'n Gals,
I have been helping a neighbour to clear her garage and in there she has a Stuart Turner P55 ME 8hp engine with gearbox.
I know nothing about these engines so I'm placing it's fate in your hands. I would be most grateful if you would give me an idea as to if it is of any value to an enthusiast for renovation or spares or if it is best weighed in for scrap. The engine is in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire.

Thank you in anticipation,
Nigel Smith.
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they make better mooring sinkers than as propulsion units :D

do you remember that "Tink-tink-tink" :eek:
 
sailorman said:
they make better mooring sinkers than as propulsion units :D

do you remember that "Tink-tink-tink" :eek:
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This IS the Classic Boat Forum.... YES. Wash your mouth out with carbolic soap . :-))
I remember a contributer who used one in the US ( an expat in the Chesapeake Bay) he swapped the magneto for a coil system and battery. Started first time every time. Quiet and effective.
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DownWest said:
This IS the Classic Boat Forum.... YES. Wash your mouth out with carbolic soap . :-))
I remember a contributer who used one in the US ( an expat in the Chesapeake Bay) he swapped the magneto for a coil system and battery. Started first time every time. Quiet and effective.
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I owned & maintained one :p
i also swapped the magneto for a coil system and battery. Started first time every time. Quiet and effective & still stopped Tink tink :rolleyes:
damn aft plug :mad:
 
Thank you all very much for your input. There is some interest from a gentleman in Guernsey but that's a long long way to come for a little old engine. The lady is keen for it to be sorted so as it's free listing on ebay this weekend it'll probably be on there from sunday.
Just out of curiosity, it has a pair of small coils fitted - are these supplied by a 6 or 12 volt battery, also what 2-stroke mix does it use?

Nigel.
 
Electric Stuart Turner

'Just out of curiosity, it has a pair of small coils fitted - are these supplied by a 6 or 12 volt battery, also what 2-stroke mix does it use?'

It sounds like it is the later type P55 (the 'E' stands for electric start) and the coils are intended for a 12V battery. Contact breakers for these will be in the housing ahead of the coils - where the magneto drive would have been on engines so originally fitted. The engine would originally have been supplied with a small panel with ignition switch starter button and ammeter with a separate dynamo cut-out and regulator box and starter solenoid.

Stuart engines use a 50:1 petrol/oil ratio.

Hope this helps,
Bill (Long term P55 owner - or should it be "sufferer?")
 
Nigel Smith said:
Just out of curiosity, it has a pair of small coils fitted - are these supplied by a 6 or 12 volt battery, also what 2-stroke mix does it use?

Nigel.
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Many years ago, I had a P55ME in a Hurley 22 and that had the twin coil ignition system. It also had twin contact breakers which, in my boat, were very awkward to get to and adjust. It also had a starter motor and all this ran off a conventional 12V battery. The engine always started easily but for many years kept seizing at anything over a fast idle until I discovered that the firm that had rebored it for me had made the tolerances far too tight. Another minor rebore and it ran beautifully.

I can't remember the fuel mix ratio I'm afraid.
 
Ooh Ta Much for that!
I'm a Ford Capri man myself and today I've just picked up a milled plate to finish a two-year supercharger project on a 2.0 pinto but I'm always keen to find out about a different type of motor and I'd never encountered one of these until t'other week. The last two-stroke twin I had was a 1977 RD200 Yamaha electric start you could pick the engine up with two fingers :-) Need an Iron-Fairy for this boat motor!

It's now on ebay, ends next wednesday night.
Once again, thanks for all the replies.
Nigel.
 
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