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John A. Campbell
Visitor
| | Posted on Monday, January 16, 2006 - 10:21 pm: | 
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This is my first posting on this site. I shall begin building a 13' 6" inboard skiff (the "Victor Slocum" by William Atkin) in April 2006. Would really like to use a top quality NEW inboard gasoline engine with transmission in this boat. Can anyone tell me if the Blaxland "Pup" or other suitable engine for this boat is still being manufactured? Many thanks!! |
Julian DuBois
Member
Username: jules
Post Number: 15
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 17, 2006 - 04:30 pm: |
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Blaxland Chapman Marine on 02 65583182 still sell recondidtioned and new engines located in Sydney. |
Bruce Findlay
New member
Username: bruce_findlay
Post Number: 1
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 09:49 pm: |
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Hi, I'm new to this forum, I have a circa 1950's clinker hull open launch powered by a Blaxland 3.5 HP single cylinder inboard engine. I rescued this boat from a boat hire business on the Central Coast of NSW. I have restored it to the best of my limited ability and have enjoyed many hours on the water with her. The engine however was badly worn when I got it and I did manage to get it going but now its needs real work. Has anyone used the Blaxland Chapman Marine contact that Julian posted back in January (o2 65583182) and where they useful? I know of another contact at Bensville NSW, has anyone used them? Cheers, Bruce. |
william palmer
New member
Username: clae
Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 04:32 am: |
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blaxlands r good if running right but i think simplex clae r better because they have a reverse gear |
Matthew Geier
New member
Username: matthew
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, December 05, 2006 - 06:08 am: |
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A Blaxland has a 'reverse gear' of sorts. Many years ago I practiced doing it with a TXRR (two cylinder). Being an two stoke, the entire engine can be made to run in reverse - there was a notch on the magneto mount to assist. I don't know if these was 'standard' or even recomended.
Reverse consisted of idling, loosening the magneto retaining screw, then shorting the magneto with the stop button (carefully :-), turning the magneto about 15 degrees until the locating pin dropped into the other notch, and then before the engine stopped rotating completely, letting go of the stop button on the magneto. If you got the timing right, the engine would fire out of sequence and start spinning in reverse. You could then re-engage the clutch and throttle up.
You certainly couldn't do this quickly, not quick enough to use reverse as a brake.
In fact I can't think of any reason to actually need to do this, that couldn't be taken care of with a push and drifting out.
But the engine will definately operate in reverse. (And the boat didn't handle very well backwards either :-)
The old catalogue I have says a forward/reverse gearbox is available as an option. |
Boyd Guard
Member
Username: boyd_guard
Post Number: 12
Registered: 06-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, December 13, 2006 - 02:16 am: |
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I have a blaxland greyhound, it has with it a g/box that is a chapman, above eng. is a 8-10hp. Also it has the mag reversing option. |
Trevor Johnson
Visitor
| | Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2007 - 06:37 am: |
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I have a CLAE gear box on the back of a 138 holden engine in a 19 ft clinker, would anyone know were I would find a manaul or details of how they work. When the engine is running it is very hard to keep out of gear. Sydney |
neil r jones
New member
Username: senojn
Post Number: 2
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 - 01:58 am: |
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Don't know where you can get any manuals but I have a CLAE Fisherman and my understanding is that the tension on the gearbox horizontal shaft can be adjusted easily.
With gears in neutral tighten the two inner brass nuts on each side (4 nuts)then tighten the outer nuts (4).
Have'nt tried it myself yet so hope it works.
I'm in Sydney also. |
Trevor Johnson
Visitor
| | Posted on Friday, November 30, 2007 - 06:54 am: |
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Neil, there is also a spring loaded pin that allows a FWD ring in the gear box to rotate/thread around and click the pin back into machined holes right round the ring. Any Ideas. Would the fwd end of the gear box have a clutch or is it tention from the brass nuts you refered to? Sutherland Shire |
neil r jones
Member
Username: senojn
Post Number: 4
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, December 01, 2007 - 04:44 am: |
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Hi Trevor,
Sorry can't answer that one.
My CLAE gearbox and motor are as one .No clutch just forward /neutral/reverse.
I believe they are very similar to Simplex boxes which are still manufactured .Simplex Motor Co Seven Hills Sydney.Ph 96246704.
You might also try reposting on this site under 'gears' as your enquiry appears under Blaxland and would escape many members notice.
Regards,Neil |
