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bogstandard:
Graham,

I have in my shop a Fuji 2.5cc glo outboard that was made in the very early 70's. I bought it while I was in the Gulf, and the first time I used it on the hydroplane I built, the paint just peeled off. So I finished the job, and stripped all the paint off, and it has sat in a waxed box ever since, awaiting the time it will be repainted and used again. It must be worth something.

Bogs

GrahamC:
Indeed. Some of the IC outboards are quite collectable - Alywn, Sea Fury, (and other names I can't think of at the moment) and of course Fuji.

When I was a young pup I always wanted one of like in the photo - never had the money then and can't see myself paying the several hundred dollar collectors price they go for today. If I ever get around to getting set up to do some home casting I may just have to have a go at making my own.

cheers, Graham

SKIPRAT:
I used to have a HRO receiver many years ago and was quite amused by the disclaimer on the ebay listing " This item will not enable a weapon to shoot and is not a part for a weapon " looking back i had the odd capacitor exploding now and again with a bang i shall have to rethink about that one! By the way my other hobby is amateur radio so some of my future projects wil be bits and pieces to do with this hobby.

Cheers Paul 73 G6FOW

Bluechip:
John H

You'd have done well there, quite a lot of Duggie powered generators. Not the same as the bike engines, I think they were 250cc SV. Not sure tho. Piles of dead BSA M20? 500cc SV, all rusting away in the rain. Matchless/R Enfield, probably others I don't remember. Hundreds of new engines, incl. mags and carbs. Whole damn lot sprayed with green paint, HT leads, plugs, the lot ::) £3 each, IIRC. Do remember recon. Merlins, crated were £80. wonder what they fetch now?

I don't suppose the plumbing is still on your island, what with the price of scrap .. or what was etc. Lucky to be able to swan around the Pacific in a boat. I once had two weeks on the Norfolk Broads, not exactly 'Blue Water' cruising. Rained most of the time, so we frequented pubs most of the time. All was not lost ... :D

Graham, John BS, looking at it as you say, yes, an item is worth what someone is prepared to pay. Nicely made marine engines, I don't suppose they are still produced? As far as I know, all the makers of up-market engines went pop. Morton 5, Taplin, Channel Island, more probably, I forget. I seem to remember a 4-stroke single (KB?) about 20 yrs. ago.

Skiprat, can you confirm it had an external PSU. I am pretty sure it did? But it was 40 yrs. ago. ... Yeah ... 'not part for a weapon' ... you can tell North American history is a bit sparse :D :D .... If it went back a bit further, the word 'Trebuchet' may have occurred to the vendor ...

:lol: :lol:

Dave BC

SKIPRAT:
Hi dave
yes it did have an external power supply i think the idea was to reduce heat buildup in the set and also keep mains hum to a minimum.The other strange design feature about the HRO was there was no band switching,to change band you had to pull out the full width coil pack and replace it with another one that was fine if you had a full set of coilpacks if not you where a bit restricted where you could listen.As for the Trebuchet yes the HRO could become a weapon if you put it in the pouch and used it as a projectile! they where quite heavy bits of kit!

Cheers Paul

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