'58 gale buchaneer 35hp help.

[fletcher123]

I bought a 14ft boat with this motor on it. it's a 58 gates buchaneer electric start 35 hp. sat for the last 4 yrs. I changed oil in lower unit and got it to start up to see if waterpump works etc. When you are at the back of motor on left side of lower unit where it bolts above the propeller a little oil is leaking around the bolts does this mean it needs a new gasket or some type of sealant to fix? also it seams it is not pumping any water at all. i have a large barrel with waterline a couple inches above the plate on the left that has 4 small holes in it. Do i have waterlevel high enough to test? I cannot find anywhere else that it would suck water in. Would there be a filter of some sorts to check or clean for the water pump accesible from outside of motor? I need a manuel and since this is my first boat owned I know nothing but very mechanical with regular 2 strokes of atv/motorcycles. any info would be greatly apreciated.

 

[fletcher123]

Re: '58 gale buchaneer 35hp help.

I must of not been running motor enough it's spurting water out now at idle so must of been air trapped or something. Does anybody know the correct operating of this motor ? it has low speed switch and high speed switch. seller had setting both at 1 but i thought i read somewhere here you are suppose to crank high speed up to 4 for faster speed/mph is this correct? why would they put settings like this so you can adjust for fine tuning for like trolling or something?

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: '58 gale buchaneer 35hp help.

Make the water in the barrel deeper, at least half way up the leg. Here's the baseline settings for the high speed (bottom knob) and low speed (top knob) needles. Turn both clockwise gently until they stop, don't crank them down tight. Then turn the bottom knob counterclockwise 3/4 of a turn. Turn the top knob 1 and 1/2 turns counterclockwise. Start the motor and adjust the bottom knob until it runs out well...turn clockwise to lean the mixture, counterclockwise to richen the mixture...you want to find the sweet spot where it runs best with the throttle advanced. Then idle it down and do the same with the top knob...find the best idle spot. Then tighten down the lock nuts behind each knob up by the carb. When you're adjusting the mixture make small adjustments and wait for the motor to react. You'll have to fine tune them the same way when you get it out on the water.

 

[fletcher123]

Re: '58 gale buchaneer 35hp help.

Thanks for the info tm. That would be the correct carb settings right? I'll check to see where it's at now. What I am talking about if it's not what you mean is when the motor shrouds are put together and motor is completely assembled and your looking at the motor where the choke is there is 2 turn knobs protruding through to outside motor 1 on top says slow with selection from 1-4 going clockwise and 1 knob below that says high speed with selection going from 1-4 . Tm is this the same as your talking about? If it is it doesn't make sense to me...why would they put the glorified adjustments knobs on outside motor for the carb ? every 2 stroke i have ever worked on you always have to find the little adjustments on the carb and adjust with a screwdriver. This is my first boat motor owned so bear with me some of my questions might be dumb. thanks.

 

[F_R]

Re: '58 gale buchaneer 35hp help.

Don't make it complicated. Run the motor IN GEAR --ON A BOAT!!! On the lake.

1. Set throttle to wide open position and slowlly turn the high speed knob clockwise till it starts to lose power. Then turn it back counter-clockwise till it regains power.

2. Slow down to idle speed and do the same thing with the low speed knob. When you get it too far to the right, it will sneeze and probably quit. Back it off to the left till it quits sneezing.

3. The two knobs are now set and don't need anything more other than possibly a minor tweak due to changes of the weather (winter) or altitude.

Optional: Hang onto the knob, loosen the screw in the center, and pull the knob off. Put it back on so that the half-way number is "up" and retighten the screw.

By now it should be obvious that the numbers on the knobs don't mean squat. You could have put the knob on in any position that tickles your fancy.

 

[fletcher123]

Re: '58 gale buchaneer 35hp help.

thanks fr,

I'll get it set or double check it when i get out to the water and see if the previous owner was close. thanks for all the help. Glad I found this site there is alot of info here and all you guys are very helpful.

 

[tmcalavy]

Re: '58 gale buchaneer 35hp help.

That's the ticket...FR's your uncle.