Fun Zone Yacht Club

After restoration, the Flying Scott is now perfect and quite frankly, I didn't have the heart to put it back in the saltwater. Given the fact that running the Scott in salt requires semi-annual restoration, and it does pollute the bay a little, and it's kind of loud and smelly, and it doesn't really like going slow... like a crazy person, I took my newly restored Flying Scott off the boat and put it on a motor stand to display as "art" it in my garage.

The Dorsett with it's new "salt-power" at the guest dock at "Billy's at the Beach" in Newport Beach, CA
Whisky Tango is sitting petty right next to a Van Dutch '55 that can be all yours for $1M.

I decided, to "responsibly" propel the Dorsett on our summer cruising I would order a 30HP Tohatsu 4-stroke. The weight of the Tohatsu was almost identical to the Scott (4-strokes are usually heavier than their 2-stroke cousins). Also, it's my understanding a 60 HP (rated at the powerhead) is about the same power as a 40 HP (rated at the prop) new motor. We had it installed on the boat by the guys at Amber Marine in Costa Mesa, CA.

I could have gone with a bigger motor but we strictly use this boat for harbor cruising and the 30 has plenty of power to get the Dorsett on a plane. I felt the 30 was a good compromise and of-course I rebranded the Tohatsu with a couple of Dorsett stickers and we were off to the beach.

The Dorsett at the guest dock at the "View" in Newport Beach, CA

The Dorsett at the guest dock at the "Woodies Warf" in Newport Beach, CA

The burgee we are running on the bow of the Dorsett is the official burgee of the FZYC (Fun Zone Yacht Club). The historic Fun Zone sits mid-peninsula in the Newport Harbor and is the home of the original Ferris Wheel and Merry-Go-Round and Bay Arcade in our little beach town.

Would you like to be a member of the FZYC? Everyone is invited, we have very low standards.

Flying Scott Restoration Complete

The chrome (finally) arrived home and it was time to put the Dorsett back together. All the chrome got reinstalled with new stainless hardware and nylon lock-nuts.

The big upgrade was installing the vintage Wilcox Crittenden Sea Flair burgee pole. This burgee pole was designed to go on a special base for the stock Wilcox Crittenden bow light on our boat. The problem with using the bow light base on a Belmont would put the burgee too close to the windshield. The compromise was to buy a second bow handle and machine a hole with tab slots so the burgee pole could be mounted upfront.

Fresh chrome. It took 3 shops and almost 8 months to get the chrome back. Nobody wanted to deal with the little parts and the pot metal. It was worth it. 

With the carbs rebuilt and the chrome reinstalled, everything went back together great and the motor was back on the Dorsett in record time. Since this was the third time I had the motor apart, during reassembly I replaced almost every bolt on the motor with new stainless hardware.

The cowl chrome side plates were replaced with a set of '59 sides. My '60 sides need to go to the chrome shop for refreshing. All the exterior bolts were replaced with stainless acorn nuts and 'new' rubber for the cowl came from my '59 donor motor that had perfect donor rubber.

Running the Scott in a bucket, I spent some time trying to adjust the idle down and get the timing just right for Harbor cruising. In Newport we have a 5 MPH max speed and the Flying Scott prefers to go fast! My only problem... now the motor is too nice to put back in saltwater!

Fresh paint, points, plugs, fuel lines and rebuilt carbs. 

Ready to roar and run for another summer of fun!

Triple Carter Carburetors Rebuild

When we took it out after the summer of 2017 we were dealing with rough idle... so I used the winter downtime to rebuild the carbs with the NOS carburetor rebuild kits I got on eBay and to replace almost every nut and bolt on the motor with stainless hardware.

Lovell Marine Products NOS rebuild kits for the Carter carbs installed on Flying Scott motors.

These are pretty basic and the rebuild is simple. The only odd part is the fuel rod spring and pin. Ideally, I need to have three custom springs wound as I haven't found anything that fits.