The Stuart Petrol Marine Engine.
Much to the dismay of a number of people, the Stuart petrol marine engine is not known as the Stuart Turner motor.
Manufactured in England at Henley-on-Thames by Stuart Turner Ltd, they were known as the Stuart Turner but correctly they were called the Stuart petrol marine engine.
For decades these tough little water cooled 2 stroke motors were the propulsion system of choice on the river and sea, both here and around the world. Economical, reliable and easy to fix were the bywords by which they were known and even now they ply their trade on the Swan river. The 8 horse power motor was the most popular version.
They have been sent to the bottom of the river, dried out, given a good once over and have fired up again willingly. They have towed other yachts under bridges and have acted as the power source to many a family holidaying over at Rottnest when the need to come home was upon them and there was no wind to speak of.
This booklet may be reproduced for another owners benefit at any time and I will reproduce at another time, some of the funnier stories about them that have been written by club members. See below!
For those who note that pages 35 and 36 are missing, I can only surmise that they were the pricing pages and have been removed by the Australian distributors?????
Many thanks to Lyle Dedman a well known H28 crewman of the 80's and 90's for his contribution of this booklet.
Much to the dismay of a number of people, the Stuart petrol marine engine is not known as the Stuart Turner motor.
Manufactured in England at Henley-on-Thames by Stuart Turner Ltd, they were known as the Stuart Turner but correctly they were called the Stuart petrol marine engine.
For decades these tough little water cooled 2 stroke motors were the propulsion system of choice on the river and sea, both here and around the world. Economical, reliable and easy to fix were the bywords by which they were known and even now they ply their trade on the Swan river. The 8 horse power motor was the most popular version.
They have been sent to the bottom of the river, dried out, given a good once over and have fired up again willingly. They have towed other yachts under bridges and have acted as the power source to many a family holidaying over at Rottnest when the need to come home was upon them and there was no wind to speak of.
This booklet may be reproduced for another owners benefit at any time and I will reproduce at another time, some of the funnier stories about them that have been written by club members. See below!
For those who note that pages 35 and 36 are missing, I can only surmise that they were the pricing pages and have been removed by the Australian distributors?????
Many thanks to Lyle Dedman a well known H28 crewman of the 80's and 90's for his contribution of this booklet.
The Stuart Marine Engine Instruction Manual for the P5 and P55
I've noticed that there has been a considerable interest in this page and I assume it's people looking for more info about the motor. I found this at the bottom of a box full of H28 paraphernalia and I very carefully separated each page from the next so that it could go up on line.
It's rather embarrassing to have to say this, but I uploaded the first two pages as separate identities rather than part of the one PDF file. So you'll have to plough through three frames rather than one. Ooops!
I've noticed that there has been a considerable interest in this page and I assume it's people looking for more info about the motor. I found this at the bottom of a box full of H28 paraphernalia and I very carefully separated each page from the next so that it could go up on line.
It's rather embarrassing to have to say this, but I uploaded the first two pages as separate identities rather than part of the one PDF file. So you'll have to plough through three frames rather than one. Ooops!
So well regarded is the Stuart petrol marine engine, that a couple of the scribes have interviewed one of them and the result has been engrossing as the little fellow told his tale.
The first interview was written for Soundings 2009 by the scribe of the day Vic Court (007)
007: Hi Stuart , you are looking a bit miserable today.
ST: So would you be, living in the bottom of a yacht bilge all your life.
007: How did you become acquainted with the H28 fleet of boats?
ST: I think Herreshoff designed his boats around me!
007: Fine, Stuey. Is it true that you have been the subject of abuse during your life?
ST: Yes, both verbal and physical, but I get my revenge. I hiss, spit, backfire and kick
back at the abusers.
007: Is it true you have an aversion to ocean sailing?
ST: Very true. Each time I sense the Fremantle Bridges ahead of me I get nervous,
sometimes I stop breathing or have an heart attack.
007: Your family numbers seem to be reducing with relatives going to their grave yards.
ST: Very sad, but organ transplants have kept a lot going. Some owners have shown
loyalty to the family and have been kind and gentle, namely Colin Youngs, John
Wright and Vic Court.
007: Vic Court! I have heard of him, he couldn't be gentle and kind to anyone.
ST: Yes he is. He is preserving two of my relatives in his shed at home.
007: As the new families join our fleet such as Diesel and Electric, I hope you will never be forgotten.
ST: Thank you 007
The next Interview was written in 2013 for the November issue as a follow up to 007's effort
With apologies to 007:
We have decided to re-interview Mr. Stuart Carina Turner, one of the few Stuarts still working around the club. He has a number of relatives namely Stuart Georgina Turner and Stuart Anna Turner with another cousin over at Claremont yacht club by the name of Stuart Greta Turner.
Stuart has been proud of his achievements over the years and the long history of the Stuart Turners with Herreshoff 28’s, though he feels a little hardly done by as 007 refuses to use him except under dire emergencies and then mutters when Stuart rightly has problems starting at the first turn of the crank.
In the interview, Stuart pointed out that his relatives at the club were still earning their keep and that it was only fair that 007 should make more use of him. “I’ve been on this boat for over 60 years and Bob Colquhoun and I used to have great fun, back in the 70’s and 80’s.” he said. “I can keep up with the diesel motors and I’ve met the new electrical fellow in the boat next door, he has his limits too, I don’t think I’d want to go offshore with him.”
Mr Turner was then asked how he felt about his skipper joining the submariner fleet, if only fleetingly, a few years ago.
“007 has never worked me too hard and when we went to the bottom, I got two new coils and the best clean out that you could imagine. A new fuel filter and a fresh tank of petrol as well.” “Look,” he said, “I’ve still got half of it left.”
The last question was put to Stuart; to ask him where he thought the H28’s were going for the next 50 years.
“So long as I’m pushing them around, they’ll be fine”, he said as he spun slowly in the bottom of the boat. “The main thing is to keep the love of wooden boats around, then I’ll always have the work”.
This last interview was written to allow Stuart to talk about what he enjoys out of life on the river.
Stuart Carina Turner has a chat to the scribe.
Scribe: It has been noticed recently Stuart, that you were rather extravagantly used last summer.
Would you care to comment?
ST: Thank you Mr. Scribe, well err, how can I begin?
Scribe: The beginning will be fine thanks, Stuart.
ST: Alright smart ass. At the beginning it is.
ST: The regular crew on board 007's boat decided that they would like to give me a chance to strut my stuff last season
and with a flush out of the fuel system and new plugs, they can get out to the start line with very few problems at all.
Scribe: Isn't this contrary to 007's previous practices?
ST: Well yes, but I've been watching Stuart Anna Turner recently and he isn't a bit fazed by continuous work. 007 was
good enough to take me through the bridges on the way down to Rockingham last summer and I didn't mind much.
Scribe: What do you attribute to the change of heart by 007?
ST: Neither of us is getting any younger and the crew look forward to getting to our
berth on time and in time, so they can have a relaxing ale.
Scribe: I am delighted that at your venerable age you are still pulling strongly; have you
noticed that on the WAH28 website you have been made a minor celebrity?
ST: Well if 007 would upgrade his browser so that we weren't still getting re runs of
"I love Lucy", I might be able to follow what's going on, but all I hear is the
gossip around the jetty, so I'm slightly disadvantaged. Stuart Georgina hasn't
been out for a while and is sulking because he knows less than I do.
Scribe: Never mind Stuart, 007 will fill you in on the details I'm sure.
ST: What's this I hear about Eun Na Mara returning to the club?
Scribe: Does the boat have any significance to you?
ST: I'll say, one of the cutest diesels I've heard and she is still running the winches
from the French yacht Anitra. Now they were classy French bits of machinery.
Scribe: Ok, Stuart Carina, I think we'll wind it up here, you are starting to overheat a little.
Thanks for your time today.
ST: Oh any time Scribe.... same time next year?
007: Hi Stuart , you are looking a bit miserable today.
ST: So would you be, living in the bottom of a yacht bilge all your life.
007: How did you become acquainted with the H28 fleet of boats?
ST: I think Herreshoff designed his boats around me!
007: Fine, Stuey. Is it true that you have been the subject of abuse during your life?
ST: Yes, both verbal and physical, but I get my revenge. I hiss, spit, backfire and kick
back at the abusers.
007: Is it true you have an aversion to ocean sailing?
ST: Very true. Each time I sense the Fremantle Bridges ahead of me I get nervous,
sometimes I stop breathing or have an heart attack.
007: Your family numbers seem to be reducing with relatives going to their grave yards.
ST: Very sad, but organ transplants have kept a lot going. Some owners have shown
loyalty to the family and have been kind and gentle, namely Colin Youngs, John
Wright and Vic Court.
007: Vic Court! I have heard of him, he couldn't be gentle and kind to anyone.
ST: Yes he is. He is preserving two of my relatives in his shed at home.
007: As the new families join our fleet such as Diesel and Electric, I hope you will never be forgotten.
ST: Thank you 007
The next Interview was written in 2013 for the November issue as a follow up to 007's effort
With apologies to 007:
We have decided to re-interview Mr. Stuart Carina Turner, one of the few Stuarts still working around the club. He has a number of relatives namely Stuart Georgina Turner and Stuart Anna Turner with another cousin over at Claremont yacht club by the name of Stuart Greta Turner.
Stuart has been proud of his achievements over the years and the long history of the Stuart Turners with Herreshoff 28’s, though he feels a little hardly done by as 007 refuses to use him except under dire emergencies and then mutters when Stuart rightly has problems starting at the first turn of the crank.
In the interview, Stuart pointed out that his relatives at the club were still earning their keep and that it was only fair that 007 should make more use of him. “I’ve been on this boat for over 60 years and Bob Colquhoun and I used to have great fun, back in the 70’s and 80’s.” he said. “I can keep up with the diesel motors and I’ve met the new electrical fellow in the boat next door, he has his limits too, I don’t think I’d want to go offshore with him.”
Mr Turner was then asked how he felt about his skipper joining the submariner fleet, if only fleetingly, a few years ago.
“007 has never worked me too hard and when we went to the bottom, I got two new coils and the best clean out that you could imagine. A new fuel filter and a fresh tank of petrol as well.” “Look,” he said, “I’ve still got half of it left.”
The last question was put to Stuart; to ask him where he thought the H28’s were going for the next 50 years.
“So long as I’m pushing them around, they’ll be fine”, he said as he spun slowly in the bottom of the boat. “The main thing is to keep the love of wooden boats around, then I’ll always have the work”.
This last interview was written to allow Stuart to talk about what he enjoys out of life on the river.
Stuart Carina Turner has a chat to the scribe.
Scribe: It has been noticed recently Stuart, that you were rather extravagantly used last summer.
Would you care to comment?
ST: Thank you Mr. Scribe, well err, how can I begin?
Scribe: The beginning will be fine thanks, Stuart.
ST: Alright smart ass. At the beginning it is.
ST: The regular crew on board 007's boat decided that they would like to give me a chance to strut my stuff last season
and with a flush out of the fuel system and new plugs, they can get out to the start line with very few problems at all.
Scribe: Isn't this contrary to 007's previous practices?
ST: Well yes, but I've been watching Stuart Anna Turner recently and he isn't a bit fazed by continuous work. 007 was
good enough to take me through the bridges on the way down to Rockingham last summer and I didn't mind much.
Scribe: What do you attribute to the change of heart by 007?
ST: Neither of us is getting any younger and the crew look forward to getting to our
berth on time and in time, so they can have a relaxing ale.
Scribe: I am delighted that at your venerable age you are still pulling strongly; have you
noticed that on the WAH28 website you have been made a minor celebrity?
ST: Well if 007 would upgrade his browser so that we weren't still getting re runs of
"I love Lucy", I might be able to follow what's going on, but all I hear is the
gossip around the jetty, so I'm slightly disadvantaged. Stuart Georgina hasn't
been out for a while and is sulking because he knows less than I do.
Scribe: Never mind Stuart, 007 will fill you in on the details I'm sure.
ST: What's this I hear about Eun Na Mara returning to the club?
Scribe: Does the boat have any significance to you?
ST: I'll say, one of the cutest diesels I've heard and she is still running the winches
from the French yacht Anitra. Now they were classy French bits of machinery.
Scribe: Ok, Stuart Carina, I think we'll wind it up here, you are starting to overheat a little.
Thanks for your time today.
ST: Oh any time Scribe.... same time next year?
From Soundings published in February 2015
From the Stuart Turner monologues.
I'm just a little motor and I try to do my best.
I'll work when you need me, please don't put me out to rest.
But I can't work for free, you know or otherwise I'll die.
Oil and petrol you remember, but maintenance is what I cry.
Points and plugs must be inspected and seals should be tested
And the cooling system checked each time I start.
If you haven't got the habit, then you're just a flamin' rabbit.
And it's nothing but black smoke that I will fart.
I'm just a little motor and I try to do my best.
I'll work when you need me, please don't put me out to rest.
But I can't work for free, you know or otherwise I'll die.
Oil and petrol you remember, but maintenance is what I cry.
Points and plugs must be inspected and seals should be tested
And the cooling system checked each time I start.
If you haven't got the habit, then you're just a flamin' rabbit.
And it's nothing but black smoke that I will fart.