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fred
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 02:11 am: | 
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I'm not new to old hit/miss engines but am new to
marine engines. I have a chance to buy a 8 HP
Hicks and would like some/any information on them and
possibly some literature sources. Thank you very much. Fred Schultz |
andrew
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 09:01 am: |
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Fred,
I don't know of much in the way of specific literature on the Hick's engines. Collectors may have Hicks catalogs that they will copy for you.
The Hicks is a very interesting and desirable four cycle open base marine engine. If it is in reasonable condition and a reasonable price, you should try to get it.
We have various Hicks info and pictures on a page on this site. You can also use the "keyword search" link on the left and search the word Hicks.
Hicks is also covered in some of Stan Grayson's Books.
Regards,
Andrew |
fred
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 09:52 am: |
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Good Morning Andrew,
Thank you very much for your information. I will
follow up on your suggestions.
Fred in Michigan |
andrew
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 08, 2003 - 10:11 am: |
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Fred,
Also the San Francisco Maritime Museum is a possible resource. The have a good library and have an assortment of marine engine literature.
They have a couple of Hicks engines. |
fred
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 05:45 pm: |
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Andrew,
Back in Nov a thread by captbill indicated that
you have information by Mark Stretch concerning
rust and salt corrosion. How might I go about
getting a copy of it? I'm still waiting for
pictures of the Hicks. Thank you very much.
Fred |
andrew
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 06:29 pm: |
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Fred,
Here is the link to Mark's articles: click here. It is also linked from our technical page.
I'm not sure what you mean by "I'm still waiting for pictures of the Hicks".... do you mean that you are waiting for pictures of the one you are hoping to buy, or are you waiting for something from me?
Regards,
Andrew |
fred
| | Posted on Saturday, January 11, 2003 - 11:01 pm: |
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Hi Andrew,
Thanks again for the information. I just copied
it. I am waiting for pictures of the one I'm
interested in. Hopefully, they will be here soon.
Be in touch. Thanks.
Fred |
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