12/18/2023 0 Comments Aug16 thurs 230 1250 tower2 10th![]() Despite its enduring reputation as a place of torture and death, popularised by 16th-century religious propagandists and 19th-century writers, only seven people were executed within the Tower before the world wars of the 20th century. ![]() This use has led to the phrase " sent to the Tower". The zenith of the castle's use as a prison was the 16th and 17th centuries, when many figures who had fallen into disgrace, such as Elizabeth I before she became queen, Sir Walter Raleigh, and Elizabeth Throckmorton, were held within its walls. Under the Tudors, the Tower became used less as a royal residence, and despite attempts to refortify and repair the castle, its defences lagged behind developments to deal with artillery. In the late 15th century, the Princes in the Tower were housed at the castle when they mysteriously disappeared, presumed murdered. This was a powerful and trusted position in the medieval period. In the absence of the monarch, the Constable of the Tower is in charge of the castle. From the early 14th century until the reign of Charles II in the 17th century, a procession would be led from the Tower to Westminster Abbey on the coronation of a monarch. The Tower has served variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of the Royal Mint, a public record office, and the home of the Crown Jewels of England. It was besieged several times, and controlling it has been important to controlling the country. The Tower of London has played a prominent role in English history. The general layout established by the late 13th century remains despite later activity on the site. There were several phases of expansion, mainly under kings Richard I, Henry III, and Edward I in the 12th and 13th centuries. As a whole, the Tower is a complex of several buildings set within two concentric rings of defensive walls and a moat. A grand palace early in its history, it served as a royal residence. The castle was also used as a prison from 1100 ( Ranulf Flambard) until 1952 ( Kray twins), although that was not its primary purpose. The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the Conqueror in 1078 and was a resented symbol of oppression, inflicted upon London by the new Norman ruling class. It was founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separated from the eastern edge of the square mile of the City of London by the open space known as Tower Hill. but, that is not to say you could not get by with cable/pulley.The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. Personally I think you should go with a push-pull with 125 h.p. The race outboards have the cable connections in line with the pivot point to minimize the length change needed due to trimming they have very high spring tensions, not possible with the coat hanger spring tensioners from years ago. The race setups that I have seen/have are very high tension on the cables, some inboards are done with turn buckles and are tight like guitar strings no springs at all. Torque steer can be strong and tilting changes the geometry that may tighten or slacken the cables against the wimpy spring tensioners common on these systems.ĭO NOT CONFUSE the cable systems on high HP race or high HP perf applications from your garden variety outboard set up. So be careful setting it up.Īs far as cable steering goes, depending on prop and how much trim/tilt you are going to use the cables may be trouble. ![]() 1250 is the only model/year with that linkage to the distributor along with a factory tension spring on the side. Motor is looking good! A curious thing about the 1250's is the WOT timing actually get's slightly retarded if you are not careful how it is set up. 20 yrs ago got a powerhead in Poughkeepsie, & a lower in Finger Lakes region. Maybe a pick up score tomorrow in my state, Barn Find very early Merc Mk 25 Red, E-mail pic recently. Not to stir a old pot, BUT if Frank / Brian still have the Custom Craft Manta Ray project hull ,This would make a SWEET show / club package. Some other speedster will come along for ya. The boat should always have interest to local fisherman / teenagers on cheaper budjet. "Chinewalker" up in the 1000 island area, believe had a comment on the older Mercs that Daily use of a heavy brass prop adds vibration to the lower bearing / seals.? May just use for special occasions. Just some thing the prior owner got from a seller. I would say the 23 " props were too much pitch for a tri hull boat. ![]() Good technical post a few weeks back about the bleed down check valves. Frank A, & Brian L have some of these 6 cyl & can advise. ![]() Merc's always money in the bank going forward. ![]()
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