Re: Timing marks 1955 Bigtwin

[Tubs]

When you set the timing on a car
you positioning the distributor to a
factory specification so the plugs
will fire at the proper time. The
ignition gets its charge from the
battery.
The timing in an outboard magneto
that your looking to achieve is wanting
the points to open exactly when the
polarity of the magnet changes as its
passing over the coil producing the
best spark. The purpose of Franks tool.
This is critical as to idle because the
slower a magneto turns the weaker
the spark.
While both these procedures are
described as timing one is totally
different from the other.

A "Boathouse Repair" is one thats done without having tools or the skills to do it properly.