Saving Old Seagulls

Oh.thought it was just the wipac with recoil.looks like I'm gonna have to have a blooming good think about what to do next then.had a bit of a submersion with the 40+ the other day getting it off the dinghy but it was tied on so never got totally lost.. Oops.im thinking if i can get the 40± more mod...

Mmm.looks like an option to bring it all up the modern age..I'm thinking about using the wipac in the 40+ now and transferring the Villiers coil to the century.there doesn't seem to be a condenser under the points on the century like the 40+ either. There's a black socket that looks like an after th...

Hi all.many thanks for the pics.my ignition is the Villiers as stated but having run the meter over it to discover it's lack of spark...its got a knackered coil.. This apears to be compounded by an attempt at fixing said spark issue by fiddling with the points and they have a short too.so looks like...

Hi all.my newly acquired seagull is a century 100 model,engine No.. LLS 29111.its had a big rudder fin made and flitted by the previous owner but that looks like the only mod at first glance (brothers reckonings) but where the ht lead plugs into the stator is a Very Loose fit.he thinks there should ...

Hi spiro,and others.. I'm not too bothered about originality but a good engine is after all a good engine and these 4 piece jigsaws are very good engines.im hoping to use it as a replacement for my old tired diesel engine. Its gonna cost me more to fix that than a full flight seagull costs and i get...

Hi all.just a few lines to say hi and introduce myself.names Jim, 57,I live in Gillingham in the Medway towns and new to boating.I've bought a 40+ for my 6ft tender/dinghy off ebay and after a few issues it's running quite nicely at a fair rate pushing well on just half throttle.it does rev higher b...