Saving Old Seagulls

On fuel mixes etc. I bought a 1 Gallon plastic gas can for mixing 10:1 for my Forty Featherweight originally - of course, since Seagulls like to Flock together and I now own 5 of them I have all different kinds of fuel mixes I have found optimal for each. I bought a graduated cylinder and now just k...

once had a forty featherweight bought brand new and the flow would stop on tickover. The same is true on my second hand forty plus. All of my Flock do this except for my Forty Plus....when I come into dock I either turn it down to idle in which case I just let it idle for a 30 seconds or so 'dry' ....

Erik - Sticky means the news post will stay at the top of the list instead of being pushed down by newer topics so that it will remain visible. It is used for announcements and topics that need to be visible for a certain period of time, such as an item for sale!

The bracket can be fixed with a low temp or regular Al weld, but you have to take the crankcase apart to do this. I posted a weld report on HTS sometime back if you search on this. To use HTS on the crankcase, you will need oxy acetylene to get the metal hot enough since it is fairly thick. A used l...

I looked at the ebay one and realised I could just use one of my Spare seagull tanks in the same manner so did not bid - A dollar saved is 1/2 a pound earned as we say in the States.

Erik - Your English is much better than my Danish, for certain!!

Just as an FYI serial number Model # FPL 416E9 sold today on ebay for $150 - plus another $50 or so to ship, if you were from out of town. Advertised as has not been run in many years....and handle was broken (but easily fixed) - looking at the picture I wonder if the buyer realises the handle is pa...

I followed the Seagull activity on ebay this winter, waiting for the river to melt, and pricing was all over the place. A nice fresh water FPL "running and used last season" went for 108 USD....a 'Seized Forty, parts may be missing' in completely corroded state went for 155 USD.... Go figu...

Albert - a little steam coming out of the water port isnt abnormal inmy experience, especially at low revs - can you be more specific about the overheating please?

Also engine serial number and type is useful for diagnosis

Since John's away Ill step up the plate ...

if you email me your model Ill pull up the diagram from my book and email it to you if you are still stuck..

Catigale (at) nycap (dot) rr (dot) com is best email

CatiGull

I sure wish I lived in the UK...here is a 'classic ebay' Seagull description


This seagull is in very good condition except it is seized


Ive done okay with my flock but always gone and inspected the motor live (Im lucky since I travel for a living all around the States)

IVe used my rubbish bin (aka 'trash can' on this side of the pond and have discovered another use - after Ive run all 5 members of my flock for an hour or two, I pour the water (plus other components) into the drain and notice the mosquitoes disappear for two weeks... Im sure its the noise from the ...