Saving Old Seagulls

I prefer finned barrels though, they look more “Marston”

Finless OA

Interesting fact about Hadrians wall Charles but somehow sometimes you remind me of an old schoolmaster.....

Hi Charles, yes back home, after France decided to close its boarders, it was either ride it out in the alps or take the last boat back to Jersey.... can you believe it... I chose Jersey, we got back Sunday, I guess that’s the end of our adventure, Bugger really as the kids don’t have to be back at ...

Poirot, Season 8 Episode1
The film is based in 1935 so this must be the earliest 40+ in existence.... I need to get out more, I’m ashamed to even notice this... Damn this self isolation

As I’ve been away I’m stuck with this self isolation so into the workshop, I’ve managed to find some period Marston parts, I’m lucky to have had a spare ignition and flywheel of roughly the right year, JM 1984 number stamped on the flywheel and baseplate, I’ve put an early straight out of the back e...

Hi All, trolling through eBay as one does I spotted this motor, although the sellers photos were not clear I saw that the crank cases were stamped DOP, a pre war seagull with a Marston origin, they were usually a reincarnation of the Marston OP but apparently modified by British Seagull to a spring ...

One of the several types of wartime side mounts and mounting stub

What a great position to be in Bruce, well done and have fun, your time belongs to you now

Anyone ever tuned one???

An interesting 3D printed thrust block, pretty cool, amazing what you can find on eBay

A bit of 8:1 fuel and away she went

https://youtu.be/WUziuNWHXWs

Merry Christmas to you all
God Bless

After seeing that YouTube clip of your rather speedy motor I fear I may need two motors on the back....

But in reality I would love to do something like that, I’ll be off the island for a chunk of next year, still keen though and it would be great to meet a few of you.

Anyone else keen?

Yes it’s a bugger, two different ferrules, two different nuts, I used to make then in batches but time seems scares at the moment.