British Seagull Outboards (Photographs)

[headdownarseup]

strange old things indeed!
i bet these things must weigh an absolute tonne with all that weight up top?
and i thought my longshaft SD naval was heavy with a steel tank and fully built up.
i still like it though, even with its oddities!

any more pics?

jon

[Collector Inspector]

FIRE EXTINGUISHER ?

surely not

Well there you go!

Pic of other end.....................

I have original tanks.

Well Done!

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[headdownarseup]

i've got to say BRUCE, i'm really liking that flywheel.
i was thinking of doing something similar to a 102 but using a flywheel from a villiers stationary engine, or old lawnmower.
all polished up and looking lovely.
i think chilli dog did one a little while ago and that turned out ok.

jon

[Robin Anderson]

Appreciative swan admiring two Seagulls.

Robin

[Robin Anderson]

Birds awaiting the flood tide.

Robin

[pat777]

Nice photo's Robin, You obviously live in a part of the world where if you leave your gulls on the back of your boat, they're still there when you get back. I wouldn't fancy doing the same thing around my neck of the woods. Do you bring them home in the winter or are they out in all weathers?

When I clicked on the photo I was forwarded to your album on photobucket. I had a look through your album and came across the shot of the gull (the bird) on the gull (the outboard) That's got to be the money shot, I'd say you were waiting a while to get that one. I hope you're not going to disappoint me now and tell me that it is a photoshop job (superimposed). It looks like a genuine photo judging by the birds feet position on the flywheel. If you get the chance sometime, would you mind uploading it to the gallery? Keep the photos coming, nice to see gulls in different parts of the world.

Cheers Pat

[Robin Anderson]

Hi Pat, this must be the one you liked.....

or this one maybe...

I spend ages training these birds you know....., their toilet manners are however disgraceful.
The Longliner lives on the drying mooring all year - the rotating birdscare works well until it blow a good gale when it disintegrates and the boat and engine covers then get mega pooped upon. I am down at the boat every few days so in winter it means a lot of cleaning up before boating can commence.
Robin

[Collector Inspector]

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[davecarole]

hi this is our first seagull, she starts every time, i converted her to 25.1 but she did not like that, could not get her right so went back to 10.1.
we use her on the Thames and grand union canal,
since we bought her home nine sisters have decided to follow and i think more will be on their way

[Collector Inspector]

More on the way most certainly. How big is your shed and rack system?

If the old thing likes 10:1 then that is cool.

One of mine (Chook Shed 102 from years ago Amal) converted to 25:1 has been a bit of a pig in that it did not like it. Tried everything but back to 10:1 and sweet. I have it reduced to 16:1 on 10 settings...................a bit iffy at that.

Others like Minus, little 40s and my Featherweight (BING) liked the change...........................go figure aye.

"Chook" early on......the exhaust tube is Stainless, the rest chromed......

Gulls are very certain birds.

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[Robin Anderson]

That's a lovely flock Dave although I see a few cuckoos in the nest- I would cull them in case the rust jumps off em and a poor lttle Seagull gets infected . Nice 40+ you have there - I like the carrying handle on the back of the fuel tank - neat that.
Robin

[Collector Inspector]

"i think chilli dog did one a little while ago and that turned out ok."

And very well done by Chilli indeed!

Look at some of His posts....................very inspiring.

Now where did the Dog go?

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[croweater]

After repairing Lazy Gull we gave her a run and the old Century 100 got a chance to stretch her legs I gave the
motor a service first, all ok except the gearbox bushes are shot and the fin is bent.


Happens every time we stop and I tilt the motor a rainbow appears.

John

[davecarole]

i keep them in the shed i have one rack that holds three a century an sjm and a forty plus, the one in the photos has its own corner i have another sjm that hangs in front of the others a century plus that is just going back together and another forty plus the same , the other three have been stripped for spares and repairs two forties and a century.
its madness, the trouble is the misses likes them as much as me, so no one stops me

[pat777]

Hi Pat, this must be the one you liked.....

or this one maybe...

I spend ages training these birds you know....., their toilet manners are however disgraceful.
The Longliner lives on the drying mooring all year - the rotating birdscare works well until it blow a good gale when it disintegrates and the boat and engine covers then get mega pooped upon. I am down at the boat every few days so in winter it means a lot of cleaning up before boating can commence.
Robin

Thanks for posting Robin, it was the one with the seagull on the flywheel I'd seen, I hadn't seen the other one with the bird on the tank (that must be in the hidden files!). Well caught so to speak. I'll have to try and get a similar shot sometime myself. The trouble is I'm a long way from the beach so we don't get too many seagulls around these parts. I don't think it would be quite the same with a pigeon or a robin! Has anybody else managed to capture a gull on a gull?

Cheers Pat