Saving Old Seagulls

Nice restoration Oyster, and another great pick up for you B

Dare I say it sounds a bit like a Mercury

Thank you Hugz, That makes a lot of sense.

Spent a potion of yesterday and today cleaning the Century LLS. Finding a few unexpected problems along the way, but am still reasonably happy with the way its coming up. Pics in no particular order; http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z14/HH565L/Seagull/IMG_1674_zps8baf3963.jpg Ignition plate sits v...

Collector Inspector wrote:I think and feel in my bones that this may work out very well.

So far very easy to live with.

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Looking great B.

Mate, how did you get that old white paint off the leg so quick?

No decals Keith, but I suspect it's a late model Archimedes based on information found here http://www.lagerholm.com/SOM/electrolux.html , refer Archimedes AB 20, AB 25, AB 40, AB 50 brochure cover. Cast aluminium tank and cowlings finished in a bright blue with black accents. The trunk, leg, prop a...

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hi AUSANZANI good motor to start with the LLS. nice to hear that you want to retain original parts (thats my thing as well but can prove difficult sometimes) from what i can see of the photos it looks pretty much there anyway albeit needing a resto on the tank. prop spring "r clip" is an ...

Stelios_Rjk wrote:Έχει πλάκα να διαβάζω Ελληνικά εδώ!



Well it's obvious you wanted to tell something about the weird prop clip what could it be?

What would life be without a little bit of fun Stelios?

Very nice!

Congrats on the purchase.

Collector Inspector wrote:Διατήρηση της βίδας κλιπ έλικα είναι καλό

B

Thank you B, I'm sure Zorba would be proud.

However I wonder if you meant to say κατάσταση του κλιπ βίδας προπέλα είναι καλό

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Ευχαριστώ Στέλιο I could not have done that without my friend Google. Have no problem speaking Greek, a little bit broken these days, but reading and writing, well that's another story. As you (and others here) are experts on all things Seagull, please let me know if you spot anything out of the ord...

A quick squirt with degreaser and a a pressure wash has removed years (decades) of crud to reveal a much healthier motor than originally anticipated. Yes there are few things that need fixing, but as it already runs nicely, this resto will be more about repairing or replacing any damaged parts, gene...

Yes Bruce, you did warn me

Picked up my first Seagull last night. Serial number LLS 22400 makes it an early '61 Century 100, thanks to the useful model ID information on this site. Starts on the first pull of the chord and runs fine, in fact it purrs like a kitten. It leaks like a siv (fiber washers and hoses need attention),...