Saving Old Seagulls

Hello Les, the impeller is in fact a rotor. the rotor works by simple centrifugal force, like a washing machine pump. Try removing the split pin and washer, then the drive spring from the prop. If the prop slides of well and good take it off, if reluctant to slide off, just let it free wheel and try...

Hello Folks I will be shutting down for a week, off on a Narrow boat holiday! Gone to 'wind down', as they say!! Really I'm Seagull Spotting!

Away as of Tuesday 28th, back a week later....

Look after the site for me!

Regards to all
John
SOS

Hello folks, I have been sent some 1950's adverts, from various sailing magazines of the day. Courtesy of andrew Dawson. There are not only Seagull adverts, but also Atco, Britannia, and Anzani, just for info. The Atco one came with an article that I have retyped for all to read, 1949 that one, good...

Yes this is an unused Forty Plus Longshaft. It has been varnished from new, I have not attempted to respray or paint it. It has the origional 8 Com plug and the old Bakalite cap and lead with suppressor. This could be a collectors motor, I have not even put fuel in the tank! It has a spark and is f...

Silver Century Plus, standard shaft.

Just out of the workshop after complete strip down and rebuild. Runs nicely, 25:1 mix. for more details see the For Sale page of the SOS main site.

£235.00 warrantied.

John
SOS

Hello Richard, age old problem... but easily fixed. If my boiling the tap plunger trick does not work, then you simply need one of my fuel tap repair kits! They are £4.50 plus £0.75p P&P. Either mail me or phone me for more. Sadly Seagull never went down the 'O' ring route, but then if they ha...

Hello Colin, start of with lots of penetrating oil, for maybe a week! Then arm yourself with a small gas blowlamp and an impact screw driver! Heat up the Screw for five minutes, loads of smoke from the WD 40 of course, don't try squirting more on when the lamp is lit, it will make a flame thrower! T...