1975 FORTY PLUS MK11

[fisher40]

hi people,just had a nice chat with john regards my recent purchase a few months back for the bargain price of £50
what do you guys think as it's the first seagull i have owned..... well the first outboard ever!

[Horsley-Anarak]

Looks good. My first Seagull is the same as that.

Just watch you don't catch the bug.

H-A

[woodbutchergraham]

It all starts with one, some sunshine the smell of semi burnt two stroke that’s when the addiction strikes. One minute you are a proud owner of a veteran 40+. Then within the blink of an eye you are a stake holder in a heritage that stretches to nearly a century (pun intended). With a couple of 102s and enough spares to create at least three or four bitsas.

Welcome to the weird and sometimes wonderful world of Seagulls.

Some polish, some rebuild and admire. Some extend the engineering to the extreme and travel the world to race them. Others just use them for what they were intended to and with care last a lifetime or two.
All the best
Graham

[Robin Anderson]

Ah you lucky Fisher40, you have captured a good one there methinks - definitely from what in my opinion is the golden era of Seagull breeding.
I recommend starting on some grandchildren if not already at work on that project because they will be able to use the Forty in forty years time, given a wipe over with an oily rag occasionally. (The engine that is, not the grandchildren.)
I must say however that the boat you have it on is really crap..... I am not even sure that it will float...
Robin

[fisher40]

already have 2 grandchildren with another on the way, i only have a 9.5ft fibreglass dinghy which i use for freshwater fishing only so it should last quite a while.
i'm already looking for another to restore once i've test run this one and made shure it's all ok..
here's to the future because they don't make them like this anymore, good old british engineering...