AusAnzani wrote:It would be nice to be able to find on in such condition occasionally. Unfortunately in Australia, those occurrences seem to be few and far between ..... at least for me anyway
They are about This one is original. Lived in a box all its life.
I grew up in the late 1960/1970''s in South Africa with a British Seagull on the stern of my dingy. I have many fond memories of boating and recently my son showed an interest in small antique boats and associated accessories. After buying a 1950's era boat for restoration we decided on getting a seagull.
Looked around at local boat engine places and eBay but nothing caught our eye. Noticed a Craigslist ad and made contact with the seller. Yesterday a really great looking seagull found its way home to us. In doing some further research on the serial number we came across this site and this post. Happy to say that we are the new owners of the seagull in the OP.
We are looking to clean up this engine, replace the gear oil etc. Seller did manage to start the engine which is a great start.
Follow up post. We replaced the spark plug, drained and replaced the gear oil and cleaned out the petrol tank. The tank had a 1/4 inch of hard paste from old fuel and we managed to clean it up. Removed the petrol on/off device which was also gummed up.
Put it all together, removed the prop and it started on the second pull. We let it run for about 5 minutes and it was "peeing" very nicely. The look on my sons face was priceless. I was also very stoked.
Very cool
Nice to see another one has been bitten by the bug.
Hope you have an understanding wife as you might need to smooth the way for further flock mates. (mine has her own shed so she won't feel left out)
Very tough little engines these seagulls, and in the right hands will last for decades.
Why not look for something a fair bit older for your next project. Or even a smaller gull. There are some very cute little motors about.
This one is original. Lived in a box all its life.
