Don't you love a basket case!

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fruitbat
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Don't you love a basket case!

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Hello all, new member here. I was introduced to Seagulls in my Sea Scout days in land locked Wiltshire- there was a 1950s example in the corner of the boat shed which I was fascinated by! I persuaded my Scout leader to bring it along to camp in Wales, and we clamped it to an inflatable tender and went out for a blast on the river. A huge amount of fun until something went clang and we had to row ashore. Anyway the acorn was obviously planted.

I accidentally obtained a 1947 102 recently, parly dismantled- it seems to be really clean and mostly there other than the tank. Good compression too.

Shame the tank has gone- doubtless it was in excellent original condition like the rest of the machine. So main question- is it the round section tank for this era of Seagull?

I'll carry on with the stripdown and overhaul- after all, dismantling must have been done for a reason- and will replace coil and condensor as a matter of course.
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I'm currently boatless at the moment, but that's no excuse!
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Collector Inspector
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Re: Don't you love a basket case!

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Very cool!

What is the engine number?

Please keep us informed as you go.

With pics as we just love them aye.

Regards

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Yes, its a brass round section tank for this engine.
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