New Power craigslist find

[delawarerick]

Bought this from the original owner said its been 30 years since he used it. I need some ignition parts and have to figure how to get to them. Best I can tell made somewhere around 1955 model 40 minus=1hp. The add said it will run 2 people in a dingy and pull 6 more with 2 people and idle lo w enough to be able to get in and out at dock running.:DRick

[BADBK]

or maybe the smithsonian would be interested in it....

[Li'l Toy]

British Seagull?--Sailboat Motor.

[delawarerick]

This model is for a dingy. It is really cool little engine and I just want to restore and make it run. Rick

[olmo40]

Does it have the 5 blade prop ?

[Jon.Bucy]

Awsome little seagull motor.

[Instigator]

British Seagul. Used to run one on a friends dinghy as a kid.
Low RPM, giant props w/no pitch = tug boat motors :thumbsup:
Rick, everything is probably under the flywheel.
Anyone remember some time back there was a guy on here from a foreign country where they raced them??? Had a pipe on his and was dead serious about it :D Was trying to figure out compression, porting and maybe nitro for the thing :eek:

[Jon.Bucy]

Yup, here in Bermuda.:eek::thumbsup:
We're not well over here 60,000 drunks clinging to a rock.:cheers:

[T-REX]

Git used to tha power fo ya nail it all at once...I no ya only have OMC's so dat mota may be more power than U kan handle, I know it'z more than U iz used too!!:eek::D

Tell ya wife I luv'r!!:thumbsup:

[Instigator]

Yup, here in Bermuda.:eek::thumbsup:
We're not well over here 60,000 drunks clinging to a rock.:cheers:

funny :p

[delawarerick]

Git used to tha power fo ya nail it all at once...I no ya only have OMC's so dat mota may be more power than U kan handle, I know it'z more than U iz used too!!:eek::D

Tell ya wife I luv'r!!:thumbsup:

I run a mariner aint that a merc and the wife says all this love and no actoon. Rick

[Jon.Bucy]

Gotta find something to do.:p
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[jeffbare]

We used to see them on sail boats and dinghys. I was todl they were build as "throw away" motors for the British government. They would use them to run into the beach and leave, no concern for finding them to reuse. Just what I heard.

[Mark75H]

Newer ones look almost as primitive as the older ones ... really hard to tell the age

[1BadAction]

Yup, here in Bermuda.:eek::thumbsup:
We're not well over here 60,000 drunks clinging to a rock.:cheers:

Sounds like a fun place. :thumbsup:

[delawarerick]

Progress today carb cleaned 30 years of dirt removed and received email from England for some new ignition parts:D10:1 oil ratio this is one of the old ones. Rick

[Li'l Toy]

1. You guys are nuts!

2. I'm moving to Bermuda!

[ber1023]

http://risr.shutterfly.com/

http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1937

most competitive boat sport in Bermuda!! some are highly modified

[delawarerick]

It's done and running uses 10:1 oil and will start on second pull gonna borrow the neighbors inflatable and run the intercoastal on my birthday. Real speed run. Rick

[Forkin' Crazy]

Is that a race or drinking competition? :D Looks like a blast! :cool:


Gotta find something to do.:p
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[89LASER]

I have one of those engines sitting in my shed for about 5 years. It ran when I put it away.

[ber1023]

they are very reliable, you could throw them over as an anchor and then pull it up, empty float bowl on carb and your ready to go!

some of the boats do 15/16 mph with 2 adults and a cooler..

[Forkin' Crazy]

they are very reliable, you could throw them over as an anchor and then pull it up, empty float bowl on carb and your ready to go!

some of the boats do 15/16 mph with 2 adults and a cooler..

Can't forget the cooler!!! :cool: