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The buttons on the above and below, in the text, will take you direct to a number of marine sites.
Some are obvious by their names, but I have also included some I have found that are interesting. For instance the Canadian site is a dealer that will be able to supply you with most, if not all, spares if you live in that neck of the woods. He also has some great general interest pages on the Seagull, and some pics and comments from his customers. The New Zealand site is very similar; their races are done on lakes, down rapids with endurance being the word. Length of races is in excess of 50 miles!! They also show the ingenuity they have, severely modified engines on long out rigger canoe type craft, capable of 20 mph! www.regattaevents.co.nz The vintage Outboard site turned up on my search engine and I keep sneaking back to it. Run by a boatyard in the USA, it seems to specialize in odd motors, not that ‘Seagulls’ are at all odd, but they have featured here. The lengths they go to rebuilding as original. Included on that button are links I find to other outboard sites, the latest the Sea Bee.
You will also find reference to this on my personal page. As an association they included all the designs, mostly home built, that have been sponsored by the Yachting Monthly magazine over the years. The designer of four of the most popular is Maurice Griffiths G.M., A.R.I.N.A., with whom I was fortunate to have a friendship during his latter years. They sold the plans for his and the other designers that were sponsored by Y.M. There is a sailing dinghy of 13 feet and cruisers from 16 to 31 feet. All for home build. Full details of all these can be found on the site. Sadly they have now increasing all the prices, and no longer seem to offer them for sale! We now offer them for free! Our site caters for all of these boats, their owners and enthusiasts and also any other boats designed by the same designers.
If you have found a ‘Seagull’ related site somewhere in the world that I can include, please let me have details, I would love to add them to the list. At the moment I know of about five places in the UK where spares and servicing is undertaken, those details will also appear on this site. (I have excluded the web site and Yahoo user group in Australia that stole my FAQ and did not give me any acknowledgement, called ‘minnows’ or something!) Any other interesting marine site would also be considered, mail me a link. John
Dealer in Greece. (sorry no web site details, thanks to Filippos for this.) A. Vlachopoulou 34 Esperiodon St. Kallithea, ATHENS Tele +956 9444
Racing Seagulls??
Click the picture to go to the Careys Bay web site - they do mad things with Seagulls See also:-
More madness with Seagulls - click on any of the pictures above. (Don't forget to come back!) The National Motorboat Museum. Pitsea, Essex.
RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institute) The British Seagull Shop, Victoria Canada (Very entertaining) RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Link deleted, no longer considered of use. More concerned with racing again. RYA - Cruising News Link deleted, cruising section gone. The Cruising Association. this organisation caters for all who 'cruise' power or sail. Essex Police Marine Section Shanties and Sea Songs Baconsdozen. Click the name to go to a supplier of Whitworth tools in Suffolk UK. British Tools and Fasteners in America. They have a section on Seagull tools! BRITISH TOOLS & FASTENERS, LLC 7696 ROUTE 31, LYONS NY 14489 Boat launching sites around Britain.
British Tools in the USA - Your hardware store for the finest
hand tools, service tools,
On the left is the logo for my daughter Jenny and her husband Dave's website. They organise treks, to the Andes, Sahara. Amazon, China, you name it they will do it. The also produce a stunning range of very different jewellery. Have a peek!
Winner of hotel of the year in 2004! Click the picture Great Hotel to stay at in Lynmouth Devon, run by friends Richard and Jane.
Click the LOGO The Villiers Engineering Co. Ltd. In the 1890s John Marston's Sunbeam bicycles became extremely successful. From the start they had relied on high quality of production and finish. But John Marston was dissatisfied with the pedals on his machines, which he bought in ...................... A fascinating history of the Villiers Company
Click the LOGO For unusual Villiers parts try George in the Braintree area of Essex. Tele 01376 326577.
He has all manner of spares for Villiers Engines and carbs.
Villiers Coils If you are having a problem with a Villiers coil and it needs rewinding try these people. I am told they will do it for a reasonable sum, you just have to get the old coil off first! http://www.villiersservices.com/ There is also a Ted Salmon in Burnham on Crouch, Essex. I have not used his services but he is highly spoken of he rewinds all sorts of coils, including the Villiers ones. phone number, 01621 784141
Click the logo Many contributors have had some difficulty finding particular oils and lubricants. This company has been recommended by Bob Harper. Among one of the oils they stock is EP140 - know by them as AG 140 (used in some Seagull gearboxes and now rather difficult to get)
Here is yet another link to an oil manufacturer that sells that illusive 140 grade oil! Castrol Oils
This from Kevin Cornmell for all those trying to find the ever elusive EP 140
oil for some Seagull outboard gearboxes They also sell 1 litre bottles a little more than I sell at, but their postage is cheaper, they have a deal with a courier firm!
If you have a problem Penrite also sell 140 grade oil!
Having used this tide program for a year now, I have just renewed it for a further 3. It is possible to use it both at home and print out the tidal graphs for the time you are away, or if you have a laptop on board, as I have now, it can just be used when and where you want it. I had used the 'SHM' from the Admiralty, then a very similar program to the Belfield program, but the old one would not work with Windows XP, thus the change to this one. I have a sneaky suspicion this program owes a lot to the Softwave program I used to be able to run, however I do not miss the old version, as this is much easier to use and has more information on hand. No more trying to grapple with those secondary ports! I used to teach simple methods of doing that, but this is even simpler, it has all those secondary ports on it! I have found it accurate to about 10 minutes and 10cm. The CD is easy to install and update. Click here to go direct to the Belfield site, where you can purchase on line!
Looking for a service or dealer in the Marine trade, try here. The Marine Directory by sail-the-net.com
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have over 24,000 Listings with 400+ Products and Services Categories and 260
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Click the pic above for a link to the East Coast Pilot website. Updates for your edition of Dick Holness's, Garth Cooper's and Colin Jarman's Pilot of the East Coast.
Welcome to the Above is a link to the 'small boat club'. A group of small boat enthusiasts from all corners of the world.
For boats, outboards and equipment in Scotland!
Another source of EP140 oil, check out their price and then look at mine as well!
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To E-mail SOS john@saving-old-seagulls.co.uk or just click the bottle!
(or phone 01621 778859 ) OK, I have only been back 3 weeks, but as of 6th July I am off sailing around the Essex creeks and coast for a week. Get in by Friday if you need bits...
If I am not answering the phone, this might give you a clue to where I might be!
John on his home built Eventide, 'Fiddler's Green', sailing in the Thames estuary.
Please look through the 'FAQ' page first, you might find what you need there. Try also the 'I. D. your Seagull' pages, before mailing queries to me, as I now spend much time answering your e-mails! That, of course, keeps me from the workshop! UK queries may be better by phone, as I can ask you those extra little questions that might solve a problem easier. (Like when your 102 has a century plus gearbox!)
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