Saving Old Seagulls

Why would somebody do that.

Thank you.

Adrian Dale wrote:an LS and a century on a 3mt

Daft question..........with having both outboards on your transom and the engine not being central does the boat try and turn itself round in circles if you let it or doesn't it make that much difference?

jerseydave69 wrote:Here's a short clip of my forty plus running a 2.3 inflatable ! It works fine and sounds good .I hope this helps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDuRumy4rKg

Great video, yours goes really well

I think a 40 will work great, you'll hit your hull speed easily enough. One thing to take care of is not getting an oily mess all over your boat, the marks don't like to come off too easily, if at all in some cases. I used the Amsoil synthetic oil in mine that helped no end as it almost immediately...

I have recently purchased a Forty Featherweight from a fellow forum member (thanks Jon) for the inflatable - it has a rigid transom. I have yet to try it out yet as not had a suitable day.

I will post pictures on here when finally in the water.

Welcome and enjoy your new toy!

JERSEYMAN wrote:Great motors and probably worth it if in very good condition with low hours, the featherweight is the motor I regularly use the most. It's probably still one of the most used Seagulls.

Very nice looking boat there, 12ft? The baby Seagull pushes that size ok?

I might be able to help you out with a late model F that has everything you're looking for...

pm me if you're interested

jon[/quote]

Pm sent.

They seem to be asking a lot higher price for the basic late wipac seagull than normal at the moment, but it seems pretty normal for this time of year, I don't know if they ever sell for that. The last one I picked up, was an EF I think, as I don't normally go for the later wipac motors, it was £30...

As per title - what would you expect to pay for a late Forty Featherweight with wipac? There are a couple locally to me in Bournemouth described as good condition fully working for between £100 & £125.

I was hoping to find one that needed cleaning up for low cost

I had a cracking Forty Plus last year but had to sell it to pay some bills

I will try inflatable (2.3m is overall length) with Century and see how it goes but will keep an eye out for another 40.

I will have to make sure I have someone up front - I don't think she will sit quite like yours.

Many thanks

Evening Gents,

I may have the opportunity to acquire a as new 2.3m inflatable, would my Silver Century be suitable or is she too big?

Rob

Thanks gents,
So base plate and flywheel it is then and mix and match other bits.

Will the wipic system expire like the villers coil - I mean do they have a short limited life? (compared to 56 year old villers one) or is it worth paying for modern villers replacement?