Saving Old Seagulls

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I will gladly share a copy. If anyone wants one just PM me your email address and I’ll send it out.

I received a nice gift today from a fellow collector near me. It is a photo copy of the original Britannia booklet from 1932. It answers most of the questions I have.

Oyster 49 wrote:my parts engine has all of those parts fitted if I recall

That would be excellent. I’m sure I can help you out with a recast rope sheave. It might be awhile before we fire up the foundry. It’s springtime. Boating season is starting.

Thanks for the encouragement. My friend and I have a small backyard foundry where we make aluminium parts for our boat and motor projects. When it comes to motors I prefer to use original parts or castings made directly from them when possible. This is one of those rare occasions when I would make m...

I see what you mean. That might not be a deal breaker. I may be able to weld a piece onto it. I’ll have to investigate some options. There is an anchor point so all hope is not lost. Beautiful motor by the way. Very nice example.

So if I understand correctly if you remove the four screws and turn the flywheel nut counter clockwise the top plate will come off to allow you access to the points. But if you don’t remove the screws the entire flywheel will pop off. That’s good to know and very interesting. Aluminium welds are wea...

It would be great if you have some spare parts that you would sell/trade. Even a good photo of the original handle would work. I could make one if I had some close up photos. I also need a fuel cap. Someone restored this motor to sit on a stand. I intend to get it running and use it at AOMCI meets.

What a beautiful motor.

Yes, the skeg is missing. I didn’t know if it had one or not. I have yet to find any stampings that would indicate a model or serial number. I’m sure the tiller was replaced. It appears that a twist grip style tiller should pull the lever on top of the carb. Is this the only speed control? I don’t s...

Hi Spiro Thanks for the response. Britannia’s are very rare in my part of the world. I’m beating the bushes trying to figure out what exactly I have. I assumed that since the flywheel and exhaust were different from the few Britannia’s I’ve seen that this one must be from the end of the production r...

Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I am an outboard collector from Canada. I recently picked up an outboard that I have never seen before. I believe what I have is a Britannia Lightwin probably from the final years of its run. Would anyone here be able to help me figure out exactly what I h...