British motor boat mfg co Ltd

[flyguy]

Saw this on ebay, and thought someone might like to see it
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Outboard-engi ... 33a0f6285a
comes with original packing case

[Keith.P]

I did spot that, nice condition, with all the extras.

[Charles uk]

Britannia MK 2 looks pre war, clever tiller arm on these.

[Hugz]

Very nice. Why the what looks like a box spanner on the starboard side going to under the stator plate?

[AusAnzani]

That BMB is absolutely beautiful.

I sincerely hope one of you guys in the UK pics it up.

Regards,

[Charles uk]

Sliding tiller arm on these Hugo, 360 degree rotation, when you want to reverse, slide tiller arm all the way in, rotate motor 180 degrees, grab hold of tiller to steer, rotate tiller to operate throttle, like a twist grip, Clever!

[Oyster 49]

I have a fairly early one of those, interesting engines but little or no spares availability. I suspect that this one has a later magneto fitted from the later power head as fitted to midi and the britannia inboard.

the weak spot is the cooling system which does not have a tell tale and thus you don't know if water is flowing or not.

also the magneto uses a coil with a dual output, I bought the last NOS one a Birmingham parts dealer found and he assured me he had no more, so it is quite likely that coils are unobtainable.

[Charles uk]

This is a water scoop one, Oyster, not the vacuum prop version, so has positive water feed, & it has the Villiers twin spark coil not the Lucas, was yours a Mk 1?

[Oyster 49]

Yes Charles it has the earlier mag it is a lightwin I didn't realise that model had a mark 2 variant with villiers mag

[Charles uk]

Britannia

Mk 1, 172cc ,1932 to 1934 Lucas Mag, vacuum prop cooling water suction.
Mk 2, 165cc ,1934 to 1946 Villiers Mag, behind prop water scoop.

Both with reversible throttle tillers.

[Oyster 49]

this one has now arrived at its new home, also in Derbyshire

[flyguy]

this one has now arrived at its new home, also in Derbyshire

Well done you got a bargain I think
as someone who knows nothing about engines it does suprise me how much this the British Ansari and a Coventry look like Seagulls
is there a connection?

[Charles uk]

None whatsoever

[flyguy]

Thanks Charles, I need to start reading up on these other makers

[Keith.P]

Try Peter Hunn, The Old Outboard Book, most have it.