Saving Old Seagulls

That's a good question, but I am pretty sure you won't find any documented information about refurbishments. All we have is the recollections of the people who worked there, and the other Charles and myself worked quite hard at learning what we could. We were very fortunate to have the privilege of ...

A very modest cost, it might surprise you. The original agreement was signed in late December 1937 between the Bristol Motor Boat Company (now operated solely by Way-Hope and Pinniger) and Marstons. They were to take over the patents, drawings, stocks of motors and spares, goodwill etc, for the ...

Excellent, a marvellous find. It is indeed a big brute!

Congratulations, you must be very pleased

Guilty as charged, Charles

Well done!

A good move!

Brass tank, I suspect. And a modern decal. What's going on with those straps? One of them appears to have a cutout?

Expensive!

I'm pretty sure that the more modern smaller outboards are rather more fragile in general terms. I've seen Mariner/Mercury motors with holes in the water jacket, and I have had the top bearing break up in a 3.3 Mercury of my own. That one had a busted tiller arm, and more than once I've ruefully ...

I simply can not envisage being allowed such a thing in the house.

She Who Must Be Obeyed would throw a hissy fit.

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Jeremy I will pop down to the workshop tomorrow and have a look. The darkness and the chill and the Rioja persuade me not to do it right now.

Yes, that's right.

SJM23 doesn't have the cotton reels. I believe John Williams has SJM 1 - it would make sense to ask him (unless you already have, Jeremy!)

The "R" does suggest a return to British Seagull for a rebuild at some point during its career. I would be surprised if the chaps at the factory didn't swap the ...

Nice one.

Why on earth anyone would suggest turning it into an SD I have no idea!

I have an AHC in the shed; it has a cap without an oil filler that is a little more streamlined and pointy than the ordinary barge pusher shape - is yours similar? Mine also has a three blade prop. It's a bit of a ...

Those are the three legs for a British Seagull motor display stand. They would bolt on to a black rectangular wooden pad which bore the logo.

I suspect it's strictly one motor for each tripod, even if they are little ones.

Under way!

Respect!