Saving Old Seagulls

Thanks Charles, I have to agree. It seems an "alternative repair guide" could be written detailing the subtle art of where and how to hit various parts of seagulls to free up or adjust various problematic parts. I now have a rather smart gearbox assembly freshly Hammerited drying in the kitchen ...

I'm not really very keen on stitch and glue plywood as I find the shapes tend towards boxy and angular. I already have a 12ft fibreglass dinghy and my reasons for wanting to go with strip plank are so I can have a refined curved design light enough to put on a car that also looks amazing. I can ...

Following your advice Vic, I put the whole thing in the Oven for an hour, took it out, one big hit with the hammer and out it has popped! And i don't know what everyone here is fussing about, i quite like the burnt hammerite/grease/wd40/oil smell and think the burn marks give the oven a certain ...

On the off chance that someone on the forum can help, I recently got reading about wooden boats. More precisely I am pretty keen on the idea of building a strip-planked 15-16ft Sportboat. The ideal craft would look like this (obviously with a seagull...):

http://www.robbwhite.com/sportboat.html ...

After months (seemingly...) of trying, i finally got "that bolt" undone and separated the water pump housing. I'm trying to shift the upper gearbox bearing because it has slipped at some point when the previous owner disassembled the gearbox, let the bearing slip, then left it in this slipped state ...

Nice work Ric, had a google of your suggestion and there it is, halfway down the page below. Must be pretty rare in the UK, albeit a little far away in Glasgow. I was expecting a few more horses from a twin though!

http://www.yankeeaomci.org/meetwrite-up ... ll2008.htm

Is there a problem with PM's at the moment? I have sent a couple which don't seem to have got through? I did however get your email Rick which I shall reply to asap. I know this isn't a Seagull or Anzani, but its the coolest looking thing to pop up on Das Bay in a while:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws ...

I was checking out your Coventry on youtube Keith, very cool indeed! I'd certainly be keen on one of them!

Also does anyone know if any of the more powerful Anzanis stayed in the UK? Unitwin etc?

Hmmmm i am somewhat less taken by the Sea Maid visually. I want lots of polished metal on show having oggled some of the vintage Johnson twins on youtube so white cowlings are just not doing it for me at the moment... Maybe for my summer collection??

Hi Keith,

Thinks you may have misread my original post! I don't have an Anzani yet, I am after one to do up! Anything going? Currently in Maidenhead if that's near anyone? Also after a Forty/Forty plus drive shaft +impeller.....

Rich

Hmmmm I have googled the hell out of it but cannot find an Anzani Pilot schematic. There is user manual and parts list on the Anzani Forum, but no measurements/technical data on parts sizes...

Hi all,

I'm keen to give an Anzani a go (i know, technically blasphemy, but the Anzani forum is quieter than quiet!). Ideally a non-running old heap which has all the parts so can be made good again with a little effort. Not so keen on a Super Single as they look a tad loud and heavy. I often ...

I don't quite know what's happened here financially. I mean I "quite like" seagulls but £700??? glad i'm not paying the ebay fees on this as frankly it has to be some kind of mistake??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180614928731&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

incidentally, are all ...

Having admitted financial defeat at the hands of a £3 throttle lever, i am trying my hand at the oldest profession.....

http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/fo ... f=4&t=2348

Any takers?

Hi all,

Thanks to having a degree i'm pitifully short of money and would like to sell/swap these bits in the hope of getting closer to making a couple of seagulls work.

I've never used photobucket before, wish me luck!

http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x348/richrips/IMG_0281.jpg

Did that ...