Saving Old Seagulls

Oyster 49 wrote:Evinrude? Pre war? There is one on eBay at the moment that looks very similar. 290744366707. Nice project.

What are you going to do with it, the works?

not sure if it worth buying any idea what its worth roughly in that condition its in now.and what they are worth fully restored?

558181_3915223692129_2058074946_n.jpg 399516_3915229292269_742747746_n.jpg 179951_3915202771606_2040679667_n.jpg can anyone id what this old outboard is please.its on a web site advertized for sale saying its a seagull.im sure its not but would love to know what it is.can anyone shed some light as ...

Looks good.

I have not had my Pilot on the back of my boat yet, but I am told they perform better than a 40+.

I must give it a try.

H-A
yes tried mine and seemed to run very smooth and a lot quieter.and seemed to have a bit more power i like my seagulls but nice to get another british classic ...

I gather you like to paint, as I can also just see a blue seagull.
Its a shame about the tank cap, its not something you can easily get hold of, even though the 5hp one would also fit.
I have three pilots, just one more to restore, its the same as your white one, but a little later, I may get ...

04052012900.jpg 04052012902.jpg 04052012904.jpg 04052012905.jpg 04052012907.jpg thought id post a few pics of a anzani pilot ive just rebuilt took me about a year to get the parts but it runs very well now so im pretty pleased couldnt find a threaded fuel cap so i took an old seagull one and turned ...

thanks for the advice will give the hot and cold treatment a go try and save useing puller as a last resort.

yikes the minor does sound pricey but would be nice one to to a collection.took me that long to get my second pilot coz i didnt have tinternet glad i do now got the pilot for just under 20 quid sounds like was lucky and got a good buy.
needed a new project coz ive been rebuiding 3 seagulls for past ...

nice one i will give it a go.
managed to get the nut off just think the flywheel has been on there so long its jammed on and i dont want to break it as it took me two years to find this engine to make a good running engine out of it and parts i have from another anzani.maybe i should of stuck to ...

whats the best advice tor getting the flywheel off mine is stuck on solid dont want to go near it with pullers ive tried oil and wd40 and niether has helped i know in theory they should come like a seagulls but this one is not budging been tryink all week now.

solved the spark problem the yellow ...

hi its missing the fuel cap of the top of the tank and the 3 nuts n bolts to hold the tank on other than that i think its complete mine looks similar to your pictures mine has the same ring handle set up as yours its not got the short tiller with red handle.it has a slightly different trasom bracket ...

hi no flywheel still on its stuck at the mo so undone 4 screws and taken off the two covers to reveal the two holes on top of fly wheel and put some wd40 on the nut and crank spindle to try and get it loose after its soaked in a bit.general condition is exelent beleive it to be a 1960s anzani pilot ...

hi tried cleaning the points and still no joy.what other things would you recommend i should check or try for ?

hi everybody i have a anzani pilot im restoring i need some advice if anyone can help.i cant get any spark its not the plug as this is new.and if ur daft like me and pull the flyreel round and hold the ht lead you get a weak shock.has somthing else failed in the flyreel ie the coil or magnito or ...