Saving Old Seagulls

I got looking at all the parts and noticed that the rotor had worn its way through about half of the thick gasket. I remember reading in the repair manual that it should sit about 1/16 inch above the gasket. I tapped the old rotor up the shaft to gain the proper clearance and reassembled the motor ...

I took the water pump housing off today. The pictures of what I found is at this link: http://john-cindy.com/waterpump.htm . There is some wear and abrasions on the pump rotor. The driveshaft is also very rusty. I’ll clean things up and install the new rotor. Hopefully that will solve the problem ...

I did as you both suggested. First I read the frequently asked questions and then built a rudimentary flushing devise and back-flushed the engine. There was good water flow out of both intake ports so I’m pretty sure the cooling passages are not blocked. I pulled the prop drive spring and ran the ...

I started the forty-plus I bought on ebay several months ago for the first time today. I mixed a cup of gas and oil at an eight/one ratio, poured it in and the little motor started on the second pull. I put it in a tank of water and ran it for about 45 seconds to a minute. No water came out of the ...

I received my set yesterday.':lol:'

Thank you Charles.
John, Alabama, USA

I use pecan_john on ebay. I don’t intend to sell anything, but I do buy occasionally. I am high bidder on another Seagull now, but that will probably change.
John, Alabama, USA

I don’t like reserve auctions and often won’t bid on these items. I think the sellers should just set the minimum-opening bid at a price they will accept. In the past I’ve made what I considered very generous bids which failed to meet the reserved price. Having never sold anything, maybe I ...

Hi Keith,
I actually have plans for the Weekender, but didn’t build it because my wife requires a floating out-house if she is going to come along and the Weekender didn’t have the necessary headroom. I was planning on attending the BEER cruise this year but my company cancelled all vacation the ...

I just bought my first Seagull on ebay, an SJPL. I know it is risky to buy sight-unseen, but the price was right. $105 + $67 shipping. I have already bought a repair manual and the “Classic Seagullâ€

Hello group. I am new here, but hope to participate in the seagulling adventure. I am currently building a small canal boat called Escargot by designer Phil Thiel. The boat is 18’ long and 6 ‘ wide. It has a rather high transom, so my original plan was to use a Nissan 6 HP with an ultra-long 25â€