Saving Old Seagulls

Thanks again John. I did some research, my cork was completely gone. I found the replacement shaft with cork on it (new) and ordered it. I also ordered some o rings that are supposed to replace the cork. Doesn’t appear to be anyway to replace just the cork. They should be arriving soon so hope they ...

I got back to Tennessee and mad the sleeves, used black plastic water pipe, works great. It started right up and runs good but have a petcock leak. Is there supposed to be some kind of o ring type seal around the plunger? Everything looks good but no sealing gasket or o ring. Thanks for any help. Skip

Thanks again Dave. I’m in Florida now but will be back in Tennessee next month and will work on it then. I will post progress on it then. Looks like a 6” pvc sleeve should do the trick. Excited to get it running!
Skip

Thanks Dave, evidently I bought a long shaft model. I am thinking about making a pvc sleeve to clamp on the main shaft to raise the foot up. Is that a reasonable solution? I do want to use it some on a small Jon boat occasionally.
Thanks again
Skip

Thanks for providing this site and thanks for letting me join. I recently bout a 1952-53 Model 40 in excellent condition but not running yet. The site provides valuable information to help me prepare to get it running. It’s serial number is FPV10626. It’s my first Seagull, I’ve alway have been ...