Saving Old Seagulls

Hi Rolf,

I didn't take the cover off until I heard the noise.

Checking it out again I realized the pinion gear isn't fixed in place vertically. With one finger I can push it up into the housing far enough that it isn't engaging the ring gear at all.

I can't imagine that being normal?

Shawn

I have a '68 or '69 Silver Century Plus longshaft. I haven't run it in a few years.

I put in a 25:1 jet and when I went to tank test it it fired right up and was running fine. However, when I put it in gear I am getting a loud whirring that doesn't sound right and I don't think it was doing it last ...

Hi Charles,

Looking at the exploded diagrams on the 416 vs. the Villiers

http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/faq/amal_carb.htm
http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/faq/villiers_carb.htm

this definitely has the Villiers carb on it. I get to the adjustment screw by unscrewing the ring that holds ...

Hi Rolf,

Thanks, I did pull the screw all the way out but it is not split in the bottom half. I did see some pictures of adjustment screws like this but the one in my carb is different. It has a hole through the middle along with a section of no threads around that hole. Was something supposed to ...

Your '79 sounds similar to mine though I think the dark blue recoil is labeled Siba.

Tried the Seagull again today. I adjusted the mixture screw down 1 turn from flat and the engine did seem to be running better after it warmed up on the choke a little longer.

I ended up running it for 10 or 15 ...

Thanks, will do. The way it was written in the book made it sound as if the factory had changed timing on the MK3 ignitions after the first year of production by changing the mounting plate. I'll leave it alone.

Thanks,

Shawn

Oyster,

Thanks, I was very happy with the condition this one turned out to be in. They are a bit harder to find in the US, esp. the later models.

It may be a little too rich. It was too lean when it first started up... no smoke and the throttle response was not good. Cracking the throttle and it ...

Hi Charles,

It was in "The Classic British Seagull" by Don Meyer. Page 80 says C.D. stators after Feb. 1980 have elongated fixing holes to retard the stator by 5 degrees. It has a diagram on how to do the same thing to the Jan '79 through Feb 1980 stator plates to help with stalling going into gear ...

Seagull's do tend to multiply.

I picked up a Jan '79 Forty Plus w/clutch (EFPC) from the original owner. He hadn't run it in 15 years and it was obviously used very little before that. It still has the 'Made in England' sticker on the tiller. He had the original Seagull spares kit (with 8 com plug ...

Found this on youtube....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjpVoazL2Q

Shawn

Hi,

I am looking to add the clutch to a standard shaft FP. I have the 12:30 clutched lower end but need the linkage and clutch handle and handle mount. Anyone have some spares?

Thanks,

Shawn

".... these are merely 'undocumented features'."

And they make the Seagull self-fogging too!

Shawn

Thanks.

"Seagulls are made for boating, not for tank testing!"

I still need to work on that part as I am doing things a little out of order. This Seagull is destined to be an auxilary/backup on a larger sailboat then my current 19' Flying Scot. With the long shaft the SPCL might suffer from some ...

Thanks, glad to hear that is all normal.

I might see if I can get a little bit better seal around the bottom of the exhaust tube as it seemed like much of the exhaust was coming from there. Is that just a pressure fit?

I also need to run it in a much bigger tank so I can engage the clutch and get ...

Hi,

Thanks for the great site. I picked up a SPCL off ebay that looked like it was in good shape. It wasn't well packaged and in shipping the skeg was bent a little, don't know if there is other damage.

I fired it up today and it ran fine and was pumping water well and left it running for 15-20 ...