Saving Old Seagulls

Here's an interesting JAP powered Cruisemate the anglers friend.
I am not sure if it was made in Australia or imported.

I forgot to mention it also has an external Bing fuel pump, and on the steering arm that covered the end of the pipe is a plug which has
a Magura logo. This turns out to be a manufacturer of excelerater cables and controllers.
Ed

here are the pics

I have been given this outboard for the price of 6 Cuppacinos from an old gentleman who said he got it from his neighbour who bought it back from overseas. The old gentleman thought it was a Japanese outboard, but on close inspection I found it had Bosch spark plugs, a bing carby which are fitted to...

Its great to get this info on the cheetah Bruce, McPhersons made some good stuff. I won't be touching it for a while I am cleaning up a 40 plus,a 102 and a Silver Century special at the moment. If I tinker with too many at the one time, parts tend to get lost. Cheers Ed

Thanks Collector Inspector, I knew I could rely on someone from WA. The cover has no cracks, it has spark, good compression but there is some resistence when I try to pull it over. I will check that out soon. Standby, I have another mystery outboard which I think is German,but I have to take some sn...

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Purchased at T & T but make unknown. Air cooled and has no serial numbers stamped on motor. The ignition is Mallory mounted on the crankcase so it has no flywheel, only a rope pulley. This motor is very heavy and the steering arm cam be pushed back for storage/handling.I have perused The Old Out...

Thanks for the info Manifold, I need all the help I can get to start me off

Cheers from down under

Hi guys,
Fantastic site for outboard motor tinkerers. I have 3 Seagulls plus various other brands, 2 of which have not yet been identified,
will send some photos soon for some help.

shistlepot