Saving Old Seagulls

Hello to all. I came across this engine. http://pho1.scar.gr/2541/2541715_5_b.jpg
It is a silver century with FNR gearbox but I don't know the serial. Can you recognise the carb? I don't.

More pictures here but this is the only one with the carb.
http://www.car.gr/classifieds/boats/photos/2541715/

FN it's not an fnr.
that carb was never fitted by Seagull.

Thanks for the correction.
The advertisement is saying "in perfect cosmetic order" if I am translating correctly

Looks like the carb is on sideways anyway, looks like a more modern mini-motor type thing. anyway its not going to last long with no paint, also looks over polished.

I may go and check this outboard just because I am curious. He was asking for 600euro and now 500euro

I trust you're not tempted to buy it at anything like those figures!

Looks like a Mikuni carby that would have been fitted to a 50-90cc scooter its on its side and would
not run in that position. Made in Japan or China.

John

Definatley a Mikuni Motorbike carby. They still use those carbs on current 2 stroke dirt-bikes today. Would be interesting to see how it would perform on a seagull.

There were some posts on using Pit Bike carbs about 12 months ago .. With Photos It eveidentally worked very well and was easy to fit and cheap.

Seems the idea upset the powers that be and the poster got banned and the posts removed .....

makes you wonder if seagull had taken on technology like this would they still be in business

I don't think a new carb would have made much difference...

Definitely a motorcycle carb, Mikuni or a Chinese clone, you can still see the bracket where there original throttle cable was routed. Obviously it won't run with the carb on it's side, unless you operate with a peculiar trim angle with the prop inside the boat .

I agree I cannot see changing the carb having any benefit, other than the availability of numerous different jet sizes. I think the the Seagull motor is in too low a state of tune for any improvement to be gained through changing a carb, and besides the OEM carbs seem to work very reliably.

As for the price that's insane for what has to be a none runner with that carb. If the price was right it doesn't look a bad motor and the correct carb could be obtained, but it looks to me like it's just been tarted up to look nice with the polished flywheel and prop and certainly looked much worse in recent history. I 'd only want to pay about $100 or do for something like that, given the cost of a correct carb, throttle cable etc.

charlesp wrote:I trust you're not tempted to buy it at anything like those figures!

You are absolutely right!

Thank you all for the info.

Let me know if it sells, at that price I'm thinking of becoming the official importer of Seagull motors to Greece

Having looked at the photos again it looks like someone bought the existing owner a Dremel and a Wire Brush attachment for Christmas, even the tank got a going over from the look of the finish.