Try these folks for BS info - when I sold boats I used them - excellent service fair prices and very knowledgeable folk -NFIW their BS manual is SUPERB! They know what they are talking about! In a message dated 3/12/2009 2:08:51 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, chbenneck@sbcglobal.net writes: Hi Ron, The Seagull is total marine reliability. You can do a total overhaul of a Seagull engine in the cockpit of your boat with your on-board tools and all you need are a few Whitworth wrenches and 3/8th" Whitworth sockets to do the job. Remember it is a British made engine; so the nuts and bolts used in the engine are made to British Whitworth Standards, and your normal U.S. SAE sockets and wrenches either won't fit on a bolt head or nut because they are too tight, or the next larger size is too loose, and you will round off the corners of the nuts and bolts. Whitworth wrenches and sockets are available at any good automotive tool supplier. Mine were from Snap On Tools, and came to the Seagull via my MG, and two Austin-Healeys. MAC Tool Company probably has them too, and it is possible that even SEARS might have them. As I dimly recall, there is a button on the top of the carburetor float bowl that you have to push down until fuel comes out the top of the cover. This is the first step in the starting procedure, and insures that you have enough fuel in the float bowl to start the engine. Then you close the choke, wind the starter rope around the flywheel; advance the throttle a bit and, ...pull, ....and with some experience, it should start on the second or third pull. When I was in Singapore, all the bum boats that ferry crewmen to and from their anchored freighters were powered by Seagull engines. Since the Singapore harbor anchorage area was very large, these bum boats traveled lots of miles each day. The off-duty crewmen came to town and bought TVs, radios, refrigerators, washing machines, clothes, and whatever else they needed, then loaded it all back in the bum boats and were ferried out to their ship. Connie Ronnie Keeler wrote:
Bones,
I just happen to know where there is a late model, 5hp, Silver Century Plus (with clutch) Seagull in good condition. It was Griselda's origonal auxillary motor and is sitting in the corner of my brother's garage. He has offered to give it to me if I just come and get it. Let me know if you are interested.
Ron (whitebeard)
M17 #14, Griselda
Lake Livingston, Texas
From: bownez@juno.com Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:48:33 +0000 To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: tenders
Hi Joe,
The smaller inflatable kayaks are shorter than my K-1 model, so I would imagine with less wetted surface they would paddle easier and be a tad more nimble. The other kayaks I have paddled are the hard shell fiberglass/plastic models which track far better than the inflatables. I do like my K-1 for the room it offers my long legs and ability to carry some gear, plus, I can deflate her and stuff it in the cockpit. I have towed her for short distances, but Bonita would prefer to frolic through the water without a leash on! On another note, I use a foot pump with the K-1, and I can pump her up in the M17 cockpit in 5 minutes.
I'd love to own a Seagull outboard, they are classic.
Bye from Bones
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