The British Seagull - A Friend For Life

20 Jan 24:

The British Seagull is responsible for making more great sailors than any other device in history, and for more sea stories. Still building great sailing skills today, providing valuable ballast and field expedient anchors. I think maybe a new nautical term was invented... 

Jack: "I went Seagulling" today..." 

Hazlewood: "Do you mean motoring?"

Jack: "No. Seagulling."

 

We have one in our garage that we are circling nervously. Our quest is to get it running...in a bucket...but will we? It is our Everest.

Do you have a Seagull story to share? Please post it below in the comment. And parents, be advised, Seagulling is where Skipper learned most of her Sailor Words as a child.

British Seagull Part and Manual

 15 Dec 21:

In our continuing effort to spend more on parts and tools than we did for the British Seagull outboard, a care package arrived today from the UK.

The Workshop Manual is quite enlightening. We plan to upgrade the carb jet so that we can run a 25:1 fuel/oil mix vs the original 10:1 mosquito fogger mix.

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British Seagull 40 Plus

 15 Dec 21:

I took a road trip to Milford, Delaware to pick up a Grumman Canoe sail and returned with a present for Skipper, a sweet little 1974 British Seagull 40 Plus motor that would look awesome on her Drascombe Lugger. The family used to have one 30 years ago, but it ran reluctantly when it ran at all, so her Dad Capn Jack traded it for a nice fir Christmas tree. They were glad to see the Seagull fly away, as Skipper had learned a lot of salty Sailor words from here Dad as he spent valuable sailing time trying to get the motor running. 

Being the stubborn Marine that I am, I plan to spend a lot of money on tools and parts to get this pile of metal running again, so Skipper can enjoy a nice cloud of fuel/oil smoke.