Bell seagull owners

[Freya]

Hi, I have bought a bell seagull boat, I hope to start to restore over the winter.
In trying to find out more information about the boats I realise that there is not many a round anymore! I understand there was a owners club in the 70s and 80s but closed to lack of interest, and the website was shut down some years back!
In the interests of keeping things alive on the internet I've made a group on Facebook I would like to invite any current owners or people with interest to join.

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[Freya]

 

[jwilson]

If that is a recent photo she looks very good. I really liked the performance capability and nearly bought one in the early 1970s but the hull was not ideal for some the harder drying Bristol Channel harbours. Bought a ply Mk 1.5 Caprice instead - iron bilge keels to keep the hull off stony bits. Mk 1.5 was a Mk I hull with Mk II keels!