British Seagull...how to disturb an area of American natural beauty

[Greenheart]

Okay, it's just some little pond. Don't bother with Part One of the three, it's much the same.

Funny thing, I often reckon small motors sound more raucous on film than when you're there in person. Seems relatively quiet here:

 

[Steve 59]

My kids used to love our Seagull

They nick named it "ning-ning" based on the noise that it made.

When they went exploring in the dinghy, you always knew were they were

.................. and you always knew when they were coming back

 

[Twister_Ken]

Never mind purring like a kitten. What about smoking like an oil refinery?

 

[JumbleDuck]

What about smoking like an oil refinery?

Like a Yanmar, a Nanni, a Beta, a Volvo ...

 

[Twister_Ken]

Like a Yanmar, a Nanni, a Beta, a Volvo ...

Not my Yanmar! Nor my little Suzie Q outboard.

 

[Neil]

It looks like it's in too deep - exhaust back pressure will cut it out.......

 

[ghostlymoron]

Yes I thought it was a bit deep too.

 

[Tranona]

Splendid example of why one should follow the maker's instructions. Wrong engine (that is a Silver Century, totally unsuitable for the boat), mounted too low in the water and not adjusted for the rake of the transom. Amazing he got it to run at all - and good thing it would not rev as he would likely have ended up in the water!

 

[explores]

Looks like it was stiring up the bottom,if you will pardon the expression.

 

[dartmoor]

Nice contrast to all these new four strokes that won't start after the winter! Why didn't that heron move - or was it just plastic??

 

[Greenheart]

Why didn't that heron move...??

Because it wasn't a heron, it was a seagull.

 

[dartmoor]

Because it wasn't a heron, it was a seagull.

Haha - the heron in the pond at the end of the video?

 

[Greenheart]

Hmm. I think it was just inert. Stuffed, or clay, or just dead. Like the Seagull, like I said!