DanTribe
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Were these a factory option?
Handy Seagull accessory
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Were these a factory option?
Seajet
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No, but a big charge of C4 should have been.
Twister_Ken
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FullCircle
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No good, Seagull Engines are the cockroaches of the seas. They will outlive all other boats and engines by several million years, unlike the soft namby pamby modern engines.
Mad Pad
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Assume you are referring to the uplifting bracket not the "out of order bag"?Don't think so,but I do have about 50 issues of PBO from the 1970's so will have a look.Havn't used my Seagull for about 10 years now...wonder if it will start on the first pull with the old fuel?
VicS
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Were these a factory option?
Canvas covers were available as accessories. £1 in 1973 when my FP was new
Saving old Seagulls ones now available I believe from Saving old Seagulls.
Possession of the type pictured ( parking meter cover ?) probably a criminal offence
tokoloshe
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" A roll of toilet paper"
prv
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I think he was referring to the bag, actually. The brackets are fairly common, not specific to any particular engine.
Pete
Blueboatman
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Is that a stern anchor wannabe or a theft deterrent...
Actually, a slightly fussy seagull would make an excellent high-theft area motor for the tender, no? ( and you'd hear em getting away AND be able to catch em..
Seagull: Really, the perfect motor for the world! Where's Mr T?
Actually, a slightly fussy seagull would make an excellent high-theft area motor for the tender, no? ( and you'd hear em getting away AND be able to catch em..
Seagull: Really, the perfect motor for the world! Where's Mr T?
Mad Pad
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Pete then why "The Seagull Accessory"?The bag could be used for any motor (it's not branded) or even the wife ,stick that over the old bags head!!!I think he meant the bracket.
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Seajet
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Maybe,
but it would have saved a lot of people heaps of bother if they ( Seagull engines ) had been marketed as anchors to begin with.
BTW I would love to ' buy British ' but I have to say my Mariner 2hp 2 stroke bought in 1987 is still going strong at first pull, after 3 complete dunkings - yes did require new big ends and gaskets one time, but still a great engine and light enough for me or any potential Mrs Seajet to carry.
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prv
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Because Seagulls are (some people think) usually out of order.
It's called a joke.
Pete
Mad Pad
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Pete,dunno,but I'm 60++ and you could usually fix a Seagull "by the roadside",unlike it's modern counterparts.
DanTribe
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I was referring to the bag placed over a Seagull outboard saying "out of order"
I intended it to be a joke. Sorry for the confusion.
VicS
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It's the way you tell 'em that counts.
2nd_apprentice
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Did they ever export them (D-Day doesn't count)? I've never seen one abroad, strange given their claim of being "the best outboard in the world".
Otter
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You're not related to David Of Mersea by any chance?
VicS
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There seems to be quite a following in Australia where I beleive pirate copies my also have been made.
Quite few in N America too ITYWF
Every now and then brand new, unused ones turn up still in their original shipping crates
The slogan you quote may have been used at one time but it was changed to " The best Outboard Motor for the World. That is what is on the documentation and the flywheels of my two.
IIRC there is something about the slogans on the SOS website.
FullCircle
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2nd_apprentice
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I bow to your superior knowledge!
Not sure that's a good sign though ;-)
Bit like Marx and Lenin on opium then, ok.
