Help - How do I stop a seagull ??

[Ecosse120]

Borrowed a friends seagull for the tender and am not sure how to stop it properly, not sure pulling the cover off the spark plug is correct !!

 

[fluffc]

Either put your hand over the air inlet, or turn off the fuel tap. Both techniques require practice to get the timing-to-berth right.

Other more dangerous practices include pulling off spark plug cover or grabbing the flywheel, neither to be recommened!

Some people adjust their throttle cable so that at minimum throttle the engine splutters to death.

Welcome to the wonderful world of Seagulls!

 

[Guest]

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Borrowed a friends seagull for the tender and am not sure how to stop it properly, not sure pulling the cover off the spark plug is correct !!

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So this one is not set with throttle cable to close of ..... no problem ... original idea was to shut fuel valve BEFORE arrival at destination about 100m before ........... with engine running dry shortly after or if you are experienced SG user ... you "know" when to close the fuel tap !!

Sorry but SG's were designed with simplicity ............... !! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Guest]

Sorry when SG's were designed ........ 100 yards !! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

 

[Ecosse120]

Thanks for that I may be going out tomorrow morning so I shall start practicing the hand over air inlet technique

 

[fisherman]

Thick sweater, forearm on the flywheel.

 

[Guest]

Simply ............ close fuel tap about 50 - 100 yds out .... then get to destination either by paddle last few yards or if well calc'd you get there and alongside ... just hang on for those few seonds that takes engine to stop -WHICH is what you should do with ALL 2 strokes anyway .....

Me ......... I'd have a Seagull anyday ..........

 

[Slow_boat]

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Shoot the barsteward

 

[john_morris_uk]

The original instructions were to close the throttle. The throttle should be adjusted so that when fully closed, the engine stops.

You will also note that altering the angle of the steering tiller arm alters the throttle. This was also noted in the instructions and commended as a way of fine tuning the throttle position!!

 

[mikejames]

1.Throttle cable set to shut off . Move lever to right of 'start' marks on the control.
2.Have rust in fuel tank. Blocks carburettor somewhere in first 500 metres of running.
3. Shut fuel valve . Stops after 100m or so.
4. Shut air valve on tank. Varied stop distance
5. Use old fuel. Stops randomly, four-strokes while running.
6. Have rusted up and blocked cooling ways in cylinder head. Will overheat lose compression noisily and stop after 700 metres. Will restart after 5 mins.
... Apart from clothing ....

 

[shmoo]

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You will also note that altering the angle of the steering tiller arm alters the throttle.


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Until I realized this I thought the engine was about to stall inexpicably as I steered.

 

[fisherman]

We had a pre-war century, two bladed prop, brass tank. Get it to stop???? We used to sit up in the bow, talking loudly about any subject other than starting the Seagull. At a pre-arranged signal we would rush to the stern and wrap the cord round the flywheel before it knew what was happening. It worked every once in a blue moon.

 

[Guest]

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1.Throttle cable set to shut off . Move lever to right of 'start' marks on the control.
2.Have rust in fuel tank. Blocks carburettor somewhere in first 500 metres of running.
3. Shut fuel valve . Stops after 100m or so.
4. Shut air valve on tank. Varied stop distance
5. Use old fuel. Stops randomly, four-strokes while running.
6. Have rusted up and blocked cooling ways in cylinder head. Will overheat lose compression noisily and stop after 700 metres. Will restart after 5 mins.
... Apart from clothing ....

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Having had many SG's .... many friends have .... etc. - sorry but what a load of !"£$%^&*()_+

Cable can be set to close throttle / stop engine...... but I prefer factory setting where you shut fuel valve ......

Seagulls provided many UK boaters needs for decades - what a load of tosh spoken now !!

 

[Niander]

Ive got 2 seagulls that im hopeing to resurrect!
love them engines...but not sure why....

 

[Guest]

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Ive got 2 seagulls that im hopeing to resurrect!
love them engines...but not sure why....

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Resurect a Seagull ..... my impression was stick a bit of 1-10 petroil mix in tank ......... wind rope and pull to start !

Didn't know there was any resurect format to follow !!!!!!!!!!!!

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[old_salt]

I know it is not your SG but the remedy's are to fit a simple switch if the LT side of the ignition , fit the switch on the under side of the flywheel housing I set mine so the toggle of the switch is forward for go and astern for stop. Then there are two vent holes in the float chamber "Plug " the foreword one so when you tilt the SG you don't get petrol flooding everywhere.
Keep a healthy spark in the right place and it will run first pull. I've had 6 or 7 of em over the years and the one I have now is probably the oldest and as everything it is better made than the latest models.

 

[Seagreen]

Tennis raquet, or shotgun. Or feed it bread and bicarb pellet and watch it blow up in mid air...

... Er maybe you weren't asking that.

 

[rich]

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We had a pre-war century, two bladed prop, brass tank.

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Which War was that then /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
My first job when I left scool at 15 in 66 to work for a marine engineer was on seagulls,although I had been using them a lot earlier.

 

[Niander]

Well the ones i found for free!!...need at least putting back together and the spark doesnt always work!...is that funny...

 

[ShipsWoofy]

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Thanks for that I may be going out tomorrow morning so I shall start practicing the hand over air inlet technique

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Just close the choke plate, far safer than having fingers next to the whirrlywhirrly thing.