Need some advice

[nickcred]

Hi All

My Ebay Bargin Dinghy in fairly scarey with the 4HP Mariner on the back and the engine is too heavy.

I am looking to buy a light 2-3 hp outboard and have been looking at some of the Seagulls on Ebay - also a little Suzuki 2.2. Seems the small 2-2.5 hp outboards other than Seagulls go for nearly as much as a new one.

Any advice here on if a Seagull is a sensible purchase or if I need to be r-thinking. Dont really want to spend more than £150 or the bargin becomes something for SWMBO to beat me over the head with.

Nick

 

[Gavi]

I've got a little electric outboard that is quite good, though it is a bit of a pain lifting the battery in and out. Got it off ebay along with by little boat (which is currently full of rain water... AGAIN!).

 

[boatone]

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Any advice here on if a Seagull is a sensible purchase

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Great little outboards. Always have looked very retro but get a good un and they go on for ever. I had one years ago that served as auxiliary on my first boat - an 18'6" Caorice sailing cruiser.

 

[byron]

Seagulls certainly have a charm about them. However I would plump for a nice modern 2HP.

 

[nickcred]

Hi what one did you buy? and are they really equiv to 2 hp as they say and what kind of dinghy is it pushing along. O and while I am asking 100 questions lol how does the battery stand up

Thanks
Nick

 

[nickcred]

thanks for the advice guys. Must admit I quite like the retro look of the seagull for my retro dinghy lol. But being entirely mechanically inept a modern one may be the best option. It's finding one around my price bracket and without needing to travel 100 miles seems to be the issue. SWMBO will go mad if I wander home having spent another £400 lol

 

[byron]

Stand up for yourself, be a man, put your foot down. Only yesterday I stamped my foot petulantly and Eileen not only agreed that I could have a clean Pinafore she gave me a new tea towel too.

 

[TrueBlue]

The joy of a Seagull is that if you treat it kindly it just goes and goes. All the important bits are on the outside (as it were) just like the Lloyds building. No special mechanical knowledge required, just common sense.

The only model to consider is the 40 plus - with a clutch if possible for convenience. About £80 on eBay. As most of them are collect only, you can see it running, usually in a wheely bin, before you part with your money.

I bought mine because it was lighter than most 2-strokes. I then found that because it was a slow(er) revving engine it has plenty of grunt at slow speeds. Most yakimoto engines need to spin fast before anything happens. The cast ali prop is a lot more solid than my Mercury one or the Honda plastic tea stirrer.

One can take a horse to water....