ccscott49
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They dont exhaust into the water.
Two stroke motor bikes arent banned either.
Two stroke motor bikes arent banned either.
To seagull or not TO seagull
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Searush
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Clive,
I have heard that, if you remove the plug & spin up the flywheel to a good speed with your drill then you will revitalise the magnets and your poor dying spark. Apparently it is a comon fault with old & neglected 'gulls. As already recommended have a good read of the SOS site, it is not as busy as it used to be, but lots of good info on it.
I bought a severely abused 40 featherweight when I couldn't get parts for my 10year old SuziQ. It is slower, noisier & smellier, but I just love the sound - I am a child of the 50's and the sound & smell of a British Seagull are so evocative of my happily miss-spent youth.
And Dave "Oldsalt", I am sooo dissapointed in you - skip-ing defunct 'gulls indeed!!!! And I thought you were a proper engineer, I looked up to you as one who could fix anything! All my illusions are shattered. Exit, left, (sobbing quietly).
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I have heard that, if you remove the plug & spin up the flywheel to a good speed with your drill then you will revitalise the magnets and your poor dying spark. Apparently it is a comon fault with old & neglected 'gulls. As already recommended have a good read of the SOS site, it is not as busy as it used to be, but lots of good info on it.
I bought a severely abused 40 featherweight when I couldn't get parts for my 10year old SuziQ. It is slower, noisier & smellier, but I just love the sound - I am a child of the 50's and the sound & smell of a British Seagull are so evocative of my happily miss-spent youth.
And Dave "Oldsalt", I am sooo dissapointed in you - skip-ing defunct 'gulls indeed!!!! And I thought you were a proper engineer, I looked up to you as one who could fix anything! All my illusions are shattered. Exit, left, (sobbing quietly).
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wotayottie
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You can use a 2 stroke for as long as you want. Seagulls are almost a rite of passage but tbh they are not very good by modern standards. Any more than a 1930s car is any real good by modern standards. Buit if you really fancy one, then get a decent one and you are unlikely to lose on it when you get fed up of the mess, and weight and decide to sell.
Got a couple in my shed if you want to borrow one to play with - I'm near Cardiff too. Just let me know.
Got a couple in my shed if you want to borrow one to play with - I'm near Cardiff too. Just let me know.
Kilter
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I think that you are thinking of Old_Salt ! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
KRG
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I'm a big Seagull fan, I've got 3 of 'em; a nice featherweight circa 82, a 40 plus and a silver century with a clutch, I love the sound and smell, memories, but... I bought a large tender with a Mariner 2hp second hand and now I only use the Mariner!
It starts most of the time on first pull and if it doesn't the recoil is great compared with knotted string.
Seagulls are great on a fine day, in my experience when they've started they keep going but when its dark, cold and windy and I'm leaving the mooring the Mariner's quick starting is real peace of mind.
It starts most of the time on first pull and if it doesn't the recoil is great compared with knotted string.
Seagulls are great on a fine day, in my experience when they've started they keep going but when its dark, cold and windy and I'm leaving the mooring the Mariner's quick starting is real peace of mind.
VicS
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These are pretty ancient
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These are pretty ancient
[/ QUOTE ] Might be the sort of thing the fanatics who hang around the SOS forum would be interested in!
cliffordpope
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They dont exhaust into the water.
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Yes they do. Quote from the British Seagull website technical tips:
"The correct depth of the propeller is with the exhaust outlet about an inch or two (25-50mm) below the surface of the water... deeper immersion will affect both starting and performance. "
They dont exhaust into the water.
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Yes they do. Quote from the British Seagull website technical tips:
"The correct depth of the propeller is with the exhaust outlet about an inch or two (25-50mm) below the surface of the water... deeper immersion will affect both starting and performance. "
ccscott49
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I was talking about two stroke suitcase generators, I know a seagull exhausts under the water! Jeeze! I've only owned one for about 30 years!
cliffordpope
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Sorry Englander, I jumped in a bit too quick there.
I thought we had been comparing smoke from 2-stroke outboards, and the point was being made that one that exhausts under water produces less smoke.
That is certainly the case I find. My 40+ just leaves a very thin wisp of smoke, most seemingly condensed by the water.
Running it out of water produces clouds of smoke.
It's true there is small streak of blue on the water from the 10:1 oil mix.
I thought we had been comparing smoke from 2-stroke outboards, and the point was being made that one that exhausts under water produces less smoke.
That is certainly the case I find. My 40+ just leaves a very thin wisp of smoke, most seemingly condensed by the water.
Running it out of water produces clouds of smoke.
It's true there is small streak of blue on the water from the 10:1 oil mix.