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In the early 70s there were 4 or 5 of us summer visitors who had small - 12'ish - displacement hull dinghies either wood or grp which we used in Coverack. I had a 4hp Johnson twin & the others all had Seagulls. All pull'n'go with no gears so as soon as it started you were off & to reverse you just turned the engine round.
The lifeboat mechanic had several small clinker dinghies fitted with Seagulls which he rented out to holiday makers with the strict instruction that they were not to go beyond Black Head. On the odd occasion that one of them hadn't returned they were usually to be found sat off Black Head at full throttle but going nowhere against the outgoing tide.
Other than the oiling up & occasional whiskering of plugs we actually found them very reliable & as said, very simple to work on.
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