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09 August 2006, 09:43
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Make: Avon 5.4 & 4.0 Metre
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Guess the engine size?
My friend has this seagull in his shed, he knows its really old like 30odd years, anyone know the hp rating please?  
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09 August 2006, 14:25
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Country: UK - England
Town: Poole.
Make: Selva
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Seagull Forty Featherweight.
Engine Number F 2077 GG4 is a Seagull Forty Featherweight which was manufactured in 1974 and is in the 2 h.p. category.
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09 August 2006, 14:25
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Boat name: Yellow Peril
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha 100 (2T)
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Originally Posted by ollyit
My friend has this seagull in his shed, he knows its really old like 30odd years, anyone know the hp rating please? |
Definitely a Featherweight, 1-2hp
See here for definitive ID: http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/i__d__letters.htm
Bear in mind that the engine could be a ‘bitsa,’ assembled from several different models. Does it have a Bing carb – square metal plate over the air intake, instead of the round plastic hole?
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09 August 2006, 14:27
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Boat name: Yellow Peril
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha 100 (2T)
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Originally Posted by hobnob
Definitely a Featherweight, 1-2hp
See here for definitive ID: http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/i__d__letters.htm
Bear in mind that the engine could be a ‘bitsa,’ assembled from several different models. Does it have a Bing carb – square metal plate over the air intake, instead of the round plastic hole? |
July 1974 by the way - a vintage year!
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09 August 2006, 17:19
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Country: UK - England
Town: Swindon
Boat name: WhiteNoise/Dominator
Make: Ballistic 7.8/SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Opti 225/Yam 85
MMSI: 239050687/235055163
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I've just bought one of those to use as an auxiliary!
(ducks as pisstaking starts)
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10 August 2006, 01:19
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Town: swansea
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Just remember HP is not the only thing to go by though. Mate had a Warrior fishing boat with a Yam 5hp aux - wouldn't move him against the tide. He tried out his father's old Seagul and it was far better even though it was of a lower HP rating.
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10 August 2006, 02:41
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Country: UK - England
Town: Swindon
Boat name: WhiteNoise/Dominator
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Seagulls are actually ideal as an auxiliary though-they were designed to move quite large displacement hulls.
What on earth are you doing up at this godawful time Codders?
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10 August 2006, 09:38
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Originally Posted by ollyit
My friend has this seagull in his shed, he knows its really old like 30odd years,....
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I believe seagulls can live to around 45 years.
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10 August 2006, 10:30
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Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
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Length: 5m +
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Dad has an old Seagull and I can remember it being an old Seagull when I was very young i.e. probably 28 years ago.... so it may well be 40+?
The boat blew away about 10 years ago so it doesn't get much use these days 
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