Owners Hall Of Fame - Page 2

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This is Brians model 102, Brian has several seagulls all renovated to this very high standard. One of his engines caused a headache as it had no gear oil filler on the gearbox but had 3 grease niplles. We discovered after a quick chat with John at S.O.S that on the older seagulls the gear oil was pumped in using a grease gun on the grease nipples. I have myself tried this and take it from me it is really messy ! Thanks to John again for the info and to Brian for the picture. If you haven't found Johns website yet click here.

This is Franks Forty Plus (SJP) from Long Island, New York

Typical example of what I spend my time doing. This is a wipac flywheel before and after a refurb. Notice the aluminum oxidisation on the before picture. This flywheel was from an engine that was fixed to the aux bracket of a 15 foot cruiser. The boat had been moored up for 6 years and the engine had just been left to rot. The engine itself is beyond help but the refurbed flywheel will continue to survive for many more years to come.

This motor is Devon's from Australia. It is an LS which is the grand-father of the Forty plus we all know and love. This LS was made in 1954 and has had little done. The drivetube has been replaced with a stainless steel one and the exhaust has been re-chromed. The top of the gearbox is from a forty plus. I think you will agree that it really does look in showroom condition and I am as jealous as hell !

These engines belong to Christian, the first is a seabee with a seagull fuel tank. The original tank leaked but is still being used as a small tool box, he assures me that when he gets hold of a proper tank the seagull one will be removed. The other picture is of my guinea pig (again !) next to Christians ongoin project model 102, we discovered that it has been fitted with a stainless steel exhaust which is highly unusual. The model 102 is one of the nicest I have seen and yet another example of the time and effort Christian puts in to his renovation work. The other engine in the picture is his forty plus which is the one he uses on his dinghy. If you are looking for an engine click the banner below and see what Christian has availiable.

Above are some pictures of a brief visit to Ely to meet the seagull nuts up there. Did some swapping of parts and let them test run the guinea pig too. Will be doing another visit up there shortly but will be taking my own dinghy. The chap in the boat is Gordon, he waited until he thought I left before clambering in the dinghy but I popped back to take the picture ! The others are David and Ollie testing my guinea pig. The second picture is of David and Ollie overtaking a near enough new Mercury ! The final picture is of Davids forty plus, This had been stored for many years but still started 3rd pull !

This Beauty belonged to Mark until he sold it on Ebay. It was originally bought for him for spares but he decided to rebuild and paint it. Mark has over 25 gulls in various states of renovation including his current project which is a model 170 (Thats the one with the blue engine cover). He has promised me a whole series of pictures following the renovation of the 170 so watch this space. Notice the gleaming paintwork ! And before anyone emails and askes about it, yes that is a weld on the gearbox, possibly a repair to a hairline crack.

I apologize for the quality and angle of this picture, it was taken by me when I met up with David, Ollie and Gordon recently. They spent so long water testing my guinea pig featherweight that this forty plus only came out for a little while. I will get some better pictures of it soon though. Anyway this is Davids Forty plus. This spent a few years stored in a garage but started 3rd pull ! This engine I have a feeling has sparked off a localized seagull craze in Ely in Cambridgeshire !

This abomination is my own doing. "Mr Marston would turn in his grave" is just one of the many comments I have had about this one. This seagull is the result of a challenge to a race. It is basically a modified featherweight. The gearbox is a featherweight, The prop is from a 102 Plus, The propshaft is a modified 102 clutched propshaft. It has a century power unit and exhaust. The exhaust connector on the gearcase had to be chopped and the exhaust angled out to accomodate the oversized prop. This engine is awaiting test in the water but runs dry with no problem.

Now, this Forty Plus is an interesting example. This belongs to Richard who uses it on a quiet canal. He has added an exhaust baffle and an air filter to quieten it down, The copper tube over the air filter is a roll cage to prevent damage to the air filter if the engine falls. He also uses a bike dynamo on the flywheel to charge some re-chargeable batteries for a lamp. Note also the extended tiller arm.

These two gulls belong to Brian. He has fully restored the forty plus in the first 2 pictures and is going to start on the model 102 shortly. Brian and I often chat via email and share ideas and advice, I enjoy talking to him and hope that the restored model 102 gets featured here as well. Notice on the 102 that the Chrome plating of the exhaust tube is worn off in places. These engines look really good with a poilished brass exhaust but unfortunately due to the heat produced by the exhaust it can't be laquered so needs polishing regularly to keep the shine up. Most people can't be bothered with it but it really does look good when it is done. The 102 also has a brass tiller handle bar and brass tank too.

This is one of Christians restored gulls. If you are after a restored motor and don't want to do it yourself, give his site a look here.

This is Mike and Keiths Forty plus. Have you noticed how clean and shiny the driveshaft and exhaust tubes are ? Well they have fitted stainless steel ones ! Even the driveshaft tube is stainless steel. The method of removing the drivetubes top mounting boss is very labour intensive and is impossible without the use of a lathe ! But don't it look good !!!

This is Allans Silver century plus with one of my refurbished long distance steel tanks. It origonally had a standard brass tank but the amount of fuel in it didn't last long enough.

This is my model 102 plus before and after a complete refurb, I converted it from a mark 1 to a mark 2 ignition but haven't had time to get it running yet ! I also have a stainless steel exhaust to put on it too.