As a former owner of at least three Seagulls, i would recommend that
unless you love to endlessly tinker with engines,
enjoy the thrill of one finally starting,
enjoy noise disproportional to the Hp output,
think a trail of an oil slick is cool -
stay away from it.
Philip
On Tue, 2011-07-26 at 07:12 -0400, [email protected] wrote:
> I'm looking at a small outboard for my 9 Ft RIB. I was thinking 3-6 hp. I
> came across a 1971 British Seagull Model 40 Plus, 3 hp in running condition.
> I've been told that the engines are well built, usually start on 2 pulls,
> have parts availability and seem to run forever. It is also very classic
> (i.e.OLD) looking.
>
> Can I have any opinions or thoughts the Group may have on this engine.
> Thanks in advance.
>
> John Esch
> Fet-Esch
> Lying Baltimore, MD
>
>
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