Hey Bones, Sounds like a good deal to me! There is an excellent yahoo group of British Seagull Owners that are as friendly and helpful as our Monty group. I got my BS Forty Plus off Ebay. It came in a large cardboard box with a note inside that said, "I haven't started this in over ten years but it should run. Good luck." I strapped it on a fence and put the prop in a big deep garbage can full of water. I put clean fuel in; checked the plug; wrapped the cord and in the fourth try it started up. Runs like a top. Even though it is only rated at 2 hp, it has a ton of torque. A friend came up from Fl to move a 39' wooden ketch (19,000 lbs) to Fl. We had it on a mooring and needed to move it to the haulout lift at the adjacent marina. I put the BS on a 10' dinghy and we bridled it up to the yacht and shoved her all the way over and into the slip. Amazed not only me but all the boat yard folks as well. They are damn near bullet proof. Have fun. Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronnie Keeler" <ronkeeler@hotmail.com> To: "Montgomery boats mailing list" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 10:36 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: tenders Bones, I just happen to know where there is a late model, 5hp, Silver Century Plus (with clutch) Seagull in good condition. It was Griselda's origonal auxillary motor and is sitting in the corner of my brother's garage. He has offered to give it to me if I just come and get it. Let me know if you are interested. Ron (whitebeard) M17 #14, Griselda Lake Livingston, Texas
From: bownez@juno.com Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:48:33 +0000 To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: tenders
Hi Joe,
The smaller inflatable kayaks are shorter than my K-1 model, so I would imagine with less wetted surface they would paddle easier and be a tad more nimble. The other kayaks I have paddled are the hard shell fiberglass/plastic models which track far better than the inflatables. I do like my K-1 for the room it offers my long legs and ability to carry some gear, plus, I can deflate her and stuff it in the cockpit. I have towed her for short distances, but Bonita would prefer to frolic through the water without a leash on! On another note, I use a foot pump with the K-1, and I can pump her up in the M17 cockpit in 5 minutes.
I'd love to own a Seagull outboard, they are classic.
Bye from Bones
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