British Seagull Outboard Engine Resources and Links

I remember with some fondness our first family sailing dinghy.  The dinghy was a Skipper 14 that we would take to local lakes, the coast and occasionally to the river.  We would motor down the river with our trusty British Seagull to navigate the locks much to the horror of my mother.  The starting mechanism involved coiling a piece of rope around the magneto and giving it a hearty pull.  The starting rope with toggle and knot was always missing when the lock gates opened!

There is obvioulsy some considerable affection for the British Seagull outboard from all over the world. Although production of this quirky British piece of engineering finished in 1996, there is still quite a following and some spare part production is still in operation. 

I thought it would be a good idea to bring together all of the British Seagull resources I found whilst I was researching this little piece of British engineering history.  I take no responsibility for the authenticity of information or advice you may find on these sites!

A quote from some British Seagull sales literature:

"...IT WAS LEFT UNDER A BUSH at the bottom of the garden for 23 years wrapped in a plastic type bag and forgotten about... without even changing the plug it went on approximately the 12th pull..."

http://www.britishseagull.co.uk - This is where you will find the new owners of the British Seagull brand, Sheridan Marine.  The site includes a sections on history, technical advice and spare sparts

http://www.seagullparts.co.uk - A UK membership site with manuals and advice from members, spare parts, photos and discussion.

http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk - Identify your Seagull model from this very informative site run by a Seagull enthusiast

http://www.seagullrestoration.com - A site from New Zealand site offering Seagull restoration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Seagull - The free online encyclopedia's definition and history with some external links

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/british-seagull-owners-uk - The Yahoo group for British Seagull enthusiasts

http://www.britishseagullshop.com - A Canadian site with EBay shop selling manuals, spare parts etc

http://www.lagerholm.com - A Swedish British Seagull site

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk - You may find a Seagull for sale here!

http://www.instructables.com - one man's illustrated Seagull project

If you like British Seagulls have a look at this BusyOutdoors.Com review