Seagull 102 restoration

[fergal butler]

This is a 1955-56 102 it's sized missing bits and is in pretty bad shape but I think it will look ok when it's done.















All striped down now not much to them





I know these gear boxes allow water in unlike other outboards but when they are run in salt water and then left for 20 odd years it can leave a bit of a mess but at least I know why it's not turning





That's a bit better.



Getting down to brass tacks I started to clean up the fuel tank hoping to do a nice polished brass finish to it but as it turned out someone had someone had patched it up before so I'll just clean it up fill the dints and paint it black.







The chrome on the exhaust was all pitted so I cleaned that back to the brass the gear tube is steel so I'll just take the chrome "what's left of it" off and paint it.




Got the decals from http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/i_ ... dels.htmon and built up a few coats of lacquer.







And the finished engine with a little video to prove it works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO_K2MiZRRE

[Mojo]

Wow, very nice work.
Thanks for sharing

Cheers
Mojo

[billy c]

nice work. surprised that parts are still available! i have a Neptune motor of similar size, might have to dig it out of the junk pile after seeing yours!
-Billy

[mrintense]

Very nice Fergal. well done!

[Lowka53]

what took you so long to post it here I watched your progress on face book good job now you need to mount it on your little red boat.

[fergal butler]

They have a big following over this side of the world so it's easy enough to get parts for them although they may not be for much longer as this one runs on 10-1 mix and likes to leave a little oil slick behind it

Lowka53 it was only when I saw Andy's post on his 1949 wizzard that I though you guy's might be interested in this one, she might be getting a little run on the red boat before the year's out as there is talk of a seagull rally on the Grand Canal "not for eco friendly eyes"

[vupilot]

That is really impressive! What are you going to build next to use it on?

[fergal butler]

I might use it as a backup motor on the crackerbox for when I'm at sea. On the Malahini I had a little bracket on the transom that the backup motor just slipped into and it didn't look too bad, maybe I could paint in a wood effect to hide it a bit more .

[Bill Edmundson]

Outstanding Fergal!

Bill

[jprice]

holy cow! that's impressive!!!

[fergal butler]

I made a little stand for it with a malahini transom

[Roberta]

That is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Roberta

[Steve S]

WOW! I might put that in my living room...
Steve

[jenko]

that sure is a nice wee stand

[Mojo]

Stop it! just stop it! The workmanship on the outboard stand far exceeds boat building abilities.

Cheers
Mojo