British Seagull
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British Seagull was a British manufacturer of 2 stroke outboard engines from the early 1930s until the mid 1990s. The company went out of business due to the motor design not being able to keep up with more modern boat engines and the increasingly tight emmissions limits. British Seagull no longer produce new engines but still operate for parts.
The outboard was available in several different models from the smallest called the forty minus (later called featherweight) to the century plus. There was also several models called the 102 which had modified cylinder heads and a water injected exhaust system.
From the early 1980s a new series of British seagull outboards were made available called the QB series. These were designed by Queen's University, Belfast (hence QB) and featured quieter engines, water cooled exhaust, modified cylinder and were painted in black.
In the late 1980s British Seagull produced two models, called the model 170 and the model 125. These had engine covers or cowlings and upgraded carburettors and blocks. The internal engines of these models suffer badly however and they were not produced for very long.
The main feature of the British Seagull is the gearbox and propellor. From first look they seem very primitive but due to the gearboxes reduction ratio they are capable of propelling much larger boats than might be expected. The silver century plus model is designed to push a displacement hull of 26 feet along.
