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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 increasingly tight emissions regulations. British Seagull no longer produces new engines but its successor, Sheridan Marine, as well as others still supply some parts.

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History

The original design was one of many initiated by the original manufacturers, John Marston Ltd and the Sunbeam Motor Company, the makers of the famous Sunbeam motorcycles. We do, however, understand that the design was developed as a marine engine rather than an adapted industrial engine. This is probably one of the major reasons for their endurance and success.

By 1931 the first Seagulls, sold as the Marston Seagull, were in full production, these were much the same in design as the more modern engines and incorporated innovative ideas such as reverse gears and water-cooled exhausts. The engines were available in both short and long shaft and the models ranged from the Standard and the High Power through to the Super High Power. This engine was a twin cylinder 10hp version capable of powering boats up to 30 feet (9.1m).

The two men credited with the continued development of the Seagull engine are John Way-Hope, who had worked for Evinrude, and Bill Pinniger, a design engineer. They met while working in the marine division of the Sunbeam Motor Company. After acquiring the manufacturing rights and patents for the Marston Seagull engines they set up the Bristol Motor Company in Bristol and financed the purchase of those patents with dealings in light aircraft and expensive sports cars. By 1938 they had consolidated the design of the engine and had moved into new premises on the Quay at Poole, Dorset. To celebrate this milestone the name Marston Seagull was changed to British Seagull and the engine was proclaimed as ‘The Best Outboard Motor in the World’ – later changed to ‘The Best Outboard Motor for the World’.

At this time they cut the range to one engine, reverse gears were dispensed with as Way-Hope considered them as ‘a rather sissy refinement, rendered superfluous by efficient boat handling’. However, their patented ‘Positive and Self-Adjusting Free-Engine Clutch’ was considered by them to be so near perfection that no serious alteration to the 1938 design was contemplated until the mid-1960s. Way-Hope and Pinniger’s concept was to use the best materials possible for the punishing marine environment.

“We believe the Admiralty’s request for a ‘rough and ready’ version of the ‘102’ for use on light assault craft help to establish the company.” The engine needed little alteration; the Navy required an engine that would run non-stop for 24 hours. This wartime success developed the next batch of engines, the 40 Minus in 1949, the 40 Plus in 1952 and the Century and Century Plus by 1955/56. As each engine was designed a number of prototypes were produced, some over many years, fishermen and company members tested all these in ‘real life’ situations. This together with their ‘concept of power output’ meant that this established Seagull’s worldwide reputation as a no-nonsense design suitable for extremes of climate from the Antarctic to tropical heat and also able to sustain considerable user abuse and total immersion.

By the mid 1950s British Seagull had moved to new premises at Fleets Bridge, Poole where they reached their all-time peak during the 1960s. At this time everything except the gears and the carburettors were made on site.

In 1982 British Seagull moved again to premises at Newtown Business Park, Poole and launched the large 7.5hp Model 170. This engine featured an engine cover and was the forerunner of the QB Series. The QB Series was introduced at the 1987 London Boat Show with the 6hp Kingfisher; soon followed by the 5hp Osprey and the 4hp Curlew. This design represented the very latest in two-stroke technology in conjunction with Queens University, Belfast who are regarded as one of the world’s leaders in innovative engine research.

In 1996 the production of the British Seagull outboard engines ceased but the Spare Parts supply continued in its renowned friendly and highly personal way. In 1999, Chillington Marine Ltd, the owners at that time of British Seagull decided to pull out of the marine leisure market handing over responsibility for the British Seagull name to Sheridan Marine on the River Thames in Oxfordshire. “We have continued the manufacture and supply, where possible, of original spare parts re-introducing some discontinued items in the last few years.”

Another great source for information and spares is the website: Saving-Old-Seagulls.co.uk. This terrific site lists other sources for Seagull information, parts and service around the globe.

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British Seagull > Chillington Marine Ltd > Sheridan Marine
Newtown Business Park, Poole, UK.
Website: www.britishseagull.com

Sheridan Marine — COMPLETE ENGINES & PARTS ARE STILL AVAILABLE.
The Boathouse
Moulsford, Oxfordshire, OX10 9HU, United Kingdom
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Forty Series British Seagull.

British Seagull 2-Stroke Cycle Petrol (Gasoline) Outboard Motors

The main engines produced through most of the company’s history can be divided into two main types, the Model 102 and the Classic models. The Model 102 was a development of the very early Marston models offered through the 1930s. They featured an all-in-one engine block and cylinder head and a water-injected exhaust. The Model 102 engines were fairly large, with the largest having a 13-inch-diameter (330 mm) propeller and obtained the name of “The Barge Pusher”. The other style of engine, known as the classic or square block models, were divided into four main types, the Featherweight or Forty Minus, the Forty Plus, the Century and the Century Plus. The Forty Minus and Plus used identical power units, but the Plus had a larger gearbox and propeller. The Century and Century Plus used a larger 102 cc block with larger gearboxes and propellers. The engines remained in production from the late 1950s right through to the mid-1990s, and many examples of early engines are still in everyday use. The long life span is due to the good quality metals that are used. The Seagull also uses high tensile bolts and studs.

From the early 1980s a new series of British Seagull outboards was made available, called the QB series. These were designed by Queen’s University, Belfast (hence QB) and featured quieter engines, water-cooled exhaust and modified cylinders and were painted in black. These were known by some as the Irish Seagull.

In the late 1980s British Seagull introduced two further models to their range; these were called the Model 170 and the Model 125. These had engine covers or cowlings and upgraded carburetors and blocks. They both suffered from poorly designed crankshaft bushings, which caused the company many problems, and inevitably the models were never popular.

One notable feature of a British Seagull is the gearbox and propeller combination: at first glance they seem very primitive, but due to the high gearbox reduction ratio they are capable of propelling much larger boats than might be expected. The silver Century Plus model, for example, is designed to propel a displacement hull of up to 26 feet in length.

Towards the end of production a new model called the “5r” was introduced. The design of this engine was quite different from other models, as it used a conventional outboard gearbox which was from a Yamaha 4HP outboard; this was attached via an adaptor plate to a QB series power unit and was painted blue. Some of the very last engines to leave the factory had gold-painted propellers and recoil starter tops and are called “gold tops” by enthusiasts.

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