Don...here is the info on my seagull

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40 plus 3 hp / mdl SJM 635 D3 / FP 45FF1
This is Model SJM 635 D3
- the SJM means it's a "Forty Minus", putting it the "lowest"
of the breed
- 636 is the Engine Number
- D3 means April, 1963 (4th month = 4th letter)
- there's no "L", so it's not a long shaft model.
# FP962G9 MAKING IT A JULY,1969 MODEL
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my seagull motor was built in March 1979; the double letters
give it away. seagull started date coding in 1963, with A3=January
1963, B5=February 1965, etc. (December motors were stamped 'M', 'L'
was skipped as it was used to denote long shaft). In order to avoid
confusion, in 1973, the month code went to double letters. My motor
has the Mk III electronic ignition (nice, no points to corrode
or adjust), indicated by the 'E' before 'FPL' (Forty Plus, long
shaft).

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"Don White" wrote in message ...
"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message
om...
bingo!!...we let this family o/b sit, leaned against the side of the
house in long beach, ca...for, like, 10 years...it was my wifes
fathers unit...it worked great...now, i want to get it running "tits"
again, and am having to sink some $ into it to get there...thanx for
the tips, we will take care of it this time..i am also fixing up a
nice little seagull....richard / colorado


What Seagull do ypu have?
Mine is a 1954 40 Plus 3hp. It hit 50 this year. I should have taken it
out for a run ......I'll promise it some exercise next summer.