The British Seagull® was a British manufacturer of two-stroke outboard engines in Poole, Dorset from the early 1930s until the mid-1990s. Although their "Classic" engines were for decades an exemplar of rugged simplicity and reliability, the company eventually failed when customer tastes changed and as tighter emissions regulations took effect. Production of complete engines stopped in 1996, and another company bought the rights to the brand in 1999. Spare parts continue to be produced for existing engines.