Looks like a SCHIADA or Mandela——-XT drag boat——- always loved those flatties with wicked horsepower ————- some of the prettiest boats ever built!
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Looks like a SCHIADA or Mandela——-XT drag boat——- always loved those flatties with wicked horsepower ————- some of the prettiest boats ever built!
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Havasu late 60/s early seventies———- Have no idea who it is ?
pima air museumQuote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
Most (or all maybe) of the planes are outside. It’s fun to look at on google earth!Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
Yes. Been there several times. The 390th Bomb Group has a building on the grounds of the Pima Air Museum. When my folks got too old to travel alone we would go to the reunions with them. Every 5th reunion was held in Tuscon at the Museum. Two years ago my brother and I took a short flight in a restored B-17.Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
The Pima Air Museum is right across the street from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. This base houses the "bone yard" of the Air Force". A lot of the planes are just sitting there waiting to be cannibalized. For exhibits pretty much all the museum has to do is tow one across the street an stick a sign in the ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by nitro_rat
Aren't you wintering in that area these days?Quote:
Originally Posted by GENE LANHAM
Amazing all the stuff out there. B-52’s, C-17’s, C-130’s, A-10’s, Neptune’s, B-1’s, apaches, F-15’s, F-16’s, some junk I don’t even know what they are! Neat to look at on google earth. There’s more in California too...Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
The Pima Air Museum is right across Valencia from the 'Boneyard'.Quote:
Originally Posted by nitro_rat
I think it is number three in the world!! In the past few years more and more aircraft are inside hangars--
This is the SR-71--my friend Pat has over 600 hours at MACH 3!!
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I don’t understand the reasoning behind canceling that program. There’s nothing else that can do what the SR-71 did!
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Originally Posted by jackiewilson
A few months later (March, 1970) it was at Parker. Bill Sirois driving. Another boat that possibly could have won Parker that year.
Bill actually led the race, but was another victim of 'The Lower Unit Issue'---
The boat had a history, and I think was the boat that Bobby Massey was killed in---:confused:
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Was probably one of the Glastron Carlson “came out of a bucket” jobs. There were a lot of em about in those day’s ———- privateers were buying them off the shelf and blowing them over——- seemed like half the field was made up of Bob Hammonds plastic Molinari’s.
they have another plane that replaced it but its still secret, lolQuote:
Originally Posted by nitro_rat
Sr71 really was a fantastic machine
My friend Nigel Warnes built the American Air Force Museum at Duxford to a Sir Norman Foster design.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
He went on to build THE SHARD and London Bridge Station, The Millau Bridge, and many other notable buildings.
Point I’m trying to make Pilgrim———- there’s an SR 71 in there!
Always takes me a couple of days to get over a visit to Duxford——- the fact that 55,000 US airmen lost their lives in WW11 is a sober reminder of just how expensive our freedom today was—— the cost was horrendous!
Fact is Pilgrim—— there’s always new secret sh-t in the pipeline——— but it does make you wonder, if they could afford to dump a project like the SR71———- just what the hell DO they have under wraps ?
Thursday—— so it’s car boot day.
Found a guy who had bought a rake of engineering tools———- not that I need any more tools of any description. But what the hell——- another twenty quidsworth of lathe tooling that I did not want, but when you have that well known illness called car boot sickness ——- it’s what you do, buy all sorts of useless things!
Why do they climb Everest? ———— because it’s there!
I think you need to buy a mill, then the tool options get very wide
...Hands down, your best work...lol ;) https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...6&d=1522796662
Honest to Murgatroyd Fuji————the best is yet to come——— as A J so famously said———- you ain’t seen nothing yet !!Current concept is a forty foot Predator with four giggling prawns hung on the transom, looking good in gold and polished alloy.
As I look back at the Motors I raced during my time———- the real works of art that will withstand most scrutiny were the seventies motors! Straight sixes———V sixes. They looked like they were meant to perform———- to take you where you wanted to go——— rather quickly !
Todays outboards look like truck engines——-stuck on a leg—— hang em on the back of any boat ——- what have you got ? Closest thing you’ll ever see to a giant shrimp throwing up into the boat
Me myself think they should. Rephrase and simplify the meaning of the word “OUTBOARD” ————
IE: If two people cant lift it off’n the transom without the use of lifting gear——— then it’s no longer an
“OUTBOARD”
500 + Horspower from a clamp- on ? That is obscene as well as insane.
2,500 horsepower on the back of a forty foot tunnel——— simple logical thinking comes up with frightening figures as to the lethal velocity of these creations ——- annual insurance premiums must be skyscraper figures———— must be the equivalent of a fifteen year old wanting to insure a street legal F1 road car ?
Or, if you have the means, stroll into Skater and grab yourself a run of the mill 40 footer capable of 180+ :eek:
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Have never had the room—— or the He inclination to own my own milling machine Pilgrim——- let alone the ability to get the dust out of one.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
Im pretty much self taught on my capabilities, apart from woodturning when I was lucky enough to meet my old friend Bill Moulland who just happens to be one of the words greatest wood turners.
He taught me everything I know about wood and wood turning, which is a skill I use very little these days.
Quite Funny really because as I walk around the recycling facility/ Scrap yard I see oil drums full of milling tools—— reamers—- cutters of every description——- huge mills just waiting to be melted down
If I wanted a “BRIDPORT” today——— they would sell it to me on weight alone at something like a dollar a pound. Seems all the small engineering businesses are closing down, just like all the high street shops.
Dawn of the “INTERNET SHOPPER” has arrived——— family businesses are becoming a thing of the past——— world is changing——— big business is taking over——— what you can buy cheap today, will be bloody expensive tomorrow.
Amazon——— Apple and Microsoft will become the predators——— all you have to do is look at SONY !
Steady old day——- one of those where everything goes right, but at the end of the day, you don’t have a lot to show for it.
Decided to make the four outboards look like today’s “giggling Prawns with a hangover”——— took a 16”x 3”x 1 1/2” chunk of solid aluminium——— cut it into four and shaped it into something resembling one of today’s bloody great big motors———- turned out far better than I expected, so did a second one——— close of play, I had four coats of Gold on the PREDATOR and two “Puking Prawns”——- two down and two to go !
Sorry for the delay in answering this Pilgrim, but I’ve only just managed to talk with Craig about the problem———— simple problem really———- the saddles broke and the engine fell off the back——— four broke in the Mumbai race———- four broke in the P1 series in England last year !Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
Glad to hear Kaye is up and running again——- didn’t get anywhere with my enquiries as to her health!
ok thanks, I see they weld a plate on to join the transom clamps together to help but clearly not enough.
Time for some bronze ones?
Aha, you mean like this..!!..:)Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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Yup======exactly like that——— but ten times in a season is a bit strong———— even for a “RUDE”? or don’t you think so Lassie ?Quote:
Originally Posted by lars strom
Well of course you do, but as “Ambassador” for your Darling Rudes you have to disagree as a matter of principle !
Me, I know damn well that Mercury is not “PERFECT” , but I never pretended it was——— but it’s still here——— flying its own flag proudly———- not being hawked through the streets of Stockholm looking for a buyer
Is Bombardier looking to get out of the outboard motor business?
Didnt even know Bombardier were ——- ——— in the Outboard business——- must have slipped in when I wasn’t looking ! ———- I miss a lot of what’s going on these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
For those that are interested——- I had a” cooking with gas gas” day in the shop———- four present day outboards hung on the back of an ALL GOLD Predator forty, ——— mounted superbly and looks like all systems are GO.
put a tie bar across the four to help with the steering———— final outcome will look good on an executive desk——- but it has to be someone who appreciates the concept——— there won’t be many more of these——— plus, I’m getting a darned sight better at them than I was a a while back.
Early versions were a bit agricultural, but don’t worry if you own one———- it’s still a bloody good investment———- Roger and Rich were with me from the onset, they will benefit hugely in the long run. There’s an individual who is going round buying up any of the JRW concepts——— if your short of the rent this week, I can put you in touch with him!.
Did the car boot and the scrapyard this morning——— bought a rake of gear——— stupid or shrewd, ? You tell me.
maybe send you a pickie tomorrow of the “ Gold Leaf 40 with the four outboards———- I think it’s good but tell me what you think!
Along with Caldwell Racing Technologies....Speaking of Caldwell, what are you hearing these days?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Not a lot Bob, ——- their web site simply died——- some of the prices quoted were astronomical———- beautiful product but not really feasible in the real world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
I do have an invitation and a number to call if I want to chat.
I have mixed feelings on this——— that’s one of the reasons I haven’t called. I don’t like to believe that CTC is not “kosher” but I got this gnawing feeling in my gut !!!!
Jackie... you have a P.M.
Bombardier and BRP split in 2003, BRP seem to be doing very well and expanding, sales, share price, income all up.
I know I do get into it with Lassie over the OMC demise——— truth is, I’m really very sad that OMC are no longer with us.
I loved the Halcyon day’s of Mercury/OMC competition——- Problem was, the pair were so intent on hurting each other, they ignored the Jap threat until it was far too late.
Never did understand why they didn’t accept the Penske bid——- the one man that could have made the difference!
Merc created and nurtured the Jap threat over many years, talk about an own goal
Green Marine's bid was higher then Penske's.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
I understand that bit John———- But Penske was a builder——— Green was an asset stripper and everyone said they would strip the company naked.Quote:
Originally Posted by John Schubert
Japs walked into North America and nicked the OMC network for free!
When I was in the market for a new boat 17 years ago I gave serious consideration to Evinrude power. I was of course quite familiar with Mercury and it's corporate parentage. So I then researched OMC and Green marine. Green was a corporate vulture and I was pretty sure I would be left with an orphan motor. Bought a Mercury 225 Optimax. Took that same motor fishing with the wife this week. Pretty sure the OMC I was looking at has long since been melted down for scrap.
Actually you did buy an Evinrude...you just forgot....:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
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When we moved house——— last Thing on the floor was that little “Rude”———- so I swopped it for actin of drills and two cans of WD40.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
Guy tells me he’s got it up and running!