Jackie...don't you think that the time has come to give Willabee an unconditional pardon? He has been noticeably absent ever since you banished him to the naughty step for forty years...
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Jackie...don't you think that the time has come to give Willabee an unconditional pardon? He has been noticeably absent ever since you banished him to the naughty step for forty years...
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Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Bob, Welch and me have been friends for nigh on fifty years——— if I ever tried to put him on the naughty step he wouldn’t go anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
If Willabee’s not talking, then it’s because that’s the way he wants it—— he wants a quiet time.
When he’s good and ready, he’ll make his presence felt.
But just for you Bob———- I do declare Bill can come in from the cold—I grant him absolution and a free pardon—-he is no longer banished to the naughty step.
A toast to Willabee...:thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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Jackie - I know that in the early years, you drove a lot of different hull / engine combinations. Looking back, which one did you enjoy driving the most, not including the Cosworth?
This “Infusion” thing they do now, ( with an intake and an exit, a suck it through tube at the other end) seems to have done away with mess totally. No waste, each lay up is to the same measured amount. Every piece weighs exactly the same to The nearest ounce. No rollers or extra buckets of resin.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
Its a new art form in “COMPOSITES” ———- ridiculous to think that you can take a forty foot Hull that needs 1,000 hp to make 110 mph——— make up the same thing in a composite at less than half the weight and bingo——— you can do 110 with a lot less horses.
Added bonus is the fact it’s four times as strong and is not prone to osmosis or any fibreglass related problems. Plus, it takes about a quarter of the time of a conventional layup !
So what the material costs, can be offset against the labour that’s involved in glass fibre layups.
Labour costs are nowhere near the same with composites———- hope this lights your candle!
Without a doubt the 17’ Molinari with a “silo” ——- the most predictable honest boat,and bloody quick to boot. I tried to tell Renato we should run my boat in the 1970 Paris race as it was much quicker than the marathon arm chair ride he brought to Paris.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
Persuaded Garbrecht to let Pruett run it ———- he ran third for a long while before he threw a blade on my best Rolla!
But I still think the best value for money——- fun boat, was Charlie Shepard’s 14’Bristol with a fifty merc on its tail———- run forever week-in weekout——— set the timing, change the plugs, that left you all the time in the world to put a bit of cupping on the prop———- then take it off again when you realised it went better before you touched it.
The-little sprint Molinari was supposed to come in at 16’ but never made any more than fifteen and a half. Real flighty bitch, a tad nose happy ,but with a 1000BP on its arse would see off the 1250 BP.
Cheers Willabee +——- Here’s looking at you blue eyes ! Who loves ya baby ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
Everything old is new again. In the early days of fiberglass boats FiberCraft Boats of North Miami Florida used a crude version of infusion. They used matched inner and outer hull molds. The inner mold was placed upside down and had a trough around the perimeter. The layup was placed over the inner mold and the outer mold dropped over all that stuff. Resin was poured into the trough and vacuum pulled through fittings on the outer mold. They later abandoned this system and went to plain old hand layup.
QUOTE=jackiewilson;3036974]This “Infusion” thing they do now, ( with an intake and an exit, a suck it through tube at the other end) seems to have done away with mess totally. No waste, each lay up is to the same measured amount. Every piece weighs exactly the same to The nearest ounce. No rollers or extra buckets of resin.
Its a new art form in “COMPOSITES” ———- ridiculous to think that you can take a forty foot Hull that needs 1,000 hp to make 110 mph——— make up the same thing in a composite at less than half the weight and bingo——— you can do 110 with a lot less horses.
Added bonus is the fact it’s four times as strong and is not prone to osmosis or any fibreglass related problems. Plus, it takes about a quarter of the time of a conventional layup !
So what the material costs, can be offset against the labour that’s involved in glass fibre layups.
Labour costs are nowhere near the same with composites———- hope this lights your candle![/QUOTE]
how about prepreg
that how you make a 100' boat to the design weight give or take a kg,
The system Craig and Mark use is another step on from “Prepreg” Pilgrim——— they get the weights right down to the nearest ounce.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
love to see how thats done?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
They patented the system and sell it under licence to the majority of the big name boat companies———they run a training program, and teach the glass workers how to cope with the new system.Quote:
Originally Posted by powerabout
No new orders are being taken at the moment———- books are full for the rest of the year——-
Mark told me how they struck lucky with ALL the new people they employed ——- each one turned out to be exactly what they were looking for.
Some days you eat bear Pilgrim!
Would that be this one?Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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No Bob———definitely not that one———that’s The Cadillac of all Molinari’s———- arm chair ride- no vices——- built to last the Paris Six Hours then ship it to Fon Du Lac. far too long a story for me to tell here ( yet again) on these pages.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
Thats the boat Renato and I ran in the Paris Six Hours in 1970.
Mine was one of the first 17’ —— Don Ross and I campaigned it all over Europe, winning just about everything we ran in!
Dont doubt Fujimo has a piccie of it somewhere in his archives.
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Thats a painting of the little sprint Molinari———— Dave Franks was the artist———— was always a bloody good painter————-46 years ago.
I-was more athletic in those days——- but not quite as handsome or modest as I am today!
How ‘ bout that ?———— 84 degrees in England yesterday——— hottest April day since records began.
You ever read the poem “OH TO BE IN ENGLAND, NOW THAT APRILS HERE” ? If you get a chance look it up, it’s well worth the read.
Started on the shop yesterday———- bought a rake of machinery over the years, just never found the time to fit it, well yesterday I did.
Cleared out a ton of stuff that “might come in useful” ——- had it piled high under and on top of the bench, taking up valuable space——- shoved it in the back of the Lexus F Sport and took it to the car boot sale.
We are off up to Rusper this morning to look at a four year year old black Labrador Bitch called “INDY”
Owner has been taken into a nursing home with dementia———- then having lunch out in Shoreham!.
Let you know how we get on.
Why do I always think of Doreen Luhrs when I go to see a dog ?
Was a case of “LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT” —— we got us a mutley——Jilly and the pooch——supposed to be a thoroughbred Labrador. Then my dicks a bloater———-doesn’t stop her from being a very affectionate girl———- blessed with the name INDY, she looks nothing like the brickyard or Harrison Ford.
I think I’ve just been demoted to number three in the pecking order————— Indy——- Murphy——————————- and a long way back there’s me (I think)!
Congrats on the new family member.
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Rossi and Wilson 1970 Chasewater 500 mile race if Fujimo can`t come up with something you may have to make do with this.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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Jilly and Indy——— talk About love——- once in a lifetime you come across instant Karma——Wham—Bang - Thank you Ma’am! ——- I’m coming home with you!
Was no contest really——- We had the best boat/ motor combo in Europe. Carlo and Enrico were coming to the end of their racing careers———Rossi and me were “INVINCIBLE “!Quote:
Originally Posted by STEVERINO
Jackie. I just bought a ticket to the P1 race tomorrow. I just can't resist seeing a race at the Stadium. I will let you know how it turns out.
Is this the one...???Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
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Nope——-Bob, that’s the 16’ sprint that was only 15 1/2’ ——- fast —-furious, —- flighty, disliked any kind of wind and anything other than a mill pond.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
Mark and Craig along with myYoungest daughter Sam are staying at the Marriott tonight down by the Marine Stadium .Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
Just look them up and say hi ——- I know they have VIP Tickets and will be there Saturday and Sunday.
They know every single driver in the P1 series———- so if there’s anyone you particularly want to talk to——- just ask!
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Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Jackie - Do you remember the boat number that you had at that time?
It's this one ...... Attachment 405217Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob V
He ran it at Havasu with the infamous 'Cowbell' pushing it along, :D
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Hey Jackie...Now that you've been kicked off the love boat for a short while, How about meeting up at Beaulieu Boat Jumble on Sunday.
We could seat on a seat in the sun.. watch the pretty girls go by.. drink tea and talk boll*x.......y'know things that Brits do best??
Thanks for the offer Phill——— but I don’t do boatjumbles any more.
Beaulieu is one of the biggest in this country———lots of people and junk that everyone’s trying to get rid of. Everything, from an anchor to tie on your leg before you jump into the lake——- to a WW11 submarine that’s lying in 60’ of water two miles off Gibraltar.
I have some family commitments on Sunday————and a new dog to introduce to Murphy who has a tendency to piss canines right off ! Just hoping they become instant bosom buddies or it could be an uphill struggle. So no, I won’t be doing the Beaulieu Boat Jumble.
Jackie. I bought my ticket for the "cheap seats". Not particularly interested in the PWC races. Just want to see a proper boat race down there again. I don't think I have been inside the Stadium since 1976.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Thats the one William——- 22 was always my number at the LMBRC—— UIM never ever handed out race numbers for international events———— was always the host club that gave them out.Quote:
Originally Posted by willabee
Been bugger all contact from the Miami Marine Stadium ——- communications are a croc of crap——— and I’m supposed to have inside info——- forget it—— same as always——— those that help themselves !!!!!!
Piss poor coverage to say what a momentous occasion this is ——-first time in twenty. Seven years and they can’t get it right ——- well tough titty you FECKIN Dingleberries! Shoulda tried harder!!!!
Looks like I owe you an apology my friend 2 us70—— I was never ever too FECKIN busy to talk.
Jackie. I just returned from the Marine Stadium. When I left the score was Dolphins 2, P1 0. By 3:30 they had made 2 attempts to get started ,both aborted by dolphin sightings. They have a Robinson helicopter flying over the site and if they see any "marine mammals", anything with a propeller is shut down. Feel bad for the organizers. Met some of the Wilson clan. Very nice folks. I like the way your grandson has those boats rigged. Would have liked to see them actually get on plane.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
Oh well, Somedays you eat bear!!!——— that’s a bit of a bummer——- still, if it hadn’t been Dolphins or Manatees——— it would have been Serra taking a dip and being mistaken for a turtle .Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
World has gone “Conservation” mad———— it’s not considered PC to hold a race with a “Mammal” in the same pond, or to fart (no matter how quietly) when there are ladies in the room.
Thereby lies a problem———— with no race——- no show——- no revenue——— promoters are not going to rush back for a repeat performance without profits.
So glad you got to meet some of the family. Craig has done well to get eight of the existing P1/s re- hulled and rigged in time for the event! He worked with Gary Stray, Rigger at Cougar, then Crew chief at GIECO for years before starting off on his own with “WILSON COMPOSITES “ .
Mark is one of only a handful of prop “Experts” in the world today——— he had a ten year apprenticeship with Phil Rolla in Lugano Switzerland, before moving to the USA when TWINDISC ( Arneson )bought out ROLLA PROPELLORS some twenty years ago. After over forty years in the prop business———- I think he can be considered an “Expert”.
Sorry you didn’t get to see the boats run——— maybe today——— or is it a case of “tough titty” .?
Jilly brought “Indy” home yesterday afternoon——— made herself at home immediately——- chased Murphy clear out out of the garden———- she bib that think much of that and it was six hours before she came Don off’n the roof!
Lizzie does not like dogs of any description——— she got bitten by the family Lab when she was very small—— so it’ll be a while before they get to be bosom buddies.
My disc and belt sander packed up yesterday——— it’s been a noisy bastard since the day I bought it.
One of the sealed bearings either end of the shaft had broken up, must have been faulty from the word go. Gave me a chance to clean all the dust out of it, silicone the running surface on the belt, oil the rollers, tighten the drive belt and give the damn think a birthday..
Got a couple of ideas festering in the background, but nothing that lights my candle enough to warrant a modicule of activity.
I finally donned a pair of shorts——- discarded the last Two cashmere sweaters and I’m now sporting a sleeveless T shirt. Adventures not dead yet ———- not proud of the white pins, but I’ve got high hopes. Get Back to you later.
I learned a lot of stuff in my years of boat racing but propellers wasn't one of those things. When I found a good one I hung on to it until I either broke it or found a better one.
The Marine Stadium has been reconfigured as a marina and is now physically unsuited to host any kind of serious boat racing. The "pit" area is now all seawall and there is a very small launching ramp. No way an event with a significant number of boats could be run there.Quote:
Originally Posted by jackiewilson
So after all the hype and the odd few million dollars spent here and there——— bottom line is ITS A MARINA !———— and you can’t hold a decent boatrace there!Quote:
Originally Posted by 2us70
Dont know if the dolphins allowed the race boys to have their bit of fun today——— my lot are all INCOMUNICADO, so I have no idea of what’s going on today.