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Here we go again,the heater skelter of life is whizzing round at an alarming rate of knots, September already------just a matter of weeks and it'll be November and time for OFF.
Have to get the Lexus in for a service this morning so it's short n sweet today.
September morning!!! Neil Diamond warbling away and you gotTHE perfect song, one of the all time greats.
Wuz "hauling mail" since before eight am. Maybe I will get to post you a piccie later on!
Think I know a couple of old gents who will like this one!
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Why did I do it ? 'cos I thought I could improve on the previous effort----will it be any better ?i don't know! Motors are smaller, gear cases better shape, the hulls are a bit better, still a long way to go.
Downside of all this is the previous efforts I did on Wings and Molinaris are not as good as I thought they were!
Think I could do a fair facsimile of a Seebold or a Velden now, if I tried hard enough I could even do a fair T3 or T4. It all depends on who asks me to make one!
Have lost any prejudice against Jonrudes i may have inadvertently had previously, think that's a throwback from Garbrecht doctrines of his time at Oshberg! Ie, "If it's not black, it shouldn't be on the back of a race boat".
Course, that was before he went all OMC on us !
Im all growed up now, past grievances are long forgotten, I can make up my own mind these days on what I like or dislike, choose what I want to do (or not)! Never realised what a privileged position to be in that is.
Don't get much feedback lately, was it something I said ? Maybe I should get back to saying Good Night People, May Your God Go With You, J.
Due to pick my friend Reed up from Gatwick around 11:30 this morning. He spends six months of the year living in San Francisco and lives in the south of France the rest of the year! It's a whistle stop visit, but I'm hoping to take him to the Brooklands Museum, out to lunch, and dinner with some friends before he heads back to France on Friday.
Pool has been well used this week, kids go back to school next week so will batten it down for the winter after that.
Will get a couple of hours in on the Micro wing this morning, with a bit of luck I can get it in the last suitcase to the U. S.
Was chewing the fat 'bout this n that until well into the early hours, Reed makes a mean Martini which meant I didn't get to do a post last night!
Today won't be a lot better either,, Reed wants to come to the car boot sale at Ford, then we're off adventuring!
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Jackie, I've waiting since seeing this boat at the 2011 OFF for it to hit the water again at the CRA's November V&H event. Better get those boys working it it pronto! Here's the family MEN. Heck I'd drive it...and I bet about 30+ others would want to also! See you soon!
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That 1st snap is a beaut, Cumberland Basin turn at Bristol,nobody else in sight only the Grey Funnel job keeping well downstream.Quote:
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The snapper would have been stood in front of the pub "The Cottage" well known as a haunt of pretty girls on a Saturday night.
Jackie..You should make a model of that boat( who better than you?) and get some Xmas cards printed off of that snap!
push yerself forward man! you've a great future ahead of you...........Phill.
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Wonder who these kids are--------THE WONDER YEARS.------was that ever a magical time?
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Bet not many of you out there know what kind of boat that is?
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Billy just getting a little loose !
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"COSWORTH" on its first ever public outing, created quite a stir, loved by many, objected to by quite a few. I had Charlie Sheppard on my side------nobody argued with him at Bristol, neither Mercury or OMC.
I even have trouble today convincing folk--------"it's a bloody outboard"------ it met every rule in the UIM handbook !
And we know how much regard you have for the UIM.... :)Quote:
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I know but my lips are sealed I think the only big race it did was Paris ?Quote:
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Jackie after you've told us the "GAWD L PUS" story (you never did tell me the full version)...can you remember who did the exhaustQuote:
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system on the "COSWORTH"? it was a work of art was it not?......Phill.
Ian (Hawkeye) Hawkins or Malcolm Tyrell of COSWORTH could tell you-----I just remember he was "MIKE THE PIPE"---------Reynolds? Maybe?Quote:
Originally Posted by ron54
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Thats the last 2liter COSWORTH/Hodges I ran, sold it to John Nicholson, first boat ever to sport a fully adjustable wing on the front. Never did fathom out how to use the damn thing, or if it ever made a difference. My opinion was we needed another ten mph to get it effective.
Had a hectic three days, but back to mundane normality. Joined up with another old friend of mine, Nigel Warnes, he decided we should visit Winston Churchill's house----CHARTWELL----on a boys day out! Was like stepping back in time, have to tell you, it's not too shabby,80 acres of lawns .lakes and gardens, its a five mile walk within the grounds.
Left the other two and headed home at 6 am, Reed was making Smirnoff mean martinis and I was in no fit state to drive home, long long time since I had a boys day out,gotta do it again soon! All work and no play don'tcha know ?
Have a few private messages to write up.
John Sheldon, Mark R., John Schubert, Geoff Briggs, Roger H,--------all your stuff is "in transit"
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Thats my my son Mark, Been a close friend of Billy for nearly forty years. He always jokes that he could have been famous if it hadn't been for Seebold------he finished second to him four or five times in Bristol--------the pair of them teamed up on a number of occasions.
If only Billy could play golf as well as he drove a tunnel! Still , he talks a good game, I made a special trophy for him for the 2015 Off golf tournament-----it's on it's way.
Daughter Sam is taking me to Goodwood for lunch and then nine holes on the "Downs" course, great to have kids once in a while !
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Looks more like a Havasu start line than an old farts workbench, most of those have been despatched to the USA.
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up to my fetlocks in rotories, one of them is for RJ.
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Thats the the golf trophies for the 2015 tournament.
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Managed to to pull the walnut wing out of hibernation, trying different mounts-----anything to make it look presentable and different from all the others. Seem to have gotten bogged down a bit, think this is a nice enough piece that the complexity of the mount won't detract from what I'm trying to achieve. Worked on it for about four hours Saturday morning before Sam picked me up for a round of golf at Goodwood on the Downs course! (One of the world's top golf courses)
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Sorry 'bout that, piccie should have been in last box but it somehow got suspended in cyber space and topped up her Eyes!
That blasted predicted text is a dog nasty piece of kit sometimes, "Topped up her eyes" should read ------finished up HERE.
Thats what happens when colonial equipment installs U. S. Software, manufactured in China and used by the English, duh?
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Goodwood sports its its own individual golf carts, looks like a 1940/s shooting brake, they're called "WOODIES"
From the top of the downs it's possible to see the Isle of Wight, Chichester cathedral, The Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth all at the same time.
Theres also another course called "The Park Course"
first time in ten months that I've swung a golf club,( since Tavares last November, )won nine skins and toôk the money .
Hi Jackie, glad you're running around enjoying yourself. The trophies look great.What is a shooting brake?
Dave
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The hunting aristocracy of England would go pheasant and grouse hunting and required a utility vehicle to carry their Purdys and Remingtons and wellie boots, Barbours and deer stalkers.
They first converted Rolls Royces and Bentleys, Lea Francis and Delage, after ww2, Most manufacturers both here and in the U.S. Had these wooden bodied Utes , over here they were known as " SHOOTING BRAKES".
Dont ya just hate a "Smartarse" !
Lewis did the biz today, start to finish, led all the way ---11poles, seven victories, 53 points in the lead. It's all looking good so far, but the stupid double points system on the last race is something that has to be catered for!
Cant see. Anyone coming anywhere near his performances!
Expect Ferrari to be not just knocking on Lewis's door-----they will be bulldozing the door down to get him on board. That's the only way they can ever get back to winning ways.
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Boys and some damned expensive toys.
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BILLY TWO RIVETS and the aluminium kit boat that damn near killed me at Windermere.
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"Rossinari", it's only international outing, boat was bit of a dog really.
Kinda neat looking tho.Quote:
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Dave
Dave,Quote:
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Bill Brown was one of the founder members of COSWORTH along with Keith Duckworth and Mike Costain. Keith played with helicopters, Mike is an international glider pilot, Bill played at boat racing !
He built an all aluminium boat with detachable sponsons, marathon and sprint. Was not wholly successfull---boat had a tendency to leak and took in water waiting for the start.
Bill always was able to "Borrow" the latest version of the rapid and reliable BDG COSWORTH 2 litre motors. Unfortunately he was not an outstanding driver. But, he was a good innovator.
He was involved in the designing and testing of safety cells in the early days, he went down the aluminium road but came to a dead end when he dropped a mannequin in the cell from a crane and "Killed" it.!
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Hey, Pilgrim, you tell me-----fixed wings and offshore were never my cup of tea. I only really got remotely interested when my Grandson Craig prove to be quite good in offshore racing!
Had a chopper licence for a couple of years and a glider licence, but never got around to fixed wings?
Jackie am I right in thinking Trevor Fox had a hand in building that hull or maybe thinking of another version??Quote:
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North American AT-6///SNJ----
- Maximum speed: 208 mph at 5,000 ft (335 km/h at 1,500 m)
- Cruise speed: 145 mph (233 km/h)
Trevor had retired by then, I don't think he was part of Bills program. COSWORTH had many bright lads working there. The two nose cones on my boat were done "in house"--- there were many companies closely associated with COSWORTH, Malcolm Tyrrel or Ian Hawkins know a lot more than I do"Quote:
Originally Posted by ron54