The Midas Project

[BluFin]

Couple on page 4 John.
Finally got it finished last night. Though a bit damp overnight it survied sort of OK, couple of water marks they should polish out. (if I ever get round to it)
De-masking caught a couple of spots but heck its a boat not a show car. Locals & live with it. Maybe when funds permit a professional paint at the close of the 2008 season.
Lifter going on tomorrow & will wire up & bleed Monday. Restricted a bit as Promised the kids a trip to Ringwood Carnival & a day out Sunday.
Still rigging I enjoy and it moves along quite well. Give it a few days to go hard before sitting it back on a trailer week if I can. I think I might need to trim the front bunks a bit to seat it fully but I measured it that way so I could finish it anyway.

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Shes at work kid's are watching High School Musical thingy so
Popped on the Plate with the thru-Hull fittings. Replaced hoses are long enough this time
Wear them all out this afternoon might even get the pump in today

[Jay Smith]

To heck with blasted BOAT John when am I gonna hear that JSRE engine go "ring ring ding" ?



Jay

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Never I hope

should be a Warrrrrrrrrrrrp, WarrrrrrrrrrrrrP, Waarrrrrrrrrrrrrrp , Waarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrp. Last one was a boat wash.

It's burning me up not geting it going yet, but I have to fill all the other little boxes at the same time. Wife, Kiddies, Work, ect,ect. Providing it holds good and not too wet in the week I'd be keying it hopefully Saturday week.
Running the stock loom to start with. as discussed. Had the "Fairys" at work run through the wires ect my Idea was sound but reckon a switch on the O heat test to isolate it as the ECU would read that as a genuine warning. bloody wiggle amps and volts give me rods, Pulleys & cables

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Landmark

Motor on at last got a few issues with the plate & need to get some bits from stainless marine, not happy with the trim hoses as there is really a tight squeeze for the ridgid pipes might get those changed.
Calc on full tilt did work out though.
Will get it running an see but think I might be a 3/4 to 1 inch to high as a starting point but difficult till I get a straight edge on it.

Slowly moving the right direction, but lots to sort on the motor rigging

[BluFin]

Well the bits from the US have all arrived & fitted wating on all the UK stuff to get here, now explain that one !!!!!!! Steering Ram was leaking a bit so might need to ship that to get re-sealed.
What else Oh this has arrived so better get me boating in pre may08

AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!

[ciao!]

That picture is the worst excuse I have ever seen.

Whats next?

Hold the "Midas Project" until the new baby is old enough to race?

By the way congrats!

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Bit a surprise Girlfriends not to happy about it, wife is pleased though (Joke)
Tiz not going to change a thing

Right so back to Project Midas, Motor coming off again & going to install an extra 1" of set back Top transom clearance issues are just to painful to work around and this is the simplest & the best soloution going to be stuck for bits now as hose lengths will be different so more shopping trips.
will try and get on with some of the wiring till replacements arrived.
what else, bit out on the measurements on the new wing plate so going to have to get another one of those made

[gazza]

Congats from Scotland on the Wee un
When will the launch date be now!
Remember the Midas is only a 2 seater, i can see you looking for a nice family bow rider, with a 20 hp on the back, putting around with the yelling kids in next.

[BluFin]

Nah stick the kids in a Ringo & tow em !!!!

[gazza]

Did your boat have the number C81 if so i have a photo of it at Adams partly rubbed down with stickers removed, If u PM an address i will send you it down.

[ciao!]

Nope, Jon has got the longer "Carryfast",

Check http://www.classicoffshore.com/campbell.htm

and look at 1989 - that would be the boat.

[ciao!]

I sadly, took the time to work out when all of the Lorne designed boats, were built, and first raced.
Just when I thought I was being an "anorak", Lorne kindly helped me out with the rest.
I enjoy that loads more than the The 2008 Round Britain Offshore Power Boat Race™ website - because I can sit back and remember!

Talking about that - best I update the entries!

[gazza]

Hi Ciao
Right the 1989 boat is the c81, but this is not the boat i have the photo for, if you look down the sheet to 1993 Turning point, this is the boat in these colours but instead of c4 it has c81 is it poss for the driver of the earlier boat to have progressed on to this?
Is it made to the same drawing s of John's boat

[ciao!]

Post the picture - we can work it out from there!