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17-02-2013, 07:58 PM
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey Channel Isles
Location: West Coast
Occupation: Hotelier
Interests: Powerboat racing
Boat name: Vodkatini,Cap Camarat,Easy RiderSuper Rider & Hirrondelle
Boat make: Phantom 21,Jeaneau 925 Avenger19.Lorne Campbell Slipstream Tremlett 21.Tigershark 21
Engines: Volvo 5 litre,Merc 115 Tower,Twin 250 Suzukis and 145 Mercruiser LX
Cruising area: Channel Islands and French coast
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: West Coast
Posts: 612
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Give us a clue then what was Pacesetter ?
You could call the cat Pacemaker ! Ha ha . 
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17-02-2013, 08:38 PM
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#22
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Registered User
Location: Guernsey
Interests: Powerboats and Rugby
Boat name: C96 Fast Air
Boat make: Ocke Mannerfelt B-23
Engines: Mercury 200XS
Cruising area: Channel Islands
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Guernsey
Posts: 532
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Jealous!!!
Wow that boat is stunning
So awesome
Well done
Lucky man
Treat her well  
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17-02-2013, 09:10 PM
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#23
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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Pacesetter
Pacesetter was/is a 42ft gas turbine race boat built by british hovercraft for BP back in 1979
I owned the hull for a long time....
couldnt do the re-engine for this and that reason over the years so sold (gave away almnost) to some character who was going to refit a turbine and get her back in the water...
there were a few provisos in the sale if he didnt...
and as far as I Know he hasnt which means I excercize the proviso to buy back the hull for what he paid...
he hasnt fulfilled his part of the deal so now I want it back....but I have to find the soanso
lots of comment on whether or not she was any good...but she had a lot of potential
http://www.boatmad.com/forum/showthr...ght=pacesetter
above thread will tell most
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18-02-2013, 12:27 AM
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#24
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: London
Occupation: Land Rover Specialist.
Interests: Boats military vehicles
Boat name: HORATIA
Boat make: Nelson 40
Engines: Cats 800 hp
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Posts: 342
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Martin The Talker
With a boat like that, you should join a club for classic boats - like COPC ( www.classicoffshore.com)
We'd be glad to "have you aboard" !!! |
You will find me there as well.We have a gathering soon you could join there.
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18-02-2013, 06:50 AM
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#25
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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Re Gathering
where and when...
Im abroad mainly and unless on biz Im only back every three or so months for a week or two
Dave
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18-02-2013, 12:39 PM
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#26
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Hampshire
Interests: Powerboats,Commentating, Bikes
Boat make: None at the moment
Cruising area: Wherever I can get a ride !
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 690
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DYNAPLANE-PACESETTER
where and when...
Im abroad mainly and unless on biz Im only back every three or so months for a week or two
Dave
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COPC Annual General Meeting, followed by get-together is on 20th April (Saturday), from 12 noon-ish, until 15.00hrs (3pm).
Venue is RAF Yacht Club, Rope Walk, Hamble. Car parking either by Hamble "Promenade" near R.Sn.Y.C. or in The Square.
Food & Drink available.
COPC M/ship for 12 months = £40 & if you wanted to join you can do so on line, follow links on www.classicoffshore.com / contact
or send secretary downloaded form + payment.
We would be pleased to see you at Hamble on 20/4/13 !
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18-02-2013, 07:26 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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And another thing!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ciao
Who needs a 30 year old Lorne Campbell designed wooden cat with an inboard?
The market is the market.
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I had to pick up on this....
Its Lorne Campbells 'First' race catamaran!
Its a multiple national record holder
Its pure Provenance!....(I love that word)
Yeaaaa....who needs it!
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18-02-2013, 07:44 PM
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#28
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Great Horwood
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Great Horwood
Posts: 2,372
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DYNAPLANE-PACESETTER
I had to pick up on this....
Its Lorne Campbells 'First' race catamaran!
Its a multiple national record holder
Its pure Provenance!....(I love that word)
Yeaaaa....who needs it!
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Steady as you go as you turn left!
Some of us got wet 25 years ago.
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18-02-2013, 09:19 PM
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#29
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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;-)..... just pulling a sea leg
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22-02-2013, 06:51 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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and the bottom line is......
she cant take part in Coniston speed week becuae only boats attempting a record run can exceed 10mph....and for Witch to participate she would have to try for a record and for that she would now need a saftey cell/capsule
she isnt designed for it and fitting one would cut her up badly I think
she could exceed the national record she still holds but at what cost to her looks to incorporate a cell or capsule
pity really.....as the alternative is either I use her as a fun 'speed boat' on open sea water and not do what she was built for on fresh.... or keep her as a dry display
Im dissapointed there are no fresh water venues left for such a craft
nanny england and the 'quiet lakes' pundits have killed our occasional need for speed
Im going to ship her abroad....goodbye england....small e intentional
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26-02-2013, 10:15 PM
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#31
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Registered User
Country: Minneapolis USA
Boat name: Magum 27 sport"The Hawk"
Boat make: Donzi Minx, Magnum 27 sport
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 16
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Originally Posted by DYNAPLANE-PACESETTER
and the guy Im buying it from....79 yrs old....and the boats original owner
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Have you taken possession of it?
How about some pics of the trim setup under the Transom housing?
Thanks,
Jeff
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27-02-2013, 06:30 AM
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#32
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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re-possession
she will be delivered on 5th march.....will take lots more pics of small details
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01-03-2013, 09:45 PM
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#33
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Registered User
Country: Northern Ireland
Location: Bangor Co Down
Occupation: Quantity Surveyor ( Retired )
Interests: Boating & classic speed boats
Boat name: Tremlett 15
Boat make: 1973 Gunning/Tremlett 15' & Ribeye 4.5m )
Engines: 1976 Mercury 500 50hp ( & Yam )
Cruising area: Ireland
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Bangor Co Down
Posts: 208
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12-05-2013, 01:02 PM
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Registered User
Location: devon
Boat name: Sharky & Sharky II
Boat make: Gemini Evo & Gemini Z10 Zapcat
Engines: 50hp Tohatsu s/s
Cruising area: plymouth sound, south hams
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: devon
Posts: 24
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get it delivered ok? Got some more pictures??
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12-05-2013, 02:24 PM
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#35
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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yea i got her
but not on the water yet....simply havent had the time to do it with working away
shes is certainly a fine vessel considering she is completely untouched as far as never having had any new paint...she looks three years old let alone 30
started the motor after it hadnt turned for over a year...on the button!... all i can say is WOW!....tried to record it on my android phone but it just blew the microphone away....so will post some sounds in a while.....just awesome sound through the webber induction and the headers
for a while I was stupidly thinking she was a 350 chevy motor....but then it dawned on me that it couldnt be as this was an E5000 homologated boat.... so 300 cubic inch 5ltr....not 5.7 ltr 350 cubic inch
meaning it is an original chevy DZ engine as fitted to the Z28
shorter stroke and higher revving out of the box....rare block
Can only say it is a credit to its designer, builder and owner of 30yrs
Only issue is the water pump which sprayed out while running so it will need a rebuild before i can get her afloat
I pinch myself every time when i think what i paid for her....im truly (though not often) lucky
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30-08-2014, 12:10 AM
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#36
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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Witch of Endor ....paint restoration
Its been a while so a bit of an update
the witches paint was good for near 30yrs but not good enuf to go back in water so harsh rub down underway and respray repaint in 2K to original valvoline colours complete with hand painted logos next
and heres a little sample of the engine running
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10-09-2014, 06:47 PM
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#37
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: London
Occupation: Land Rover Specialist.
Interests: Boats military vehicles
Boat name: HORATIA
Boat make: Nelson 40
Engines: Cats 800 hp
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: London
Posts: 342
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nice to see you still have it.keep it up
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10-09-2014, 07:23 PM
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#38
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Hampshire
Interests: Powerboats,Commentating, Bikes
Boat make: None at the moment
Cruising area: Wherever I can get a ride !
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 690
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DYNAPLANE-PACESETTER
Its been a while so a bit of an update
the witches paint was good for near 30yrs but not good enuf to go back in water so harsh rub down underway and respray repaint in 2K to original valvoline colours complete with hand painted logos next
and heres a little sample of the engine running
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What cooling system does the engine use ?
A sealed system, or "raw" ?
Only ask as I note exhausts were 'dry' !
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11-09-2014, 10:05 AM
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#39
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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What cooling system does the engine use ?
A sealed system, or "raw" ?
Only ask as I note exhausts were 'dry' !
I had it started without water connected simply to turn it over for a minute ....but its a raw water system and I took out the pump vane to avoid running it dry
Cooling water from chine intake to camshaft driven vane pump > exhaust headers > engine > and finally out through transom pipes.....exhausts are dry
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12-07-2015, 11:10 PM
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#40
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 35
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Witch of Endor - still not wet yet but part painted
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