Phantom 031 'WARLORD'

[Captain Chaos]

do I get the wheel or the go button?

[Captain Chaos]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

you, or one of your wealthy chums sponsor us,

erm, you are my wealthy chum!

did all the floorboards come up ok this morning?

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Captain Chaos

do I get the wheel or the go button?

Neither! you're only going to be a sponsor, that means you give us the family silver (and/or Gold), and we give you absolutely feck all in return, except your name (very small print) on the boat.

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Captain Chaos

did all the floorboards come up ok this morning?

Just got the claw hammer out now.

[Captain Chaos]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

Neither! you're only going to be a sponsor, that means you give us the family silver (and/or Gold), and we give you absolutely feck all in return, except your name (very small print) on the boat.

Oh ok, I'll remove all the jewelry i'm wearing & stick it in a jiffy bag, that ought to cover it!

are you still at "Ginger Towers"?

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Captain Chaos

are you still at "Ginger Towers"?

yes

And it's 'Jewellery'! nob

[TimB-C]

JF, somewhere you mentioned diesel for Warlord........what would you use?? would twin yanmars be an option?? and by what matgin would it reduce the cost? Would Lancing surfice drives be a cheaper (breakage wise0 be easier and less costly on both RBR and C/T/C plus possible L/MC????

[Jon Fuller]

A single Yanmar 440 with 1/4 turn on the max fuel screw aughta do it.

They're 5.7 litre, so well within the 6.5 litre limit for RB4. regular V bottom Phantom really needs the ability to trim the drive in the conventional sense so as to carry the bow in calm conditions, so a low (or high, depending on which way you view it) ratio Mk III drive, and Daytona G-Box would be perfic and it just so happens the boat already has a MkIII Speedmaster Drive & Daytona box with it! (though of course they'd need re-ratio-ing, and a freshen up)

[TimB-C]

OK good point about the trim but wouldn't she handle better with twins and be less suseptable to chining?? also if u loose one moter the chances are you can still run on the other and still colect points etc???????
£3500 sounds great for fuel !!!

[Johnny Rocket]

How about twin Steyr 256s?

No, really, stop doing this and tutting! They're 250hp apiece, and at 3.2 litres would come in under the 6.5 litres allowed for RB4.

Lombardini have a 2.4 litre diesel that claims 200hp, but I don't think that any of the mainstream marine diesel manufacturers have anything much above 150hp from under 3.25 litres . . .

[Matt]

Because all the structures & existing drive are single engine.
Engine bay structures for single/twins are very different.

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by TimB-C

OK good point about the trim but wouldn't she handle better with twins and be less suseptable to chining??

I don't think it'll be chine walking at 62mph, but yeah, obviously twins are nice.
If it ends up in RB3, it'll be a staggered setup for sure.

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Johnny Rocket

How about twin Steyr 256s?

. . .

Not a bad idea! they're real light motors innit. bloody shame they're not just a little more powerful, closer to 300 and they'd be a real posibility.

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by BluFin

Where abouts was it located JF seems to be in very good nick.

It was in Crondal, near Farnham in Hampshire. Just a couple of miles from where Matt lives and a few hundred yards from where 2-XS-IF lives, small world eh. In fact, it turns out, that Nick Gilley (2-XS-IF) has known the guy for years, as they both owned Fairy Huntress's a gazillion years ago.

Coincidentaly, it was owned by a guy who has a Bentley/Roller garage called 'Phantom Motors'. They race Bentleys, as do the original owners of 'Warlord' (the Baldwin twins) hence the connection between them, and the purchase 15 years ago by Simon.

It's not bad really, the hull is good, as are the structures, but the deck is most horrid, and hasn't weathered as well.
Luckily, my interest only really lays with the hull.

I intend to source a 454 chevy block & heads (scrap), and pretty it up, then fit all the fancy Kiekheafer Aeromarine stuff, inlet/trumpets, Stellings etc, and dress it nicely, mount it on a stand, and give it to Basildon. Don't think they've got anything like that there.

[Burty]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

It was in Crondal, near Farnham in Hampshire.

Is there a Bupa hospital just round the corner??? If so I been past that place loads of times

[SplitPin]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

I intend to source a 454 chevy block & heads (scrap), and pretty it up, then fit all the fancy Kiekheafer Aeromarine stuff, inlet/trumpets, Stellings etc, and dress it nicely, mount it on a stand, and give it to Basildon. Don't think they've got anything like that there.

I should think Julie will be over the moon with your donation Jon!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[2-XS-IF]

Originally Posted by Burty

Is there a Bupa hospital just round the corner??? If so I been past that place loads of times

Thats the place.

[Burty]

Originally Posted by 2-XS-IF

Thats the place.

Bupa Clare Park!

[2-XS-IF]

I also pass the barn it is in every time I go to my boat.

[RossM]

Originally Posted by Jon Fuller

It was in Crondal, near Farnham in Hampshire.

Thats where my school is aswell!
well my school untill last year