Phantom 031 'WARLORD'

[Tony Davis]

Originally Posted by mr seadoo

WHAT DRINKING TEA
LOTS OF LOOKING
AND DON.T FOR GET THE CHIN SCRATCHING

been there got the t shirt

nice looking hull
hope it makes it to the start

ps

is that big ugly cat still down there

Nice one Colin, still selling loads of daddies sausages?

[Jon Fuller]

Hull trimmed, and transom cut yesterday, jigging engine bearers in today/tomorrow.

Nick is dilerious with excitement.

[MrRob]

Its starting to get a move on now!

[cfun]

Looks great interesting to see its all been lined up with great care ... I think that bit would worry me I would keep panicking I messed up the measurements... spect a few people have messed up in the past though

[kitten]

There is a very old saying.
He who never made a f***up never made anything.

[Blue mist]

I like that.

[cfun]

Originally Posted by kitten

There is a very old saying.
He who never made a f***up never made anything.

True Kitten prefer bricks and mortar not so great for building a boat in thou...must admit I assumed wrongly 1 large diesel was going to be fitted as per original Warlord with 1 engine, although 2 would obviously be better suited to the RB task, also maybe I miss understood the rules for RB4 I thought the max capacity is 6.5ltr diesel or 3.25 each which would leave the possibility of having under 300hp per engine and boat speeds in the 60's mph region

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by cfun

True Kitten prefer bricks and mortar not so great for building a boat in thou...must admit I assumed wrongly 1 large diesel was going to be fitted as per original Warlord with 1 engine, although 2 would obviously be better suited to the RB task, also maybe I miss understood the rules for RB4 I thought the max capacity is 6.5ltr diesel or 3.25 each which would leave the possibility of having under 300hp per engine and boat speeds in the 60's mph region

Very observant.

Twin 3.2's it is then.
We'll just have to see on the speed front, we don't expect much over 60. Remember though, this is the 'long game', not the short.

Maybe we have it all wrong, it certainly wouldn't be the first time, and I'm definite it won't be the last.

Doubt very much we'll be at the Cancer race.

[cfun]

I know it may be a long shot but I am still hoping, and it would be great, if your new 32' tested out at the cancer research with other RB entries so we can all see her... and after all it is a good cause

[hunton69]

Originally Posted by cfun

I know it may be a long shot but I am still hoping, and it would be great, if your new 32' tested out at the cancer research with other RB entries so we can all see her... and after all it is a good cause

Could be the slowest race ever as no one wants to bust there boats 2 weeks before RB8

[cfun]

Originally Posted by hunton69

Could be the slowest race ever as no one wants to bust there boats 2 weeks before RB8

Yes, if many RB entrants do enter it will be excellent for the race spectators, and a good chance for all to have a chat and shake the equipment down before the RB and I guess you would be right it may not be the fastest race especially if teams have loaded the boats to mimic the weight they will carry or indeed do decide to go round with a heavy fuel payload, but I still say better to have breakages around the cans than in the first stage of the RB and I do believe if you think you have a chance of breaking the boat over such a small distance then teams have 0 hope around the UK...so come on sign up today so we RB fans can all see them in action

[hunton69]

Originally Posted by cfun

Yes, if many RB entrants do enter it will be excellent for the race spectators, and a good chance for all to have a chat and shake the equipment down before the RB and I guess you would be right it may not be the fastest race especially if teams have loaded the boats to mimic the weight they will carry or indeed do decide to go round with a heavy fuel payload, but I still say better to have breakages around the cans than in the first stage of the RB and I do believe if you think you have a chance of breaking the boat over such a small distance then teams have 0 hope around the UK...so come on sign up today so we RB fans can all see them in action

Team bandit will be there and so i believe the other Hunton

May run full of fuel all 1800 litres

[cfun]

Originally Posted by hunton69

Team bandit will be there and so i believe the other Hunton

May run full of fuel all 1800 litres

Now that's what I'm talking about, great news...will look forward to seeing her in the flesh or should I say rubber

[Gav]

Very very nice job! credit where credit is due, lovely moulding and stringer work. You must be well chuffed with how its all progressing! cant wait to see it with the lid on!!

Gav respect!

[Jon Fuller]

A few bits have arrived.

[Ben]

What do those do?

[Jon Fuller]

Originally Posted by Ben

What do those do?

'Hopefully', push us along at about 62mph. our humble target speed.

[lain]

excuse my ignorance but are they alloy?

[Jon Fuller]

There's quite a few alloy bits, and it's an unusual design, in that it doesn't have a separate cylinder head. Instead, it is a 'monoblock', which is cast steel, then the crankcase/sump and overhead valve gear & cam housing are alloy 'bolt-ons'. pretty lightweight & compact for a weisel.

[Scand]

I remember reading something about the front engine mount brackets on these engines had a tendency to break in rough weather some years ago. On the early engines these were cast aluminium and the fix was to fabricate some new ones in steel. They might have sorted it by now though?