Some Stapley Taloncats - Page 2

BluFin · 06-09-2005, 10:40 PM

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Originally posted by Ciao
Rushmore Marine

TWAZ
Steve North & Steve Hill

Adam · 07-09-2005, 07:33 AM

Steve North ended up with two Stapleys - I bought one from him and raced it as Deja Vu for one year (87?). The other one he was planning to chop around, widen and lengthen. Don't know what happened to that.

Thinking of un-known Stapleys - what happened to the last cat built that never raced (Nationals anyway) with the stepped deck?

Ciao · 07-09-2005, 08:42 AM

Last I heard Jon stapley still had it, it was a 23 wasnt it?

SplitPin · 07-09-2005, 06:11 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
d'ya know, I can't remember her real name, but she was the inventor/dispenser of the world famous 'Miss Fitz Cocktail'.

Alans miserable bird, he was still with her circa '92

Linda. When I spoke to Matty a few months ago i'm sure he said he was still with her.

SplitPin · 07-09-2005, 06:14 PM

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Originally posted by Adam
Steve North ended up with two Stapleys - I bought one from him and raced it as Deja Vu for one year (87?). The other one he was planning to chop around, widen and lengthen. Don't know what happened to that.

Thinking of un-known Stapleys - what happened to the last cat built that never raced (Nationals anyway) with the stepped deck?

It was built for Trevor Grout. I saw it in '91 being tested on the Medway by John. I last saw it in John's front garden in Dartford a few years ago.

SplitPin · 08-09-2005, 09:01 PM

Heynes for Toyota. Was this Kleenrite?
Apart from rotting away, whatever happened to all the old Stapleys. Puss-C-Foot, Puss-C-Cat etc etc?

Ciao · 08-09-2005, 11:33 PM

They all rotted away!
Those things were built a long time ago,
The thing that keeps this forum going is that SB built his boats in glass!!!

SplitPin · 15-09-2005, 07:27 PM

Not exactly a Taloncat, but at least it's a Stapley!!!!
That's me in the back. I did an OCR basic race with Del in '86.

Ciao · 15-09-2005, 07:35 PM

Allhallows per chance?

Saw Mike Bellamy at the weekend ... told me that he burnt my old Stapley.

SplitPin · 15-09-2005, 08:27 PM

No. It was on the Medway. The course the Kent Boat & Ski Club used to use was from Chatham Lock Entrance, out around the many Islands back along by Kingsnorth Power Station and back down to the Lock entrance.
Do you remember Dave Lees from Thornton Heath? He had a 21' Ring 3C rig called "Quick Erections". UKOBA made him cover the name up so then it became Quick Elections. Anyway he had a Winner / Stapley like Del's, but in white.

Ciao · 15-09-2005, 09:08 PM

Do I remember Lees!! Captain Hook!!Nearly killed Peter Stuyvesants Press Officer on a fun run...hmmmm

SplitPin · 15-09-2005, 09:15 PM

Were you at Allhallows when he fell in? Ok he was wearing his dry suit with his prize giving suit on underneath. The only problem was it hadn't been zipped up!!!!

Ciao · 16-09-2005, 04:22 PM

He was offshore racing's answer to Frank Spencer!

Ciao · 23-09-2005, 05:38 PM

Liverpool '87

SplitPin · 24-09-2005, 08:33 PM

Was that the race where Goldstar submarined and a boat ended up on the flood defence???? My dad has some good memories of that event. Like the time he and the other scrutineers were getting out of one door on his camper, and some scouser were getting in via another!!!!!

Ciao · 25-09-2005, 01:42 AM

That was 86, we learned by 87 to remove everything from the pits overnight!

SplitPin · 25-09-2005, 06:46 PM

Ah yes. It's all coming back to me now. The Scrutineers hired a diesel transit mini-bus. It was filled up Before the start of the journey. According to the fuel gauge they had enough fuel to make the return journey. They ran out of fuel approx 5 miles from home at 2 am. I had to go and find
a) a can for the fuel,
b) a garage that was open and
c) the broken down bus on the A2.
Its a good job that the transit 2.5Di is self-bleeding. I was not over impressed. Mind you, dad probably thought it was payback time from when i've broken down in the early hours and he's had to get me....

SplitPin · 23-09-2006, 09:00 PM

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Originally posted by Adam

Thinking of un-known Stapleys - what happened to the last cat built that never raced (Nationals anyway) with the stepped deck?

Was at Powerboat Museum's 20th Anniversary today, and guess what they've got on display. That's right C-71. Apparently, after 'Uncle Ray' died, John gave up or sold the rights to Stapley. He gave all trophies and any race stuff to the museum. He also said that if the museum didn't take the boat, he was going to burn it!

OOD · 23-09-2006, 10:37 PM

Just got Back from the Motorboat Museum and there is a unsed Stapley there