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23-10-2013, 09:12 AM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Isle of Wight
Occupation: Aircraft fitter
Interests: photography, powerboat racing, motogp, anything that goes fast!
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Isle of Wight
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Unipart-lambs
UNIPART-LAMBS Back on Island for restoration .
Tony Hamilton has purchased UNIPART-LAMBS from the powerboat museum at Basildon.
Tony is going to remove the the damaged port side of the boat and hopefully restore it to its original speck .
Hopefully I can follow his progress from start to finish with updated photos.
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23-10-2013, 08:30 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk, sometimes Dubai
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Occupation: Racehorse Exercise Rider
Interests: Powerboating, Squash, Running, Horseracing
Boat name: FAT BOY
Boat make: Cougar 27'
Engines: EVINRUDE G2 300
Cruising area: Orwell, Harwich, East Coast
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Posts: 244
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Unipart Cougar
Great stuff, looking forward to the pictures.
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24-10-2013, 04:42 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Propeller Shirts
It would be nice to see the boat back in original Marathon Spec, i.e. Toleman twins -Propeller Shirts - 1984 Round Britain with open cockpits.
Could be raced in Marathon H1 (If future organisers had a policy of inclusion) with a pair of hot SBCs- might be difficult keeping speed down to 50 kts though!
Anyway - nice to see a wooden cougar cat being brought back to life
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24-10-2013, 02:29 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Tony Cordial did have the motors from that boat (1 set of them) may have been the KS&W's. Don't know if he still has them though.
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24-10-2013, 08:24 PM
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Registered User
Country: U K
Location: Seend Wiltshire / New Forest
Occupation: sales - motor trade
Interests: boats/quads/shooting/horses
Boat make: revenger 25sc/extreme/cougar 21/mirror dinghy
Engines: mercruiser magnum/honda 150/red sails
Cruising area: solent / uk coast -poole mainly
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Seend Wiltshire / New Forest
Posts: 316
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Great news, one of my all time favourites remember Southampton race when it crashed ( got a piece of red wood from the portside which was almost totally torn off ) have a load of photos of the boat in the water then back on its trailer remember John Yeoman's seat crushed, nasty accident.
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25-10-2013, 05:01 PM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marinautic
Tony Cordial did have the motors from that boat (1 set of them) may have been the KS&W's. Don't know if he still has them though.
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They ended up in 'Sidewinder'
Weren't two Koyote's and two KS&W's?
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25-10-2013, 07:03 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk, sometimes Dubai
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Occupation: Racehorse Exercise Rider
Interests: Powerboating, Squash, Running, Horseracing
Boat name: FAT BOY
Boat make: Cougar 27'
Engines: EVINRUDE G2 300
Cruising area: Orwell, Harwich, East Coast
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Posts: 244
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Guy41
It would be nice to see the boat back in original Marathon Spec, i.e. Toleman twins -Propeller Shirts - 1984 Round Britain with open cockpits.
Could be raced in Marathon H1 (If future organisers had a policy of inclusion) with a pair of hot SBCs- might be difficult keeping speed down to 50 kts though!
Anyway - nice to see a wooden cougar cat being brought back to life
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So is this the old Propeller Shirts boat..?
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25-10-2013, 09:06 PM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Childsy
So is this the old Propeller Shirts boat..?
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Yes
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25-10-2013, 09:25 PM
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Registered User
Country: USA & UK
Location: Orlando & Netley
Occupation: Workshop cleaner
Interests: beer and boats
Boat make: Cougar
Cruising area: The Solent
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Orlando & Netley
Posts: 124
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This hull was built in the Philipines, I did the original cockpits, Roger Throtman did the rigging, I found some pictures of the first test I'm Miami the other day
The cockpits now fitted where copies of Reporter
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25-10-2013, 11:43 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Coventry (but from Lee on Solent)
Occupation: Sales Director
Interests: My Boat of course
Boat make: Extreme 21
Engines: Merc V8
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Coventry (but from Lee on Solent)
Posts: 587
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PJC
This hull was built in the Philipines, I did the original cockpits, Roger Throtman did the rigging, I found some pictures of the first test I'm Miami the other day
The cockpits now fitted where copies of Reporter
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One of my favourite boats ever. The audio / video footage on YouTube building up to the crash gives me goose pimples. Not sure if it is because it is a wooden hull or what but the noise of those V8 lumps when they open up is something else. Its just raw and seems like its right on the edge ... It's just so feckin mean
Would've loved to have had a blast. Fair play to Kim l and the team.
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26-10-2013, 01:18 PM
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Registered User
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Dartford
Occupation: Maintenance Engineer
Interests: What apart from powerboating. Football, other forms of motorsport
Boat name: Tintorera Racing
Boat make: Tintorera 20
Engines: Yamaha 90
Cruising area: Medway / South Coast
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Dartford
Posts: 58
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I remember taking a video of the twins doing a 180 degree spin out in that boat whilst racing Goldrush(mono) back in about 84/85 at Torquay. What's really annoying is that it was the only video of it and we were only metres away being on the mark guard boat, and its been lost.
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26-10-2013, 09:53 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk, sometimes Dubai
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Occupation: Racehorse Exercise Rider
Interests: Powerboating, Squash, Running, Horseracing
Boat name: FAT BOY
Boat make: Cougar 27'
Engines: EVINRUDE G2 300
Cruising area: Orwell, Harwich, East Coast
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Posts: 244
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Quote:
Originally Posted by S2art
I remember taking a video of the twins doing a 180 degree spin out in that boat whilst racing Goldrush(mono) back in about 84/85 at Torquay. What's really annoying is that it was the only video of it and we were only metres away being on the mark guard boat, and its been lost.
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I was there too on a spectator boat watching and if i remember rightly the boat got towed back into Torquay harbour with it's arse end 1/2 submerged.
Although it might have been getting towed back into Brixham, i was young at the time. But i do remember the sound of those engines, they were awesome. It was my favourite class 2 boat at that time aswell. All the other class 2's were mainly quiet diesel engined jobbies, i also remember Goldrush Cat' being quite noisy too..!
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27-10-2013, 06:12 PM
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Registered User
Country: United Kingdom
Location: Dartford
Occupation: Maintenance Engineer
Interests: What apart from powerboating. Football, other forms of motorsport
Boat name: Tintorera Racing
Boat make: Tintorera 20
Engines: Yamaha 90
Cruising area: Medway / South Coast
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Dartford
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On that occasion they managed to get going again, although it did take a while for both engines to get rid of the water they had swallowed. I can't remember but they may have subsequently broken down further round the lap and been towed back to Brixham. I also remember the Twins and Roger invading the caravan to watch the video, my mum wasn't best pleased.
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27-10-2013, 07:15 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk, sometimes Dubai
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Occupation: Racehorse Exercise Rider
Interests: Powerboating, Squash, Running, Horseracing
Boat name: FAT BOY
Boat make: Cougar 27'
Engines: EVINRUDE G2 300
Cruising area: Orwell, Harwich, East Coast
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Posts: 244
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Propeller Shirts
Quote:
Originally Posted by S2art
On that occasion they managed to get going again, although it did take a while for both engines to get rid of the water they had swallowed. I can't remember but they may have subsequently broken down further round the lap and been towed back to Brixham. I also remember the Twins and Roger invading the caravan to watch the video, my mum wasn't best pleased.
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I'm really not sure where it was, but i was with my dad and Propeller Shirts was being towed by another boat and it was sinking, managed to get to a crane in time, when it was being lifted out there was a split in one of the sponsons at the bow end. That's pretty much all i can remember, i'm sure someone on here could confirm where, when etc.
All the same, it was a fantastic boat and i would also love to see it back in that livery (Propeller Shirts) and open cockpits, them aircraft cockpits looked shite even though i fully understand why they were introduced.
Mark
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27-10-2013, 09:37 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk, sometimes Dubai
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Occupation: Racehorse Exercise Rider
Interests: Powerboating, Squash, Running, Horseracing
Boat name: FAT BOY
Boat make: Cougar 27'
Engines: EVINRUDE G2 300
Cruising area: Orwell, Harwich, East Coast
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Childsy
I'm really not sure where it was, but i was with my dad and Propeller Shirts was being towed by another boat and it was sinking, managed to get to a crane in time, when it was being lifted out there was a split in one of the sponsons at the bow end. That's pretty much all i can remember, i'm sure someone on here could confirm where, when etc.
All the same, it was a fantastic boat and i would also love to see it back in that livery (Propeller Shirts) and open cockpits, them aircraft cockpits looked shite even though i fully understand why they were introduced.
Mark
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Sorry i meant split in the stern end of the sponson
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10-05-2014, 07:26 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk
Interests: Noisy boats
Join Date: May 2014
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will be restoring her with dad so will keep you posted
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10-05-2014, 07:57 PM
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Registered User
Country: USA & UK
Location: Orlando & Netley
Occupation: Workshop cleaner
Interests: beer and boats
Boat make: Cougar
Cruising area: The Solent
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Orlando & Netley
Posts: 124
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge
will be restoring her with dad so will keep you posted
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You better make sure it's good, I will be inspecting it when done!!!!
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10-05-2014, 08:21 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk
Interests: Noisy boats
Join Date: May 2014
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she will be tip top , will upload photos as we go , then come and see her .
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06-06-2014, 05:04 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk
Interests: Noisy boats
Join Date: May 2014
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Dad and Robin Ward along with a bit of help from myself and a few others will be restoring the former British , European and WORLD championship winning Cougar Cat to its sparkling best this summer . weekly updates to follow .
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06-06-2014, 08:53 PM
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Registered User
Country: Uk, sometimes Dubai
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Occupation: Racehorse Exercise Rider
Interests: Powerboating, Squash, Running, Horseracing
Boat name: FAT BOY
Boat make: Cougar 27'
Engines: EVINRUDE G2 300
Cruising area: Orwell, Harwich, East Coast
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Newmarket, Suffolk
Posts: 244
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Restoration
Quote:
Originally Posted by dodge
Dad and Robin Ward along with a bit of help from myself and a few others will be restoring the former British , European and WORLD championship winning Cougar Cat to its sparkling best this summer . weekly updates to follow .
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Brilliant, looking forward to the updates, what livery are you restoring her to..??
Cheers
Mark
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