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01-11-2005, 11:04 PM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
Cruising area: Mobjack Bay (where?)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Virginia
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verytricky
Any futher info on how he's done?
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I thought that having more patience was a result of my getting older. Turns out that I just don't give a sh*t.
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02-11-2005, 11:05 AM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
Posts: 2,681
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I set a new record!
The slowest fuggin run ever.....
My alternator blew whilst I was warming up, and I did not know. I saw the volts drop from 16 to 12, but did not think it was of importance..... I started the run at 75mph (gps) and finished the run at 30mph (gps). With the return to pits passing through the gates, the funny people decided to time me. The average for both ways was 36.77 mph, a new slowest run for an offshore boat...
Something is wrong with the electronics, and I have had to replace the spark plugs and such, as they were burned due to a very lean burn, supposedly due to the fuel pressure being to low. The volts at the end of the run ( tested by Springbok Mick )was 9v - not enough juice to run things properly....
I am back in london sourcing a new alternator. They dont have the parts up north!
I will return Thursday to re-attempt.
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02-11-2005, 11:22 AM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
Cruising area: Mobjack Bay (where?)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,974
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What a shame.
Don't feel bad though. After we set the record for Production Class in 92 in our V26 we went back in 94 with the same boat feeling confident that we could take the record back from Peter Armstrong who had taken it from us in 93 in his P28.
We were 3mph slower than in 92. It was some consolation though at the prizegiving do when they said that we were the best sounding boat of the week!
Best of luck on Thursday.
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I thought that having more patience was a result of my getting older. Turns out that I just don't give a sh*t.
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02-11-2005, 12:09 PM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
Cruising area: Mobjack Bay (where?)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,974
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Quote:
Originally posted by verytricky
The average for both ways was 36.77 mph, a new slowest run for an offshore boat...
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Wouldn't have been if 'Absolutely Fabulous' had been there.
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02-11-2005, 12:21 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
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ben
Wouldn't have been if 'Absolutely Fabulous' had been there.
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02-11-2005, 04:08 PM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
Posts: 2,681
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!
There is *NO* part in stock anyplace. They can get it to me by Friday "For the weekend".
I am canabalising a Jeep alternator. It has the same AMPS rating, the same mounting brackets, just a different 'plug'.
I have filed and drilled the resin away to expose the electronics, and fitted the plug from the broken unit to the new one. Then Swapped over the drive, so it will work wiht the 'serpentine belt' and not a fan belt. Then HOPEFULLY it will work when I get to Conniston. The electronics part I am confident about....
Ben, Jon, if you PM me your phone no, I will phone you with my run speed Thursday..
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02-11-2005, 05:11 PM
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Registered User
Country: ISLE OF MAN
Location: I.O.M & SOUTH COAST
Occupation: SELLING PRE OWNED CARS & VANS
Interests: ALL MOTOR SPORTS
Boat name: NO BOAT
Boat make: NO BOAT
Cruising area: NO BOAT
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: I.O.M & SOUTH COAST
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AC/DC
Tricky I know a place that has three in stock right now!!!!!!!!!
IMHO I thought you had to fit OEM parts to be compliant with class rules if so any run / record with the scrapheap challenge alternator would be null and void surely??????????
Somebody on this forum who knows the rule book should be able to clarify this.
J.F maybe?
All this said wish you well for your attempt.
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02-11-2005, 05:20 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Try american marine imports - I've never known them not have a part in stock for anything. Seriously.
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02-11-2005, 05:51 PM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
Posts: 2,681
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Re: AC/DC
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Originally posted by BLOW OUT
Tricky I know a place that has three in stock right now!!!!!!!!!
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Where were you three hours ago?
( I need the part tomorrow morning 9am - conniston! )
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02-11-2005, 05:52 PM
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Registered User
Country: Job Centre
Location: In a box
Occupation: Chaos's gofer
Interests: Skiving
Boat make: Spectre 30
Engines: 2 x Promax 225
Cruising area: In the bath
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: In a box
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Re: AC/DC
Quote:
Originally posted by BLOW OUT
IMHO I thought you had to fit OEM parts to be compliant with class rules if so any run / record with the scrapheap challenge alternator would be null and void surely??????????
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He'd be ok coz cookee's not there!
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02-11-2005, 05:54 PM
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Large member
Country: England
Location: On the farm
Occupation: General Trouble Causer Salterns Boatyard
Interests: Official smartass
Boat name: Seahorse.org
Boat make: a V24 and a SLOW unstable ICE Bladerunner
Engines: 2x300 promax, 320 Volvo
Cruising area: England/France & Med
Join Date: May 2005
Location: On the farm
Posts: 2,681
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Re: AC/DC
Quote:
Originally posted by BLOW OUT
IMHO I thought you had to fit OEM parts to be compliant with class rules if so any run / record with the scrapheap challenge alternator would be null and void surely??????????
Somebody on this forum who knows the rule book should be able to clarify this.
J.F maybe?
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I will request confirmation of this tomorow morning. I do have the original one which was fitted - the bearings are 'rumbling' on it and I got Salterns to replace it, and thay gave me the old part back! It still worked at the time of removal, but made a loud grinding noise! - Still if that is true, I will fit the grinding noise one - it only has to last 10 minutes!
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02-11-2005, 06:46 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
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Re: Re: AC/DC
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Originally posted by Tony Davis
He'd be ok coz cookee's not there!
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Surely Cookee isn't the kind of arsehole that plays that kinda game is he?
Only bad losing wankers do that stuff, Oh, & Mark Pascoe.
Win 'on the water', that's what I say!
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02-11-2005, 07:30 PM
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Registered User
Country: ENGLAND
Location: SOUTH COAST
Occupation: In between
Boat make: DIESEL EXTRAVAGANZA 16'
Engines: MERC 1.7 DTI
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SOUTH COAST
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Rules are there for a reason Jon ( the bow tank ) Fuller
P.S whats the deal with harshing up cookee,I thought he's a decent kinda guy?
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02-11-2005, 10:34 PM
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Registered User
Country: south coast
Location: brighton
Interests: boatin
Boat name: Hey Jude
Boat make: Phantom
Engines: 200 xs
Cruising area: solent
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: brighton
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Tricky, why dont you buy one of the many V24s that are for sale and rob the alternator off that and then you will be running genuine parts
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02-11-2005, 10:48 PM
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Registered User
Country: Job Centre
Location: In a box
Occupation: Chaos's gofer
Interests: Skiving
Boat make: Spectre 30
Engines: 2 x Promax 225
Cruising area: In the bath
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Location: In a box
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As the motors a GM, a car one would be fine, or do you think Volvo make alternators?
Clive in Poole most likely has one on his shelf!
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02-11-2005, 11:29 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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Couldn't agree more, and had the competition read the *Rule Book* they'd probably have also had bow tanks, as from 1996> (T class, as apposed to P class) they weren't banned. But hey, we were happy to be unique!
PS. you're bleating on just like Peter 'Giss a Drink' Berrow.
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02-11-2005, 11:35 PM
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Registered User
Country: England
Location: Birmingham
Occupation: Scratching
Interests: Big Dinners
Boat name: Never Enough
Boat make: Seaquel 600xs
Engines: 225hp Merc ProMax
Cruising area: Anywhere! I prefer Weymouth
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 3,232
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I really hope that VT Does well!
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I got jumper cables!
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02-11-2005, 11:58 PM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
Cruising area: Mobjack Bay (where?)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Virginia
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Quote:
Originally posted by Jon Fuller
Couldn't agree more, and had the competition read the *Rule Book* they'd probably have also had bow tanks, as from 1996> (T class, as apposed to P class) they weren't banned. But hey, we were happy to be unique!
PS. you're bleating on just like Peter 'Giss a Drink' Berrow.
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We always ran with a full porta potti but never told anyone.
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03-11-2005, 12:16 AM
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Did you ever dump the ballast mid race?
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03-11-2005, 12:28 AM
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Registered User
Country: US
Location: Virginia
Interests: Quiet desperation
Boat name: A Little Noisy
Boat make: Excalibur 24
Engines: Express Racing 525
Cruising area: Mobjack Bay (where?)
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,974
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Never. I don't believe in splashing hulls.
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