Miss Enfield 2! - Page 5

FLYING FISH · 21-10-2009, 04:03 PM

I think your probably correct Marco that they are the same boat,looking at that cockpit coaming.

littlenige · 21-10-2009, 05:06 PM

More new pics! Keep them coming Graham! I agree - the windscreen looks to confirm it. Must have been the only Bertram to have seating for four I would imagine.

Black_Tornado · 21-10-2009, 10:45 PM

Not having had photo of the Safari had noticed this simile with the 38' of Trost in a tape that I must find again.
But your pic confirm that simile.

Mike Lloyd · 22-10-2009, 08:07 AM

Getting back to the original thread, this is the latest picture of the old Miss Enfield 2. Comes complete with two 500hp BPM engines and trailer.

Any enquiries should go to Don Wood, on 01590 679895 or 07802 367390.

FLYING FISH · 22-10-2009, 08:56 AM

That topside looks as if it has seen better days,but then again it is only 14g swaged alloy.

Just to show what a small world the boating industry is,that hull was drawn up by Leonardo da Costa who was dismissed from the ranks for playing the designer,and went on to design the `Crusader` dayboats of which Mike Ring had one of the first,and he in turn went on to do his thing.

littlenige · 22-10-2009, 10:30 AM

And those dents on the portside neat the waterline are possibly remaining marks from the '76 crash onto Cowes beach?

FLYING FISH · 22-10-2009, 12:40 PM

Ummm,you would think so Nige,but look at the attached pic.

littlenige · 22-10-2009, 02:46 PM

Ahr yes - point taken.

Brambles · 05-02-2010, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by OldMan

It was interesting to hear Shelley Jory say that she was having a difficult time steering and throttling in those big seas during the last CTC race and had to ask the engineer, who was standing in the back, to come up alongside and do the throttling for her. It worked because they came home fourth!

The "engineer" was infact one of the lads from the Scorpion yard. He told me that the problem was that they were being too cautious (RNK's influence apparently) with the power for the driving charactaristics for that boat. Once he had his hands on the throttles things improved

BTW, Miss Enfield is still for sale. There is a private advert in the back of Motorsport magazine this month.

Ian

littlenige · 07-02-2010, 12:21 PM

No one wants it?

Mike Lloyd · 07-02-2010, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Big V

excellent news!

people are going to wheel out all their racing classics that we had all forgot about for cowes 2010!

i wonder who will win?!

ill speak to Gerve over here and see if he can locate Jaguar The Ledgend / Goldrush / Miss Guernsey!

Did you ever get the chance to talk to Gerv and do you know if he and his son are coming to Cowes?
ML.
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olli · 10-02-2010, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by littlenige

And those dents on the portside neat the waterline are possibly remaining marks from the '76 crash onto Cowes beach?

Quote:

Originally Posted by FLYING FISH

Ummm,you would think so Nige,but look at the attached pic.

It seems those hulls were built strong. Others would have been a total loss after such an impact:

(The pic was manipulated by the mag to show the readers what they thought had happened)

FLYING FISH · 10-02-2010, 09:10 PM

That pic Olli is one that appeared in the Daily Express Newspaper at the time and has been copied off by the looks of things.
With regard to Miss Enfield 2 being strong,I think the expression is `fit for purpose`.Give me a tin boat any day to survive a crash.Trouble is they are so expensive to build as one off`s.It makes you wonder if cougar went the al.alloy route once cunningham appeared on the scene and cougar wood boats virtually were ripped up in a crash.If you build enough plastic boats then no doubt it`s worthwhile running a business to do them,together with the fact that the plastic technolgy has superceded traditional materials.If that Victory cat had been in alloy perhaps the hull would not have been ripped apart as much.Doesn`t change the canopy issues though.I`m trying to think of an alloy cat or mono that has broken up in a high speed accident.That Goldrush pantomime was one where the plating got ripped off a bit,usually things just bend.Jon is about to put some more films on the site,and there is a shot of the Chesterfield CUV careering on to the rocks with a crew member holding his hands in the air,as if to say `how on earth did we hit that`.I think it appears in` Italian Racing 1987`.

Delta28 · 17-10-2010, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jim Brooker

I have just found this photo and you can see I have had a lot to do, fuel adjusting on the left and throttles and 3 speed gear change on the right, trim and fuel tanks in front.

Finally found that article on the teamwork (involved in driving a Class 1 boat) I was on-about...

It's from the 1983 C-T-C Programme.

topcat · 27-03-2011, 08:51 PM

Is miss enfield 2 still for sale? Has anyone seen the advert recently?
I would like to find out as she was raced by my late father and family friend as LPW.
Any info greatly apprecieted.
Edward wilkins 07879897230

alice · 27-03-2011, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by topcat

Is miss enfield 2 still for sale? Has anyone seen the advert recently?
I would like to find out as she was raced by my late father and family friend as LPW.
Any info greatly apprecieted.
Edward wilkins 07879897230

i think its still for sale on the copoc web site

http://www.classicoffshore.com

THUNDERBOLT · 28-03-2011, 04:57 PM

Good News...
Miss Enfield 2 has subject to formalities been sold to Italy, her new owner will be Guisseppe Soro.
She is to be restored and will be racing again both in Italy and the UK..We look forward to seeing the end result and hope she returns in her original livery.

Mike
COPOC

alice · 28-03-2011, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by THUNDERBOLT

Good News...
Miss Enfield 2 has subject to formalities been sold to Italy, her new owner will be Guisseppe Soro.
She is to be restored and will be racing again both in Italy and the UK..We look forward to seeing the end result and hope she returns in her original livery.

Mike
COPOC

shame its going abroad but good news its going to be restored and look forward to seeing it

THUNDERBOLT · 28-03-2011, 05:55 PM

It is rather sad that 2 of Tommy's 3 winning boats are now in foreign hands,
TELSTAR in Australia now Miss Enfield 2 going to Italy..at least THUNDERBOLT
will be here to honour the 3 wins TEB SOPWITH recorded in the Cowes Torquay..still the most highly regarded offshore race in the world.
It is also an unusual fact that of all the winning boats from 1961 onward it is the Hunt, Levi and Shead designs that have survived........

Mike
COPOC

COLIN C BUSHELL · 28-03-2011, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by THUNDERBOLT

It is rather sad that 2 of Tommy's 3 winning boats are now in foreign hands,
TELSTAR in Australia now Miss Enfield 2 going to Italy..at least THUNDERBOLT
will be here to honour the 3 wins TEB SOPWITH recorded in the Cowes Torquay..still the most highly regarded offshore race in the world.
It is also an unusual fact that of all the winning boats from 1961 onward it is the Hunt, Levi and Shead designs that have survived........

Mike
COPOC

Hi Mike, Think you missed one out of your list of winning boats from 1961 onwards that have survived......... The Jim Wynn/Walt Walters / Souter built "Ghost Rider" Fully restored in the USA, But sadly not brought over for the Cowes Classic last year, Correct Me if im wrong Mike. Kind Regards Colin (The Flag marshal you met at the Goodwood revival)