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25-03-2010, 06:12 PM
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#221
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineering
Boat make: None, boo!
Engines: Turbines mainly!
Cruising area: The inside of my workshop!
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,646
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Probably not enough money in it compared to hydraulics!
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25-03-2010, 06:26 PM
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#222
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 670
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Quote:
Originally Posted by larby
Probably not enough money in it compared to hydraulics!
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ile second that...just paid £350 to have my mini digger re-piped
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26-03-2010, 09:48 PM
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#223
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Originally Posted by hunton69
Pete ... Why don't you just build Hunton boats for Jeff i recon half of Boatmad would love to own one.
On that subject who want's to go thirds.
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Hi Barry,
I am not sure there is much of a market for stripped out gas guzzling power boats in the UK. If i wasn't able to do most of the labour myself which i don't count as an on cost i wouldn't be prepared to pay the true cost of creating a one-off build.
Peter
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27-03-2010, 05:22 PM
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#224
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 670
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peterunwin
Hi Barry,
I am not sure there is much of a market for stripped out gas guzzling power boats in the UK. If i wasn't able to do most of the labour myself which i don't count as an on cost i wouldn't be prepared to pay the true cost of creating a one-off build.
Peter
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i dont think anyone would of been up to your build quality anyway Peter
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31-03-2010, 07:39 PM
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#225
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Fuel System
Hi All,
I have been cutting the boat up AGAIN!!! this time in the engine compartment/tank compartment bulkhead this is to gain access to the fuel level sender & fuel connections.The fuel is picked up from the top engine bay end of the tank & is returned to the opposite end of the tank, this is to eliminate the possibility of picking up warm aerated fuel.The bulkhead fittings in the carbon fibre bulkhead closing panel have been epoxyed into position so that making & breaking the joints is a one spanner operation as i won't need to stop the bulkhead fittings rotating in the closing panel,also ground all the imperfections out of the hose fittings & polished them ready for assembly.
Peter
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31-03-2010, 08:44 PM
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#226
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Pevensey Bay
Occupation: Teacher
Interests: photography
Cruising area: Pevensey Bay / Solent
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Pevensey Bay
Posts: 261
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ah brings back memories
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02-04-2010, 10:14 PM
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#227
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Headers
Hi All,
Thought you might like to see a selection of photographs of the re-work of the Ilmor headers.When i ordered the engines i specified 5" taller headers than standard so the exhaust outlets would be above the swim platform but having decided to go with a very high X dimension the rear engine header collectors fouled with the underside of the deck, the easy & cheap solution would be to swap the rear headers with Ilmor with a set of +3.5's but this would have changed the asthetics of the engine bay & the torque characteristics so i decided to have the collectors removed & a new set manufactured dropping the outlet flanges by 1.5".This has involved making 4 swaging dollies out of billet aluminium,the work has been carried out by John & Gary at Bengco who's workmanship is outstanding .They will also be manufacturing the short jacketed tailpipes ready for the slide over carbon tailpipes.
All The Best
Peter
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03-04-2010, 07:47 AM
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#228
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 51
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Look closely at the background of picture 8. Lovely.....
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03-04-2010, 08:52 AM
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#229
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Registered User
Country: Guernsey
Occupation: Engineering
Boat make: None, boo!
Engines: Turbines mainly!
Cruising area: The inside of my workshop!
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,646
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Ooh yeah! There's some lovely bends on the tubing next to the poster eh!
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03-04-2010, 09:38 AM
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#230
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Engine tester
Country: united kingdom
Location: Southend on Sea
Occupation: Construction
Interests: Gin & Women
Boat name: motorvator
Boat make: Revenger San Marino / Sunseeker Camargue 46 / Phantom 18/19/600
Engines: 502 mercruiser / Detroit 550s / 115 ProXS / Anything Borrowed
Cruising area: Thames, Southend
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Southend on Sea
Posts: 1,021
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More worrying is the reflection in the same picture. That's not man boobs is it?
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03-04-2010, 09:43 AM
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#231
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Headers
Quote:
Originally Posted by Iain May
Look closely at the background of picture 8. Lovely.....
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Hi Iain,
It is probably a little known fact that we "old school" engineers cannot function correctly in the workshop without inspiration from glamour calendars If political correctness was ever to get them banned we would all have to retire
Peter
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07-04-2010, 08:06 PM
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#232
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Water Pickups
Hi All,
It's been a busy few days,made up a makeshift jig to hold the two water pickup pipes in the right positions so that John & Gary could make the top flange & bracket.Fitted them to the boat then made the slash cuts on the pickup ends.Where the pipes run through the transom i have made a spigot & socket joint which will terminate in 1.25" BSP.All the hose fittings & adaptors have been match bored to eliminate any steps so we shouldn't get any weed hangups
Peter
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09-04-2010, 05:38 PM
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#233
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Shifters,throttles & Tab Indicators
Hi All,
Collected shifters,throttles & tab indicators from Steve Salmon at C & B Composite Solutions from Poole.The styling & workmanship is absolutely first class and i am sure they will look stunning when they are fitted
Peter
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09-04-2010, 06:15 PM
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#234
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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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Steve is da man.
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14-04-2010, 07:06 PM
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#235
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Fuel Hoses
Hi All,
Manufactured all the fuel delivery & return hoses, these are made from antistatic PTFE with a stainless steel overbraid.Each hose is individually tailored for it's mounting position & as each hose has a 90 degree swept elbow at each end the orientation has to be set prior to swaging as you can't adjust them afterwards.As we normally use standard steel ferrels on our hydraulic hose i had to mirror polish the swaging dyes to remove any steel debris as this would have contaminated the stainless steel ferrels & caused them to rust, i also took the additional precaution of mirror polishing the ferrels after swaging.
Peter
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14-04-2010, 07:13 PM
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#236
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Registered User
Location: hayling island
Boat name: snow monkey
Boat make: extreme 24
Engines: mercruiser 6.2
Join Date: May 2004
Location: hayling island
Posts: 2,082
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has everything got to come out of the engine bay again to colour it. looking forward to seeing her in water,will be a shame to get it wet
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14-04-2010, 09:21 PM
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#237
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl
has everything got to come out of the engine bay again to colour it. looking forward to seeing her in water,will be a shame to get it wet
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Hi Carl,
Once the pre-rigging is finished everything will be removed all the pipe work will be pressure tested & cleaned, engine compartment will be flow coated ready for final assembly
Regards
Peter
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19-04-2010, 08:15 PM
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#238
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Water Pumps & Hoses
Hi All,
Spent most of the day converting the water pump & strainer connections from NPT which is a taper thread favoured by a lot of American Companies to BSP parallel which i believe is a much better engineering solution as the connections screw right up to a shoulder.I have also machined all the unnessecary weight off the adaptors & increased their bore size which has reduced their weight by up to 60% & made them look much nicer.In the standard setup the hoses push on to the hose tails & are kept there by a jubilee clip but on this installation i am using antistatic smooth bore PTFE lined hose with an Aramid Fibre Overbraid which will have a stainless steel ferrel swaged on to the end fittings.
Regards
Peter
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21-04-2010, 07:21 PM
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#239
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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Throttles & Shifters
Hi All,
Cut the mounting hole & fitted shifter/throttle assembly,i am now in a position to be able to decide cable route & lengths.We should also receive the high capacity trim pumps from oilgear next week which will enable me to finish off the pipework.
Peter
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21-04-2010, 08:30 PM
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#240
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Wiltshire
Occupation: Fool
Boat make: Scorpion RIB
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 148
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peterunwin
Hi All,
Cut the mounting hole & fitted shifter/throttle assembly,i am now in a position to be able to decide cable route & lengths.We should also receive the high capacity trim pumps from oilgear next week which will enable me to finish off the pipework.
Peter
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Fantastic work here Peter! With you attention to detail are you happy with the quality of the stitching on the seats in the last two photographs?
Perhaps you intend to sort that out yourself as well - if a job is worth doing...
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