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Old 14-05-2009, 09:34 AM   #41
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(BTW is Donahue Sarah`s brother!)
Kinnel! Nearly 30 years apart! Maybe you're on to summat Graham. (BTW, Joe's surname is Donohoo, not Donohue)

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That OPII cat Aquaglide built by Wright is credited as a owner`s design (R.Cook). So there we are, another case of owner`s input.
Joe's work I believe. And if I recal correctly, like the first Puma / NZ1, Joe openly said it's roots were in another, previous vessel.

I actually thought the last Puma looked more like NZ1 than the first.
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Old 14-05-2009, 03:07 PM   #42
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Straying away from cats

Is it.No it can`t be.Yes it is.It`s S.Baker esq and Pater in a Don Shead Avenger 21.Is nothing sacred.Analyzing the niceties for the P16 next year.Everything evolves whether mono`s or cats.
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Old 14-05-2009, 03:16 PM   #43
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It`s S.Baker esq Analyzing the niceties for the P16 next year. Everything evolves whether mono`s or cats.

Ooooh, are you saying the P16 is an evolution of, and thus superior to, a Shead 21?

Taxi!!
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Old 14-05-2009, 03:25 PM   #44
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Goodness,I`ve just gone past the factor of safety on my restraining leash here.Hope that taxii turns up quick.
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Old 14-05-2009, 03:27 PM   #45
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Goodness,I`ve just gone past the factor of safety on my restraining leash here.Hope that taxii turns up quick.


Nice one.

BTW, I got the message re: Imperial Tobacco. will see what I can find out.

Another BTW, would you like me to send Chaos round to your house to fix your space bar? ....now if you thought 'I' talk too much!.......... You'll be begging for mercy after 10 or 15 hours with old fester.
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From what I can make out he is a legend in his own right,and I feel that only Matt and yourself could enhance his reputation,so I`ll pass on that if you don`t mind,I`m half asleep as it is.
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Old 15-05-2009, 08:04 PM   #47
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What happened to the original hull that came over to Guernsey ?
Who designed and built it cos after that won beating the argentinians in Frigidair the Puma cats all looked very similar.
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Funny thing.

We were staying in the same hotel as the NZ mob (Guernsey '86).

There was bits of XR2 Mercs all over their room, by the pool etc.

Good Crowd - and a very good week!
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Old 16-05-2009, 01:25 PM   #49
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Is it.No it can`t be.Yes it is.It`s S.Baker esq and Pater in a Don Shead Avenger 21.Is nothing sacred.Analyzing the niceties for the P16 next year.Everything evolves whether mono`s or cats.
Got this email from Steve this morning, after I sent that pic to him.

"Jon,

Thanks for the pic of ‘Hurricane’. Strange how one forgets things - guess this is dad’s Avenger 21. I believe that’s him driving. ( His crash-hat which often appeared to reside high up on his head. )


Dad was in the RAF in the war and in the early stages based at Detling ( just up the road on the A249 towards Maidstone ). He was ground crew and worked on the Hurricanes which formed the backbone of the force pending delivery of the Spit.

The ‘K’ number on the quarter is for ‘Kent Boat and Ski Club’.

If you look at the transom you can just see that the motor is mounted on a ‘sub-transom’.

This was an early idea of mine to try to extend the life of the Merc rubber mounts by absorbing some of the impact loads. ( Merc mounts may have been replaced by solids at this stage - I can’t remember.) Anyway, the sub- trans was itself fitted to the trans proper with four pairs of rubber bushes from the rear spring hangers of the Ford Zephyr 4.

I’ll never know whether ‘twas effective or not, but it did involve problems achieving ideal motor height.

Ricky and I competed in IIID with this hull.

Regards

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