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Location: West Coast of Norway
Occupation: naval architect
Interests: surface piercing props, stepped hulls, air entrapment hulls
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Boat make: PetterTintorera
Engines: Yamaha 90
Cruising area: West Coast of Norway
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Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
...we settled at a new record of 74.52mph yesterday, back next year for 80. 
We think it might have crept over 75 if we'd tried the 30's again with the lower wind speed yesterday, but ran out of time, as the crane (needed for weighing the boat post record) was leaving at lunchtime. Still, leaves room for improvement. |
That’s quite an impressive improvement, didn’t you used to do 63?
Is power and weight secret?
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02-11-2011, 09:49 AM
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Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
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Originally Posted by Scand
That’s quite an impressive improvement, didn’t you used to do 63?
Is power and weight secret?
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58mph in 2008
300hp (x2), 2900kg (as weighed yesterday)
First Steyr's were dyno'd at 227hp
more power, better props (labbed bravo's) nothing much else changed.
Next year, thru' transom exhausts (we're still 'squeezing' it out thru' prop at mo) and a few more hp, and some fettling......maybe 80
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02-11-2011, 09:57 AM
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Fair point. My opinions were based on reading the responses from, I assume the real, Gina, combined with the misreporting of it in the press.
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Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
Judge for yourself. I think it's beautiful, and the craftsmanship is nothing short of awesome.
It's not trying 'to be' Bluebird, there's no BB name, logo or anything like that, and the polished nose (rather than the original blue) is to emphasise this.
Main frame is different,, and the alloy skin is welded rather than rivited, plus it houses a Burgess 'cell', so a modern take on BB. Same Briostol Orpheous motor Bluebird ran in its final guise.
I had the privilege of meeting Charles Morris who has built this (and owns it) and his son Sam, who along with the team are a great bunch, incredibly enthusiastic, and whilst this is a tribute to Campbell & Bluebird, the hope is to learn plenty about high speed water craft & gas turbines, in order to use that knowledge for something a lot more serious!
Quite spooky seeing this boat, on that slipway, at Pier Cottage, having seen so many pics of campbell there, and of course across the lake etc.
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02-11-2011, 10:01 AM
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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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http://boatmad.com/vids/DSCN0640.wmv
Check out the winch rope holding K777 up the slipway rails as he tickles the throttle...
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02-11-2011, 10:06 AM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
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Originally Posted by Matt
My opinions were based on reading the responses from, I assume the real, Gina
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Gina is not a happy puppy!
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02-11-2011, 12:07 PM
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Have you been keeping track of the restoration?
The work they are doing - particulary the attention to detail on repair and restoration of components rather than replacement - is nothing short of amazing. Would love to pay a visit to their workshop and see the progress first hand.
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Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
Gina is not a happy puppy!
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02-11-2011, 12:26 PM
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Location: hayling island
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i guess not happy about the copy? i would think she would be chuffed to bits about the restoration
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02-11-2011, 01:00 PM
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Country: UK
Location: Bisley Woking
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Interests: Boats, skiing pets
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Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
Gina is not a happy puppy!
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Shame!! Claire x
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02-11-2011, 01:15 PM
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I believe so - read the comments on the facebook link above and you can judge for yourself. 
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Originally Posted by Carl
i guess not happy about the copy? i would think she would be chuffed to bits about the restoration
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02-11-2011, 01:20 PM
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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
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Any other marathon boats set records yet?
Peter & Carolyn
From Miami
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02-11-2011, 02:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peterunwin
Any other marathon boats set records yet?
Peter & Carolyn
From Miami
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Could we see a Hunton up there next year
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02-11-2011, 02:14 PM
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Country: England
Location: Eastbourne
Occupation: Auto Gearbox Repair shop owner
Interests: Old motor boats & old aircraft
Boat name: Pisces
Boat make: 1970 Stapely Falcon 17'
Engines: Merc 115 1984
Cruising area: CMBA meets
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Eastbourne
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She (Gina) is involved with the restoration project & is fully supportive as I understand from the K7 website. There is a lot of vitriol from Bill Smith (renegadenemo on their forum) that I don't really get myself. I understand that this has, in some respects, stolen their thunder but theirs is the original K7 so nothing will ever change that. I think they should try to get some kind of apology from the Daily Mirror though for their miss-reporting that this replica was in fact the original.
The rebuild K7 is undergoing is nothing short of exceptional & the finished boat will be better than she was when she crashed with the majority of her aluminium being original. I read somewhere on their website that to date (this was possibly a year ago) they had only got enough scrap ali to fill two shoeboxes, very very impressive & commendable. I urge any of you with a passing interest to go to Bluebird project & waste a few hours trawling through it all.
I myself am involved, along with other CMBA members, with the original & first Bluebird boat, K3, that got the record in 1938 at 130ish mph. She was in the water for (we believe) the first time since then on Sept 20th this year. See CMBA forum post for a little more info & some pictures I posted there.
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02-11-2011, 03:41 PM
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Country: UK
Location: Exmouth
Occupation: Sitting on backside in the SUN
Interests: Vacations
Boat make: Burgess T850, Bristol T850 c 2 Wieser Boote
Engines: Yam70 (x3) & Stinger 75 (x2)
Cruising area: South West
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timings versus speed
just seen on live TV the guy in the canoe paddle past
what speed did he achieve?
What class was he in?
Keanaz
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02-11-2011, 04:35 PM
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Country: uk
Location: poole
Occupation: retail
Interests: sport and being lazy
Boat make: ring rib
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Cruising area: bournemouth bay
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Keanaz
just seen on live TV the guy in the canoe paddle past
what speed did he achieve?
What class was he in?Keanaz
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I man power, which is equal to 1/3hp and in the ( modified class ) due to the fact he'd had a power drink before the record attempt, so he wasn't standard
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02-11-2011, 04:38 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: portsmouth
Occupation: Director of a fiberglass company
Interests: boats,cars,bikes,paintball
Boat make: phantom 23,Extreme 24
Engines: 6.2 mercrusier + 2.5 280 mercy
Cruising area: solent
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cfun
I man power, in the ( modified class ) due to the fact he'd had a power drink before the record attempt, so he wasn't standard
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02-11-2011, 10:35 PM
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Kevin Hills crash wed 02-1-11
A sequence of images of Kevin Hills crash today can be viwed at the link below. Unfortunately due to very low light conditions focus was lost but I have posted anyway just to show what happened. Unbelievably the boat landed right way up to continue, albeit slowly, and he was only prevented from doing the return run by a marshal boat red flagging and blocking his way. He appeared to be OK, although I'm sure he will be sore tomorrow, and gave me a thumbs up as he passed by close in shore.
Regards
Rob Clifford
rjc-photography
http://rjc-photography.ifp3.com/2/db...-coniston2011/
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03-11-2011, 07:48 AM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
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A ride up the lake..
For anyone who might be interested, here's a rear view from Swipes doing a run on Tuesday. it's a big file, so don't bother unless you're on a good connection. 11 mins total, and to be honest, not the best footage as the lens gets a few water blobs on it, but does show a bit of the beauty of Coniston Water.
Good enough resolution to view full screen if you wish.
www.boatmad.com/vids/coniston.wmv
A wise purchase from Coniston 
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03-11-2011, 12:40 PM
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Country: UK
Location: Quite Near
Occupation: Don't Ask!
Interests: Racing Rubber
Boat name: Comfortably Numb
Boat make: SR9
Engines: Yanmar
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Dean Gibbs & Dave Brown of Going Lean fame upped the A class to 110mph 
Quote:
Originally Posted by peterunwin
Any other marathon boats set records yet?
Peter & Carolyn
From Miami
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03-11-2011, 12:48 PM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
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Boat name: Leviathan
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Dean Gibbs & Dave Brown of Going Lean fame upped the A class to 110mph |
Thought he only did 103 this time? As we were leaving he said 'that's us done, we're going home'.
As you're not gonna shout about it, I will......Vee & 'Garth' ran 108 point something average in FURY which I believe is a new 'B' record.
Sounded very very nice.
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