Enfield Marine Cowes

[Jon Fuller]

Originally posted by Matt
Nobba, change the nameserver!!

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If I get a chance (some of us have to work you know) I'll call em later and get it done manually.

[Ciao]

Fantastic pics! Did you used to contribute to Powerboat and Waterskiing? Amazing to see a pic of one of my old boats on the first page! (its only taken 23 years to view it!)

[littlenige]

Nope - the only things I´ve had published were a couple of reports in Señor Sewell´s Raceboat magazine from Key West. I guess my photo´s were better than my words ´cos he didn´t ask me to do it again! Glad you like the pix.

[Matt]

I know that feeling all too well at the moment - but gotta save up for the new boat somehow!

Originally posted by Jon Fuller
(some of us have to work you know)

[jw.]

Originally posted by Matt
...but gotta save up for the new boat somehow!

Hey, have I missed something?

[Matt]

Not at all - in fact have just ordered a few bits for the formula to start getting it back together.

[Woody]

Littlenige,

As you were taking pics back in the early 90's would you happen to have any of B30 (le Gopher) as it was under Dave Fromow or B106 and B53 whilst under the captancy of MrAtlee (Splitpin) and myself as navigator ? We would be grateful to see anything that you may have from 1990-1993 of either ourselves or our competitors in Class III 1.3L

[littlenige]

I shall check my collection!

[Woody]

Many thanks.

[littlenige]

Woody, this is all I´ve found so far - not the boat you are looking for - (I misread your reply) - shall check again later today!

[Jon Fuller]

This is the Forgecraft that became Roys' Commodore ferries isn't it?

[littlenige]

You may be right!

[littlenige]

Was this racing at the same time as this? Or did Commodore Ferries become Mercury Racing?

[roofer]

C26 races at barrow.

[Woody]

Yes guys Dave Fromow's C30 became Roys Smiths C54 with Dave running the team for Roy. Coomodore Ferries did not become Murcury Racing, Murcury was originally Ian Listers boat that then became Multispark then became Murcury. A good boat but never as good as C30 which was the last forgecraft to be made by messrs Lucas.

[Ciao]

The Forgecraft were certainly a good boat.

I would imagine the most successful would have been Tuffnells / Brut driven by Jonathan Lucas and then sold and raced as Alexi.

Clearly the best rough weather performer was the first Forgecraft, Absolute Beginners driven again by Jonathan Lucas.

Considering how well built they were, it is a surprise not to see more of them still racing today.

I raced in the 1.3 L Forgecraft with Roy Smith; my neck still hurts 13 years later! There was absolutely no give at all when coming off a wave, all of the energy found its way to the weakest point, the crews bodies, the engine mounts etc…

[Woody]

John,

Your neck may have hurt but not as much as Paul Rolf's arse did after round 2 of the worlds at Folkestone in 91.

[Ciao]

In those times of not so glorious recession I seem to remember that Paul’s job was to make “other peoples arses twinge somewhat!” – maybe Folkestone was Karma!

Still Roy never keeps a naviguesser for long!!

[Woody]

Jon,

Becareful what you say he might come round and re-posess your taxi

[Ciao]

Would be the ideal excuse to get a real job again!
But having been a futures broker for 20 years prior to running this thing I don’t think I would a know a real job if it hit me in the face!