Forum: General Boating Discussion
30-12-2019, 03:00 PM
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Bristol
It was me... My intention was to fit an R1 motorcycle engine on my own build of surface drive, unfortunately i have had too many projects on the go and haven't got round to doing it.
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
23-10-2014, 03:43 PM
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Hi Mark,
Only had time for one run before we...
Hi Mark,
Only had time for one run before we came out to sunny Florida, boat ran great, ran up to just over 70mph for a few seconds, engines were only turning 3300rpm so there is plenty left in hand...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-09-2014, 02:10 PM
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Thanks guys,
We have been a little bit quiet...
Thanks guys,
We have been a little bit quiet for the last few weeks as Cheetah's launch was booked for last Wednesday and i wasn't really ready… so had to take her round to the Itchen at...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
03-09-2014, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
15-08-2014, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 265
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Hi All,
Fitted Cheetah's seats and side panels...
Hi All,
Fitted Cheetah's seats and side panels also fabricated a stainless steel bracket to hold the steering joy stick so i can now use the steering wheel or the joy stick for steering. We also...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
10-08-2014, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
09-08-2014, 05:28 PM
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
09-08-2014, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
08-08-2014, 06:57 PM
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
25-07-2014, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
25-07-2014, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 265
Views: 83,779
Hi Tim,
The water flow increase is significant...
Hi Tim,
The water flow increase is significant but i don't want to put figures on it, if you remember the old engines had smaller water pump pulleys this in fact made no difference the reason being...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
20-07-2014, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 265
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Thanks Norwegian Boater:)
Both cavitation...
Thanks Norwegian Boater:)
Both cavitation plates were fractured above the front prop so i figured that it was probably causing quite a lot of drag it also saves about 4kilos per drive in weight, so...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
20-07-2014, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 265
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Thanks Lemz,
The raw water system is only under...
Thanks Lemz,
The raw water system is only under vacuum at low speeds at high speeds the ram effects from the intakes overcomes the volume that the pump can move and becomes a metering unit, when the...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
20-07-2014, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 265
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Hi Glen,
The two smaller pipes are overflows...
Hi Glen,
The two smaller pipes are overflows from the raw water cooling system, there is a cool collar on the exhaust with six 3mm holes drilled into it to allow sufficient water to cool the exhaust...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
19-07-2014, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
12-07-2014, 06:11 PM
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
29-06-2014, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 265
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Thanks Mikko,
Spent Thursday and Friday...
Thanks Mikko,
Spent Thursday and Friday trimming the carbon screen also had to cut a 2ft long rebate in the deck as the screen is much longer than the standards one, then yesterday i enlisted the...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
21-06-2014, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 265
Views: 83,779
Hi All,
At last the time has come to get rid of...
Hi All,
At last the time has come to get rid of that god awful radar arch:hugegrin: it did serve a purpose when we first had the boat but i have always hated it….. I removed the screen a few weeks...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
20-06-2014, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 265
Views: 83,779
Thanks Simon,
Yes an untold number of hours has...
Thanks Simon,
Yes an untold number of hours has gone into the drives way more on the inside….. The skegs have been that size for the last 7 years the only change this time are that they are a little...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
16-06-2014, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
13-06-2014, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
18-05-2014, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
18-05-2014, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 265
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
05-05-2014, 06:22 PM
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Replies: 265
Views: 83,779
Hi James,
Subject to weather red Cheetah is...
Hi James,
Subject to weather red Cheetah is about 5 or 6 weeks away from her first test:hugegrin: Carbon Cheetah is very much on the back burner as i need Red Cheetah to demonstrate the fly by wire...
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Forum: General Boating Discussion
27-04-2014, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 265
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Hi All,
Fitted the raw water pressure relief...
Hi All,
Fitted the raw water pressure relief valves, these are connected with hydraulic quick release couplings which have been machined to reduce their weight, they can also be used for flushing...
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