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Forum: General Boating Discussion 17-07-2012, 04:17 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,290
Posted By Bus Pass
So sorry to hear that, he was a great guy and a...

So sorry to hear that, he was a great guy and a one off.

We had the pleasure of building him a boat some time ago, I remember that with fond memories.

He is sadly missed.

Jeff
Forum: General Racing Topics 22-06-2011, 12:23 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,213
Posted By Bus Pass
Very Sad, one of the real characters from back in...

Very Sad, one of the real characters from back in the day.
Lots of tales about his exploits, in particular I remember Fiona Arran spat him out of her three pointer at Bournemouth rounding the buoy...
Forum: Torkin Bollix 16-05-2011, 09:46 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 2,740
Posted By Bus Pass
Whens the stag night? :cheers:

Whens the stag night?
:cheers:
Forum: General Boating Discussion 17-12-2010, 01:37 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,883
Posted By Bus Pass
Yes boat originally was sold to a Greek Shipping...

Yes boat originally was sold to a Greek Shipping magnate as a "toy" in 1987.
I remember it as he invited me down for the hand over a we did 250 miles around the Greek Islands in one week end. We...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 17-12-2010, 01:26 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,883
Posted By Bus Pass
The plaque is because the boat had a full...

The plaque is because the boat had a full registry when new.---++
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 17-12-2010, 01:23 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,192
Posted By Bus Pass
Being a sad old boater, I still have Powerboat...

Being a sad old boater, I still have Powerboat mags back to the 60's, so finally got round to digging out my September 1972 copy.
London Monte Carlo report here
Forum: General Boating Discussion 17-12-2010, 01:01 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 12,009
Posted By Bus Pass
Air cooled exhaust manifold and vastly undersized...

Air cooled exhaust manifold and vastly undersized intercooler. Underneath probably a fairly sound block.

As Charlie says, unbeleivable that they supplied these to Garmin. Failures in every leg...
Forum: Cowes Monte-Carlo 06-12-2010, 02:45 PM
Replies: 707
Views: 161,192
Posted By Bus Pass
It will be going as long as our 1984 RB boat did...

It will be going as long as our 1984 RB boat did Barry :hugegrin:
Forum: General Boating Discussion 01-12-2010, 11:29 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,883
Posted By Bus Pass
Angry Pretty sure the boat had the standard tank size. ...

Pretty sure the boat had the standard tank size.
Why would someone take a XRS 28 fitted with Mercruiser 350 Magnums and RIB it:angry:
Forum: General Boating Discussion 30-11-2010, 10:39 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,883
Posted By Bus Pass
Yes remember now. Was sold to a very nice young...

Yes remember now. Was sold to a very nice young English lady, Caroline Hitch who was an Investment banker or simmilar and lived in Monaco. She wanted the smallest sensible engines, so had 128 hp...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 29-11-2010, 04:03 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,883
Posted By Bus Pass
Good to hear one 28 in Guernsey is in safe hands....

Good to hear one 28 in Guernsey is in safe hands. No record of a 28 called Dear Hunter, so must have been renamed.
We built 47 of the 28 models, nine were raced, most were either dual Mercruiser...
Forum: Gallery 05-11-2010, 11:59 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,750
Posted By Bus Pass
Great pictures, look forward to more. Picture 2...

Great pictures, look forward to more.
Picture 2 is Tom Richard's Gazelle 23 Deepfresh.
He got "lost" the previous week in the Putney/Ramsgate race and hit a sand bank near the Medway.
The boat had...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 26-05-2010, 12:15 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,562
Posted By Bus Pass
No we do the upholstery in house

No we do the upholstery in house
Forum: General Boating Discussion 25-05-2010, 03:37 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,562
Posted By Bus Pass
Splashed Again

Had a 28 hull splashed in Greece some years back but now I have had a seat mould splashed!:headbang:
Renegade RIBs have, via a self employed laminator, stolen a moulding from my factory. Spot the...
Forum: General Racing Topics 24-05-2010, 09:28 AM
Replies: 258
Views: 38,787
Posted By Bus Pass
Absolutely! We had one class in cruiser racing in...

Absolutely! We had one class in cruiser racing in 1980 and then the rules were changed to suit people who wanted to race boats which didn't comply, ended with 6 classes and less racing. Right now we...
Forum: Historic 21-05-2010, 12:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,986
Posted By Bus Pass
I remember that too. It was filmed in Poole using...

I remember that too. It was filmed in Poole using an Avenger 19/21 as the conventional vee boat. Tomorrows world report was very biased against the Avenger boat as I recall.Think I've got an old...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 18-03-2010, 08:42 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,933
Posted By Bus Pass
Looks like the Plancraft 16, which had the same...

Looks like the Plancraft 16, which had the same hull as the Crusader 16, Mike Ring would probably know for sure:hugegrin:
Forum: Gallery 16-03-2010, 02:27 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,838
Posted By Bus Pass
Earliest Bat Boat I remember was this one, seen...

Earliest Bat Boat I remember was this one, seen at the 1971 London Boat show. Can't remember if it worked!
Forum: General Boating Discussion 18-02-2010, 12:50 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,304
Posted By Bus Pass
Great to see Trident saved, Roger Kelly and I did...

Great to see Trident saved, Roger Kelly and I did our first CTC in 1975 in her and again in 76. Almost finished in 75, blew an engine at St Albans on the way back! In 76 we did a prop bush so never...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 10-02-2010, 12:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,585
Posted By Bus Pass
Wasn't as good as Skean Dhu, what I remuember...

Wasn't as good as Skean Dhu, what I remuember most is during a Poole race after a "moment" turning a buoy near Boun:hugegrin: emouth pier Fiona spat Derek Lloyd out and carried on for quite some time...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 04-02-2010, 01:21 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,680
Posted By Bus Pass
Yep, Garmin has a pair of 502's. Were originally...

Yep, Garmin has a pair of 502's. Were originally injected 575 Chiefs, now rebuilt with holley carbs.

Peter Unwin is fitting out a Hunton XRS 39 (same hull basically) with Ilmors. Build thread in...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 04-02-2010, 10:38 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,680
Posted By Bus Pass
Iain entered couple of weeks ago, so if the race...

Iain entered couple of weeks ago, so if the race is go we will be there.
Forum: Gallery 27-01-2010, 01:19 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 9,432
Posted By Bus Pass
I' m flying out to Dusseldorf tomorrow for a few...

I' m flying out to Dusseldorf tomorrow for a few days, will have a look at MSA and see what they "learned" from Garmin!
Forum: General Racing Topics 30-11-2009, 10:07 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 5,437
Posted By Bus Pass
Very sad, lots of great memories from the 80's...

Very sad, lots of great memories from the 80's when we raced in cruiser class.
He was a one off.
Mentioning Windermere reminds me of him trying to break the class A record by running with Simon...
Forum: General Boating Discussion 20-11-2009, 11:30 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 7,667
Posted By Bus Pass
We used to tow up to 8 tons on a hitch. We...

We used to tow up to 8 tons on a hitch.
We bought a old DAF 2500 in 1986, took off the fith wheel and fitted a "Nato" hitch which was rated at 16 tons. Trailer was built for us by RM Trailers with...
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