Forum: Historic
14-10-2010, 09:53 PM
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About that deck...
At the risk of boring everyone rigid...
I finally got around to getting some pictures of what's left of the deck.
Interesting to note the use of woven glass and what looks like balsa...
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Forum: Historic
28-06-2010, 11:04 PM
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Trade-off
Taken from "Historic / Outboards for revenger 25".... a Mr F Fish said : "It`s about as unusual as seeing a Maltese Magnum Twin running past the RYS at Cowes 2010".
Now, that's a bit below the...
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Forum: Historic
28-06-2010, 10:17 PM
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Very interesting...
Thanks for that, James.
I've been in touch with Jim Roddick, John Kennerley's co-driver / engineer and he said that MM II was a handful too, especially when chine-riding at 70...!
I went to see...
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Forum: Historic
03-04-2010, 06:53 PM
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A Very Cruel Thing To Do...
Thanks, but it's backfired on me nicely... I now feel terribly guilty for having (albeit very temporarily!) raised the hopes and expectations of the historic powerboat world with this cruel hoax......
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Forum: Historic
01-04-2010, 12:01 PM
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Forum: Historic
01-04-2010, 11:15 AM
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Sorry Carl... and yes, your first instict was...
Sorry Carl... and yes, your first instict was right - it WILL be years in the making.
I got bored with not being able to get on, with all the cold and damp in my open barn, so I made a "not quite...
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Forum: Historic
01-04-2010, 11:08 AM
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Forum: Historic
01-04-2010, 10:11 AM
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Getting there...
Nearly ready! Just waiting for a suitable outdrive...
See you at Cowes!!
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Forum: Historic
07-01-2010, 09:01 AM
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Contacts, USA
Apart from Magnum Marine and good ole Charlie McCarthy, I'd say not.... PM sent!
Apologies for the delayed response, my PC is down at the moment.
All the best, ian
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Forum: Historic
03-01-2010, 11:23 PM
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Boat in the barn
Returning to the problems of moving the boat, there were some important lessons learned... again! :headbang:
Due to the surfacing of the yard (hardcore + road planings / limestone scalpings) and...
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Forum: Historic
03-01-2010, 10:56 PM
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Which version? ..indeed...!
I must confess to having a preference to the British "chin scratcher" version...!
This is how I (and many others) remember the boat, it is where the boat is located now and will hopefully be part...
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Forum: Historic
03-01-2010, 10:09 AM
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Black Tornado does it again!
Now I can see why the jacks were so large... to cover-up the stripes..! (and who knicked the stars then? ..or is this a naval ensign? Where's that book of flags?!)
Thankyou Marco, these pictures...
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Forum: Historic
02-01-2010, 06:51 PM
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Under cover at long last...
Finally got the boat in the barn... (expletives deleted...!)
Might build a full-scale replica of the Great Pyramid, or possibly re-build Hadrian's Wall ...either would be quicker
Problem was...
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Forum: Historic
01-12-2009, 10:00 PM
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Measurements
Hi Graham, just been out to the boat...
The backing plate is 1550mm long (61" in English money) x 270mm high (10 5/8").. tapering-out to 280mm (11") high at the aft end...
Diameter of the...
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Forum: Historic
01-12-2009, 09:17 PM
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Jacks
One thing we WON'T be replicating...
Those horrendous Union Jacks will be significantly smaller and in proportion to the boat...
There's that (old!) bint with the feet (or possibly without)...
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Forum: Historic
01-12-2009, 09:11 PM
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You bet your sweet asbestos...
Quite right Graham.. got enough expense to worry about (will just bear in mind having the capability if required)
Here's a picture of the offending ballast tank control ..as on a 28' Magnum
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Forum: Historic
01-12-2009, 07:43 PM
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Belt and Braces...This Time!
Sorry, got premature with the title there...
I quite like a "belt and braces" approach, just in case I don't notice anything amiss..!
Ian Toll told me that Magnum Tornado (Balestrieri / Pruett)...
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Forum: Historic
01-12-2009, 07:05 PM
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Belt and Braces...
Agreed, Jon ...was going to start with the engine hatches and air intakes / cowls by way of practice!
My Dad's quite an expert on fibreglass and has made loads of stuff (though, admittedly, not a...
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Forum: Historic
30-11-2009, 08:36 PM
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Cowl and backing plate
Great stuff.. I'll have a measure-up tomorrow. I know that the stainless steel backing-plate is over a metre long, because I was looking at making it myself... trouble is that it also...
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Forum: Historic
29-11-2009, 11:26 PM
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Missiles / condoms
...There's got to be a good funny there, only I'm too tired / slow / brain-dead to think of a witty reply (like: "best not to get them mixed-up"... or, "i'd like a giant, missile-sized condom...
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Forum: Historic
24-11-2009, 08:19 PM
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Sponsorship
I am delighted to announce that I have recently been given substantial help by TEAM 25... and in recognition of this I would be pleased and proud to display their logo on the side of MMT (being an...
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Forum: Historic
25-10-2009, 10:01 AM
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Think I said the cradle was "nearly ready" a...
Think I said the cradle was "nearly ready" a while ago... I hadn't allowed for the lack of daylight...
Bit like that Python sketch where he's making a model of the Cutty Sark in the dark......
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Forum: Historic
22-10-2009, 11:14 PM
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More midnight oil..
The 3-D scanning hasn't produced anything yet - you can't push people who are doing something voluntarily (that would otherwise cost a fortune). There's a problem with one of the four scans that they...
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Forum: Historic
06-10-2009, 06:25 PM
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Not quite as reckless as it might look... The...
Not quite as reckless as it might look... The lift was carried-out in careful, planned stages.
Mind you, it is a strange sensation dangling a twenty-eight foot magnum from yer Massey Ferguson......
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Forum: Historic
04-10-2009, 01:20 PM
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You did what?!
Fed-up with waiting for the "mythical" lift promised by my mate with the crane, i just got on with it meself...
Big clue as to how I moved it, in the foreground of the second picture....
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