23 Phantom

[mike k]

There's a 23 Phantom for sale,been converted from inboard to outboard with a 225 Yam on Boats and Outboards £3700. Sorry I don't know how to attach the link. It's down in Marchwood near Southampton.

 

[Jon Fuller]

Mmmnn, doesn't say what year it is, sounds cheapish, unless it's an original P 23 from the 70's!

 

[dare]

Spoke to the guy earlier, he says it's a late 80's boat that started off life as a sterndrive that he's converted to take an outboard.

Wouldn't really suit my purpose anyway.

 

[Jon Fuller]

Phantom didn't make a 23 in the late 80's that'll be a nice 70's/early 80's 23', there was a couple built with Volvo Speedmaster 'E' drives and Chrysler V8's, one also got a Mike Bellamy 'LM' surface drive and 3.8 straight six Jaguar engine (put together my Mike himself).

They were a little too easy to stuff if not driven with total commitment

 

[dare]

I think he said it was a Volvo, but it had long since expired before he got it.

 

[Jon Fuller]

When Steve retired, and closed down the factory at Sittingbourne, he was sorting through all the bits and bobs he'd accumulated over the 30 odd years of building/racing, this baby (12" dia) Radice Surface piercing prop (now an ornament in my house) came from the back of a store room there, and was originally on the back of a Volvo speedmaster/Chrysler powered 23 race boat from the 70's

 

[dare]

Slight act of sacrelige I feel has occured if this guy has butchered one of these surface drive boats.

He said he bought it all off a marine engineer.

Would've almost suited me if it was still an inboard boat.

 

[Louise]

I love the lickle hedgehogs on the coasters. And where did you get your candleholder?

Maybe you could create a section for 'home decor' chat and tips?

 

[Jon Fuller]

They're from Angelas 'hedgehog phase'!

 

[jackeen's Missus]

They're from Angelas 'hedgehog phase'!

Is that when she fell for you??

Missus (only jokin)

 

[Louise]

They're from Angelas 'hedgehog phase'!

One evening last summer we had the patio doors open as it was quite hot. We heard a sort of snuffling grunting noise so we went outside to investigate. It was 2 hedgehogs having it away in our back garden!!!