Hi thanks for all the replies - go away for ok 3 days and how many - Delay due to living next to the V Festival in Chelmsford - its ok and cool - just 80,000 new neighbours for the weekend half a mile or so away. Music is good though.
Jon - tried to send a reply to your pm not sure if it worked. Plus I want to get a picture onto my profile - have yet to work that one properly to.
Glad to hear Mr Noisy will be out good luck with Little Miss Reliable and those V8s in the engine room . My Mum and Dad are doing fine lots of cruising including Festival of Power - lots of rain apparently. Sunseaker cruise - lots of rough water over the channel. Plus D-Day.
It's been a long time since I had a wankle - running. Think the sound was best described as Angry Bee as Jon say's when it worked - exhaust had a tune all of its own. Disasters ranged from fire, flood, batteries smashed, smashed prop, lost prop, near sinking (in port & out of), whirling prop shaft then clunk, engine mounts, exhaust blows, overheats, carb icing, fuel pumps - numerous recoveries.
Handling of Manx Cat - no trim so if it did go fast (Shoreham river strange how 60mph translates to 5kts) it would try to flip - In sea would try to barrel role off waves hence we had tabs on a cat - I have photos of the Cat at some strange angles. The fins were another story. The cat sorry to say ended up as fire wood for a Nov 5th bonfire- still think it did make some cover shot of a load of boats in was it Powerboating? I can be seen fueling up I know now not allowed.
Think we did not value the Navigator (Sarah my sister) she had fuel tanks behind and either side of her - engine in front gearbox & propshaft between her feet. Plus her grab handle was B&Q bathrooms finest - But in 92 we did have to ask a Peddalo off Sandown Pier which way to Cowes during the round the island (I realise I have some issues on that front) . But it was fun.
The Power was always there on the Dyno - never translated in the water appart from Hull up wind - think the drive train was wrong, high losses, prop loading was not stable with thrust going in various directions, boat would kick to the side off waves. The Mono - this is in 94 - eventually did get it running sorted the exhaust (lots of issues with water in the combustion chamber due to massive overlap) engine would run - managed to get 55mph+ in Shoreham Harbour on some old ali two blade 14x17 with lots of acceleration. Will get some photos.
But after the winter in 94 then chose to go racing with Mr Cutler in Heavy Metal and Large It. Motor has sat on-top of a cupboard from then on. Would like to get it running again time, family, work all count against just now.
By chance has anyone heard from Ian, Miranda and Thor post Hurricane in Fl. Had a great time with them this time last year.
I will leave the cape wearing to Mr Chaos as my Twienies Dot-Man cape seams to of shrunk in the wash.
LorenZo (Has Been Powerboat Ligger) Bellamo
