Hidden history?

[Ben]

I wonder if any of this happy and contented looking crew have any inkling of this boats history?

 

[Ben]

Sorry about that , file was too big.

 

[Ben]

The good news is I just discovered the 'edit button'.

 

[Ben]

This one.

 

[Jon Fuller]

Noel Edmonds?

 

[Ben]

Unfortunately not, it's 'Fly Navy'.

 

[Hydrostream]

Concorde

Noel Edmonds old boat is lying in Dudleys yard in Pembrokeshire, well at least it was last time I was there!

 

[Jon Fuller]

Oh yes, haven't heard much from him since the accident, very sad!

What was the outcome from the enquiry?

 

[Ben]

Oh yes, haven't heard much from him since the accident, very sad!

What was the outcome from the enquiry?

Don't know. I believe if was all done internally and very quietly.

 

[Jon Fuller]

Coincidentally, I just found this:

http://www.boatsandoutboards.com/view/EXE181/

 

[Jon Fuller]

And here's one for Manos (In his price range)

http://www.boatsandoutboards.com/view/F46527/

It says 'the hull is sound' so at least it'll be an improvement on his foulcoon.

 

[Jon Fuller]

And here's one, which going by the comments re his navigator and boat spec, must be the one in the attached pics! (taken in Poole a couple of years back)

http://www.boatsandoutboards.com/view/F39524/

In the second pic, TD's favourite RYA doctor looks on(yellow top/blue cap), unaware of how close he came to a serious injury of his own (probably facial) back in '97 at the Smallhampton race.

 

[Cookee]

Oh yes, haven't heard much from him since the accident, very sad!

What was the outcome from the enquiry?

Anyone care to fill me in on this - no idea what you guys are talking about!

 

[Jon Fuller]

Back in about '97, Nigel Williams (Royal Navy fella) bought a Bonito 30-something footer (my god they were a fugly boat BTW!) with a pair of Evinrudes on to run in the then fairly popular 'Touring class'. Whilst out testing and doing a photo session in the Solent, he had a collision with, and ran over a small-ish Phantom, I believe it was the camera boat, but could be wrong, sadly, one of the fellas in the Phantom was killed. Nigel didn't race the bonito again.

I think these details are correct, Ned may know a bit more.

JF

 

[Foolish]

Really don't wanna seem morbid here but... What are the silly buckets for ???? ( it's already outa tha water ) - second pic...

Surley there not gonna think about making sand castles in such a serious situation ! - no can't be that ..they don't have a single spade between them !!!

perhaps there collecting "Crabs" ??

 

[Hydrostream]

Painted gearbox

Is there a particular reason the gearbox is painted bright orange on the suzuki? I have had two outboards over the years pained the same way. One of them I know came off a rib that was raced in the UK.

Thanks, Alan

 

[Mark Wildey]

If I remember correctly the year that boat was dragged onto the beach a cat disintegrated as well.

Not sure of the year, maybe the same, we helped an OCR boat back that's deck had almost parted company with the hull.

It wasn't a good day!

Mark