Loss of a Stalwart

[HIM]

What a shame Ben Mazur is going home....One of racings unsung heroes in many years.
I understand that Team Noisy may be offering him a ticket to come back for Cowes..if Cowes happens!!!
Lets all wish him well on his return Stateside.
UKOBA will miss him for sure.
Bye Ben

 

[Jon Fuller]

Yes, it's a shame indeed, hopefully he'll stay in touch via Boatmad.com, and make the trip back for our beloved Cowes event.

 

[Ben]

When I saw the title of this thread I thought “uh oh, who died”. Was very relieved to know it was only me - er I mean referring to our impending departure from Old Blighty.

Thanks HIM and everyone else for your kind words. I also can’t thank Alan Goodwin enough for affording me the opportunity to throttle the boat that got me interested in powerboat racing in the first place.

Anyways, we’ll be hanging around here for another 5 or 6 months I reckon before we get our house sold. If anyone’s looking for a new place, here’s ours and its available at a bargain basement price.

 

[Jon Fuller]

That looks lovely! do you have much space? (as in Garden)

 

[Ben]

About 2/5 acre. It's the gatehouse to an old country estate. The entire place is about 150 acres.

 

[Jon Fuller]

Looks really cool, I love unusual places.

What sort of value does it have (PM me if you prefer)

 

[Ben]

The value is no secret [http://www.mansellmctaggart.co.uk/particulars/cf/CF003093.html[/URL]

The property certainly is unusual. We have inscriptions on the wall outside the house and in our front hallway from the Canadian troops billitted here during the second world war. We still find munitions on occasion.

The main house has its own story to tell. I love history and archaeology and we have loads of it here but I'll PM you about that as it has absolutely nothing to do with boats and I'd rather not bore the rest of the world.

The main house.

 

[Jon Fuller]

WOW! that's cool.

 

[Captain Chaos]

so WTF is the main joint worth then!

 

[Ben]

Perhaps not as much as you might think. Many of its 144 rooms are derelict.

But it does make a great film set as Hammer Studios discovered in the 70s

'The Legend of Hell House'

 

[Ben]

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[Ben]

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[Captain Chaos]

thats an amazing place

 

[OOD]

Hi HIM
yes I agree we should bring Ben back for the Cowes race if it is run and I will put in sum pennies

 

[HIM]

Mornin OOD
Best for 2005.
Thanks for offer to help get Ned over. I expect he will be involved until departure.
I guess you will be at UKOBA AGM!!!!!!
Best to all for 2005

 

[The gArfish]

Ben Mazur is going home....

fuk mee anuvver ratt deesirtin de sinnkin shipp. wy iz evvery fkker fukin orf to nawf ammerika

prapps der aynt noe fkin ribbs der

gArf

s.p. hoos benn mazewer

 

[Ben]

Re: Re: Loss of a Stalwart

fuk mee anuvver ratt deesirtin de sinnkin shipp. wy iz evvery fkker fukin orf to nawf ammerika

prapps der aynt noe fkin ribbs der

gArf

s.p. hoos benn mazewer

I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, half-wit has-been, but on issues relating to powerboating, I am the all-knowing, merciless God of your universe.

OK?

 

[Jon Fuller]

 

[The gArfish]

Re: Re: Re: Loss of a Stalwart

I may appear to be a potbellied, balding, middle-aged, half-wit has-been

i didunt noe dat Rm. fuler ad a fkin twinn.

on issues relating to powerboating, I am the all-knowing, merciless God of your universe.

i didunt noe dat Rm. monass ad a fkin twinn

gArf