Thomson89
New Member
Hi Everyone, I'm a new member to the forum who's been reading bits on here for some time and wanted to ask for some help please if anyone can?
I'm trying to track down anyone who owns / has owned and/or knows the whereabouts of any Swift 15 speedboats manufactured by Jetmarine (based in Stockport). Jetmarine is my Uncle's firm, and they manufactured the boats between 1980 and 1995 (ish) and were the last run and model of boat they made before sadly leaving the market and diversifying their products to be able to keep the business going.
The reason for trying to find them is he turns 87 this year and I'm hopeful we can track as many down as possible and get them all together for him for a day.
The boats are 15 foot in length with a 6 foot beam, and over the period of manufacture were powered by either Essex V6 engines, BMW B190 6 Cylinder engines or Volvo Penta engines. All were fitted with a PP65 jet following extensive development work with PP Jets to get the best performance possible. In total approximately 15 - 17 of the Swift 15 boats were manufactured, with one of these being owned and used aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. At present we know the location and owners of three of the boats, and that a BMW powered Swift is still in working order with a video having been posted on YouTube but it would be great if we could manage to find out how many are still in use and if we could bring them together as a surprise for him.
I appreciate it's probably a long shot find them all, but thanks in advance for taking a look at the post, and once again, a great forum to be part of.
I'm trying to track down anyone who owns / has owned and/or knows the whereabouts of any Swift 15 speedboats manufactured by Jetmarine (based in Stockport). Jetmarine is my Uncle's firm, and they manufactured the boats between 1980 and 1995 (ish) and were the last run and model of boat they made before sadly leaving the market and diversifying their products to be able to keep the business going.
The reason for trying to find them is he turns 87 this year and I'm hopeful we can track as many down as possible and get them all together for him for a day.
The boats are 15 foot in length with a 6 foot beam, and over the period of manufacture were powered by either Essex V6 engines, BMW B190 6 Cylinder engines or Volvo Penta engines. All were fitted with a PP65 jet following extensive development work with PP Jets to get the best performance possible. In total approximately 15 - 17 of the Swift 15 boats were manufactured, with one of these being owned and used aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia. At present we know the location and owners of three of the boats, and that a BMW powered Swift is still in working order with a video having been posted on YouTube but it would be great if we could manage to find out how many are still in use and if we could bring them together as a surprise for him.
I appreciate it's probably a long shot find them all, but thanks in advance for taking a look at the post, and once again, a great forum to be part of.
