Post a photo of yourself here

[DAKA]

With the South coast meet being organised over in the lounge I thought it might be a good idea for us to post photos of ourselves, that way we will know who we are when we meet.

Here is a close up of me at the helm of my boat /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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[awol]

Typical DAKA - not looking where he's going, union flag upside down (and it shouldn't be there anyway), no lifejacket .... as for the colregs?

edit Oops! Forgot to mention the wash!

 

[alandee]

Looks like the Lilly Pond in Monets Garden! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Sorry.

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Looks more like an Edward Munch piece to me.... /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[DAKA]

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I fell into that one, it was rowers in those days that gave me grief over wash /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[jhr]

This is me

I'm the one in the driving seat. It was taken a year or two back, but I haven't changed much.

 

[Questor]

Is that an Evinrude "Big Twin" pushing you along?

Taken a few years back, I reckon!

 

[jhr]

Correct; it's an Evilrude, though I can't remember exactly what model.

Yes; it was a few years ago! As you can see in the background, Hamble Point Marina hadn't yet been invented /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Questor]

Thought so! I had my first ride through Chi harbour in a speedboat powered by one these about 40 years ago!

 

[TigaWave]

slightly more recent

 

[powerskipper]

Well Heelloowww handsome /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Whitelighter]

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Yes; it was a few years ago! As you can see in the background, Hamble Point Marina hadn't yet been invented /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

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Neither had the Hamble speed limit???? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Looks like you were in one of this boats baby sisters

This one a Hunt 18 with a BIG inboard V8.

 

[RogerRat]

Crikey, the Rat gets everywhere! /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Whitelighter]

that he does, looks like hes enjoying it

 

[Wiggo]

I had the nice people at MBM do it for me...

 

[alt]

Oh go on then... As used in January '09 MBM.....

 

[jhr]

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Looks like you were in one of this boats baby sisters

[/ QUOTE ] Yes, that's right, though the 14 wasn't built by Fairey - I *think* they were moulded by Island Plastics (I'll have to ask my dad, who sold them). I may have said all this before, but the 14 was based on a design that Ray Hunt had done for the Canadian Navy, for a general purpose tender. It was huge fun and, as you can see, could be driven by a kid /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif.

I don't think there was a formal speed limit in those days, though I do recall Tommy Sopwith yelling at us to slow down from the decks of Philante one day. The photo was taken on a cold winter's day and, tbh, there weren't many people around to ask us to desist.

Also huge fun was the Bertram Moppie 20, which we had to, erm, test drive from time to time:

The more I look at the photos of your mate's Hunt 18, the more I suspect that it hasn't got its original windscreen. But it is absolutely gorgeous /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif.

 

[Whitelighter]

You could well be right about the screen, its a 1961 and been in his family since new but they have fettled a few things. Spent most of its life in canada on a lake, and after 10 years or so was fitted with a crusader palmer V8 with around 260Hp and used for skiing etc etc.

Nice thing though, currently in a shed being returned to its former glory.