Progress with my new (old) boat.

[Firefly625]

That's what I call PROGRESS!!!

Beautiful, well done Ben.

Looking forward to seeing Fridays Child in the flesh.

 

[Piers]

You must be thrilled. Brilliant.

 

[burgundyben]

You must be thrilled. Brilliant.

Yes.

Delighted to be out of the stinking shit hole boat yard and into a nice marina, I can do the finishing off while Mrs BB and Baby BB sit in the shade.

 

[Andrew M]

An absolute beauty, congratulations.

 

[KevB]

Well done. Looks great

 

[Lioness]

Thanks for the pictures, what a fantastic job you've done.

 

[benjenbav]

Well done. Looks great

+1

 

[vas]

very cool!

any more close ups plz,
Confused, what colour is the hull, white or grey? not the same as transom, is it?

cheers

V.

 

[Firefly625]

very cool!

any more close ups plz,
Confused, what colour is the hull, white or grey? not the same as transom, is it?

cheers

V.

If not seen it, but assume white hull, navy transom. ..no modern grey on a classic fairey Vas.

 

[vas]

If not seen it, but assume white hull, navy transom. ..no modern grey on a classic fairey Vas.

that's what I thought, but pics are on a dull day and odd reflections, so confusing at best.
Is the top colour also an original shade?

cheers

V.

 

[rafiki_]

She looks fantastic Ben. Looking forward to seeing her in the flesh soon ��

 

[Hardmy]

Burgundyben you are a very lucky man. That's really a nice looking boat, she would be THE star on our Geneva Lake! Feel free to post more pics of her! Do you have some info about speed / consumption etc.?

 

[tico]

Looks great Ben.... nice job.
Just in time for the good weather (crosses fingers)

 

[petem]

Looks great Ben. What did you end up doing to get?

 

[burgundyben]

At some point in the past, my boat was Big Ed III, I knew that the then owner was Ed Fattorini (who I think built Beaucette Marina), I did not know that he raced Big Ed I and II. I understand he's still about.

Ray Bulman gave box fulls of photographs to Graham Stevens that runs the online Powerboat Archive. Graham shared the Fairey pics with author and historian Charles Lawrence who knew (obvs) that she is now my boat.

Its not clear that she actually raced, there's no record, but it seems she was prepared to.

When I sold Playtime, with a plan to buy a 31, I knew it was unlikely that I'd be wearing race numbers for a while. Now it seems I legitimately can.

This photo also reveals several details that I can now correct.

 

[burgundyben]

Now in Cowes for winter.

 

[vas]

B,

what are the two things on the coachroof on the old b/w pic that are missing on yours?
is that light blue the original colour? cannot compare with the b/w pic...
finally, would it be possible to have the canopy in another colour (ie. black) so that you don't have 5 colours on the superstructure? Makes it a bit too busy colourwise...
and looks like you have to change the anchor as well

V.

 

[burgundyben]

B,

what are the two things on the coachroof on the old b/w pic that are missing on yours?
is that light blue the original colour? cannot compare with the b/w pic...
finally, would it be possible to have the canopy in another colour (ie. black) so that you don't have 5 colours on the superstructure? Makes it a bit too busy colourwise...
and looks like you have to change the anchor as well

V.

Anything else?

 

[vas]

Anything else?

nope, looks very good as is

 

[Piers]

Years ago when I kept Rebels Only (a Fletcher 21) at Hamble Point, Mr Curtis (father of Steve) who owned the marina at that time, bought a cargo load of Fairy boats which had been en route to the Middle East but which had become stuck in the Suez during the problems. They needed much work (the heat had destroyed the rubbers etc) and to this day I tell myself I should have bought one...