Triana

[Guest]

Hi everyone
I have just bought a Triana, (Miss Bovril 1). The engines are beyond their useful life,so I have invested in a volvo penta KAD300. It looks like a very capable boat and I cant wait to get it into the water. Can anyone supply me with information on these boats, or even this boat in particular as I understand it took place in the round Britain race in 1969

 

[hlb]

Welcome to the mad house. Pray tell use what possesed you to buy a Volvo. We've all been trying to get rid of them for years. And why have I missed out on selling you mine.

Haydn

 

[byron]

I remember Miss Bovril in her hey-day and she was fitted with twin Volvo 170/270 Aquamatics. I can't recall who owned her but she was a Renato Levi design and did around 40 knots. A real thoroughbred she probably cost £10-£11,000 new which was a fortune at the time for a 26' boat. She certainly did take part in the 1969 round Britain also other races like the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes. Ray Bulman at MBY will have more details and he will be fascinated to know she's still 'alive' look after her you have a bit of rare boating history there.

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[DavidJ]

There's an interesting thread about Volvo Props on about page 3 which will be particularly relevant for the powerful KAD 300's that you have
happy boating
David

 

[byron]

I have looked up Triana in my reference books and have the original spec. if you want them, weight, dimensions etc.

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[burgundyben]

where r u ? I have a fairey huntress with a 225 perkins, maybe we could have a little blast about, the huntress never did rounjd britain, but its bigger bruvva the hiuntsman did, soory bout bad spelling, veri pished, in china, back in uk 15th maR, pm me and maybe we could have a blast, triana loverly boat.....betta go now

burgundyben, coolest of men, by all I'm called, cool burgundyben.

 

[Guest]

MBM did an article on this boat a little while ago go to back copies and look for the name

cneighbour

 

[Guest]

Re: Scant profile

Very scant user profile Osser now dont by shy

cneighbour

 

[rich]

told you did'nt i,

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[DepSol]

told him what Rich?

 

[piratequeen]

Told him to come on this forum because he sat on the classic boat one for a week with no reply!

 

[ccscott49]

Byron, didn' that program about the harbour master, with Nick Berry, feature a triana or was that another levi design, I read it somewhere? There was an old triana in Dartmouth, that a liveaboard and his girlfriend were on, great tall chap he was!

 

[byron]

Colin, I was aware of the program but never watched it. I get the hump with programs where some guy is the old bill, coastguard, social worker, local hero and uncle Tom Cobbley and all and solves everything in an hour. I like proper realistic programs like Starsky & Hutch where it takes two people to do the job.

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[ccscott49]

I only watched it for a few minutes, wasn't feeling well and needed something to push me over the top and head for the heads!