Wally 118 on top gear

[EME]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

Nah .. thing is I get to see her without having to look down through the clouds.

Your perspective is ruined by the elevation of your legs.

TB is with me (for a change) on this one..... -

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[jfm]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

Agreed some pics do not do her justice but she is beautiful in real life. If I had the neceassary few bob I'd buy one but would need the ugh horrible cabins and bathrooms refitted please

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[EME]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

Yes , but is no longer Tom Isitt who is green. I am too.

However in my case it is solely due to never being able to go 'downstairs' and criticise the cabin layout !

Watch Mr Braithwaite adapt this concept and improve on it ... Sunseeker Superhawk 65 ??

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[jfm]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

Well if Wally do build the rumoured wallypower 68 then there will be direct competition maybe?

I guess the wally 68 would be diesel/arneson powered. Hard to believe they could fit gas turbines, gearboxes and diesels in 68 feet. The engine space in the 118 is pretty close to 68 feet long

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[EME]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

You're an engineer and probably know better but i think you will find there have been a number of turbine installations in much smaller areas ( not sure about marine). The challenge is surely only the intakes ?

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[jfm]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

Yeah, the turbines are piece of cake. The challenge is exhausts (lots of hot metal surface); the gearboxes can be phyiscally massive (14000rpm down to 1400, and 1500bhp thru em); machinery for low speed maoeuvring (the Wally118 has a pair of big diesels, and the turbine mangustas also have diesels too). Fitting all that in is a struggle, just spacewise

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[tcm]

Re: Wally 68 - turbine surely?

hm., i had a look round a 108, the turbine wassernames seemed quite tiny, and no special huge intakes onnem are there - same layout as disel things? There's that nortek gas turbine with lycomings that does 150mph, so if the W68 can't do 70 miles an hour they may as well pack it in, imho.

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[EME]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

I know I don't understand all the issues but 'copters also have BIG 'step-down' gearboxes. Isn't the real marine challenge to mate differing power plants at different torques with switchable drive systems?

( TOTALLY out of my depth !)

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[jhr]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

There used to be a 70ft MTB (used as a camera boat by Southern TV) with 2 gas turbines + auxiliary diesel so it can be done in a smaller boat. However, I suspect the crew spent a lot of their time wondering if the thing was going to blow up. I also seem to remember that Tommy Sopwith (the younger) raced a Class One boat with a gas turbine at one point, though my memory may be playing tricks.

Probably bolx, as I, too, am completely out of my depth!

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[petem]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

I don't believe it, not only am I the only person on this forum who doesn't currently own a boat ('part from Learner) but I am also the only person who hasn't owned a Ferrari!

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[jfm]

Re: Wally - She is Gorgeous

Hmm yes you are probly right, it can be done in 68 feet. Wally may already be planning this for the 68 wallypower. I suggest we organise a viewing of 118 in Monaco. The Salesman there loves it and I'm sure would be glad to take us all round, even if we cannot fire it up and take her out

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[Dipper]

Nobody seems to have posted a picture yet so here is one for those that missed it.

Looks like a stealth bomber that’s lost its wings!


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[BrendanS]

Just watched it again on the repeat. The most disappointing thing is the helm, which looks like it's been assembled from the spare parts bin at Maplins. The gloss finish on the hull is incredible though

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[hlb]

Wheres the fly bridge. Dont think I want one nof thoughs

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[itsonlymoney]

Still say its an ugly brut.
Ian

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[jfm]

It's worse than that Brendan. The maplin parts are not even inserted into the dash straight. It's all a bit wobbly and out of line. Like a poor 6th form project

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[Corrado100]

Re: me too please!

Clarkson bought the SLK AMG 500 (or very similar) about a year-18mths ago.

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[ari]

Re: me too please!

SL 55 AMG.

But close!

;-)

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[petem]

Re: me too please!

Before that he had Jag XJR's and, don't laugh, a BMW Z1 (the funny one with the dropping doors)

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[ari]

Re: me too please!

Indeed he did, although Z1 was a car for the wife, and I suspect the Jag XJR was a long term loaner from Jaguar, as the the T5 was from Volvo before that.

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