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by delta ray
Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:07 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Names for your boats
Replies: 18
Views: 13806

Re: Names for your boats

Mine two are plain a simple...
The first called Neville
The second called ray,
After the guys the built them...
:wot:
by delta ray
Sun Oct 21, 2012 4:51 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Prop choice
Replies: 4
Views: 3082

Prop choice

Prop choice when upgrading your engine!... A friend of mine came up with the question of upgrading the engine in his boat. He currently has a 2 litre petrol pushing out around 90 horse power but wants to change it for a 2 litre diesel turbo pushing out 115bhp with double the torque. Leaving the gear...
by delta ray
Sat Oct 20, 2012 3:19 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How old is classic???
Replies: 25
Views: 20258

Re: How old is classic???

Wow!... Lots of views on here... Done a little research on this Thursday and came up with some surprising results! The industry does class a car a classic at 25 years no sooner! Road tax aside!... Collect before hand!... The boat sector is totally in the air as there's no firm age a boat can be clas...
by delta ray
Sat Oct 20, 2012 2:53 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Ray Wright.
Replies: 6
Views: 8485

Re: Ray Wright.

Hey a wonderful job you've done there and pictures are great... I see the colour is blue and white, is that original!.. When I stripped back the layers of paint to witch it looks like 10 coats Had been applied in the past I found the first coat to be black!... I've only seen 2 boats ever painted lik...
by delta ray
Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:50 pm
Forum: The Boatshed
Topic: Delta Help
Replies: 16
Views: 19978

Re: Delta Help

Timber inserts in the front of the craft were a factory experiment or to be an improvement
Not all had it and all depends we're the fuel tanks were put!..No two boats were the same.
The last run out v8 boats had tanks in the front and had wood inserts too...
:wot:
by delta ray
Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: How old is classic???
Replies: 25
Views: 20258

Re: How old is classic???

When a classic is, a classic, is a good question!.... There's always been a fine line in this as to the term collectible/classic... It is true that the classic car industry has deemed the age of 25 years to be regarded as this but the boat sector is by far very different.... It all depends on how ma...
by delta ray
Thu Sep 06, 2012 11:40 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Ray Wright.
Replies: 6
Views: 8485

Re: Ray Wright.

Hi, not many of these around, perhaps due to the V4 engine configuration - may be worthwhile sending a PM to Day Dream's - he's selling his. Hi, thanks for the tip.... i tried the said person...but no longer exists , shame as would of liked to of had a chat on the subject... ive seen plenty on grp ...
by delta ray
Mon Aug 27, 2012 8:25 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Ray Wright.
Replies: 6
Views: 8485

Ray Wright.

Still can`t find any info on my Ray Wright delta V4!... I`ve been trying to find out how to restore this boat for a while now...
Does any body know of a person that has one in original condition so i can take pictures....
Is there a club?... can you help...
cheers .. Cj.