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by Rapier
Thu Apr 20, 2023 8:14 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Marina 14, anybody who knows these boats?
Replies: 3
Views: 3732

Re: Marina 14

Well, that’s interesting, never seen a Marina like that. Will add the pics to my list.
by Rapier
Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:29 am
Forum: General
Topic: Marina 14, anybody who knows these boats?
Replies: 3
Views: 3732

Re: Marina 14

Welcome to the forum. It’s a smart looking boat, but I think it’s a late 60s early 70s 16ft Fletcher, of the kind that were popular in ski-racing on the south coast of UK. I’d need to check some old adverts I have, but in the interim, if you could take a pic of the transom and splashwell it might he...
by Rapier
Wed Feb 15, 2023 2:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Interglass / Birchwood Thunderball / Thunderski
Replies: 28
Views: 40111

Re: Interglass / Birchwood Thunderball / Thunderski

Long after the original post & funny how info pops up on the internet from time to time, but found this which may be of interest to fans.

https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/2c36ec ... 0870692378
by Rapier
Thu Feb 02, 2023 11:42 am
Forum: General
Topic: Hello
Replies: 6
Views: 4988

Re: Hello

Welcome! Unfortunately most of the traffic to the site comes for boat specific info or old history / archive material now, with the exception of the internet finds. With the increasing popularity of Facebook groups that cover specific brands of classic or even generic fibreglass boats with constant ...
by Rapier
Wed Oct 05, 2022 5:14 pm
Forum: The Engine Room
Topic: Daimler SP250 V8
Replies: 2
Views: 7807

Re: Daimler SP250 V8

Only Daimler V8 I saw in aboat was a Simmonds that was owned by Norman Buckley.

Some older topics:-

https://www.cmba-uk.com/forum/search.ph ... ds=daimler
by Rapier
Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:24 am
Forum: General
Topic: Owens Brunswick 1959
Replies: 5
Views: 4371

Re: Owens Brunswick 1959

Great colour combination.
by Rapier
Tue Oct 04, 2022 6:04 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Owens Brunswick 1959
Replies: 5
Views: 4371

Re: Owens Brunswick 1959

Hi, this one is from 1966 on. Earlier late 1950s versions of the hull were called the Brisbane and had a near flat bottom hull, this one has a decent V profile so you have the best of the model. Later they became called Bry-Owen, and after that through the late 70s and very early 80s Sussex Ski Boat...
by Rapier
Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:56 pm
Forum: Restoration Projects
Topic: 1966 Glastron Futura V-150 Project
Replies: 20
Views: 15219

Re: Glastron Project

Time has flown by. The boat was basically finished by late June, with a few minor add-ons and had to wait a month or so, for the upholsterers to do the foam cap that sits on the splashwell edge. It's typically white on all the models (and gets grubby..), but they had a good match in black. She had h...
by Rapier
Thu Sep 01, 2022 9:59 am
Forum: Official CMBA Events
Topic: CMBA at Eastlands Boatyard Hamble 2022 - 2 Events
Replies: 5
Views: 5266

Re: CMBA at Eastlands Boatyard Hamble 2022 - 2 Events

The 2nd 2022 Hamble event at Eastlands Boatyard is to be held on the 23rd, 24th & 25th of September. This event will be the last CMBA saltwater gathering of the season, with the south coast weather (generally) still warm and sunny; we hope it'll be a pleasant weekend of boating in company. We have 6...
by Rapier
Sat Jul 23, 2022 2:15 pm
Forum: The Boatshed
Topic: Boat cleaner
Replies: 0
Views: 3973

Boat cleaner

Got back from Hamble and struggled to remove the strange brown stains from Gogo's hull. Keith suggested I use tar remover, so tried that; vinegar, starbrite cleaner and alloy wheel cleaner. The latter worked, but has other chemicals in it apart from phosphoric acid.... Then picked up a post from the...