Thanks for the advice oh wise one - or is it "oh old one" ?:hilarious:

Rapier,

If that would not be to much trouble - who knows where I would store them - en-suite ? dining room ?

Rapier,

Originally wanted for Albatross trailer but sorted now.

Might be useful for Healey trailer - but to sure whether to replace altogether with new i.e.: engine weight.

Are you bringing to Ivy Lake ?

Ideal position for you I would have thought se7en!!!!

solitaire wrote:Are you coming anwhere near Oxford? - you can borrow mine for a while, - or I can take it to Ivy lake..........

I am hoping to make Ivy Lake Solitaire so that would be tremendous if you could bring along!

Thanks both for the words of encouragement. What different colours were the original boats painted - i knew of Primrose yellow, Black & White - were there more ? After a little persuasion, I was hoping to fit an 80/85 shortie - preferable 1973 onwards but understand they are hard to find. Any other ...

Hi All,

Looking to remove 6 cylinder Merc from the back of the boat before winter sets in - has anybody got a lifting eye for sale or one that I can borrow short term ?

Finally managed to bring my new project home to the Cape in Warwick where i believe it started it's life - the last owner did not have time to polish prior to me collecting. :giggle: IMG_0556.jpg I have started to strip the paint off and now believe it was originally mellow yellow in colour - but sa...

Boat is obviously the silver shadow fitted with the V6 3 litre Ford Essex Engine - twin choke vaber with a maximum speed of 55mph - price new £1,350

Factory did not finish the build - hence the reason for the modified engine cover.

Woodwych,

Are you able to post the image of the boat the curator sent you ?

I am interested to understand what the "Avenger" looked like plus what the kit boats fitted with a Ford Consul looked like ?