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[kurt cave sikk 27]

well,here it is my new D class omra boat,which hopefully i will be racing at windy,engine is again the SIKK 27 been played with,bonzi pipe and header,257 ported carb,topsecret hardware,testing hopefully tomorrow to make sure everything is okay, O0this is now my 4th d class boat i have,and am hoping will be a good one,other wise the cobra will be getting another race,will put some pictures on later,please take a look and let me know what you think??please be kind O0kurt

[kurt cave sikk 27]

here are some more photos,click on photo to enlarge,

[pete_486]

nice pics Kurt hope she goes well for you........Pete

[kurt cave sikk 27]

  thankyou very much pete,

[omra85]

Neat boat Kurt
Hope it throttles well - Windermere can be rough 
Blue and yellow - hmm, don't know whether they go together 
Good luck testing
Danny

[2772e]

So how rough does windy get then, the missus likes a bit of rough

Nice boat Kurt, looks like they are going to have to run another heat just for your fleet!!

Dont you have to run those SIKK engines in before racing?

Regards

Simon

 

[kurt cave sikk 27]

the blue i love,not sure about the yellow,but i needed a colour i could see.blue is not the best of colours on water,boat is 51" long and 15" wide,im hoping that i have got it all right,should hopefully be ok,if windy is to windy i will run my apachee with some lead weight in it.i will be taking 3 boats with me and decide on the day, hay danny.is that blue and yellow on your boat?

[pete_486]

i think the blue and yellow go well together .
im not sure on the green and orange for my makara though :)............Pete

[kurt cave sikk 27]

hi simon.engine has already been run in,its the one out of my cobra i have rebuilt a new engine in the cobra and ran that in last week,apachee has new top end and will be running that in tomorrow, i hoping all i will have to do to the new boat is set it up.and that will be that,run the apachee in and then give it a good thrashing for 1/2 hour just to make sure everything is ok,and give the cobra another thrashing,i will be testing all day tomorrow come rain or shine kurt

[omra85]

Hey Kurt, that's one fancy looking tank - where's it from and what's it made of (looks like ABS?).
You are destined for heartache if you take three boats!  You can GUARANTEE that 1 minute into mill time - you'll wish you'd used one of the other boats  
Still you can always try one of the others on Sunday  

Danny

[kurt cave sikk 27]

hi danny.tank is 2.2 litres,and is made for the boat,its a nice touch really.as for choice of boat,that will be decided on the day mate, but i do realise it could all go "boobs" up :'( hopefully i will make the right decision kurt

[omra85]

It's a real pity they have stuck the speed limit on Windermere, I had the fun of my first chase boat event there before the limit.
The biggest shock was the feel of the wind and spray - even just doing 30 mph!!  It was fabulous!  The course was about 4 miles and you couldn't see the bouy you were heading toward.  Eyes full of spray and a big cheesey grin - everyone was the same.
If you get chance next year, have a go at the Torbay race, that's another good one - not cheap mind, but worth every penny.

Re choosing the right boat - you'll just have to do what the rest of us do - have a average/cr*p day on Saturday and then say "s*d it" and go daft on Sunday (usually end up upside down - but good fun before that) 

Danny

[pete_486]

hi Kurt hopefully be at trafford tommorow to see how the makara runs now and maybe need a little help from you if your not to busy setting your own boats up .
ill allso bring the vid cam and get some good footage of you with your boats .........see you soon..........Pete

[kurt cave sikk 27]

hi pete,never to busy to help out, would be nice to get some vid of boats on utube,i will do chase boat next year danny,done abit of it with my own speedboat years ago,went up our river at about 40 mph with a twin engined boat that was a laugh,also went of the north wales coast out at sea,that was fun as well,chasing my boats . and danny,have you noticed mate,i always end up upside down :'( :'( :'(

[pete_486]

no probs Kurt it will be done, ill try a find lower resolution on the cam then it should go straight on you tube.......cheers.....Pete

[omra85]

Put your finger over half the lens - that might lower the resolution 
Look forward to seeing them (not the fingers) 
Danny

[pete_486]

ha ha Danny thats what Al does when hes taking vid on his phone and its still to big 

[DaveMarles]

Kurt, Can you phone me today, can't find your number. 
 Dave