My Huntsman 31.
Discussion
2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
Presume she already had a name? Bad luck to change?
Looks like a wheeze!
She's had three names already, I would revert back if I liked any of them. In one corner of the transom I'll have the three previous names written in tiny text.Looks like a wheeze!
EarlOfHazard said:
Lovely boat is that!
The voice of Yoda you are!
Steve_D said:
Did it come to you without engines fitted?
As these engines came with the boat I assume the original owner was mid upgrade.
If they go straight in does that mean they are no bigger/better than original fitment?
Steve
I bought this as a failed project, these engines had been bought for it but not fitted. The originals we're Ford based 180's, these are 210's. this model was fitted with up to 300hp by the factory and this particular boat has a strengthened hull, so should be fine. they are about the same size and weight, a little smaller and maybe 100kgs lighter.As these engines came with the boat I assume the original owner was mid upgrade.
If they go straight in does that mean they are no bigger/better than original fitment?
Steve
hidetheelephants said:
More or less all Faireys were built with marinised 6 litre truck engines, they're all about the same size so Cummins goes well into the hole vacated by Perkins/Parsons/Ford etc.
Not quite correct.Early boats, up to about 1964 we're fitted with all sorts, a few diesels, Perkins P6 and Thames Trader, and a few petrols, Billy Butlin had V8's from the USA in his H28.
'64 to about '69 most were fitted with the Perkins T6.354, which although used in road transport applications a bit, was essentially an industrial engine used in agriculture, powergen etc.
From '69 marinised Ford Dorset (by Sabre Engines and Mermaid Marine chiefly) we're most common, the Ford Dorset was an industrial engine not at that time a vehicle engine at all.
We talked about Oberon or Titania, but ultimately I'm not sure about Fairey, Huntsman or Bond related names, there's a few too many already.
As Lorna, Felix and I were all born on a Friday we decided on
Incidentally - its sign written by an old friend of mine who apprenticed in sign writing in 1971, done by hand in a traditional way, he can do gold leaf too.
As Lorna, Felix and I were all born on a Friday we decided on
Incidentally - its sign written by an old friend of mine who apprenticed in sign writing in 1971, done by hand in a traditional way, he can do gold leaf too.
Simpo Two said:
Well it's easy to read from a distance!
Yes, I think that's important at sea.Femur said:
The exhaust tips look wrong to my eye - shouldn't the longer edge be at the very top?
Transom is curved, tips are cut to be straight across, would be an unusual thing to do to cut them on the slant, not really the done thing on such boats.
hidetheelephants said:
Steve_D said:
What are the white panels along the side deck?
They look like stowed dive planes...is there something you are not telling us?
Pretty boat that.
Steve
Faireys mostly have engine compartment air intakes mounted on the cabin sides; the original ones are vaguely like a scallop shell would look like if NACA had designed it and usually white moulded GRP or chrome-plated brass.They look like stowed dive planes...is there something you are not telling us?
Pretty boat that.
Steve
Anorak alert!
Sometime around 1970 to 1972 they changed from the scallop shell style to this box style on both Huntsman 31 and Swordsman 33. This style should incorporate the nav light.
Huntress had a smaller style scallop shape in brass with chrome finish, never seen a white GRP one on a Huntress.
Huntsman 28 all had scallop shape, early boats brass with chrome finish, later boats with GRP, GRP clearly moulded from the brass ones as it shows the rivets from the brass ones that hold the baffle plates.
Spearfish and Spear had a longer GRP one. Never chromed brass except the first couple of 'Wooden tops'.
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Rangeroverover said:
That is an awesome job, well done, have you figured out the ratio of maintenance hours versus running hours. I'm not brave enough for a wooden boat will stick to Tremlett as I am essentially lazy
Have you got the Charles Lawrence Tremlett book?That raised a chukle. So far running house is about 5.
Hours worked so far, about 300 or so, but that's finishing a major rebuild and re-powering.
Ongoing, I'd expect to do 100 hours a year maintenance and a similar amount of engine hours.
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