How Big is your Club Lake?

[Lee MParticipant @leem47035]

Posted by Richard Simpson on 21/09/2021 10:11:40:

Honestly Lee, I am not in a position to give advice, it was just a wild idea! I was just envisaging something along the lines of a hull of a similar shape to a MiG 15 fuselage and the two sponsons something like large teardrop shapes on the horizontal centre line.

As I said just chucking ideas out.

Edited By Richard Simpson on 21/09/2021 10:13:31

Ideas are what it's all about in my opinion, then trying to realise them,

I've contacted a few bodies of water and hopefully I'll get Skippy in somewhere for a run before it gets too late in the year. Early mornings are best as there isn't much wind and they'll be dark soon.

[neil hpParticipant @neilhp]

Posted by ashley needham on 20/09/2021 17:33:45:

Blast! Fancy not even allowing Bluebird to have a run!

Ashley

its far worse  than that Ashley.

 

there is a big court case about to go about the Bluebird in fact. after the wreck was raised, there was littereally half a boat including jet engine left, and Gina Campbell bequeathed it to the Ruskin museum.

it was then decided by someone that she should be restored and a chap in the north east of England was chosen. he wasn't paid and funded the resto on his own funding.

the restoration took many years, and i and daughter went up to Loch Fad, on the isle of Bute to watch her do her trials in 2018………..first time Bliebird had run sinse her fatal accident in 1967'

she was then put into storage until a time when she could be placed on water at the RUSKIN Museum at a Coniston water berth.

However the powers that be, even though having a lifesize replica in the museum in Coniston want to place the living breathing original but restored Bluebird inside the museum, and NEVER run her again, although she would be restricted to a maximum of 100 mph on special days on Coniston.

the restorer refuses to allow this as he is owed so much for restoring the boat.

thje Ruskin has said that if this isn't negotiable they plan on having the Bluebird by court order to be CUT IN HALF and retain the original half that was recovered, and the restorer keeping the front half…………that being the worst scenario for the beautiful old girl………

madness is the only word for this empasse!!!

i and my daughter were there to watch this incredible sight, and some idiot wants to chop it in two.

 

(2) Bluebird K7 completing her First return journey in Loch Fad 08.08.2018 – YouTube

Edited By neil howard-pritchard on 21/09/2021 16:35:10

[neil hpParticipant @neilhp]

i cannot tell you how awesome that was………still makes the hairs on my arms lift.

[Richard SimpsonParticipant @richardsimpson88330]

The stubborn stupidity of some people never fails to amaze. What I find surprising is the number of times these people are in museums and charities, where you would expect them to be a little more understanding and accommodating.

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