Speedwheel

Had an ST2 when I owned it. Think it's still the same. Wish I hadn't sold it and would definitely buy it back.

Used to be standard practice to get through bridge holes.

There is a pathe video somewhere of a boat being towed through London at an amazing speed.

Do you have the BCN number?

That's interesting. Quite a number of the picture there are from Malcolm Braine. I wonder how they got them.

Excellent. Goodness no - I need someone else to blame next time it blows up!

Well that's really rather nice. Does she fancy doing that one I have abandoned at yours for me? (I dread to think what your storage charges are going to be after all these years! ) P.S Refleks now fixed - I put it down to dodgy installation rather than operator error

That was added for stemming day boats/hoppers I'm told.

1978 would work out perfectly with my estimated date of the photograph. ETA - I'm gong to make an educated guess based on other pics of the same trip and say it was taken around Christmas 1978.

Thanks Laurence. I thought someone would know. Not sure when the picture was taken but I would guess late 70s.

Any relation....

Yes that's my understanding too. I saw her about 4 years ago and the owners showed me over her.

I keep mine in an IKEA bookcase - is that sacrilege?!

Might not look as smart, but it's in better condition. It's not actually that bad. Needs a couple of patches and a couple of bits of trim replacing but it's pretty sound. Unfortunately it had previously been repainted and no-one had bothered to strip it back; there were large paintwork bubbles. It looked pretty, but was doing more harm than good.

Where the the same size for 9 and 15 horse? What boat is it for?