Trivia

[bootlegger]

Seeing we are talking about wasps how many wasps did ernie nunn have.

[antique-boatique]

In my time there was the side valve v8 one which was destroyed then followed by wasp wasp two and wasp too but there may well have been others which would be on the spreadsheet I gave greg some yeats ago - he also had a smaleer hydro called Do

[bootlegger]

He also had a stepper. I think it was modified into his first there three pointer.. Do got its name from the ventnor plans that it was built from. The plans said once finished the boat would DO 50mph. He got more than double that out of it in the end.
Your turn antique.

[bootlegger]

He also had a stepper. I think it was modified into his first there three pointer.. Do got its name from the ventnor plans that it was built from. The plans said once finished the boat would DO 50mph. He got more than double that out of it in the end.
Your turn antique.

[antique-boatique]

I think the stepped hydro was called Bearcat as it had a stutz V8 cut down to a V4 if my memory is correct and I have a photo of this boat in my old computer and I am sure Greg has a copy. I also believe this was the boat he bolted what looked like painters planks to act as sponsons. Do was built by Ernie and his son Bill and had been powered by ford 10, V8 ^60 and the last time I saw it a V12 supercharged Ferrari 1.5 litre was sitting in it but not running

[Greg]

Keith
I used to have the stuff you're referring to, but it disappeared 3 or 4 computer crashes ago. I remember writing up a bit of the history (ripped out of one of the old boating magazines) that was written up in one of the really early Hollow Logs.
Greg

[antique-boatique]

Greg
I'll ask Maz to get the copies off my desktop ( which I cant get to ) and put them on a disc for you

[Reklaw]

Here are a couple of photos of Do. At the time it had the V12 sitting in it. Have also added a photo of the V12. Do is still in the same condition as shown in the photo, but now has a V8/60 back in it. Incidentally, the V12, which was hand built by Fred Foster (Fred raced Skiffs called Fossy) bears a close resemblance to a certain brand of Italian V12, mainly because Fred and Ernie Nunn were great mates. Note the starter motor on the V12 ..... yes, it's that pulley with the wire wrapped 'round it. Fred thought that starters and big batteries were too heavy, so it has a pull start. It's a shame that you can't see the Distributors in this photo. Fred could make anything out of metal, but the Distributor caps had him stuffed. He had a mate thas was an Orthodontist ............ guess what colour the Distributor Caps are ????

[bootlegger]

I know the answer to this one. I'll let someone else have a go.

[antique-boatique]

you have got me on this one as my probably faded memory tells me the last time I saw DO it had a supercharged one and a half litre ferrari which was painted with zinc chromate