Victorious Slides (broardband)

**Victorious** · 02-21-2006, 05:45 PM

Easy!
A 6 min Restoration job.

"Indusrial"

**Paul Pless** · 02-21-2006, 06:05 PM

Wow!

**imported_GregW** · 02-21-2006, 07:01 PM

Excellent! [img]smile.gif[/img]

**Figment** · 02-21-2006, 07:09 PM

Very cool. That's a whole lot of timber! Thanks for taking us along.

What was that engine/drive setup? Single engine with two hydraulic drives?

**clancy** · 02-21-2006, 07:23 PM

Fantastic!

**Wild Wassa** · 02-21-2006, 07:24 PM

Congratulations Skipper ... not bad for 6 minutes work. Those little Borrowers should enjoy their little 6" boat.

Warren.

**Charlie Santi** · 02-21-2006, 07:24 PM

Very good.

**StevenBauer** · 02-21-2006, 08:04 PM

Thanks, Russel, that was awesome! [img]smile.gif[/img] Truly amazing.

Steven

**Doug Wood** · 02-21-2006, 08:15 PM

brilliant!

**Thorne** · 02-21-2006, 08:28 PM

Wonderful perspective on a fantastic job of restoration / rebuilding!

**Hughman** · 02-21-2006, 08:30 PM

I think the paint must still be wet....

**Hal Forsen** · 02-21-2006, 09:13 PM

OMG!

That is bloody beautiful!
What an inspiration to all!!
Thank You SO much.
HF

**bamamick** · 02-21-2006, 09:21 PM

That's one of the best things that I have ever seen on this site. It really gives you an appreciation of what's involved in such a project.

Awesome. I hope that she gives you back tenfold all of the love that you put into her. Bloody marvelous!

Mickey Lake

**landlocked sailor** · 02-22-2006, 06:03 AM

I, too, am quite impressed!

Rick

**John B** · 02-22-2006, 01:50 PM

I remember the shots of her in the mud. that's one serious project and congratulations on the result.

**Leon Steyns** · 02-22-2006, 03:39 PM

Great! I love that shot in the dark with the working lights on the inside...

Greets, Leon "don't mention the Seagull" Steyns.

**HarryH** · 02-22-2006, 04:31 PM

Truly inspirational to anyone building his dream...

Thanks for taking the time to put that together.

HarryH

**P.I. Stazzer-Newt** · 02-22-2006, 05:28 PM

That is a very tidy bit of work, the video too.

The boat has a sort of Essexy look?

Nope - not Essex - Kings Lynn. Google found me this http://www.victorious.co.uk/victorious/index.html

N.B. It's not Firefox friendly.

[ 02-22-2006, 06:53 PM: Message edited by: P.I. Stazzer-Newt ]

**Karl A. Hilbert** · 02-22-2006, 07:20 PM

Next patient please.

**joejapan** · 02-22-2006, 07:37 PM

.
That's gotta' be the definition of true love !

God that's a lotta' work ! I mean, even though you know what you're doing, it must have taken every spare day, night, weekend and holiday just to finish it. I can't even imagine a project that size.

Good for you !

**bugeye** · 02-22-2006, 07:46 PM

ahhh, very nice! Brought back many fond memories of rebuilding Jenny Norman. So was that a hydraulic drive system? How do you like it? I spent alot of time considering that option, but then a Sabb with a variable pitch prop became available, and I couldn't say no. The ability to put the engine anywhere you please is very appealing. You did a really great job on a very worthy boat. Cheers!

**Lew Barrett** · 02-22-2006, 08:09 PM

Brilliant on several levels.... from an A/V pro.
Lew

**Victorious** · 02-22-2006, 08:30 PM

"next patient please" ?
The day i launched Victorious I Vowed NEVER AGAIN.

My workshop is falling down.
And i have virtually no funding for a year or two.
But i am bored.

40 to 50 ft LOD......Gaff..cutter, ketch or yawl.....With docking probe..errm sorry...I mean bow sprit....
What you got?

Re the hydraulics...
Bent axis piston pump and motors... Very quiet, smooth and infinatly controllable from 1 RPM to flat out shaft speeds
Not cheap but a 100% success.
independant control of two props from 1 engine.
VERY VERY pleased with it
Boat owners rush for fenders and boathooks to fend me off when i approach crowded marinas. For some strange reason 18ft of docki.. sorry Bow Sprit seems to unsettle them.
Local fishermen sit on a bollard and light thier pipes in anticipation of an amusing show...
They all seem a tad dissapointed when Victorious turns gently in her own length while I sip on my coffee..

(No.. these no southern comfort in the coffee.)
Deadwood/keelbolts would not allow shaft on the centerline.. So it was hydraulics or a "wing engine"
All i need to do to it now is find 2 folding props!

**crawdaddyjim50** · 02-23-2006, 09:39 PM

First rate job!

**johngsandusky** · 02-24-2006, 08:41 AM

Thanks. Great job, inspires me on my own project. Good music too

**Garrett Lowell** · 02-24-2006, 09:17 AM

Words fail me. Congratulations! (love the drill press, too!) Can't wait to read all about it in WB.

[ 02-24-2006, 10:18 AM: Message edited by: Garrett Lowell ]

**Keith Wilson** · 02-24-2006, 11:09 AM

WOW! I'm impressed -That's one hell of a big job. I really like the hydraulic drive.

How much of the wood is original? Ten percent, maybe? (I suppose the name George Washingon's Axe wouldn't be right for a British boat

)

**paladin** · 02-24-2006, 04:45 PM

absolutely beautiful work......

**Concordia..41** · 02-24-2006, 05:07 PM

Absolutely amazing! Congratulations!

**abe** · 02-24-2006, 07:01 PM

Thanks for the trip. Amazing!!

**formerlyknownasprince** · 02-25-2006, 06:08 AM

Fabulous

**Wild Dingo** · 02-25-2006, 07:25 AM

WELL DONE!!! Fanbloodytastic job mate!!

Ive often watched and waited for updates of your work but rare has been the occasion that you have come forth... now I know why!! Brilliant

Well done Victorious sails again

**outofthenorm** · 02-27-2006, 10:16 AM

Ditto everything said above, and every other superlative I can think of! I'm soooooo impressed. What was the actual elapsed time?

- Norm

**Alan D. Hyde** · 02-27-2006, 02:20 PM

Stunning.

The Victorious.

AND the A/V.

Congratulations.

May you put many happy miles of water under her keel for many years to come.

Alan

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