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08 September 2017, 10:22
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
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Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
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Originally Posted by Gasturbine59
I found this on ebay for £3500 in the states, it is the core of the engine, the two right hand wheels are the gas producer turbine, they are spline connected to the compressor assy on the left, the two wheels in the "center right",are the free turbine, directly connected to PTO, they are just "blown round" by the gas producer on their right Attachment 121740 |
So it's a co-axial type arrangement?
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08 September 2017, 10:25
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Town: East Cowes
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yes, the the turbine to compressor shaft runs through the center of the power turbine bearing!, very compact design considering how old they are!
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08 September 2017, 10:43
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
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MMSI: 235111389
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gasturbine59
yes, the the turbine to compressor shaft runs through the center of the power turbine bearing!, very compact design considering how old they are!
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Elegant [emoji106]
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16 April 2018, 08:14
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How is the progress coming along?.
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16 April 2018, 22:40
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Town: East Cowes
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just been waiting for Summer,!!?
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16 July 2018, 11:26
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Town: East Cowes
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The Beast awakens!..........but for how long?, .....what can possibly go wrong? 
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16 July 2018, 11:49
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Excellent. Hope you get some video of it running.
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16 July 2018, 12:13
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Town: East Cowes
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Hi John!, yes hope so, been a lot of work!, fingers x’d
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16 July 2018, 12:57
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Well done that man!.
Been wondering how it's all going.
I have my hull all ready now, just need the engine!.
Good luck with the test, enjoy!. 
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16 July 2018, 14:18
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Country: UK - England
Town: penzance
Boat name: not named
Make: ski boat
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 HPDI
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just been waiting for Summer,!!?
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I hope your engineering skills are a bit sharper than your ability to spot when summer has arrived!
I hope it goes well, and doesn't wake up too many dead people.
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16 July 2018, 14:28
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Town: East Cowes
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Lol!, yes by the time i get it going it will be raining again! (funny how these little jobs take a bit longer than expected)
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18 July 2018, 17:12
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Town: East Cowes
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Todays Sea trials at Tristans , Cowes dry sailing center providing boat cover services
All good, low speed and high speed checked!
I have to track down videos! 
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18 July 2018, 18:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: ipswich
Boat name: Red Line
Make: Tohatsu
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Come on what’s the top speed ? 🤣🤣
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18 July 2018, 18:38
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Town: East Cowes
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Come on what’s the top speed ? 🤣🤣
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I have a Yamaha R1, but I couldnt tell you the top speed!, (silly fast)
Fast as you dare go is all I can say
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18 July 2018, 18:42
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Town: ipswich
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Well come on how fast did you let her go!? This has been a great thread so far!
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18 July 2018, 18:46
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Well come on how fast did you let her go!? This has been a great thread so far!
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Sorry to disappoint , but I am no test pilot!, so only got up to about 40mph, but someone else ((with larger gonads) could go a lot faster,
trying to load some videos from chase boat
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18 July 2018, 19:37
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Town: East Cowes
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Sea trial vids
Here I am testing the machine , seems ok to me?
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18 July 2018, 19:42
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Sea trials
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Here I am testing the machine , seems ok to me?
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This is the first start, (one of two)
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18 July 2018, 19:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: East Cowes
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Try again, this is utube link. https://youtu.be/KQlRdRb8E94
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18 July 2018, 19:57
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