MTB 506

OK guys things have progressed.

Happy to say that subject to the paperwork being completed The Old War Boat Company Ltd, which was formed only today following the meeting refered to elsewhere on this forum, has aquired 506 for preservation.

There is obviously a lot of work to do to get her back to the UK and restored. One of the group or more will be going to Malta shortly to sort out stablisation of the boat and what is required in the short term.

Obviously what we need immediatly is gearboxes and money not particularly in that order. Please send all donations to The Old War Boat Company Ltd c/o D C M Money Solutions 3 Hope Drive The Park Nottingham. NG7 1DL

Further posts when there is anything to report. Please don't take this post as anything more than brief information just so you know the boat won't be lost.

Hi Sentley and Christian,

Just read the above, well done on both fronts, my "offer" of support remains to the new company if wanted, would love to see the MASB in the flesh so to speak, understand the buyer dose not want to be published, but would love to see her over here. Well, there it is, best of luck to all, looking forward to developements in the coming year.

John 

Hi All

Thanks for the kind words, Hector dedicated very much of his time to 32 and appreciates the sentiment. The boat will be missed a great deal by us all, she is a real survivor that one. 

Regarding the boxes for Ambra, the reduction (be they BW or PRM or whatever) will depend largely on what props she currently has (i.e. pitch and diameter, assume 3-bladed & handed). We can pretty much guess the other information needed to calculate the reduction (knowing the model of the engines would be handy, or at least max rpm). We have a neat little computer which will give us the desired reduction for optimum overall performance, i.e. allowing the engines to just achieve their max rpm at light load conditions (anything else will overload them). 

Rgds, 

CONGRATULATIONS   to the Old warboat company.

If you could confirm that the gearboxes are borg warner and let me know the reductions(if any) then I will have a look, I could lend a couple until the summer or donate depending on what I have got, I doubt I will have three of any but should have at least one of one sort (if that makes sense) How many engines will you need for the trip (1,2 or 3) I assume that you have backplates?

  Regarding the news of 32, this is especially good for me as Hector has agreed that I should be her next custodian.she will be returning to uk in the summer and will reside in Norfolk for the foreseeable future, as with d-zine I will be keen to let people know what will be going on but I doubt that there will be much news until autumn time.

 This is also a good time to express my  sincere thanks to Christian and especially Hector for their hospitallity, congratulate Christian on such a superb home built model collection, and Hector for showing me his impressive collection of photos/literature on coastal craft.(and cars!)

The Plan is to have her skippered home, I will not do this myself as she will be returning by sea (not canal) and I have not got a clue how to navigate!(yet) I have a couple of contacts which I will pass on to the old warboat co if they do not DIY!

Excellent news for us all,

  Rergards,  Clive..