MY RTTL Mk1. 2677

Hello all, this website is just great, to find others with vessels of the same type and historic value spurs me on. I have
68ft HSL / RTTL Mk1 called 2677
Beam 17.1"
Draught 4.3"
Dis. 32Tons
ONCHARGE 20-08-43
DISPOSAL 13-04-60
Yard No. 2185
Based in UK I will attach pictures if anyone is interested. I hope this boat is another part history worth saving. PS good luck to you all Steve2677
feel free to reply

Hi Steve

Nice boat, is she still in a barge at St Osyth being redone?

Rgds, Christian. 

Hello Steve, glad to see you are interested in your boat's history, like Donald I have been keeping an eye on 2677 since I first took a photo of her at Hartlepool in the 60's where her first civilian owner lived, he is still alive and is a very clever Engineer/Inventor. he appeared on Tomorrow's World with Raymond Baxter because he invented the electric safety brake for coaches many years ago, he was also the person who put the 6cyR.R. x2 engines in your boat, Are they still fitted? When he bought her  from the RAF/NAVY disposals she still had her Sea Lion Petrol engines fittedx3 however one had gone bang so he had to bring her round to Hartlepool on just the 2. He was the Engineering Director of a local coach company and through his contact's came across the two R.R. diesel engines. Despite the fact that the propshafts handled the power of the Sea Lion petrol engine the Board of Trade insisted he fitted bigger diameter propshaft'sx2 so your's are not the standard size fitted to this type of boat Good look and like Donald I would love to see some photo's of her now.

Hi Steve

May be worth trying these guys http://www.woods-group.co.uk/

their website shows some quite large used marine engines. I do happen to know of a couple of 1100 HP Diesels going but they are in Finland!!   

Good luck

Mark

Hi Steve,

 

if you give me your e-mail address I will send you her history as I have traced it along with details of the breed.