Haasad and a beautiful GarWood

Mike · Post by **Mike** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:59 pm

Haasad, asked me to post these pictures of the GarWoood he might be involved with this summer, these are beautiful boats with massive engines and veeeery expensive........

tell us more Andy....

KS · Post by KS » Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:00 pm

Me want!

impmad2000 · Post by **impmad2000** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 3:24 pm

Wasn't 700hp mentioned ?

Just about tow a wakeboard then

Barry Wolk · Post by **Barry Wolk** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:53 pm

Very stealthy. Love to see a picture of the engine compartment.

gridgway · Post by **gridgway** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:59 pm

can I come and hold the painter?
Graham

haasad · Post by **haasad** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:32 pm

Hi, yes its 700 HP on a shaft rear cockpit . Probably runs about 70 MPH on a good day. Sad thing is that its no longer coming to the uk this year.

I'll be keeping the driver of a B28 Bat Boat pointing in the right direction in a few events around Poole and the Solent.

I will post some snaps of that later since its pretty mad looking with an F16 Canopy and little stubby wings on both sides and the nose ( the one on the nose stops it drilling towards the seabed when you stuff it !!!!

Still its not as cool as the Garwood BUT it does run 98mph on a standard big block volvo with a DPX drive . Its even got an engine waranty !!!!

Graham, holding the painter might put him off

gridgway · Post by **gridgway** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:51 pm

only for the purposes of casting off you understand!

tim78 · Post by **tim78** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:59 pm

Beautiful boat!

Watch out for that chain ferry in Poole

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC-xNzIg ... PL&index=6

Nige · Post by **Nige** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:12 pm

that was abit tense, did they get them out in the end?

gridgway · Post by **gridgway** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:36 pm

the comment said they were all ok, but I couldn't see them getting in over the bow of that inshore lifeboat.
Graham

Bertroex · Post by **Bertroex** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:48 pm

Andy,

Was that a 22' speedster without its V- screen? And was that an original or a mahogany recreation?

Best regards,

Bert

haasad · Post by **haasad** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:55 pm

Hi Bert "close but no cigar" its a 27 speedster and as you spotted the screen isn't on yet ( probably is by now though).

Its a new Garwood boat so I supose a little like the Cobra "continuations" one see's .

I'm really sad not to get to run it here but its not mine so thats life. I was really looking forward to getting some period garb and milking the posing opportunity

Bertroex · Post by **Bertroex** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:01 pm

I see these new ones going for about 70 000 US or there abouts including the trailer.

If you see what amount of obscene money is being asked for fibrefab 1980-ties monstrosities, I find that positively dirt cheap for a stylish pleasure craft!

A bit like choosing a more expensive, nicely restored 2.2S vs a zeemaxed 911 targa widebody...

Bert

tim78 · Post by **tim78** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:14 pm

gridgway wrote:the comment said they were all ok, but I couldn't see them getting in over the bow of that inshore lifeboat.
Graham

I believe one person went under the ferry and was recovered the other side and I'd imagine the other 2 were pulled around the bow and towards the back were the sponsons are lower.