The Bluebird Project

The modern high capacity bilge pump and modern radio got me thinking... does K7 have an engine-driven generator or is she entirely dependent on fully-charged batteries in good condition? Actually, thinking about it the modern radio probably uses less power than the original.

There seems to be a problem with the BBP website this morning, has it been hacked?

Scots Pine wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:58 pm
The midges are a total bastard in June / July / Aug.

All of these points are eminently overcomable...maybe apart from the midges 😋

A splash of citronella oil in K7's tank will soon take care of that!

Did the boat make her famous 'comet's tail' pulsating spray on Loch Fad or didn't she go fast enough for that?

ace_chris wrote: ↑Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:10 pm Ernie - Can you just for a moment stop trying to find a bloody negative with the project. Ownership - none of your business, touring - none of your business, funding - none of your business. Leave it to the professionals, please.

Well said. Ernie's posts are quite inappropriate right now.

Richie wrote: ↑Thu Aug 16, 2018 11:55 am sour grapes anyone ?

Exactly what I thought when I read an article about a certain steam car record holder...!

Looks like The One Show are doing a live outside broadcast from Bute tonight https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0bcpd37

He does come across as a rather colourful chap in the Search for Bluebird film. I would be surprised if there's anything left of Crusader given that it's made of wood and has been in much deeper water than Bluebird for much longer. Someone with deep pockets might commission a replica one day, you ne...

Does anyone know what happened to the plan to recover Crusader from the depths of Loch Ness as described in this article? https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Diver+who+defies+the+depths+of+tragedy%3B+A+Merseyside+diver+discovers...-a0128413636 This is the only reference I've seen to raising the boat so I...

Hopefully ...........And I say that with reservation........somebody somewhere within the bowels of the LDNPA who can comprehend the English Language will read this and realize what the folks at Bute have done and continue to do for the Bluebird team and the significance of K7 etc and the light bul...

mickday wrote: ↑Wed Jul 04, 2018 4:59 pm one slip with that disk cutter and one very costly mistake.

Did you see the episode of Wheeler Dealers where Edd China was trimming a new canopy for a bubble car and cracked it so had to buy another one? An expensive mistake indeed!