[Mgs] [EXT] Water Pump

Simon Matthews simon.d.matthews at gmail.com
Wed Jun 30 21:37:40 MDT 2021 

For my mandatory MG content: I used to tow my boat (a Laser at the time,
but perhaps also the Fireball) behind an MG Metro.

Simon

On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 4:13 AM Robert's New iPad <mgbobh at gmail.com> wrote:

>    Fireballs are hot boats, fun to sail.  I tried, but failed, to get a
> class established in CT.
>    When I taught sailing, back then, my encouragement to the non-winners
> was that the race winners rarely learned much, but that those behind had
> many examples of better sailing.
>    Mandatory MG content:  My TD towed a Penguin dinghy on a trailer for
> short distances, and an MGB towed a Laser dinghy many miles.
>    I had to look up the VJ dinghy.   Aussies sail harder than we do. That
> is a fast boat, large sail plan, looks to be a hoot.
> Bob
>
> On Jun 30, 2021, at 12:32 AM, Simon Matthews <simon.d.matthews at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> If we are talking racing dinghies, I once came 6th in the US Fireball
> national championships.
>
> Simon
> P.S. There were 7 boats in the competition.
>
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2021 at 8:39 AM Barrie Robinson <barrob at bell.net> wrote:
>
>> I raced a home built VJ, Australia's two person dingy, for a season.  It
>> was offered to me by the chap who built it, and subjected to the condition
>> I took his daughter as second person.   She was a scorcher and I had no
>> qualms having her as my partner.    The sails where made by the bloke's
>> wife and were marginally better than wet toast.   I was awarded a cup by
>> the club for being last every race. The daughter and  I became firm friends
>> and I visited her many times when she went to the Sadlers Wells Ballet
>> School UK - she was a ballerina....... Not a "Flying Dutchman" but an
>> "Iona".   Oh, for submission endorsement...I was driving an MG TD in those
>> days!
>>
>> Barrie
>>
>> On 6/28/2021 6:20 PM, Robert's New iPad wrote:
>>
>>     He is in USA, though we would like to think the Flying Dutchman is
>> you.
>>     Years ago, I sailed a two-person dinghy named Flying Dutchman.  Nice
>> boats, fast and fun.
>> Bob
>>
>>
>> On Jun 28, 2021, at 2:51 PM, <h.duinhoven at planet.nl> <
>> h.duinhoven at planet.nl> wrote:
>>
>> Now, I wonder who this Flying Dutchman is!
>>
>> Not me!
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Hans - mostly on wired wheels = 71 BGT, his race bike or one of his three
>> seventies Puch mopeds
>>
>>
>>
>> *Van:* Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> *Namens *dave
>> *Verzonden:* donderdag 24 juni 2021 15:24
>> *Aan:* 'mglist' <mgs at autox.team.net>
>> *Onderwerp:* Re: [Mgs] [EXT] Water Pump
>>
>>
>>
>> According to The Flying Dutchman, self styled water pump expert, the
>> water pumps these days are crap.  If you want real quality, have him
>> rebuild one for you.  it will last.
>>
>>
>>
>> http://water-pump-rebuilders.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> Sadly, Racestorations in England makes a billet aluminum water pump for
>> that other brand.  Not for us.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Mgs <mgs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Robert's New iPad
>> *Sent:* Thursday, June 24, 2021 8:01 AM
>> *To:* Osborne, Paul <paul at ece.rochester.edu>
>> *Cc:* mglist <mgs at autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Mgs] [EXT] Water Pump
>>
>>
>>
>>      One imagines, seemingly foolishly, that the low production costs in
>> a certain eastern nation would be so low that additional quality could be
>> built included at an acceptable selling price.
>>
>>      One is so often disappointed.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2021, at 8:52 AM, Osborne, Paul <paul at ece.rochester.edu>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Not to sure if I would complain about the price if I received a quality
>> not have ing to return it 3 times to get a good one!!!  Part.    Why can’t
>> we just get good part.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul Osborne
>> Department of Electrical and Computer Eng
>> University of Rochester
>> 201 Hopeman Building RC
>> Rochester NY 14627
>>
>>    585-275-5226
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 24, 2021, at 7:27 AM, Dan DiBiase <dan.dibiase at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> Right. And if they were we'd be b*tching about the price!
>>
>>
>>
>> Dan D
>>
>> '76B, '65B
>>
>> Central NJ USA
>>
>> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/
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>> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 3:51 AM PaulHunt73 <paulhunt73 at virginmedia.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I would never expect it to be.  How much stuff like this is made in
>> England these days, or America for that matter?
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>
>>
>>
>> Just received my new water pump for my 1969 MGB GT from Moss.  Made in
>> England, NOT!
>>
>> Mike MacLean
>>
>>
>>
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