Team Vilda - Round Britain Powerboat Race 2008 -

Some last adjustments

Vilda is located in Portsmouth Harbour. Sebastian has changed the fuel filters.

2008-06-21 @ 09:10:21 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Team Vilda Live!

We're introducing Team Vilda Live!

Thanks to ProEvo you can follow Vildas position through the whole race!

Please click on the logo to see where Team Vilda is!

2008-06-13 @ 15:53:54 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Launching Vilda

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2008-05-07 @ 20:32:13 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Some last adjustments

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2008-05-07 @ 20:22:18 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Vilda is almost ready for the water

Now, both engines are in place.

Sebastian is making some adjustments to the steering. It looks comfortable?!

The new hydraulic tank.

There's not much space left while mounting the engines.

2008-05-07 @ 20:12:44 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Round Britain is approaching

We're starting to see the end of the race preparations on Vilda. Things are starting go get in place and she will soon hit the water. The Round Britain Race is coming closer by the minute. It's only 66 days until Start in Portsmouth, June 21st.

Here are the latest pictures!

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2008-04-16 @ 14:58:44 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Latest update!

We have reached a turning point in this project, the boat is starting to come together. A new fuelsystem has been made. The new hydraulic steering system and the new cockpit is almost done. We like the combination of stainless, black and carbon fibre...

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Sebastian and Henrik seems to sleep alot...

2008-03-28 @ 08:45:05 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

The work continues to get Vilda ready for race!

In the previous weekend the work on Vilda proceeded. Sebastian started to install the new hydraulic steering system. We use crimped stainless steel couplings together with a high quality hydraulic hose. In the upcoming easter weekend, we will mount the more interesting and innovative parts of the steering system.

Mikko and Henrik took on the work with the fuel system. The tanks were emptied and cleaned. The old fuel hoses with it´s bad quality couplings where put into the recycling bin.

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2008-03-17 @ 14:38:45 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

The engine that doesn't exist, D6-435-DPR

When we decided what engine to use in the boat, we picked one that doesen´t exist. Volvo Penta´s D6-435 with the DPR drive. We kept the drives mounted on the D6-350 engines. Two extra drives we bought as spares for the race.

Mounting the engine to the drive was really easy, but a "minor" problem was discovered when we tried to mount the engine in the engine room. It didn´t fit! On the D6-435 there is a much larger turbo then on the D6-350, the turbo pipe ended up on the wrong side of the transom.

How to solve this "minor" problem? Switch to a smaller turbo? No, you just cut a hole in the transom so it fits!

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2008-03-16 @ 20:49:18 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

New engines!

The two interesting boxes have arrived. They contained two Volvo Penta D6-435. We hope that they should be capable to move the boat faster then before. But there have to be some modifications to be able to mount the engines. More information will be posted later on.

There has also arrived some specially made parts for the drive. With these parts, furter extension of the drive can be made. The drive shields has got a new coat of epoxi paint, that matches the new paint on the transom.

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2008-03-08 @ 16:03:31 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Even boats can get a flat!

The tubes on the boat had a minor leakage, that was discovered during a pressure test . We have repaired the damage, and the only thing that's missing on the tubes is some new stickers.

2008-03-08 @ 15:32:21 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Some sanding, painting and mounting

This week there have been a lot of work done on the boat. The transom has been sanded and painted. We have made a new, more durable, battery box and a mountingplate in stainless steel.

Next week there should be arriving two interesting boxes...

2008-02-28 @ 21:50:18 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

Keeping the time plan!

The work with the race preparation is in progress and during the week we will begin to put together the new battery box, bilgepumps and powertrim pumps.

New engines, QL trim tabs and the parts for the new hydraulic steering system will arrive in next week. There will be some modifications to get the engines in place but it seems that we're going to keep the time plan.

2008-02-28 @ 18:10:16 Permalink Boat Kommentarer (0) Trackbacks ()

The boat at Dahl Naval for race preparations

The boat has now arrived at Dahl Naval for some serious race preparations.

We have dismounted the drives and engines. The engine bay has been repainted and it's ready for the installation of the new engines. The 12 jockeyseats was removed to make room for some new interesting solutions.

This is just the start on the journey towards the Round Britain 2008. Please stay tuned for more updates.