NEWS
This
page offers access to news items and information
of interest to owners of Simmonds ski boats, such as
rallies and events, spare parts, remanufactured components,
new "finds",
restoration reports from members, and so on.
Newer
items appear at the top of the page. If
you have any suggestions for suitable features for
inclusion, please contact us.
Finds
- "Miss Pilgrim" (added
January 2012)
Back in 2010 an advert appeared on eBay for a heavily modified Simmonds Ski Boat,
and it duly went through the auction process. Nothing more was heard of the distinctive
boat, in its red, white and blue livery, until an email arrived over Christmas.
Seemingly,
very little had been done to the boat since the
sale, but it had been spotted in a field in the Lake
District. Some investigative work by the finder tracked
down the owner and a deal was agreed. So, "Miss
Pilgrim" changed hands again, and the plan
now is to complete a thorough and faithful restoration
of the boat, which may start with a new windscreen
. . .
Screen
Pillars (added January 2012)
One of our members has gone to the expense of having
new castings made for the screen uprights on the
Simmonds, and is now prepared to remanufacture these.
These are one-off and made to order, so don't come
cheap, but a full set is going to be around
£150. They will be supplied unpolished.
There
might be a discount for bulk ordering, if two or
more members can get together at the same time. If
you might be interested in new screen uprights, please contact
us.
Steering
Quadrant (added January 2012)
As above, the same member has also invested in castings
for the Simmonds steering quadrant. This is the relatively
small casting that rotates the action of the steering
mechanism through 90 degrees.
Both
sides of the casting are shown above. Price for one
of these on application - please ask.
Throttle
Lever
(added January 2012)
Although since sold, also available was a period throttle
lever controller, removed from a restored Simmonds.
The backing plate and other components were solid
brass, with a bobble grip with milled circumference.
The
mounting plate had sustained a small amount of damage
to two of the mounting holes (as illustrated), but
this was repairable. We have left the images here
as (possibly) useful reference.
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