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tim mock
New member
Username: timothy
Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2014
| | Posted on Monday, June 30, 2014 - 10:27 am: | 
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Hi does anybody know of an engine named Bennett and Tapley ? a long time ago I was involved with (I think) one of these. it was a water cooled twin petrol. |
Richard Bartrop
Senior Member
Username: bartropr
Post Number: 77
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Friday, July 04, 2014 - 11:15 am: |
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I have the Bennett and Tapley which you possibly were involved with. I bought it at one of the Beaulieu Boatjumbles. I have added missing parts to it since then, and discovered some history. They made twin cylindered and four cylinder versions |
Richard Bartrop
Senior Member
Username: bartropr
Post Number: 78
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Monday, July 07, 2014 - 08:12 am: |
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Some images from the Motorboat magazine of around June 1913
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tim mock
New member
Username: timothy
Post Number: 2
Registered: 06-2014
| | Posted on Monday, July 07, 2014 - 01:47 pm: |
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Thanks Richard it certainly looks like the engine I remember. I think they must be quite rare as I have never been able to find any mention of them. Am trying to locate its current whereabouts but the trail is quite cold.
Thanks again
Tim |
Richard Bartrop
Senior Member
Username: bartropr
Post Number: 79
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - 11:32 am: |
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Please read my previous post - I think I have the engine. Would have posted more photos, and history but struggled to reduce photos to below 200kb.
Click on my name and email me if you would like to see what info I have.
Regards
Richard |
Ernie
Senior Member
Username: ernie
Post Number: 1846
Registered: 01-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 09, 2014 - 03:18 pm: |
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You can e-mail me the pics and I will resize them and post for you
Hope this helps
Ernie |
Richard Bartrop
Senior Member
Username: bartropr
Post Number: 80
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:20 am: |
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Here is a black and white photo I was given of the engine which is probably how the person I bought the engine from received it?
The chain wheel and crank was missing when I bought it, but I have replaced it and also made a magneto bracket and other parts as per the original drawing.
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Richard Bartrop
Senior Member
Username: bartropr
Post Number: 81
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Monday, July 28, 2014 - 07:21 am: |
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............and the carb side |
tim mock
New member
Username: timothy
Post Number: 3
Registered: 06-2014
| | Posted on Sunday, August 31, 2014 - 02:40 pm: |
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Richard, Yesterday I bumped into the retired foreman of Dixon and son boat builders of Exmouth and mentioned the Bennett and T engine that was buried under the bench all those years ago.
He not only remembered it but said his brother has it !.
He has not done anything to it at all and I hope to get to see it soon.
Regards
Tim |
Richard Bartrop
Senior Member
Username: bartropr
Post Number: 82
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Monday, September 01, 2014 - 09:54 am: |
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That's quite amazing. Will be very interested to hear and possibly see) what it looks like. At least you now know what a Bennett and Tapley engine is supposed to look like. If he wants it to go to a good home please let me know? |
