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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:59 pm    Post subject: Know your Bowman stationaries! Reply with quote
This is a little something I have had knocking around in my head for a while, put this together during my lunch hour. Its the MkI version!!

Any contributions suggestions gratefully received.

I have not gone into great detail, Bowmans are more difficult than Mamods, so dates etc I have left out, as well as boats and different types of flywheel and SV (at this stage). I want to put this on my website as a sort of crib sheet/basic guide to understanding and knowing Bowman stationaries a bit more . . .

Here goes...


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excelent idea Mike, and very usefull Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Good stuff !
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It needs some more detail I feel . . .  Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Excellent stuff Mike.  

Now if anyone can work out any logic in the numbering ......  Confused    Hopefully Colin Laker's book might throw some light on the subject,  I gather it's fairly near to publication  Razz  Razz  Razz
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Best get CL to run his eye over it, it will probably turn out to be 5 times the size it currently is Laughing

The boats are a complete nightmare to date and there are so many variations, I have a couple that don't exist apparently.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 8:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I always thought the numbers were some sort of arithmetic or geometric progression. The higher the number the lower/newer spec engine . . . .
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
MKII, this will go on my website for now, but I fear it will need more updating. Laughing

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