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18 November 2004, 14:23
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Country: UK - England
Town: Torquay
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Anyone know about this ?
Found these pictures and wondered if anyone here know the story behind it.
There are a few nice ribs in the pictures so I hope someone here knows place?
View Pictures 
Hope everyone was ok
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18 November 2004, 14:26
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Country: UK - England
Town: southampton
Boat name: TOP CAT 2
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Engine: 250hp HO
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in all things in life there is no substitute for size 
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18 November 2004, 14:33
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Town: St Peter Port
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: XS-Ribs
Length: 9m +
Engine: 2 x 225hp Optimax
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Oop's springs to mind!
Imagine the trucker going back to his boss and saying "You'll never believe what happened to me today...."
Shortly followed by "Your f*%R£n fired!!!!"
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18 November 2004, 15:02
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Town: PORTSMOUTH
Make: Avon 5.4, Avon 3.4,
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Engine: Yamaha 90, Merc 30
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that is a classic! 
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18 November 2004, 15:13
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Country: UK - England
Town: Manchester - Abersoc
Boat name: MeMe
Make: SeaPro 595CC
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercury 115 4S
Join Date: Jul 2003
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I know exactly how..........
............the driver felt. Just as I did yesterday when my computer crashed.
Classic, not seen it before.
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18 November 2004, 15:29
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Country: UK - England
Town: ramsgate
Boat name: Micki Dee Bee
Make: Ribcraft Seasafari
Length: 9m +
Engine: Twin 250hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235057235
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Boss there is some good news and some bad news...
Good news...the air bags work
Bad News.....I have flooded the engine!
Regarda
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18 November 2004, 16:37
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: intotheblue
Make: YAM
Length: 4m +
Engine: Outboard, Petrol, 50
Join Date: Nov 2004
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I guess that proves it.....crane drivers do need to observe the laws of physics......
btw anybody have any data on the terminal velocity of white vans?
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18 November 2004, 16:40
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Town: Nutbourne
Boat name: Renegade
Make: Porter
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 Tohatsu
MMSI: 235022904
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Originally Posted by Rocket
btw anybody have any data on the terminal velocity of white vans?
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I seem to remember Top Gear putting a Vauxhal Astramax on a track against a Ferrari (F40?).
The Astramax won, but only by using up all the track. Just like the M25 really.
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"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools" Douglas Adams
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18 November 2004, 17:22
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
MMSI: soon !
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Happy New Resolutions!!! : RIBbing for the craic!!!
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18 November 2004, 20:05
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
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Looks like Ireland - says it all really....................
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19 November 2004, 00:03
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Town: Carigaline/Baltimore
Boat name: XS-600
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Length: 6m +
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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Looks like Ireland - says it all really....................
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Hey!! are you trying to imply something about the Irish Mr. Codprawn!! 
But yes you're right, that truck has a Dublin reg.
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If In Doubt, Go Flat Out!!
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20 November 2004, 16:11
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Country: Ireland
Town: Dublin
Boat name: Platypus
Make: Parker 630
Length: 6m +
Engine: 1.7 Mercruiser DTI
Join Date: Aug 2004
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In the office.....
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Originally Posted by swginn
Hey!! are you trying to imply something about the Irish Mr. Codprawn!!
But yes you're right, that truck has a Dublin reg. |
........We think its Roundstone
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22 November 2004, 22:56
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Country: Ireland
Town: Dublin & Enniscrone
Boat name: K'adó
Make: Redbay
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 300
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Correct.
Top Marks.
Roundstone, Co Galway it is. See back page of Star newspaper last Sunday.
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22 November 2004, 22:58
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brittany/Portsmouth
Boat name: Merlin
Make: Solent 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200
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Originally Posted by swginn
Hey!! are you trying to imply something about the Irish Mr. Codprawn!!
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Us
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23 November 2004, 01:05
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Town: wirral
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hey
hey i'm jo fie's little sis just incase you lot didn't know who i am just wanted to say hi to fie and to tell he that i think shes fab love jo 
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23 November 2004, 07:35
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Country: UK - England
Town: Torquay
Make: Bayliner
Length: 5m +
Engine: I/B 3L
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 395
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Originally Posted by Ezgoing
See back page of Star newspaper last Sunday.
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Any chance you can post a scanned copy ?
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