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09 July 2009, 09:48
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
Join Date: May 2006
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Caption Competition! - July 2009
Ok so not a RIB but thought you'd enjoy it... taken last weekend at Round 4 of the Irish National Powerboat Championship, Kilalloe, Co. Clare, Ireland
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09 July 2009, 10:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: Darlington
Boat name: Dory
Make: Crompton Seasprint
Length: 7m +
Engine: Mariner 200 outboard
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 240
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Caption Competition
Boaters wait for tide to come in to try the new "deep draught launching trolley"!
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09 July 2009, 10:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Near Godalming
Boat name: AJA
Make: Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F150AETX
Join Date: May 2009
Posts: 558
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'Oi 'tink the begger should be facing the other way Sheamus'
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09 July 2009, 18:53
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Country: UK - England
Town: Fareham
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 7,866
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Dog chases Giant Sausage and pulls van and trys to give Van and Boat the Slip.
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Looks Slow but is Fast
Member of the ebay Blue RIB cover club.
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09 July 2009, 19:05
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Country: UK - England
Town: bristol
Boat name: astra
Make: zodiac 340s
Length: 3m +
Engine: 15hp mariner
MMSI: 235905847
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 230
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5 irish men and 1 dog look for stolen race boat
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10 July 2009, 01:58
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Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,726
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Irish Ferries trial their new "credit crunch" downsized fast passenger vessel
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10 July 2009, 17:12
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Country: Other
Town: Principalite d'Chaos
Boat name: The Nashers Revenge!
Make: Windsor Brothers
Length: 6m +
Engine: Optimax 225
MMSI: "Mmmmm SI" she said!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,920
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Presenting the new 'Iceberg' Racing concept, where 2/3rds of the boat has to be underwater.
Nasher.
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10 July 2009, 17:32
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Country: Ireland
Town: Galway, West Eire
Make: Cranchi
Length: 5m +
Engine: 2 x Volvo KAD300
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 709
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OK so let me tell you what's going on here....
The driver had brought 2 boats to the race, a Formula 2 on trailer and the Formula 4 (in pic) on the roof as it was the only way it could be brought. Nice set-up I must admit with proper holds etc. so the boat doesn't take flight.
The plan is to just ring a local crane/forklift guy to come down to take it down and put it back up. So on the Sat morning, guy arrived to take it down, excellent! On the Sunday... no sign of him. Running out of time we had to improvise. I don't know who came up with the idea (wasn't me anyway) but great thinking....
We got the Hiace to where you see it in the pic. The boat is on a little launching trolley with wheels. So we wheeled it down from the pits and up the little grass verge you see on the right... lined it all up and lifted it on... easy peasy!
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10 July 2009, 20:24
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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From the Russ Swift school of motoring!!!
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10 July 2009, 20:36
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Boat name: Worth the wait
Make: Parker
Length: 7m +
Engine: Outboard
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,446
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Genius!
Though it must have taken about a 50 point turn to get the van at a right angle to slip.
I have to say, up to the point of the explaination, the suggestions from my collegues at work of what & how was very entertaining.
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10 July 2009, 21:13
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,090
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Paddy turns to Mick and says ' Now sor .. de tide was here a minute ago, Oi dont know where it went.. but dey say its a flood tonoit, so after dat, ye should float off noicly'
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