Let's see your best military boat pics

CJL · 29 December 2009, 15:47

OK - lets see your best pictures featuring military boats!!

No ships please and try and keep it to RIBS but the odd "hard boat" won't be ridiculed too much!

Here's my starter for ten ........

1) One of the RAF Sailing Association's 585 Ribcrafts
2) Arctic with twin 250 two strokes
3) Navy Pacific
4) Clyde MOD Plod
5) Arctic - not sure where though

CJL · 29 December 2009, 15:53

and a few more .....

1) Arctic with a frigate in the background - I think this is a stock MOD photo
2) Searider jumping waves
3) MOD Arctic in Gib - hard life!
4) The next accessories I'm getting for my RIB!
5) 7m Delta at the 08 Seaworks

willfinch36 · 13 January 2010, 12:29

The bottom right, of the first set of pictures you posted is totally amazing!

PeterR · 13 January 2010, 13:03

Does this count ,its me at the helm of the Essex Police Marine Artic.I had the pleasure of 15 mins at the helm manovering and wot.It was great ,had a smile on my face for the rest of the week

willfinch36 · 13 January 2010, 13:21

hmmm up the river orwell! saw that police rib a few times this year...

PeterR · 13 January 2010, 13:40

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Originally Posted by willfinch36

hmmm up the river orwell! saw that police rib a few times this year...

Yes you can see the docks in the background.We had come out of Levington and blasted up to the docks and around the ski area.

Brian · 13 January 2010, 16:13

A couple of FB-MIL-50s in Alderney in 2006.
Some SBS types repairing an engine in one of the pics.

matt h · 13 January 2010, 17:06

awesome pictures!! love the mil stuff,I want a ribcraft 585 with FS double jockey consol,all in grey and powder coated stainless bits in black and the Black suzook 175!! hmmmmm got me thinking

Im sure they just done about 15 for the MOD,will get some photos as were supposed to be awesome!!

Paul Cannell · 14 January 2010, 16:10

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Originally Posted by PeterR

Does this count ,its me at the helm of the Essex Police Marine Artic.I had the pleasure of 15 mins at the helm manovering and wot.It was great ,had a smile on my face for the rest of the week

Is it the Halmatic with the twin o/b's?, one of the police crew told me it uses more fuel at full throttle than the force helicopter.

willfinch36 · 14 January 2010, 16:11

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Originally Posted by Paul Cannell

Is it the Halmatic with the twin o/b's?, one of the police crew told me it uses more fuel at full throttle than the force helicopter.

Who cares if it does... its at the tax payers expense!!!

PeterR · 14 January 2010, 16:13

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Originally Posted by Paul Cannell

Is it the Halmatic with the twin o/b's?, one of the police crew told me it uses more fuel at full throttle than the force helicopter.

Yes its the Halmatic twin set up,So my blast cost a days pay then

Delta Rich · 15 January 2010, 16:55

A couple of photos of DELTAs over the years.

and more recently we're delivering 5 of these:

and the Typhoon interceptor

JSP · 15 January 2010, 17:57

Delta's always look the part!

matt h · 18 January 2010, 18:59

Love one of these!! i think they recently have been launched as a couple of months ago, as there was a large warehouse full of em!!!

CJL · 21 January 2010, 00:47

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Originally Posted by matt h

Love one of these!! i think they recently have been launched as a couple of months ago, as there was a large warehouse full of em!!!

Hmmmm I could just do with a wharehouse full of RIBS.

Buff · 21 January 2010, 14:05

Some pics of the GSG9, not technically military although near as damit.

I was fortunate to be present and this is what ignited my interest in RIB's!!

CJL · 22 January 2010, 15:38

Those dodgy wire ladders are somewhat of a challenge to climb up on land let alone on boat bobbing up and down!

Rogue Wave · 23 January 2010, 00:27

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Originally Posted by CJL

and a few more .....

4) The next accessories I'm getting for my RIB!

Fkk me working for the Envoirnmant Agency must be more tougher than I thought it was. I guess its a risky business sampling water

Mind you that accesorry would make it easier to test for lead poisoning or does it fire depleted Uranium or even god forbid Kryptonite

Tim M · 23 January 2010, 09:36

A friend of mine works at the Royal Naval Sailing Centre at Whale Island. He spends his days on assorted big RIBs. Couple of shots here from a powerboat level 2 course he was teaching. They did a passage to Cowes and back, used 400 litres of her Majesties petrol

(twin Mariner 200 EFIs)

topspeed · 23 January 2010, 16:27

Now that's what I want for Round Britain race !!!

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Originally Posted by Brian

A couple of FB-MIL-50s in Alderney in 2006.
Some SBS types repairing an engine in one of the pics.