My boat - Page 2

Jonny Fuller · 25 January 2003, 18:05

David,
I'm impressed with your memory of my posts, especially when they're such drivel, and you can get in the "Q" behind me for joining the idle rich! my lottery win is well overdue! You never know, when I win I might even buy a rib ( for scrubbing the waterline of my FB 55 of course, can't have the top hairdressers boat looking grubby)...second thoughts I suppose I'll be getting one of my many "bitches" to do that once my numbers come up!

looking forward to the pics,

Jon (stupid dreamer) Fuller

DM · 25 January 2003, 22:21

Jon, you're too hard on yourself. I wouldn't say your posts are drivel. (well, not all of 'em anyway) but I am concerned about the amount of spelling mistakes (four in the last post alone). I always thort the over forties wer tort to spel propper.

David

P.S. What's a cigarette and can you get them duty free.

Jonny Fuller · 26 January 2003, 10:24

David,
Thank you very much for your concern, I can't apologise enough for my appalling grammer/spelling!

maybe Crazyhorse and I should go back to the detention centre for a bit of schooling.
PS. I'm not an over forty just yet!

You may be able to smuggle a 35' cigarette into the country to avoid any duty, but the impressive bulge in your pocket may get you noticed!
Cigarette is a very famous (not in the secret world of ribs) make of powerboat from the States, founded by the late, great Don Aronow. His various boat companies (he founded: Formula, Magnum, Donzi, and Cigarette) have won hundreds of races around the world. He is, or was, quite a legend

Unfortunately for him, and powerboating, he was murdered in Feb 1987, outside his factory in north Miami (that's the long answer to your question "what's a Cigarette")

Regards

DM · 26 January 2003, 17:31

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
Cigarette is a very famous (not in the secret world of ribs) make of powerboat from the States,

Thank you for your apology and forgive me for my ignorance, never heard of a Cigarette before, although I have heard of Don Arrownow. Strange name for a boat though. Is it because it's long, thin and usually kills you.

David.

Phill · 26 January 2003, 17:40

......or is it because that it's that rapid offshore that it's used extesively for smuuggling

, origonaly fags/cigars Cuba in, now slightly different addictive drugs.

DM · 29 January 2003, 15:14

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Originally posted by Phill
it's that rapid offshore that it's used extesively for smuuggling

I wonder how many Afghanis you can get in one of these?www.cigaretteracing.com

Charles · 29 January 2003, 16:19

If I had a console like this I would probably never get out of the marina !!

Brian · 29 January 2003, 17:08

I just LOVe that cigar dispenser !

Alan · 29 January 2003, 17:15

Brian if you had such a fantastic looking console you'd still get bloody fag ash all over it wouldn't you

Manos · 29 January 2003, 18:12

...but is it actually usefull???

Phill · 30 January 2003, 00:18

Only driven one once, and to be quite frank I didn't care if it was useful, for those 4 hours it was b----y good fun !

DM · 08 February 2003, 17:48

Boat is nearly finished now. just a few bits and bobs to bolt back on and waiting for yamaha decals for engine cover. Total budget is still under 4k.

DM · 08 February 2003, 17:51

showing resprayed leg which was quite badly pitted and had been antifouled which was a b*gger to get off

DM · 08 February 2003, 17:54

Found this in a diving shop. Useful bit of kit without a sharp point to puncture your tubes.

bryan edwards · 08 February 2003, 18:09

hi dave , the rib looks fantastic after the (re fit ) you,ve done a brill job on her , i bet you cant wait until summer , where do you launch ?

DM · 08 February 2003, 18:24

Thanks Bryan, I was still using the boat up to end of november and it should be back on the water in the next fortnight either on the lower Severn or up around Bardsey island off Anglesy. Its last launch was down your way (porthcawl)Rels in Port talbot, over to Watchet in Devon.

Dave

bryan edwards · 08 February 2003, 18:30

how did the trip over to devon go mate ? it can be very a very difficult bit of water to to cross at the best of times, regards bryan

DM · 08 February 2003, 18:44

Worst bit was the launch at porthcawl. The lifeboat slip has a really nasty swell (RNLI use a tractor and cradle) but the trip over was pretty flat compared to what you get up around Bardsey island which is my usual haunt. God, no disrespect, but Wales must have the worst slipways in the World.

Regards

David

bryan edwards · 08 February 2003, 18:53

yes dave some of them are a bit ropey, but saying that the next time your in s/wales try the slip in saundersfoot, the h/master down there is pete skelthwaith (top man) you can launch there for pennies into the harbour and have a nice trip around caldy island , but you cant berth on the island without the permission of the resident (monks ) caldy sound is quite stunning when its calm , regards bryan

Manos · 09 February 2003, 09:04

Great job David. I am also thinking of puting something like this aluminum protection bit under my Falcon in Greece but don't know how to support it in a wtaretight way with the hull.