Not really ribs, but worth seeing

[Daniel Vanesse]

Seen in Syddey during the APEC convention and in Hervey Bay (Australia)

[Andy Moore]

Originally Posted by Daniel Vanesse

Seen in Syddey during the APEC convention and in Hervey Bay (Australia)

I have noticed when I have been abroad, it appears there are more boats about with multiple outboard rigs. For example, I went on a powerboat in Thailand that had 4x 200hp on the back. It was operating out of a tiny island and only took tourists out.

Bearing in mind the cost of outboard motors in the UK, are they somehow cheaper abroad?

[codprawn]

Its probably down to the fact Britain has the dearest petrol in the world.............

[randski]

Originally Posted by codprawn

Its probably down to the fact Britain has the dearest petrol in the world.............

Try Norway

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/eupetrolprices/

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by randski

Try Norway

http://www.aaroadwatch.ie/eupetrolprices/

Ahh seems they have passed us now - but look at the diesel prices - ours is 2nd or 3rd highest in the World.

What makes it worse is that Britain has one of the lowest petrol prices BEFORE tax!!!

[Dirk Diggler]

Originally Posted by Andy Moore

I have noticed when I have been abroad, it appears there are more boats about with multiple outboard rigs. For example, I went on a powerboat in Thailand that had 4x 200hp on the back. It was operating out of a tiny island and only took tourists out.

Bearing in mind the cost of outboard motors in the UK, are they somehow cheaper abroad?

It's a combination of reasons, power to weight, the ability to change motors quickly, and cost. Yamaha have a plant in Thailand, making the motors unbelievably cheap.

[Roy Smith]

My son has just come back from Bali he went on a few trips one to the Guilly
islands, he was surprised that most out boards where Yamaha but you could get a ride back 6 hours by ferry 2 hours by speed boat for £15 the fuel is very cheep

[Daniel Vanesse]

I do not know how dear or cheap the outboards are in Australia, but the petrol is about 0.9 € ( 0.64 pound) per liter...