Post your pics of 2004

[Brambles]

Hi all,

Hope everyone had a great Christmas.

As we are now approaching the time when we usually reflect on the year that is coming to an end, here are a few memories of 2004.

Please post your pics (sorry JK!) but lets give the server a bit of a hammering

Pic1. In February Martin wrote a very large cheque for the first MK11 8.1m Scorpion. His kids decided to call her Scooby Doo. In May we took her from Poole to France.

Pic 2. Sun set on the overnight stop in Aldeny.

Pic 3. Packing up at St Vaast. This is a great place & well worth a trip.

Pic 4. This is Rob (Capt Musto) on lookout.


Part 2 to follow....

Ian.

[Brambles]

Pic 1. Round the Island Race in June. This is the now departed Spirit along side the Lively Lady.

Pic 2. In July we went to the Class 1 racing in Plymouth. Boy do these guys know how to spend money!

Pic 3. Late July & the children get some training for their planned rib takeover in the very near future.

Pic 4. Sad day. Engine failure meant a trip home by road. This was a long day: Went to Hampshire to collect a trailer, then to Salcombe, then to Lymington, then back home to Wiltshire. By the way I can report that this Scorpion can do over 70mph. Unfortunately it was down hill & behind a Disco at the time. If any Police officers are reading this, I made up the last bit.


Ian.

[Brambles]

And finally..

In December the new Engine was fitted.

Pic 1. Prop testing.

Pic 2. Heading back to the boat yard through the Needles under 2 stroke power.


Now lets see yours!

Regards.


Ian.

[Brian]

Ian,
Super photos-even superer boat.
Can you tell us something about the engine problem/swap please?

[Brambles]

Originally Posted by Brian

Ian,
Super photos-even superer boat.
Can you tell us something about the engine problem/swap please?

Hi Brian,

Basically if the old engine was turned off and left in the down position for even a short period of time, it would then suck water water into the chambers and flood the plugs when we tried to restart. It was a short shaft motor, which may have contributed to the problem, but it was fitted to the transom at the correct height according to the Honda specs.

Graham Jelly (top bloke) tried a few mods to the engine positioning, but then sorted out a replacement engine for Martin as soon as he realised that there was no altenative.

The new Etec has really surprised us with its performance. It does not use any more fuel than the four stroke. This may be something to do with the fact that it is 55kgs lighter, but I think that 2 stroke technology has come a long way in the last couple of years.

Incidentally, talking about the weight of engines, between February and August, 2 Honda engine mounting brackets cracked. We do tend to go out in rough weather, but it makes you think...

Regards.

Ian.

[The Jackeens]

Nice photos Ian. When we find the camera we'll add some


Us

[Daniel TD5]

out of the hundreds of pics i now have i will pick only five

me being very new to ribing in 2004 my first ride in lord davies searider in jan
then my first rib in may 2004 and then the replacement in october its been a packed SUB 5M year with my old 40 hp covering 55 hours in just 5 months

i have picked the cream of the crop

i think they show the fun i have had the very nice people ive met over the
year on our trips

and look forward to a very good 2005

i will end with a quote for Richard B which sums it up very well


Crikey, it only seems like yesterday that you bought the Valiant.

It's like the end of an era - the little RIB with the big presence.

We've followed the adventires of the sub-fivers and enjoyed every minute with you - even though we're not eligible to join .

i can only say watch this space for the 2005 adventures

[The Jackeens]

Nice photos Daniel.

That was a good day out.

(Great to see an 'Explosion' next to Zeb in Yarmouth )

missus

[limeydal]

Having to ship our new boat from Southampton to California was the start of what seemed an endless wait.
The ro/ro ferry eluded 3 hurricanes to dock safely at Port Huneume with our cargo safely wrapped.
1) On the shipping cradle looking like an Ark
2) Unwrapped and ready to inflate
3)Getting it's safety check by the Coastguard Aux.
4)Good to go and christened with 2 cans of lemonade over the bow.
5) wife at the helm and cruising the bay.All the effort worthwhile
Thanks to all the RIBNET members who offered advice/guidance and knowledge to a first time RIB owner;Much appreciated and Happy New Year,
cheers Dal

[Carl]

great pic of explosion nestled in the middle

[Alex Brown]

I already posted a ton of pics last year, so instead I put together a load of video clips into one lastnight while waiting for Big Ben to chime at midnight

Unfortunately, unless you have broadband neither video will stream (but you can right click and save as though).

512k - http://files.ribseadrive.co.uk/video_2004_small.wmv
1meg and above - http://files.ribseadrive.co.uk/video_2004_large.wmv

They 'should' stream when clicked on if you have Microsoft software.
The video is just over 4 and a half mins long

-Alex

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by Alex Brown

I already posted a ton of pics last year, so instead I put together a load of video clips into one lastnight while waiting for Big Ben to chime at midnight

Unfortunately, unless you have broadband neither video will stream (but you can right click and save as though).

512k - http://files.ribseadrive.co.uk/video_2004_small.wmv
1meg and above - http://files.ribseadrive.co.uk/video_2004_large.wmv

They 'should' stream when clicked on if you have Microsoft software.
The video is just over 4 and a half mins long

-Alex

Great videos but streaming? Yuch - even with 1.5mb - much prefer to save first!!!

[Hightower]

Alex, was that Woot at the begining of the Vid with the light blue tubes?

Excellent Vidio, only one peice of roughish weather footage tho!

Andy

This is my pic of the year, and sums up what I've thought of meeting you all.

[Alex Brown]

Originally Posted by Hightower

Alex, was that Woot at the begining of the Vid with the light blue tubes?

Excellent Vidio, only one peice of roughish weather footage tho!

Hello Andy,

Yes, indeed it was woot with the light blue tubes

Only one bit of roughish weather... I hope not!! - that's all calm stuff..... I only ever go out on the water when it's nice weather (I have this fear of breaking something otherwise)
It is rough today - http://www.pembrokeweather.org.uk/ - 45knots gusting at the ferry terminal, and the cam at St Ann's (not on that site) shows a very 'lively' sea.

Not explained in the video which I should have done, the 2 orange ribs were the new yacht club boats (humbers) just finishing off the run in period, and then the yellow rib is Peter24/7 from the forums. The other blue rib (dark blue) is Jon Tallis on his boat The Goose (not a member of the forums).

-Alex

[thorper]

My favourite picture of 2004 - Taken from one of the forts in the solent of Andy thrashing the boat around!

The second photo isnt of ribs, but is a nice shot of yachts in the solent

Ricky

[Hightower]

Ricky, is that the photo you posted earlier in the year when someone asked if you rented a helicopter to take the pics .

Alex, I have been in two minds on whether to take my RIB out over the Christmas break as I'll probably be PXing it later this month and I had a nasty feeling I'd break something on it!! When I had made my mind up for a "Post" New years cruise this weekend, the weather got worse!!

Andy

[The Jackeens]

Originally Posted by Hightower

This is my pic of the year, and sums up what I've thought of meeting you all.

Nice one Andy..it was very reassuring to hear your big laugh every time we hit a wave (on Zeb) that day

Us

[woot]

I like this photo for several reasons
No1 I managed to get a good shot whilst driving the boat and having the arse end of the boat pulled around by the monoskier.
No2 My mate brought his monoski along on a days boating but neither of us knew if the boat would be able to pull a monskier out and be fast enough for him to be able to ski well - the photo answers both questions.
No3 The photo is my inspiration for trying to ski in 2005, haven't even got ski's yet but I hope to be able to get a similar photo soon with me throwing a big rooster tail up. Just a few teething problems to overcome, no ski's, no idea what to do, co-ordination deficit, large body out of proportion with arm strength, I could go on but I think you get the idea but I do like a challenge!

[thorper]

Originally Posted by Hightower

Ricky, is that the photo you posted earlier in the year when someone asked if you rented a helicopter to take the pics .

Andy

Yes thats the one! Andy gave the boat a good workout, and produced some great photos. We'll have to do some more for 2005! We've got some ideas about getting photos of boats airborne off the back of the IOW ferries, but it takes some planning, good weather and boat placement.

Ricky

[The Jackeens]

A few that stuck in my mind...

The sea oh the sea...couldn't make up its mind whether it was following or beam...(off the West of Ireland ) Scary monster.

Nice to be in Donegal !

A long night (flare requested by Lifeboat as we were drifting )

Vroooom ! Fi meets some of the RIBnet gang and Carl even lets her drive !(This one isn't actually Fi driving cos we couldn't catch up but it's similar )


Paul in Pompey Harbour. Shure 'tis like the Med here at times

(Got millions more but I'll stick some on Ribsters too.)

missus