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24 January 2012, 18:02
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Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
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All flat transom boats are the same going backwards. 
Google propeller efficiencies, fixed bladed props aint too good at goin' backwards. 
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24 January 2012, 19:48
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
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All flat transom boats are the same going backwards.
Google propeller efficiencies, fixed bladed props aint too good at goin' backwards. |
Especially since in reverse an outboard driven boat is "driving through gas" rather than through water.
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25 January 2012, 23:19
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When I sold the boat, it went with a 21P Laser 2. What's on it now?
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Same I'm almost certain without looking.
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25 January 2012, 23:20
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Thanks for all the helpful comments about going backwards. I will in future point the sharp end in the direction I want to go.
Also sorry for hi-jacking the original thread.
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26 January 2012, 16:11
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Trixie
Make: Scorpion 8.5m
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
Join Date: Sep 2006
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Originally Posted by Mollers
Searider, I've just noticed that your new boat is 'Humper'. 'Humper' and 'Hey Joe' were built at the same time. The Etecs came from Liverpool Powerboats as a pair and the boats were at Eurocraft together. I didn't know that Peter had sold her.  |
Peter sold it me over the xmas break, his mate brought my 5.75m Osprey at the back end of summer, so I first saw Humper when Peter's mate came to test drive mine at Holyhead Harbour.... Its a small Osprey world ! Do you own 'Hey Joe' ?
Chris - Not sure what the console is pal, but its been lifted to allow you to stand behind it I think... seems to do the job !
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26 January 2012, 16:52
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Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
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Yep. 
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27 January 2012, 12:55
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Trixie
Make: Scorpion 8.5m
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Awesome... What year did you have it built ? 
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27 January 2012, 13:54
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Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
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awesome... What year did you have it built ? |
'08.
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27 January 2012, 16:43
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Country: UK - England
Town: westlancs/anglesey
Boat name: Humper 2
Make: osprey vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: evinrude e-tec 250hp
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 92
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Humper console
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Originally Posted by 1978SeaRider
Peter sold it me over the xmas break, his mate brought my 5.75m Osprey at the back end of summer, so I first saw Humper when Peter's mate came to test drive mine at Holyhead Harbour.... Its a small Osprey world ! Do you own 'Hey Joe' ?
Chris - Not sure what the console is pal, but its been lifted to allow you to stand behind it I think... seems to do the job !
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Hi all, so glad Humper went to a good home and it will be good to see her around. The console was from Demon ribs in Devon heavily modified by that old genius Mike Whitham it was raised 6" and a seat grafted onto the front. The single inset seat that it comes with was cut out and a cover made which can be removed to give good access if needed. Cost a bloody arm and leg but so worth it. The control you feel in a big sea whilst stood up was tremendous.
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27 January 2012, 16:55
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 Opti, F50EFi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Hi all, so glad Humper went to a good home
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Have you bought a replacement?
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27 January 2012, 19:44
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Country: UK - England
Town: westlancs/anglesey
Boat name: Humper 2
Make: osprey vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: evinrude e-tec 250hp
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Humper
No not yet, it was a very hard decision to sell it but I needed to liquidate some assets for a new business venture. I hope to buy something a bit closer to summer. I can't not be on the water!
Cheers!
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30 January 2012, 09:44
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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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As a point of interest, I would wager that Stephen Luxton's will be the worst at reversing |
Why?
Actually with the higher XL transom mine is pretty good - certainly much less inclined to fill up with water than the old RIB, with the freeboard at the transom being an extra five inches. Naturally you can get water in over the transom if you want to but it doesn't very often happen by accident, usually a deliberate deck wash. The fact that most of the pork pies are stowed well forwards doesn't hurt either.
Astern into a following sea gets a bit wet (technical point: is it still a 'following' sea if you are reversing into it?  ) but that's not exactly unexpected!
Generally, as has already been mentioned, I've found they go better with the pointy end first though 
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30 January 2012, 22:52
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
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Because unless I am mistaken, your boat is specified without an Osprey trademark feature...
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31 January 2012, 09:59
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Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
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Because unless I am mistaken, your boat is specified without an Osprey trademark feature...
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Oh, I see what you mean. But I think the extra five inches more than makes up for it (ooer missus)
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31 January 2012, 13:25
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2004
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Quote:
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Because unless I am mistaken, your boat is specified without an Osprey trademark feature...
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The big Knob behind the steering wheel? 
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01 February 2012, 16:14
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Country: UK - England
Town: Rutland
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Just a few bits and pieces to do, so Easter 
Jim
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01 February 2012, 16:20
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
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Just a few bits and pieces to do, so Easter
Jim |
Those seats look interesting.
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01 February 2012, 16:28
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
Make: No Boat
Length: under 3m
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Those seats look interesting. |
You mean Nice! Good looking Boat 
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01 February 2012, 17:53
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#139
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 Opti, F50EFi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,299
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Those seats look interesting. |
Looks brilliant, Jim
I like the Jesus handles on the sides of the seats.
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01 February 2012, 18:58
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: New Milton
Boat name: Jianna
Make: Osprey
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 E-TEC
MMSI: 235076954
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Wow. Looks brilliant Jim. Is that 2 winch posts I see, up to your old tricks? Good choice of egg whisk
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