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14 December 2014, 15:23
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Town: Littlehampton, W Sx
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Dutch crane...
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14 December 2014, 15:49
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,650
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Would have been cheaper ringing the front door bell and going down on one knee with a DeBeers diamond. 
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14 December 2014, 18:35
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Country: USA
Town: Oakland CA
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Hmmm. Did she say yes?
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14 December 2014, 18:56
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She did and then the flew to Paris to celebrate leaving someone else to sort the mess out ;-)
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15 December 2014, 06:33
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Town: Oakland CA
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Sounds reasonable to me...
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15 December 2014, 10:27
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Country: UK - England
Town: Leicester
Boat name: Vixen
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki OB 175
MMSI: 235071839
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Given how far out the jib was it did look like an accident waiting patiently to happen. Apparently it wasnt the happy couple's house that got trashed.
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15 December 2014, 12:06
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Country: Australia
Town: Sydney
Boat name: Lunasea
Make: Ribtec 890SX
Length: 8m +
Engine: Yamaha ME 421STI x 2
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 475
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She already knows he can't keep it up.
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15 December 2014, 18:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Given how far out the jib was it did look like an accident waiting patiently to happen. Apparently it wasnt the happy couple's house that got trashed.
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Looks like the original crane was only half rigged & short of ballast. Whoever slung the second recovery crane needs a stern talking to 
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15 December 2014, 19:27
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,650
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Looks like the original crane was only half rigged & short of ballast. Whoever slung the second recovery crane needs a stern talking to |
Indeed. What's Dutch for chuckle brothers?
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15 December 2014, 20:58
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Country: Ireland
Make: Zodiac Mk I
Length: 3m +
Engine: 15 hp Yam two stroke
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 728
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Think it might be a good idea if they stay in Paris...
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17 December 2014, 08:33
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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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Whoever slung the second recovery crane needs a stern talking to |
Did they ever. I know f a about lifting but anybody could see that was going to end badly!!
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18 December 2014, 16:46
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Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Rostrevor
Boat name: Ricochet
Make: Redbay
Length: 7m +
Engine: Twin F115 Yams
MMSI: 235083269
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 930
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How "til" do it - Belfast style 
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18 December 2014, 17:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,178
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OoooH! crane porn, now yer talkin' 
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18 December 2014, 17:44
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
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Come on Bigmuz7 you must be able to pull a bigger one than that out of yer sporran mate
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