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Old 24 July 2015, 07:44   #1
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Interesting reaction at the slipway
If there was a Darwin Award for inanimate objects... then this would win.
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Old 24 July 2015, 08:08   #2
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I'd like to see that in a wind-over-tide situation in The Solent.
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Old 24 July 2015, 19:43   #3
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I have sometimes been known to refer to a local wafi as owning a floating caravan. I may need to stop that now.
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Those kraz-ee Germans. Some things just shouldn't be combined. A bit like those radio-toilet-roll-holders...why?!?

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Something's shouldn't be combined.....like bearings and sea water!!!
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Old 24 July 2015, 21:44   #6
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German ........ phft!! ...
we Brits were there way in front!!


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hammond was a visionary!

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Old 25 September 2015, 11:27   #8
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This is very cool and unpredictable. It takes a while to emerge though, so fast forward to 1 min.

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Old 25 September 2015, 11:48   #9
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I wasn't expecting that, way cool
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Old 25 September 2015, 12:26   #10
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Have seen it before and I'm still jealous!! What a set up


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Old 25 September 2015, 13:13   #11
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Cool, caught me out
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Old 26 September 2015, 15:04   #12
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That's gonna be hard work getting lined up right coming ashore in a chop...
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