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26 September 2011, 18:26
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Jetskigulls...say it quickly...
Yes, this is real and it's been on the local canal. I've been trying to convince him that it's not a good idea to use it as a tender at sea. 
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26 September 2011, 18:47
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Ebbw Vale, Gwent
Boat name: Seabay
Make: Avon, Bonwitco
Length: 3m +
Engine: 4,25,35 Johnsons
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Fair play! Thinking while "out of his box"..
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26 September 2011, 18:51
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Country: USA
Town: Seattle
Boat name: Water Dog
Make: Polaris
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yamaha 60hp
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,152
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Genius! (despite being seriously fugly)
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26 September 2011, 20:31
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Bubbas Bouy
Length: 7m +
Engine: Mercruiser
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Now, just why on earth would you wanna do that?? I just don't get it......??
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26 September 2011, 21:04
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Country: UK - England
Town: Kings Lynn
Boat name: Blow 'N' Away
Make: Coastline
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 175
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 503
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Has to be better than spending $1000 on a recon engine for a valueless ski!
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26 September 2011, 21:33
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
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It would be, but with no engine in it, it's a tad unstable!
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27 September 2011, 00:38
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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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And still better in kelp than the original jet 
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27 September 2011, 07:39
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wiltshire
Boat name: At Lantic
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: Evinrude Etec 75
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 70
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I've just thought of an idea for a new Mr Bean episode....
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27 September 2011, 08:32
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,238
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That has to be the worst incarnation seen on here for a while. Which for that reason gets 
But by having crappy old stuff like that in your front garden, he has probably knocked off 20% of the value of the houses on his street. 
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27 September 2011, 09:02
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Chorley / Holyhead
Boat name: Northwind Challenger
Make: Tornado
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mariner 115 efi CT
MMSI: 235080598
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,411
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i think the word "clatty" would sum that one up, but fair play to the person who has the balls to not only do it but to actually be seen on it!
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27 September 2011, 10:17
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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The OP begs another question...
Tender to what at sea? 
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27 September 2011, 10:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: yorkshire
Boat name: little vicky
Make: avon ex RNLI
Length: 3m +
Engine: tohatsu
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 2,310
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[QUOTE=Nos4r2;422857]Yes, this is real and it's been on the local canal. QUOTE]
He must be law abiding ,max hp on canals is 4 hp ,,unless its a 5 ,lol
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27 September 2011, 11:21
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Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle
Boat name: Merlin
Make: RB4 Gemini 550
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 90C
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,080
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how does he steer it?
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27 September 2011, 14:05
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MustRib
how does he steer it?
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Tiller extension, or reach back.... 
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27 September 2011, 15:07
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Country: UK - England
Town: Newcastle
Boat name: Merlin
Make: RB4 Gemini 550
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 90C
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 1,080
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actually for the number of conked out jetskis I see getting towed back
to the slip in South Shields by various passing boats,
an aux should maybe be a standard fixture !
not sure about "reach back" Wilik...is this some curious N Irish
boat driving technique?
and after I had spent on a fortune on hydraulic steering...all
I needed were hydraulic arms 
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27 September 2011, 15:34
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 2,066
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how does he steer it?
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like all good jetski-ers , straight at you !
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27 September 2011, 21:44
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
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Originally Posted by willk
The OP begs another question...
Tender to what at sea? |
Well... that's another story. Suffice to say he's being somewhat unrealistic about the 'what' (a yacht) and stubbornly refuses to listen to anyone who says anything negative-including 'you'll either drown or be towed in by the RNLI'. Keep an eye out on 'Mayday Mayday'. No, I'm really not kidding.
Conversations so far have gone:-
'I can motor around everywhere with the mast down because I can't sail'
'My mate can build me a radar set-he's good with electronics'.
'I can live aboard for free and anchor anywhere I want so I don't have to pay berthing charges or harbour dues' (the middle of Poole Bay was one of his preferred locations).
'It won't be cold living aboard it in the winter if I bring it up to the top of the Thames'
I'm bored of telling him not to be f****** stupid.
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He must be law abiding ,max hp on canals is 4 hp ,,unless its a 5 ,lol
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Errm... The local canal isn't open to vessels (it's only part restored) and the fishermen called the police, who told him to remove it.
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He can't. I think he's planning a tiller extension.
Incidentally, it's in someone else's garden in the pic.
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27 September 2011, 22:09
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Its the Brass neck factor that gets me ? Putting along in your own oil slick and struggling to get up a wave let alone take off from it  (when he gets it out of a pond)
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27 September 2011, 22:50
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
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He's an interesting case Nos. I remember quite a few of those lads in the news over the years. The one who used the roadmap to sail around Britain was a fond favourite of mine. Now would be a good time to jot down a few notes from your chats and get as many decent photos of his build and trials as you can. Remember to get to WHY he wants to do it.
There's a news article in there at least. Maybe a book if he does something really nuts.
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28 September 2011, 00:10
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,069
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
He's an interesting case Nos. I remember quite a few of those lads in the news over the years. The one who used the roadmap to sail around Britain was a fond favourite of mine. Now would be a good time to jot down a few notes from your chats and get as many decent photos of his build and trials as you can. Remember to get to WHY he wants to do it.
There's a news article in there at least. Maybe a book if he does something really nuts.
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You might be right, but I think it's dying a bit of a death.He's bought a grp yacht with no interior and seems to have run out of money to actually do anything with it. He's got it in his head that it needs a wood burner on it 
I don't think he's realised he'll be paying yard charges for it as well. He's only been to it once since he bought it.
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