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Old 25 August 2014, 20:33   #1
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Old 25 August 2014, 20:38   #2
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Those engines sound Grrrrrrrreat it was fair shifting a bit as well.
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Old 25 August 2014, 20:59   #3
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Those engines sound Grrrrrrrreat it was fair shifting a bit as well.
Agreed but how long before the saddle breaks, the flywheel falls to bits, the HP or LP fuel pump packs up or the trim sender packs up
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Old 25 August 2014, 21:02   #4
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Agreed but how long before the saddle breaks, the flywheel falls to bits, the HP or LP fuel pump packs up or the trim sender packs up
Will leave this one for Pikey Dave to sort you out
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Old 25 August 2014, 21:24   #5
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Will leave this one for Pikey Dave to sort you out
He's too busy knocking up some Bouillabaisse with freshly caught fruits de Mer and some crunchy samphire on the side...
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He's too busy knocking up some Bouillabaisse with freshly caught fruits de Mer and some crunchy samphire on the side...
Point taken.... all that rich froggy food he will probably come back as fat b*stard..
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Old 27 August 2014, 22:56   #7
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Point taken.... all that rich froggy food he will probably come back as fat b*stard..
Plus trois kilo, actually

I've had it with the Etec argument, either buy one or don't. DILIGAF
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Old 27 August 2014, 23:04   #8
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I've had it with the Etec argument, either buy one or don't. DILIGAF

Then what's the point of a boat forum? What will we "talk" about??? :wink:
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What will we "talk" about??? :wink:
The same ole sh1t over & over again. You're either preaching to the converted, or
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I think the etec discussion is absurd no matter what side you are on.
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I have to say that has got to be the best way of bringing fenders in I have seen... That's the way to justify 500hp!
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Old 28 August 2014, 11:36   #12
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Yup!
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I have to say that has got to be the best way of bringing fenders in I have seen... That's the way to justify 500hp!
It also works with a net bag of mackerel and half the HP
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It also works with a net bag of mackerel and half the HP
Doesn't work with underwater camera rigs, as one of my friends found out...


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