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02 February 2012, 21:48
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Country: UK - England
Town: Plymouth
Length: 6m +
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Quote for servicing this lot ?
Came across this picture. Would not like to be the guy that gets the bill for this lot!
What do you reckon as a ball park ?
Peter @ Boatsandoutboards4sale ~ askboatsandoutboards4sale@sky.com ~ 07930 421007
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02 February 2012, 22:05
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Country: UK - England
Boat name: llyn raider
Make: xs
Length: 7m +
Engine: 1 200hp merc
Join Date: Nov 2006
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dos beg the question, why? it must be a floating fuel tank.
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02 February 2012, 22:15
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Country: UK - England
Town: Colchester
Boat name: Project
Make: Atlantic 21
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mariner 2.5 v6
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 44
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It's owned by Shell. Don't no what for seen it on you tube
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02 February 2012, 22:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,177
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What about this 1
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03 February 2012, 09:55
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ipswich
Boat name: Jammy Dodger
Make: Avon Adventure 7.20
Length: 7m +
Engine: 200 Yamaha
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 365
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I took a picture of this one when I was down in Portugal!
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03 February 2012, 11:36
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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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surely there must come a point where it makes no difference how many engines you have as all youre doing is churning up the water and getting no 'grip'.
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03 February 2012, 13:14
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Country: UK - England
Length: no boat
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Originally Posted by discomick
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I can see no point in that at all, other than you gain deck space. Just starting them must take forever, and then if you start engine one first every time, it will have more hours than engine eight, buy quite some margin at the end of their life. 
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03 February 2012, 15:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
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Never mind starting them imagine the throttle levers on the dash
sent from a remote device
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03 February 2012, 15:59
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Easdale
Boat name: Miss Isle
Make: Solent 6.9
Length: 6m +
Engine: 225 optimax
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 1,427
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Lots of backup there though if one engine dies, who cares 
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03 February 2012, 16:31
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: Wildheart
Make: Humber/Delta Seasafe
Length: 5m +
Engine: Merc 60 Clamshell
MMSI: 235068449
Join Date: Apr 2007
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As for servicing, if you can afford to run them, you can afford to service them! 
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03 February 2012, 16:47
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Country: UK - England
Town: bicester
Length: no boat
Engine: outboard only
Join Date: Feb 2009
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there was/is a boat in the USA about three/four years ago that had about five? big verados it was done as a show exhibit but was tested on the water top speed one hunderd miles per hour , fuel range six miles at wot, you may still see it on the verado web site
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03 February 2012, 19:28
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
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As has been said before most of the ones with 8 odd engines are generally drug runners, if one engine gets shot out it doesn't matter.
They seem to have moved on to more sophisticated means now.... subs!
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03 February 2012, 21:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: N. Devon
Boat name: (Not Another) Nutkin
Make: Highfield
Length: 6m +
Engine: Outboard, Honda 135
MMSI: 232036183
Join Date: Dec 2008
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Saw this one in Australia - whale watching rib.
Don't fancy the fuel bill much 
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08 February 2012, 11:31
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Country: UK - England
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Aug 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Boats&Outboards
Came across this picture. Would not like to be the guy that gets the bill for this lot!
What do you reckon as a ball park ?
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What is this boat used for ? Something for the military ? Seems very odd if it isnt a drug runner
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08 February 2012, 11:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hamble
Length: 9m +
Join Date: Dec 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by uncle al
there was/is a boat in the USA about three/four years ago that had about five? big verados it was done as a show exhibit but was tested on the water top speed one hunderd miles per hour , fuel range six miles at wot, you may still see it on the verado web site
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That would be this.... Midnight Express - 39' Open Model
they build boats for the US military, customs etc.
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08 February 2012, 12:23
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Country: UK - England
Town: Northampton
Make: RibTec
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outbaord mariner 75
Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 506
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Why ? Why would you need that many engines.
I can see the point of 2 even 4 at a push but any more than that and doesnt the weight of the engines and weight and costs of the fule out weigh the gains from the extra engines.
and wont there be extra drag from all thoes legs in the water.
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08 February 2012, 20:34
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Member
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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08 February 2012, 21:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: Morecambe
Boat name: Various
Make: Various
Length: 10m +
Engine: Various
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Photoshop has a lot to answer for !
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Northwind Challenger
(Not Another) Nutkin
