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25 September 2015, 03:16
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Country: USA
Town: San Francisco Bay
Boat name: SRMN 600
Make: Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 90
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Cool craigslist find today. Flatacraft Force 6 with twins Yammy 70s
I always kill time at work by treasure hunting on craigslist. This is what I found locally today and had to pick it up. 
Its a Flatacraft Force 6. I never heard of these before but did some searching here on rib.net and found that they are an older company across the Atlantic. Its an older rib but the hypalon tubes hold air and the hull is in good shape. Lots of fuel in the tank(s) at 60 gallons. The twin Yamahas run and look in good shape.
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25 September 2015, 04:30
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Country: USA
Town: California
Make: Avon 5.4m Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha 90
Join Date: Aug 2011
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It's a sickness...
(nice find)
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26 September 2015, 06:44
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Country: USA
Town: LA
Make: Zodiac
Length: 5m +
Engine: OB
Join Date: Dec 2012
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HAHA. Well done. I love it. Like how many hours elapsed from "Browsed CL" to "Picked up"?
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26 September 2015, 08:33
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Country: UK - England
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Underrated boats built in Leicester. Far better than equivelent searider
The Force five was very quick in the rough as it should be based on the Phantom 16 hull. wish I still had mine!
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26 September 2015, 08:36
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Country: UK - England
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by phantom 19
Underrated boats built in Leicester. Far better than equivelent searider
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Brave statement around these parts...
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26 September 2015, 19:42
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Country: USA
Town: Oakland CA
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Feb 2005
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Originally Posted by ShinyShoe
Brave statement around these parts...
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Yeah, but he made the comment in North America, so... 
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26 September 2015, 20:29
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Length: 3m +
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Pretty sure Phanton19 is actually in the UK... 
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26 September 2015, 20:58
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Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
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Assembling angry mob with burning torches and pitchforks as we speak 
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26 September 2015, 21:04
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Country: USA
Town: San Francisco Bay
Boat name: SRMN 600
Make: Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 90
Join Date: Mar 2013
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HAHA. Well done. I love it. Like how many hours elapsed from "Browsed CL" to "Picked up"?
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Hours?!? It was minutes! Lol. I was over there right away and paid him, couldn't tow it home though. I just came back out this morning and towed it about 3 miles then got a flat. Im not sure how it happened but Im sure it has nothing to do with the rim that is disintegrating. 
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28 September 2015, 00:22
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Country: USA
Town: San Francisco Bay
Boat name: SRMN 600
Make: Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 90
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Finally got it towed home and spent some time clearing the deck. Interesting fuel tank setup.
 
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28 September 2015, 03:14
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Country: USA
Town: Pacific Beach
Boat name: Dash II
Make: Willard
Length: 7m +
Engine: Cummins
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 623
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Didn't you just buy another project boat?
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28 September 2015, 04:09
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Country: USA
Town: San Francisco Bay
Boat name: SRMN 600
Make: Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 90
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Yeah the Hurricane is supposed to be my main project but this thing was irresistible. I have a sweet spot for orange ribs and twin outboards.
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01 October 2015, 15:56
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Country: USA
Town: San Francisco Bay
Boat name: SRMN 600
Make: Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 90
Join Date: Mar 2013
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A little cleaning and the tubes look a lot better.
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01 October 2015, 20:03
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Country: USA
Town: LA
Make: Zodiac
Length: 5m +
Engine: OB
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Do you clean with MEK?
That fuel tank setup is unique, but sure uses space efficiently!
Looking good... Gonna be an interesting project!
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01 October 2015, 20:16
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Country: USA
Town: California
Make: Avon 5.4m Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha 90
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,260
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Do you clean with MEK?
That fuel tank setup is unique, but sure uses space efficiently!
Looking good... Gonna be an interesting project!
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Better to start with a household magic eraser than MEK!
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01 October 2015, 22:06
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Country: USA
Town: San Francisco Bay
Boat name: SRMN 600
Make: Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 90
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Just water and a kitchen sponge so far. Im too cheap for chemicals 
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02 October 2015, 02:19
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bromsgrove
Boat name: Kick-Ass !
Make: PAC/Artic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 250hp Yamaha
Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 3,577
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Right chemicals and patience =
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02 October 2015, 02:39
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Member
Country: USA
Town: San Francisco Bay
Boat name: SRMN 600
Make: Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Honda 90
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Thats awesome! Exactly how I hope my tubes will turn out.
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02 October 2015, 04:15
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Member
Country: USA
Town: Columbia gorge wash.
Make: Zodiac Hurricaine
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outboard yam 70
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 22
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That's how I picked up our hurricane 530 browsing at work in the ED and ran across!! the add and went after my shift put a deposit on it .......no regrets and can't wait till this wkend the go out 😎😎
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02 October 2015, 15:39
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Country: USA
Town: Oakland CA
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 6,653
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tworotorturbo
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Says the guy with like 8 boats...
jky
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