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19 September 2007, 00:19
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Country: UK - Scotland
Make: Ribcraft 4.8
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yamaha 60hp
Join Date: May 2007
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Perfect vehicle for launching and recovery
Ideal for those tricky shingle beaches, or steep slipways
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19 September 2007, 01:44
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Country: Other
Town: San Carlos, Mexico
Boat name: INDE
Make: LOMAC 730
Length: 7m +
Engine: 200 Merc.
MMSI: Please press 1
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,688
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Now you have done it!!! Codders is going to post that a LR can do better. 
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19 September 2007, 03:20
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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Awesome - maybe not better but a LR could do it just as well.
Remember often the smaller vehicles are the best - I would love to see one of those try to drive some of the mountain tracks in Northern Yemen - they would fall off!!!
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19 September 2007, 06:54
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Country: Canada
Town: British Columbia
Make: Gemini
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40hp 2 str
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,151
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The Unimogs in that video looked to be much more capable of negotiating the terrain than the Tatras. Then again, the Unimogs use solid axles with geared hubs, whereas the Tatras did not use solid axles. If those Tatras used 4 solid axles for those eight wheels, they'd be far more capables than the independant suspension setup that they use.
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19 September 2007, 18:50
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Agreed - beam or portal axles are best offroad - not so nice on it though!!!
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26 September 2007, 07:08
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Make: Waveline
Length: under 3m
Engine: Yamaha 2.5
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 421
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Big Launching Vehicle
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26 September 2007, 07:09
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Make: Waveline
Length: under 3m
Engine: Yamaha 2.5
Join Date: May 2005
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And big slip
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26 September 2007, 16:43
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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If that slip was in the UK the council would have put bollards across it and left a narrow gap with a barrier!!!
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26 September 2007, 16:48
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Country: Other
Town: Oakley
Boat name: Zerstörer
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF 140
MMSI: 235050131
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 3,931
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Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
If that slip was in the UK the council would have put bollards across it and left a narrow gap with a barrier!!!
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And the entrance would have had some klutz parking across it.
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26 September 2007, 17:01
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Member
Country: Other
Town: San Carlos, Mexico
Boat name: INDE
Make: LOMAC 730
Length: 7m +
Engine: 200 Merc.
MMSI: Please press 1
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 1,688
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Randski
Where is that slip in the photo? Looks like one of our local lakes in Arizona.
Lake Pleasant which is 1/2hr drive from my house and 12 miles long has a 10 lane ramp and a 4 lane ramp. Fees are $10 per day or about $110 per year.
Includes a shuttle van to take you to and from ramp to parking area. However it can get crowded at weekends. 
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26 September 2007, 20:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: mansfield
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 405
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Personally, I prefer the more sportier version. 
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26 September 2007, 21:50
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: cornwall
Boat name: nothing
Make: rib eye 430
Length: 4m +
Engine: tatsu 50
MMSI: 666
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,915
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is that yer new boat BOB Now i know why you got a 4x4 with more power
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27 September 2007, 06:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Make: Waveline
Length: under 3m
Engine: Yamaha 2.5
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 421
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Limey Linda
Randski
Where is that slip in the photo? Looks like one of our local lakes in Arizona.
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Hi Limey Linda,
that is Lake Powell in Page AZ. Pic taken about two days ago
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27 September 2007, 07:02
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Make: Waveline
Length: under 3m
Engine: Yamaha 2.5
Join Date: May 2005
Posts: 421
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Not sure I would want the fuel bill to tow to Arizona
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27 September 2007, 18:11
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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Quote:
Originally Posted by osprey__viper
Personally, I prefer the more sportier version.
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Nice bit of driving - wow!!!
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