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01 February 2011, 17:24
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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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always surprising what you find in a skip
had this in the workshop for a while, was in the skip
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01 February 2011, 17:45
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Alderney
Length: no boat
Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 3,047
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01 February 2011, 22:24
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 6,203
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'Carpe Diem'
Member of the ebay Blue RIB cover club
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02 February 2011, 08:38
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Member
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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Originally Posted by jambo
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it came out of the skip in the boatyard, the boys get in the skip usually after the weekend and find all kinds of gear, then you find it at the boat jumble, they give me the old inflatable stuff, i keep bits of them for spares, guess they figured if it hasen't got a transom it's knackered
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02 February 2011, 08:47
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Chichester
Boat name: Steely Dan
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 175
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 6
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Biffer, what do you use to bring the tubes up like that? Mine could do with the same treatment!
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02 February 2011, 09:43
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
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Originally Posted by Ardbeg
Biffer, what do you use to bring the tubes up like that? Mine could do with the same treatment!
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i have a special mixture of gear to clean the tubes but 3m uv protector will give you the shine.
i did give a bit of my cleaner to a guy and he left a rag on his tube and melted it, i don't give it out no more
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08 February 2011, 21:51
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: gravesend
Boat name: curach/Earl
Make: seago/Lifeguard 4M
Length: under 3m
Engine: 3.3 marinar/10 hp
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 802
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
had this in the workshop for a while, was in the skip
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Top job there,very nice,i have found good things in skips meself, no inflatables yet tho,lol
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09 February 2011, 10:26
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
had this in the workshop for a while, was in the skip
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Biff , are you keeping it , selling or going to play with it ?
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09 February 2011, 11:19
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Member
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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Quote:
Originally Posted by PeterM
Biff , are you keeping it , selling or going to play with it ?
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i'm thinking of keeping this one, i have a really tidy avon for sale
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24 March 2011, 18:51
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Kingussie
Boat name: Puffin
Make: NorthCraft / XS
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mariner 60
MMSI: 232019541
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 81
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Transom
Hi Biff - where do you get the collars that hold the transom onto the tubes from ?
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24 March 2011, 19:15
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Member
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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Quote:
Originally Posted by telecast
Hi Biff - where do you get the collars that hold the transom onto the tubes from ?
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They were from another old zodiac I cut up a while ago. I never throw much away
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