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Old 04 November 2014, 13:56   #21
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Your boat was imported in a container load of Aquaquads we brought in in 2008.

Your boat was sold to another dealer so I don't know any of the history thereafter, however there was also a red boat with the same hull but a different seating and console arrangement, which we rigged up with a Suzuki 50 4-Stroke and took this video on a private lake we hired for the day.

http://youtu.be/TP_SGqucMdM

From memory it was a good little hull, considering the actual hull is less than 4m long. I think I took her over to Cowes from Southampton on a bit of a rough day, and whilst we got there a bit wet, it handled it fine.
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Old 04 November 2014, 14:01   #22
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That's fantastic , thanks for the info .Im really looking forward to putting her on the water and I'm obliged to you .Thanks
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Old 04 November 2014, 15:08   #23
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Old 04 November 2014, 20:48   #24
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Leonard

We taught a few RYA Level 2 courses on these boats back in 2008 and 2009.

From memory they were pretty light, had good fuel consumption and were pretty exciting.

Have fun with it.

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Old 04 November 2014, 21:01   #25
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Cheers Doug
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Old 04 November 2014, 21:22   #26
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your boat floats on water and has a engine to go fast sounds good to me enjoy m8
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Old 04 November 2014, 21:54   #27
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Old 05 November 2014, 09:59   #28
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I knew a guy in the Isle of Mann who had one for fishing and liked it very much. It was stable at anchor and covered the ground quickly so getting to fishing marks was a breeze.
I have lost contact with him so don't know if he still has it. Sorry, can't be more help.

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Old 05 November 2014, 10:06   #29
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Thanks Phil , it's very encouraging to hear some many good things , sometimes you think I've bought a lemon , it's seems to have a good engine Tohatso 70 hp which the boat can handle looking forward to getting it on the water .
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Old 05 November 2014, 10:31   #30
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When I saw the photo's of his outfit, I confess to a hint of envy. Enjoy my friend, enjoy.

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Old 06 November 2014, 10:52   #31
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I'd like to try one of these, look pretty interesting. Keen to hear what sort of speeds you get out of it. Any idea of the weight of the boat?
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I'd like to try one of these, look pretty interesting. Keen to hear what sort of speeds you get out of it. Any idea of the weight of the boat?
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Thanks for replying to Roflhat Bartiny , haven't been able to get it out on to the water yet looking for a launch site close to Telford where I can take it for a quick spin . Otherwise I have hols booked in Abersock in May and two weeks where I normally go Solver where i usually take my Zodiac , it's just getting the right time and place . Thanks for your interest .
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I haven't had chance to get it onto the water yet , looking for somewhere close to Telford , thanks for replying to Roflhat Birtiny .
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