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14 April 2016, 09:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cambridgeshire
Boat name: Nimrod II
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
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>>> inspected at each stage and the UK sales manager will deliver it (hopefully) soon.
Was this because of the trouble you'd had before... sounds a good service... fingers crossed it's a good one. I assume you'll make him sit with a coffee while you inflate it to check over!
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14 April 2016, 10:15
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SIB's spotted on eBay thread
Boat will reach 32knots?!?!? (First advert of Max's last post)
Really?
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14 April 2016, 10:19
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Not sure but with a 25hp and the Futura Hull they will be pretty hairy at WOT  - regardless they won't be Aerotec/Honwave s-l-o-w and both those packages are incredible value.
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14 April 2016, 10:24
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Not sure but with a 25hp and the Futura Hull they will be pretty hairy at WOT - regardless they won't be Aerotec/Honwave s-l-o-w and both those packages are incredible value. |
would you expect a futura with a 25hp to be quicker than an Aerotec with a 25HP ?
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14 April 2016, 10:26
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Originally Posted by Fenlander
>>> inspected at each stage and the UK sales manager will deliver it (hopefully) soon.
Was this because of the trouble you'd had before... sounds a good service... fingers crossed it's a good one. I assume you'll make him sit with a coffee while you inflate it to check over!
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Yeah, think they had read about it on forums and when I got in touch through facebook they wanted to make sure I got a good one. Yes I will be inspecting !
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14 April 2016, 10:33
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Originally Posted by SeanKent
would you expect a futura with a 25hp to be quicker than an Aerotec with a 25HP ?
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Ohh, I'm pretty sure - the Aerotec is a very draggy hull due to it's unique deep V - takes more power and is slower than a typical 'flat' bottom SIB for sure. The Futura has the 'speed tubes' which are designed to give better speed than a normal flat SIB let alone the BAT.
Speed is not everything of course, far from it - in the UK the ability to deal with typical chop is more important.
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14 April 2016, 10:46
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Speed is not everything of course, far from it - in the UK the ability to deal with typical chop is more important.[/QUOTE]
makes sense, I have a GT M2C (no speed tubes) at the moment and it's only been on the very best days I've been able to go really fast.
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14 April 2016, 11:15
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Speed is not everything of course, far from it - in the UK the ability to deal with typical chop is more important.
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makes sense, I have a GT M2C (no speed tubes) at the moment and it's only been on the very best days I've been able to go really fast.[/QUOTE]
That's the limitation of *any* SIB in the UK, if you want to go fast *and* go out in most typical UK conditions you need a deep V Searider type RIB! 
An Aerotec is as good as it gets in SIB-world but a Searider will leave it for dead.
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14 April 2016, 13:05
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Country: UK - England
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Boat name: Nimrod II
Make: Aerotec 380
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zodiac futura s sport mk1 rib sib boat with outboard and trailer | eBay
That really does look a special outfit Max... always thought a red Futura one of the best looking SIBs. Re speed 32kts is going a bit but who knows... perfect conditions... one up... higher pitch prop than normal... buttocks tightly clenched??
Found three reports of Futuras on the net with 25hp 2-strokes... lightly loaded they claim 23.5kts, 24kts and 25kts so perhaps they're nearer the norm.
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14 April 2016, 13:45
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I think you're right - after Sean posted I Googled a bit and the MKII gives this on the manufacturer's data:
Outboard data
Shaft Long
Min recommended power (Hp - kW) 10 - 8
Max recommended power (Hp - kW) 20 - 15
Max power allowed (Hp - kW) 30 - 22
Max speed (Km/h - mph) 47 - 29
Folded boat dimensions (m - fi)
I think 25 kts in a SIB is more than enough!
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14 April 2016, 14:01
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Just looking about I see a near identical Futurs/Yamaha outfit that sold on Ebay 2wks ago was claimed to exceed 33kts!!
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14 April 2016, 14:10
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Make: Honda Honwave
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My mission is to get 25knots out of my Honwave
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14 April 2016, 14:13
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Originally Posted by Stigomery
My mission is to get 25knots out of my Honwave
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Over to Fenlander - for the record my Zodiac Fastroller 3.4/Tohatsu 9.8 hit 17.5 or so (all these are WOT on a good day and maybe briefly - 16.5 is more typical) - my BAT and Merc 15 does about the same. Had a Yam 380 but that was slower with a 15, a Suzumar 3.6m did about 17 too with a 15.
25 will get you higher especially with the flat bottom Honwave but 25 kts is pretty fast - David?
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14 April 2016, 14:16
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SIB's spotted on eBay thread
My record is 21 but I can lose about 60kg of cargo for the next run :-)
(With 20hp)
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14 April 2016, 14:45
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenlander
Just looking about I see a near identical Futurs/Yamaha outfit that sold on Ebay 2wks ago was claimed to exceed 33kts!!
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Are you sure it's not the same outfit just advertised again ....
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15 April 2016, 09:51
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Country: UK - England
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The sun is bringing them out now....
Another Aerotec just on as an auction... BOMBARD AEROTEC 380 Inflatable Boat | eBay
A 2002 model with Trem wheels and some other kit located just south of the M25. Also same seller has a 1996 Mercury 15 on a separate auction...
Mercury 15HP Outboard Engine | eBay
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15 April 2016, 13:27
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-hp-mariner-force-short-shaft-outboard-engine-NO-RESERVE-/201561581715?hash=item2eee01a893:g:ut0AAOSw3mpXDxW z
Make a useful auxiliary / trolling engine for somebody?
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15 April 2016, 13:38
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Another very comprehensive Futura outfit with a 15:
zodiac futura s sport mk1 rib sib boat with outboard and trailer | eBay
Very easy to make money on these sorts of things - split and sell the trailer, engine, SIB, wheels, spares separately and after two or three like this you make enough to buy your own set-up for effectively nothing. 
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15 April 2016, 13:51
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cambridge
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Make: Honda Honwave
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Max, that's the same boat you posted before but with a different engine:
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