8 Engines Anyone?

adams1x · 24 November 2008, 22:48

This might have been posted here before...Think it is a rib....Just, but what the hell......! :-)

Nos4r2 · 24 November 2008, 22:57

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Originally Posted by adams1x

This might have been posted here before...Think it is a rib....Just, but what the hell......! :-)

Once or twice

Nasher · 24 November 2008, 23:05

Oh come on now Nos, behave.

Its been at least a week

Nasher.

adams1x · 24 November 2008, 23:22

oops, must pay more attention to previous posts.....sorry :-)

Nasher · 24 November 2008, 23:29

No worries, I get it sent to me at work at least once a month as well.

Nasher

Andre · 25 November 2008, 08:40

Looks very much like the one in the Daily Mail last week. There was a photo of such rib next to the photo of the super tanker which got hijacked by the pirates

PeterM · 25 November 2008, 09:20

They only hi-jacked the tanker so they can fill the thing up & run it for more that 6 minutes

paul tilley · 25 November 2008, 21:52

only one ever made ,never left the country before being confiscated and locked up in a warehouse by hm customs

JSP · 26 November 2008, 02:23

If there was a drive-thru McDonalds on water this would be moored outside.

Adam Younger · 26 November 2008, 10:49

They actually had one engine left over and decided on a different approach - going for a RIB with better power to weight ratio.

paul tilley · 26 November 2008, 13:13

Adam does the lomac have a bow tank .regards paul

Adam Younger · 26 November 2008, 13:45

And trim tabs

Locozodiac · 26 November 2008, 14:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by adams1x

This might have been posted here before...Think it is a rib....Just, but what the hell......! :-)

Was wondering why this rib needs 8 headaches/costly engines on transom, won't 4 be sufficient ? Or the constructor & owner are nuts wanting to break the wirdowness Guiness World of Records ? Would preffer the second option sibbing on top of a 250 engine cowl !!

Happy Boating

Jelly · 26 November 2008, 15:28

This picture certainly makes the rounds, its listed in jest as "The Ultimate Umpire Rib" in an RYA news letter!

Poly · 26 November 2008, 20:45

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Originally Posted by Locozodiac

Was wondering why this rib needs 8 headaches/costly engines on transom, won't 4 be sufficient ? Or the constructor & owner are nuts wanting to break the wirdowness Guiness World of Records ? Would preffer the second option sibbing on top of a 250 engine cowl !!

Happy Boating

Loco - this boat was built specifically to carry a very large payload very quickly... has to be faster and more manouverable than any boat the drug enforcement agencies might be using...

paul tilley · 26 November 2008, 21:14

and your proof is

Locozodiac · 26 November 2008, 22:00

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Originally Posted by paul tilley

and your proof is

I'll second that !! "Thumbs Up"

Can someone send a link to the complete rib story to read what's all about ?

spartacus · 26 November 2008, 23:17

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Originally Posted by paul tilley

and your proof is

Come on - it's hardly a Princess Motor Yacht! Who on earth could afford to run a RIB with 2000hp? Surely would be more cost-effective and practical to have an inboard diesel. It was equipped like this for one reason, and it's not to get to the fishing grounds in super-fast time.

I've heard of ballast up front - but this is ridiculous!

SAN DIEGO - MAY 14, 2005 - Forward storage area, on a 21-foot powerboat, where two men attempted to smuggle more than 1,000 pounds of marijuana. Officers from the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard apprehended the men. More than 70 wrapped packages of marijuana were found in the boat's forward cabin and under the stern seats. Photo courtesy of CBP.

Tim M · 26 November 2008, 23:20

I heard they put loads of engines on to make it harder for the navy to shoot all the engines to bring it to a stop.

Poly · 27 November 2008, 09:43

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Originally Posted by Locozodiac

Can someone send a link to the complete rib story to read what's all about ?

Loco - here are some press reports...

http://www.ybw.com/auto/newsdesk/200...53mbynews.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6275699.stm
http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/drugrunner.asp
http://forums.hotribs.com/showthread.php?t=564
http://www.bostonstandard.co.uk/news...-of.3930455.jp

I'm not sure why paul was being so defensive of them - perhaps he is worried HMRC might start working their way up the supply chain to people who supply tubes for ribs that get used for drug running - or perhaps he just wanted to make the point that the manufacturers have never actually been convicted of making boats specifically for drug running.