Arctic crossing in an open rib. - Page 3

Richard B · 30 June 2003, 00:27

Boat looks the business... Is that high seat for iceberg observation or filming? (or both?)

Good luck, guys!

DepSol · 30 June 2003, 01:07

Not Hi definition enuf as I cant see the Soltron logo~!

Richard B · 30 June 2003, 07:00

D'oh! I'l just have to go out and find 'em again for another close-up

jwalker · 30 June 2003, 11:52

Ooooo, no diagonal bracing on that A-frame. Tut, tut.

Richard B · 30 June 2003, 18:45

yeah, but elephants trunks like the exhaust on a boy racer's nova!

dgpw · 30 June 2003, 23:10

does that deck bit count as a hard nose?

Alan Priddy · 01 July 2003, 14:41

Or more to the point, does the consul look like a cabin? if you can get inside,is it an open boat? If we open our sky lights or stick Jan outside with the remote steering system is ours an open boat?

Alan P

Richard B · 01 July 2003, 15:33

Quote:

Originally posted by Alan Priddy
stick Jan outside with the remote steering system...

more importantly, what would Jan say about that???

Alan Priddy · 01 July 2003, 15:42

He would proberbly do it! He is not happy about the young pretenders statements either

AlanP

dgpw · 01 July 2003, 16:55

Turn her into a convertable. I am sure a couple of sun roofs would work fine.

Jonny Fuller · 01 July 2003, 21:58

Quote:

Originally posted by Alan Priddy
not happy about the young pretenders statements AlanP

You guys are so typically british! knock anything ANYONE ELSE is doing! shape up for christ's sake.

Richard B · 01 July 2003, 22:03

I do say, stepping out of line here, aren't you Pte Fuller! Stiff upper lip, stand to attention!

As you were.

Now report to the guardhouse and do 4,000 one handed press-ups!

Jonny Fuller · 01 July 2003, 22:06

Your mad! or you've been on grandpa's old cough mixture again!

Richard B · 01 July 2003, 22:13

The former, I can guarantee you

Jonny Fuller · 01 July 2003, 22:14

Richard B · 01 July 2003, 22:36

You winkin' at me?

DepSol · 02 July 2003, 00:16

Quote:

Originally posted by Jon Fuller
You guys are so typically british! knock anything ANYONE ELSE is doing! shape up for christ's sake.

Jon

I think you had best do a bit of homework first before coming out with any more of these comments.

there are a few things in common with Alan and Bear.

1. They are both going to cross the Atlantic
2. They are both rivals in this respect
3. They are both using SOLTRON in their fuel

Dom

Jonny Fuller · 02 July 2003, 08:37

Quote:

Originally posted by DepSol
Jon

I think you had best do a bit of homework first before coming out with any more of these comments.

there are a few things in common with Alan and Bear.

1. They are both going to cross the Atlantic
2. They are both rivals in this respect
3. They are both using SOLTRON in their fuel

Dom

What a strange post!...With respect, I don't need to do any homework, all the facts are here!
I don't think "I've bin there, done that, and got the tee shirt" Priddy, considers Mr Grylls a 'rival' as he's only copying what the masters already done in his eyes! as for both using soltron, who gives a toss about that!
My point is that it's very 'british' to knock anything, or anyone you can, and Alan seems to be a master at this, whilst of course, blowing his own trumpet till all our ears are bleeding! does bear grylls do this publicly? (slagging people off) I doubt it.
Why is it not possible to just let the other chaps have a go, and see what happens, instead of all this juvenile 'knocking' it is after all, quite a serious thing they both want to do.

Also, your No1 fact should read, they both 'WANT' to cross the atlantic, as 'ARE GOING TO' seems a bit presumptuous!

kind regards,

Alan Priddy · 02 July 2003, 08:48

But Jon, dont you knock everything that my team do?Alan P

Jonny Fuller · 02 July 2003, 09:05

No not really Alan, my gut instinct is to mock you a bit when you start blowing your own trumpet!, mainly because there's no need to do so when you 'have' actually done stuff! I have the greatest respect for anyone with the balls and determination to do such things as cross atlantic, london-monaco, and RTW, I just hate hearing all that 'tee shirt shit'! plus you lot take me too seriously!