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09 August 2013, 18:37
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Country: UK - England
Town: kent
Boat name: SIBotage
Make: Prowave
Length: 3m +
Engine: 15hp Johnson 2 smoke
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Drunken RIBers
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09 August 2013, 18:42
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Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
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"They said they planned to return to Lymington, from Cowes, but missed the entrance to Lymington Harbour and ran out of fuel just off Fort Victoria".
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09 August 2013, 18:43
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Town: CA
Make: Zodiac RIB-P
Length: 7m +
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Over here in California I was recently surprised to learn that it's not illegal to drink and operate a boat. It's only illegal is you get over the blood/alcohol limit to be "legally drunk" .08.
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10 August 2013, 00:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigtalljv
Over here in California I was recently surprised to learn that it's not illegal to drink and operate a boat. It's only illegal is you get over the blood/alcohol limit to be "legally drunk" .08.
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True, and being over that limit will get you a moving drunk driving violation on your drivers license. Currently, that means no drivers license for a year, and approximately $10,000 (or more) in court costs and fees.
But, yes; you can be legally operating a boat with a beer in your hand.
jky
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10 August 2013, 00:37
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Boat name: Paradiddle
Make: Ribcraft 6.8/Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki 200/Evinrude
MMSI: 235071824
Join Date: May 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by whisper
"They said they planned to return to Lymington, from Cowes, but missed the entrance to Lymington Harbour and ran out of fuel just off Fort Victoria".
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It also said they had no lifejackets, no radio and no warm clothing, were half-cut and had little fuel - so a really well planned trip then !
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10 August 2013, 00:40
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Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
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The Anchor Inn, Hight Street, Cowes does a nice family room for about £55 a night But then again it's Cowes week?
What were they thinking
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10 August 2013, 07:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: Zummerset
Boat name: irven arlyss
Make: Humber Oceanpro
Length: 6m +
Engine: evinrude 135hp
Join Date: May 2012
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Originally Posted by whisper
What were they thinking
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Obviously they were not
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10 August 2013, 08:31
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They must have been very low on fuel before they left cowes as it isnt very far to lymington.
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10 August 2013, 08:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hants
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp plus
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Even leaving Hamble two years ago a RIB had run out of fuel exiting the river on route to the fireworks in daylight despite having passed the fuel pontoon!
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10 August 2013, 15:06
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I've heard firsthand accounts from lifeboat crew who have been hauled out of bed in the wee hours to attend drunks on boats. It some cases, the boaters have been too drunk to stand or see properly. They were just aimlessly tooling around in the dark and the call to "assist" them was made by concerned parties ashore.
A lick of the fire hose would do them good.
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10 August 2013, 15:57
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Originally Posted by C2 RIBS
Even leaving Hamble two years ago a RIB had run out of fuel exiting the river on route to the fireworks in daylight despite having passed the fuel pontoon!
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But isn't that the whole point of running out of fuel, that you don't realise it's going to happen?
I suspect if this person knew his fuel was low he'd have stopped at the fuel berth, or are people over your way really that thick?
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10 August 2013, 16:17
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Originally Posted by miccheck1516
or are people over your way really that thick?
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miccheck1516 - a little more diplomacy, please.
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10 August 2013, 16:30
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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
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I think you're trying to read too much into this. Thick drunken twats are thick drunken twats. Don't matter what form of transport you put them in
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10 August 2013, 16:35
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RIBnet admin team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
I think you're trying to read too much into this. Thick drunken twats are thick drunken twats. Don't matter what form of transport you put them in
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Yup! 
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10 August 2013, 16:47
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,175
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
I think you're trying to read too much into this. Thick drunken twats are thick drunken twats. Don't matter what form of transport you put them in
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Every walk of life has them, doesn't matter where in the world you don't have to dig deep to find them !!!
It's a pity it's drawing so much attention ! 
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10 August 2013, 17:18
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
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Quote:
Originally Posted by miccheck1516
..... or are people over your way really that thick?
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Which way would that be? 
How about all the "people over your way" who drove home from the pub pissed out their minds last night?
These lads were foolish, but they weren't gonna a wipe out a young family on their way home. 
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