Looks like Tim's old solent for sale again...

Jizm · 14 July 2010, 16:41

if anyone's interested...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Inflatible-RIB...item3caedfe26e

Mike B · 14 July 2010, 16:57

Anyone know what an Anckner and Arial are?

C2 RIBS · 14 July 2010, 17:07

"The boat has always been stored on a trailer under cover"

Nasher · 14 July 2010, 17:09

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Originally Posted by Mike B

Anyone know what an Anckner and Arial are?

Anyone who lives in or around Portsmouth will instantly recognise those local dialect versions of the words.

Nasher.

Channel Ribs · 14 July 2010, 17:11

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Originally Posted by Mike B

Anyone know what an Anckner and Arial are?

An Anckner is like a parking break, but for boats. Invented in 1664 by Eric Woolfgang Anckner in Switzerland, he tested his designs on boats on Lake Geneva where he received a patent and a free clock.

ADS · 14 July 2010, 17:24

'Both the boat and engine has had very little usage' - surprising for an ex charter boat!

Kernow Buoy · 14 July 2010, 17:32

It didn't mention the make of the Rib in the listing (well I didn't see it) so I googled '7m rib with 225hp johnson'
Brought me straight to Ribnet and Tim's boat

Mike B · 14 July 2010, 20:02

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Originally Posted by malthouse

An Anckner is like a parking break, but for boats. Invented in 1664 by Eric Woolfgang Anckner in Switzerland, he tested his designs on boats on Lake Geneva where he received a patent and a free clock.

I'm off to update wikipedia now!

Jizm · 14 July 2010, 22:11

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Originally Posted by Kernow

It didn't mention the make of the Rib in the listing (well I didn't see it) so I googled '7m rib with 225hp johnson'
Brought me straight to Ribnet and Tim's boat

think that was the second engine aswell??

BogMonster · 14 July 2010, 23:18

Ariel is what I wash my cloves in. Like Persil, but different.

Mollers · 14 July 2010, 23:27

I wonder whether the tripple pack of KY is to 'ease' the sale along?

matt h · 14 July 2010, 23:32

i asked the seller earlier how many hours and was it used commercially with that seat configeration and this was the reply.

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dont know the exact hours, but in the last two seasons it as done approximatly 50 - 60 hours. the season before it was in storage and not used. prior to that it may well have been a charter boat.

longjohn · 15 July 2010, 02:00

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Originally Posted by Mike B

Anyone know what an Anckner and Arial are?

One is a typeface , haven't a clue about the other.....

C2 RIBS · 28 July 2010, 09:40

I see it failed to meet a reserve first time around at £12,601.00, it is back on and shows 8700 and a buy it now price at 15995, how they can say little use in last two seasons when it was only sold from being a charter RIB end of last year if I recall.

Tim M · 29 July 2010, 09:02

It's interesting. I also emailed the seller and got a load of rubbish as a reply. As we all know it is an ex charter boat. The engine has done around 1000 hours. It lived on the water for the three years I owed it, and I know the chap that bought it from me kept it on a mooring. He claims he has been using it for the last year and it was in storage for the year before that. Interesting as I only sold it last year! I'm pleasantly surprised to see it's still in one piece; the clueless chap that bought it off me (not this chap I might ad) told me when he came to sea trial it that he had written the last one off by driving it into some rocks after a drink too many! That boat doesn't offer a particularly great ride if there's only a couple of you in it. This was the only boat Solent ever made with the console at the back. It doesn't work well - there is far too much weight at the back which means the bow rides very high unless you've got a few bodies up front to keep it down. As a result the ride is very slammy as the bow is almost always in the air.

Always interesting knowing the full story on something and listening to someone else's version of it

Mollers · 29 July 2010, 09:13

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Originally Posted by ADS

'Both the boat and engine has had very little usage' - surprising for an ex charter boat!

1000hrs are nothing when compared to the Starship Enterprise.

Jizm · 21 August 2010, 21:32

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/inflatible-7m-...UK_Power_Boats

martini · 21 August 2010, 23:09

"The bildge pump is tempremental and problie needs replacing"

BogMonster · 22 August 2010, 00:03

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Originally Posted by martini

"The bildge pump is tempremental and problie needs replacing"

...like the spel chequer

DGR · 22 August 2010, 09:08

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The boat is on a dry mooring in Christchurch near Bornemouth or Poole in Dorset.

...sounds confused...!!