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Old 06 June 2005, 21:50   #21
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Dan, I believe that there are three non-stepped Scorpion mould shapes - the 6.5 (no longer made - a friend of mine had the last one) the 7.5 to 9.5 and the wider 10m. Then there are the stepped hulls, which I guess will have different moulds again.
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Old 02 July 2005, 17:46   #22
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this boat has been for sale for years... used to be in back of rib international.

weirdest thing is it has carpet on the deck!!! looks good from distance
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Old 16 July 2005, 10:15   #23
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just been and seen this boat, guy apparently took it away then brought it back to lymington, it has changed somewhat since i last saw it, it now has poorly painted non slip deck and bucket seats are definatly gone. nice hull and tubes, and good deck layout

quite an impresive piece of kit, dog poo seats, but rapiers seem to be a bit of an unknown quantity when it comes to build, history and resale..

am i right??
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Old 17 July 2005, 00:01   #24
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what price is the guy asking for it now?
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Old 18 July 2005, 10:27   #25
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Paul Lenner at a guess- he built mine ( Rapier).. great hull based (taken from)
the cougar???--
Revenger actually (Mike Slogit). Originaly Don Shead design, then 'tweaked' by Lorne Campbell to correct dynamic roll stability, then Revenger started the 'sport rib revolution' by puting taperd toobs round it to create their original 27, then every fkkr stole it and claimed it to be 'theirs'! The rest is history.


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what price is the guy asking for it now?
£25k but apparently he will take £20k as he is desperate, if its common knowledge he will take £20k makes you wonder if he will take less!!
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Back on ebay!
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Just asked this 'Very keen to know more about your RIB can you confirm top speed is 100 mph ?' Lets see what reply I get
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And The Answer Is

Hi there, the boat was kept in the Mediterranean. I have never tried to see what its top speed would be. However, the Garmin GPS system has recorded speeds of 92 knots, which equals 101.2 mph.
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Yes, but that was downhill
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Yes, but that was downhill
Methinks he left the boat gps on while towing the boat home behind his Porker Cayenne Turbo
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Anyonw know how the fuel consumption on those pro-max's compare with say an opti?
I realise it is more but is it a huge margin?
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It's now at £15k and met the reserve !!
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Anyonw know how the fuel consumption on those pro-max's compare with say an opti?
I realise it is more but is it a huge margin?
Shite loads more, like at least twice at WOT i would have thought

Good price though. I emailed him about viewing and received no reply, i still think it might be a little suspect in some way.
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