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20 April 2008, 17:06
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: Torro
Make: Aircraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: Outboard, Petrol 175
MMSI: 235061644
Join Date: Apr 2008
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New Aircraft 6.8m RIB
This is my first post to introduce my new RIB named "Torro" It's a 6.8m "Aircraft" built by Ian Hidderley ar Liverpool Poweboats. My better half and I trialled the 6.8 at Ribex last year and were so impressed we placed an order after a further demo in Conwy in September. Throughout we've been helped by Ribnet member "Ged", who has been simply brilliant and I can't thank him enough for all his advice and help. Ian has built a simply amazing boat, which we collected at the start of April, and completed PB2 training under the tutelage of Dave Manning (thanks Dave) and we really put ourselves and the boat to the test last week by using it to ferry 60 people in to a remote beach / bothy in the West Highlands for a party, Maybe I'll post a separate thread about that. Torro has a big centre console with 4 seat pods and separate underdeck and console reserve tank. Both feeding an Evinrude 175 ETEC via a separator and filter. My wife Carmel and I are delighted with our first Rib. It's custom built to a really impressive standard and I can definitely recommend Aircraft Ribs to anyone thinking of making a new purchase.
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20 April 2008, 17:12
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: Torro
Make: Aircraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: Outboard, Petrol 175
MMSI: 235061644
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 8
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Oops meant to get this post on Ribs & Ribbing, not Engines, hopefully my subsequent posts will get better. Sorry.
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20 April 2008, 17:56
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: Riberty
Make: xs 650
Length: 6m +
Engine: suzuki 175
MMSI: 235063328
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 377
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Hello..
Hi, Good looking boat hope to see you out on the water some day.
Kim & Susan
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20 April 2008, 18:52
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: Torro
Make: Aircraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: Outboard, Petrol 175
MMSI: 235061644
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 8
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Hello...
Thanks Kim & Susan. I've never been out on the Clyde or Loch Lomond, so there's much for us to see. Hopefully we will be able to meet up on one or other.
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20 April 2008, 19:00
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Dec 2006
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Good looking boat ! nice engine too.
Welcome to RIBnet
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20 April 2008, 22:03
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: CONWY/CORFU
Boat name: The Full Morty II
Make: Air Craft/Shakespere
Length: 8m +
Engine: Etec 300hp/Etec150hp
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 603
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First may I say welcome to ribnet and thank you for your kind words 
I hope you and family have many years of enjoyment from your Aircraft rib.
some more photos 
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20 April 2008, 22:13
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: CONWY/CORFU
Boat name: The Full Morty II
Make: Air Craft/Shakespere
Length: 8m +
Engine: Etec 300hp/Etec150hp
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 603
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some more photos as well
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22 April 2008, 22:19
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Towcester
Boat name: Rupert
Make: Rupert R7
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 200
Join Date: Nov 2002
Posts: 332
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where are those images taken?
Hi
Your new boat looks great, keen to know where the lighthouse is?
Not seen that one before.
You certainly got the new boat out in that cold weather - it can only get better from here, we hope.
Paul
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23 April 2008, 17:02
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: CONWY/CORFU
Boat name: The Full Morty II
Make: Air Craft/Shakespere
Length: 8m +
Engine: Etec 300hp/Etec150hp
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 603
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The lighthouse is at Penmon Point just off Anglesey, next to Puffin Island
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23 April 2008, 17:36
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Oldham
Boat name: Aqua Vitae
Make: Ribcraft 4.8
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yamaha 75hp
MMSI: 235115057
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 331
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Looks like a great boat
The picture with The Full Morty and Torro tied up - is that Beaumaris pier?
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23 April 2008, 18:38
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: CONWY/CORFU
Boat name: The Full Morty II
Make: Air Craft/Shakespere
Length: 8m +
Engine: Etec 300hp/Etec150hp
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 603
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Northern Tim
Looks like a great boat
The picture with The Full Morty and Torro tied up - is that Beaumaris pier? |
Correct also known as Dave Mannings 'cake and coffee stop'
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23 April 2008, 19:34
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Oldham
Boat name: Aqua Vitae
Make: Ribcraft 4.8
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yamaha 75hp
MMSI: 235115057
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 331
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You mean Dave has a cake and coffee stop?
You DO surprise me!
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