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03 October 2004, 18:30
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Country: UK - England
Town: mansfield
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 405
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New member
Hello all 
Just a quick line to say hello. I have just bought an osprey viper 5.25. Im getting back into boats after a long lay off (used to crew for me dad on his boat), and im looking forward to being my own skipper.
Regards
Martin 
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03 October 2004, 18:52
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ipswich
Boat name: Obsession
Make: ORKNEY PILOTHOUSE 20
Length: 6m +
Engine: SUZUKI 70
MMSI: 235024496
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 390
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Hope you get as much fun as I do,I also started boating with my father when I was twelve, blimey thats 34 years ago now, how time flys when your having fun.
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03 October 2004, 21:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gosport
Boat name: April Lass
Make: Moody 31
Length: 9m +
Join Date: Aug 2001
Posts: 4,951
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Martin, hi and welcome to ribnet, nice boat,
Pete
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03 October 2004, 22:03
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W/Switzerland
Boat name: HotShot
Make: shakey
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Tohatsu TLDI
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,559
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Evening Martin,
Welcome to the forum. Its a great place for me and for you and for the entire human race. Some very very nice people on this forum who will bend over backwards to help out in everyway possible (all those who I have met this summer come under this category  )
As way of initiation, it is a requirement that you read the following thread, start to finish (all 15 pages). It was started by Mr Pete7 above. Apparently it has become a bit legendary and keeps coming back for more.
http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1884
I started to read it once, but it drew me into a weird world of mystery and darkness...much like that kids film the "Never ending Story" .
Have fun.
Cheers
Tim
PS only joking Pete, I might need to tap into your vast wealth of knowledge sometime soon to help me with the making some of my own consoles!
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03 October 2004, 22:21
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Member
Country: Sweden
Town: Stockholm
Boat name: Osprey & Ring
Make: Osprey & Ring
Length: 9m +
Engine: Plenty
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 860
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Osprey Viper;
Do you have a pic of the boat 
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04 October 2004, 09:55
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,252
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Welcome!
Great boat, well I would say that!
Nick
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06 October 2004, 00:36
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Make: Osprey
Length: 7m +
Engine: outboard
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 66
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Osprey Viper
Hi,
I also have an Osprey viper (they do seem to be few and far between!) and have had the rib for 10 years, it still looks great, a good testament to the Osprey build.
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06 October 2004, 08:45
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,252
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Hi Viper,
Come on the lets see some photos then!
I will show you mine if you show yours!
A. first launch 10 years ago.
B. 4 weeks ago on treasure hunt.
Nick
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06 October 2004, 10:10
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: mansfield
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 405
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ta very much
Thanks for the welcome guys. Due to my job(hgv driver) i only have limited net access cos im away all week. However i`ll sort some photos when i get home on friday.
Cheers
Martin.
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06 October 2004, 10:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Reading
Make: None
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,039
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Nick, you're boat looks as good in the last pic as it does in the first! What's your secret? And is that you in the first piccie?
Welcome, Viper and Osprey Viper.
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06 October 2004, 10:45
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mayfair, London
Make: RibEye/Ferretti 881
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yamaha 25/Twin MTU
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 691
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Nick...
Is that first picture taken in the Thames by Fulham Rail Bridge?
If it is I'm amazed how shallow it is.
Maybe it's somewhere completly different!
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06 October 2004, 10:55
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,252
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Originally Posted by Louise
Nick, you're boat looks as good in the last pic as it does in the first! What's your secret? And is that you in the first piccie?
Welcome, Viper and Osprey Viper.
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Louise,
Hi wheel it has taken a lot of hard work to get her back to this condition!
I original bought the boat with my diving club, but it ended up only being used by me for family holidays!
So 2 years ago I bought it again!
This is what it looked like when I got it!!
Nick
PS no it is not me in the first photo that is a GIRL!!
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06 October 2004, 10:58
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Reading
Make: None
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,039
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Originally Posted by Nick Hearne
Louise,
PS no it is not me in the first photo that is a GIRL!!
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Oops! Sorry! Well she does have short hair!
I remember seeing those pictures before - hadn't made the connection!  Well your hard work has obviously paid off.
Edit: what caused the streaks on the console? Did you get them off?
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