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23 September 2013, 16:51
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bromsgrove
Boat name: Kick-Ass !
Make: PAC/Artic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 250hp Yamaha
Join Date: Nov 2003
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now thats a rib
spotted on route some place up north this morning
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23 September 2013, 17:08
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Country: UK - England
Town: Crewe
Boat name: BLACK BOSS
Make: humber & searider
Length: 9m +
Engine: 2x200 ETEC & 2x40
MMSI: ex directory
Join Date: Jun 2013
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500 000 pounds getting build in Liverpool , I believe ten on them are going to france
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23 September 2013, 18:11
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Doesn't look inflatable to me 
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23 September 2013, 18:13
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave
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They're not blow up....foam collar but still very cool looking and purposeful.
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23 September 2013, 18:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Make: Ballistic
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 225
Join Date: Jun 2010
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think that was at the boat show, probably heading home.
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23 September 2013, 18:29
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 3,804
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Originally Posted by Starovich
think that was at the boat show, probably heading home.
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Yes it was...
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23 September 2013, 18:41
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: Thunder
Make: Halmatic Arctic 22
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2 x 150 Etec
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 523
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Pretty sure that's the boats the marines use on the Clyde when escorting the subs. Mod police still use Arctic 28s.
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23 September 2013, 19:48
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Bubbas Bouy
Length: 7m +
Engine: Mercruiser
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave
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Agreed it's not a rib it's a rfb. :-D
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23 September 2013, 20:13
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N. Pembrokeshire
Boat name: Various
Make: RIBs & Hovercraft
Length: 9m +
Engine: Outboards
MMSI: Various
Join Date: May 2009
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It's an ORC (Royal Marines craft)....twin steyr inboards and jets..... 
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23 September 2013, 20:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
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Built in holyhead
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27 September 2013, 17:13
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Country: UK - England
Town: Liverpool
Length: 10m +
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 239
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim&Linda
500 000 pounds getting build in Liverpool , I believe ten on them are going to france
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Not an MST if thats what your thinking
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27 September 2013, 17:27
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Country: UK - England
Town: Chorley / Holyhead
Boat name: Northwind Challenger
Make: Tornado
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mariner 115 efi CT
MMSI: 235080598
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,411
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news to me, though are often seen there both in the marina, and at the quay near holyhead boatyard. as it happens there was a ship (sd victoria) out in holyhead bay the other week carrying several of these on her rear deck - two of which were in the marina
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27 September 2013, 18:35
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Country: UK - England
Town: London/Oxford
Make: Ribcrafts
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150hp/2x115hp
MMSI: 235090215
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 2,250
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Festinghouse
news to me, though are often seen there both in the marina, and at the quay near holyhead boatyard. as it happens there was a ship (sd victoria) out in holyhead bay the other week carrying several of these on her rear deck - two of which were in the marina
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Try here for more info -
ORC
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27 September 2013, 18:57
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Country: UK - England
Town: wirral
Boat name: midlife Too
Make: COBRA
Length: 6m +
Engine: 15O E-TEC
MMSI: one day !!
Join Date: Jul 2011
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One was legging it around the Mersey and Liverpool bay August bank holiday tuesday testing, it went like the clappers and looked impressive!!.
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27 September 2013, 19:08
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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We're lucky down here...they are always about. Saw one stuff brilliantly a while a ago...about 35 knots and vanished under water.....:-)
Crew looked abit shocked, then turned round to pick up the stuff that had washed out!!!
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27 September 2013, 22:44
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Chorley / Holyhead
Boat name: Northwind Challenger
Make: Tornado
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mariner 115 efi CT
MMSI: 235080598
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 1,411
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haha, sounds like us on the straits on last years round anglesey cruise!
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28 September 2013, 01:15
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cheshire
Boat name: Gollione
Make: Avon Searider 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 347
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You know I thought I saw them been built there a couple of weeks ago when we were doing some try dives in front of the coastguard station. The hulls looked very capable and strongly built in Aluminium.
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28 September 2013, 02:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bournemouth
Boat name: Seadrive
Make: Capelli Tempest 470
Length: 4m +
Engine: Suzuki DF70
MMSI: 235079113
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 550
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Here's a couple of them that were at the Bournemouth Airshow this year
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