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Old 27 September 2008, 21:42   #1
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Ribcraft 4.8

Maiden Voyage today and i forgot how good these Ribs are, great fun and used 7 litres of fuel in 13 miles,
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Old 27 September 2008, 21:49   #2
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Nice boat - looks a bit of an Essex girl
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Old 27 September 2008, 22:31   #3
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That looks a lot better than you described it on the phone
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Old 27 September 2008, 22:41   #4
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scrubbed up well she did, and the rib, really pleased with results,performance as expected and burnt alot less fuel than originally thought, had a few large waves and was really well balanced,!!
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That looks like that bargain RC4.8 that I was after. You must have beaten me to it
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Maiden Voyage today and i forgot how good these Ribs are, great fun and used 7 litres of fuel in 13 miles,
Good to see you back enjoying the waves again mate!!
Boat looks pretty good too,and of course Miche[she always does]
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Old 29 September 2008, 12:42   #7
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Where did you go from/to?
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Old 29 September 2008, 12:43   #8
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That looks like that bargain RC4.8 that I was after. You must have beaten me to it
Don't worry - it will be up for sale again soon. matt h isn't one for holding onto his boats for long.
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Old 25 October 2008, 20:40   #9
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Old 25 October 2008, 22:49   #10
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I didn't know evinrude did a 4 stroke
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Old 25 October 2008, 23:24   #11
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They don't - those are Ermintrood stickers on a Soozook motor.

They don't even do that anymore - they changed over to Johnson stickers a few years ago, still on Soozook motors, painted white. Ermintrood name was then reserved for the 2-stroke e-tecs.
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Old 25 October 2008, 23:53   #12
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Ahh yes had heard of the johnson/ suzook motors . i guess a rude one is a bit rare
Looks like a good buy that ribcrate
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Now sold
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Old 31 October 2008, 20:51   #14
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Did you buy it NoS?
I've got some Avon badges in the shed, if you want them
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I've got some Avon badges in the shed, if you want them
Noooo....

Matt is having some PC trouble so he asked me to say it for him.
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Old 01 November 2008, 01:09   #16
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Well done Matt H.
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