Just bought a boat :D
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That's a rather nice boat
Pirate costume is so needed though. Was at a regatta over the weekend and pirates were everywhere avast ye scurvy landlubbers!
I'd quite like a powerboat, but Rosie isn't too keen, being that she likes the old school way of sailing, all those sails and stuff. Is good to watch her out racing, but looks like far to much hard word I prefer to sit on the deck of a C&C 41 and drink beer whilst she's out winning
Pirate costume is so needed though. Was at a regatta over the weekend and pirates were everywhere avast ye scurvy landlubbers!
I'd quite like a powerboat, but Rosie isn't too keen, being that she likes the old school way of sailing, all those sails and stuff. Is good to watch her out racing, but looks like far to much hard word I prefer to sit on the deck of a C&C 41 and drink beer whilst she's out winning
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Have you owned boats before? or driven one lots?
I am presuming and hoping you have! Although you do not need a licence or any formal training in the uk it would be unwise not to get some - I am sorry if I have miss judged this but as a previous person stated there are a lot of idiots in boats.
If not please really consider if you are confident with
1. VHF radio
2. Rules of the road
3. Man over board proceedures - immersion survival time is rated in minutes the sea will not reach max temp (still bloody freezing!) till mid to end of summer
4. Basic bouyage
5. Safety equipment and how to use it
6. Launching and recovery
RYA powerboat level 2 is widely regarded as the minimum standard to attain
Again sorry if I am telling you stuff you already know but if you already know it then you will understand why it has to be mentioned!
also purely imho but a RIB may be more suited to you can do everything you mentioned but much more useable in more varied conditions
Enjoy
Andy
I am presuming and hoping you have! Although you do not need a licence or any formal training in the uk it would be unwise not to get some - I am sorry if I have miss judged this but as a previous person stated there are a lot of idiots in boats.
If not please really consider if you are confident with
1. VHF radio
2. Rules of the road
3. Man over board proceedures - immersion survival time is rated in minutes the sea will not reach max temp (still bloody freezing!) till mid to end of summer
4. Basic bouyage
5. Safety equipment and how to use it
6. Launching and recovery
RYA powerboat level 2 is widely regarded as the minimum standard to attain
Again sorry if I am telling you stuff you already know but if you already know it then you will understand why it has to be mentioned!
also purely imho but a RIB may be more suited to you can do everything you mentioned but much more useable in more varied conditions
Enjoy
Andy
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Not unless your commercial, as far as i know..!
http://www.mbmclub.com/mbm/redalert/...l_campaign.pdf
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Nice boat FB As a boat broker myself I particularly like the system of having to agree to buy and prove you can afford it before being allowed to view, I wonder if I could apply it to my narrowboat sales?
And yes, ditto what TopBanana says, red diesel is currently legal for use on boats, in fact just about every boatyard or marina in the country sells it. I've pumped many a gallon into boats myself.
And yes, ditto what TopBanana says, red diesel is currently legal for use on boats, in fact just about every boatyard or marina in the country sells it. I've pumped many a gallon into boats myself.
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
He reckons on about 50-60 quid for a full day skiing/towing.
We had a similar boat (Fletcher with a 5Ltr mercruiser) and it absolutely drank fuel! A full days skiing would see a couple of tankfulls down the drain!
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Originally Posted by scoobychick
Nice boat FB As a boat broker myself I particularly like the system of having to agree to buy and prove you can afford it before being allowed to view, I wonder if I could apply it to my narrowboat sales?
And yes, ditto what TopBanana says, red diesel is currently legal for use on boats, in fact just about every boatyard or marina in the country sells it. I've pumped many a gallon into boats myself.
And yes, ditto what TopBanana says, red diesel is currently legal for use on boats, in fact just about every boatyard or marina in the country sells it. I've pumped many a gallon into boats myself.
Intresting. How long has it been legal then.?
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Originally Posted by fast bloke
He reckons on about 50-60 quid for a full day skiing/towing.
our 16' Fletcher GTO with a 95hp outboard used to do 9-10 galls in 5 hours skiing!
Nice boat BTW!
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Intresting. How long has it been legal then.?
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Originally Posted by 106rallye
Have you owned boats before? or driven one lots?
.......
If not please really consider if you are confident with
1. VHF radio
2. Rules of the road
3. Man over board proceedures - immersion survival time is rated in minutes the sea will not reach max temp (still bloody freezing!) till mid to end of summer
4. Basic bouyage
5. Safety equipment and how to use it
6. Launching and recovery
RYA powerboat level 2 is widely regarded as the minimum standard to attain
Again sorry if I am telling you stuff you already know but if you already know it then you will understand why it has to be mentioned!
also purely imho but a RIB may be more suited to you can do everything you mentioned but much more useable in more varied conditions
Enjoy
Andy
.......
If not please really consider if you are confident with
1. VHF radio
2. Rules of the road
3. Man over board proceedures - immersion survival time is rated in minutes the sea will not reach max temp (still bloody freezing!) till mid to end of summer
4. Basic bouyage
5. Safety equipment and how to use it
6. Launching and recovery
RYA powerboat level 2 is widely regarded as the minimum standard to attain
Again sorry if I am telling you stuff you already know but if you already know it then you will understand why it has to be mentioned!
also purely imho but a RIB may be more suited to you can do everything you mentioned but much more useable in more varied conditions
Enjoy
Andy
Originally Posted by RB170
I find it a bit odd that the dealer wants you to agree to buy it before he'll let you test it....
Roll on 2.00 oclock
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dpb: I thought you were alerting me to another change in the law from New Labour. My last boat was petrol. Never again. Prior to that deizle and it could run all the way to Aberdeen from the Tees on a tank.
TopBanana. Top info. Road tax on marine derv would scupper my plans.
BTW. The further North you come the cheaper the training courses.
Our nearest sizable marina is www.hartlepool-marina.com with lots of facilities and affiliation to training organisations.
TopBanana. Top info. Road tax on marine derv would scupper my plans.
BTW. The further North you come the cheaper the training courses.
Our nearest sizable marina is www.hartlepool-marina.com with lots of facilities and affiliation to training organisations.
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wow - what a boat - absofekinglutely awesome. Things I didn't give consideration to..... wife and kids have never been on any boat more exciting than a car ferry. This baby was showing 55 knots on the speedo (so probably 10 knots in the real world) as the wife and kids chundered over the side (well to be accurate, leaned over a bit and chundered pretty much everywhere ) - I must admit that the swell and the speed made me just occasionally feel a shade queasy. Add the fact than wife and small person what is related to me both ended up crying with fear, I decided that that was probably not an ideal starter boat. Dealer was having a marina day today, so we went back down. Ended up buying a 15 ft fletcher with a 90 HP mariner..... quick enough without scaring the family. Had a spin in a very interesting 7l 390 HP maxum and then a Ribeye fitted with twin Yam 300 HPDI's. **** me - you couldn't even breath in facing bacwards in the ribeye... was that a sonic boom by any chance?? (p.s. - someone lendus 50k )
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