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04-10-2005, 05:30 PM
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Electric boat record
For anyone who's interested - here's a British team attempting to win back a world powerboat record from the yanks!
www.electricrecordteam.com
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04-10-2005, 07:48 PM
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Le Cat
Country: France
Location: Paris
Occupation: Computer Sales
Boat name: Le Cat
Boat make: Argo Cat 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4EFI
Cruising area: Paris
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Paris
Posts: 753
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Yes, there's an association, the EBA, behind the challenge :
http://www.electric-boat-association...challenges.htm
If there are specialists out there, how can you reach such speeds ? Is this the futur ?
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05-10-2005, 09:10 AM
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numbskull
Country: United Kingdom
Location: South
Occupation: none
Interests: none
Boat name: Leviathan
Boat make: Phantom 28
Cruising area: South Coast
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: South
Posts: 15,959
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Granny 'A' got it many years back in a Lorne designed boat, that's all i remember, 50 odd mph wonnit?
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05-10-2005, 09:18 AM
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Country: England
Location: Great Horwood
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Great Horwood
Posts: 2,372
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Quote:
Originally posted by FrenchPhil
Is this the futur ?
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Not if the Oil companies have anything to do about it.
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05-10-2005, 09:21 AM
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Le Cat
Country: France
Location: Paris
Occupation: Computer Sales
Boat name: Le Cat
Boat make: Argo Cat 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4EFI
Cruising area: Paris
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Paris
Posts: 753
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Yes & in a cute "bio" looking feline.
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05-10-2005, 04:06 PM
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Registered User
Location: GOLDEN MILE
Boat name: LILY THE PINK AND TERMINATOR 11
Boat make: PHANTOM 21 AND 20
Engines: 2.5 EFI X 2
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: GOLDEN MILE
Posts: 2,475
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The female driver is a member of barrow powerboat club .
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05-10-2005, 04:20 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: IT Consultant
Boat name: G4, Missconduct
Boat make: DAC, Phantom 18
Engines: Mercury 280 ROS, Mercury 280 + S3000 electrics
Cruising area: Windermere & Barrow
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 67
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Quote:
Originally posted by roofer
The female driver is a member of barrow powerboat club .
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Likely to be the fastest boat she has driven
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05-10-2005, 04:33 PM
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Registered User
Location: GOLDEN MILE
Boat name: LILY THE PINK AND TERMINATOR 11
Boat make: PHANTOM 21 AND 20
Engines: 2.5 EFI X 2
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: GOLDEN MILE
Posts: 2,475
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05-10-2005, 04:57 PM
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Le Cat
Country: France
Location: Paris
Occupation: Computer Sales
Boat name: Le Cat
Boat make: Argo Cat 18
Engines: Mercury 2.4EFI
Cruising area: Paris
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Paris
Posts: 753
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Well if she can do 80mph, she'll be faster than most of us...
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05-10-2005, 05:20 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: IT Consultant
Boat name: G4, Missconduct
Boat make: DAC, Phantom 18
Engines: Mercury 280 ROS, Mercury 280 + S3000 electrics
Cruising area: Windermere & Barrow
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 67
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Quote:
Originally posted by FrenchPhil
Well if she can do 80mph, she'll be faster than most of us...
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I think you may have possibly missed the point, it wasn't directed at the electric boat record
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05-10-2005, 07:30 PM
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Senior Member
Location: the narf
Occupation: give up
Interests: triple rigs
Boat name: which one
Boat make: 25 phantom 26 puma cat,30 pima cat,25 phantom 30 flipper,
Engines: triple 2.5 efis
Cruising area: blackpool prom at dusk
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: the narf
Posts: 244
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Quote:
Originally posted by Brookp01
Likely to be the fastest boat she has driven
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twice as fast as her 16 phantom.
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06-10-2005, 08:18 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Occupation: IT Consultant
Boat name: G4, Missconduct
Boat make: DAC, Phantom 18
Engines: Mercury 280 ROS, Mercury 280 + S3000 electrics
Cruising area: Windermere & Barrow
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 67
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Quote:
Originally posted by hutchy
twice as fast as her 16 phantom.
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Easily
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