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30-11-2011, 10:59 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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Who builds the sportcat now ?
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30-11-2011, 11:27 AM
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Registered User
Country: Job Centre
Location: In a box
Occupation: Chaos's gofer
Interests: Skiving
Boat make: Spectre 30
Engines: 2 x Promax 225
Cruising area: In the bath
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: In a box
Posts: 5,201
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Originally Posted by Scand
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and only £25k
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30-11-2011, 11:43 AM
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Simeon Penn
Country: UK
Location: Southampton
Occupation: Doctor
Engines: Honda 150
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Southampton
Posts: 226
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Originally Posted by wild card
mike always build fast boats (if the setup is right)
what do u think it will run with a 300 hp engine ????
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My Ringcat will do 63 mph with a suzuki DF300 and 61mph with a Verado 300
She is good in the wet for a small cat but very wet
Just make sure that the boat was built by Mike or Tony!
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30-11-2011, 12:26 PM
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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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Originally Posted by Trailer Bloke
My Ringcat will do 63
She is good in the wet for a small cat but very wet
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Most boats go better in the wet! even the small ones
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30-11-2011, 01:07 PM
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Simeon Penn
Country: UK
Location: Southampton
Occupation: Doctor
Engines: Honda 150
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Southampton
Posts: 226
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
Most boats go better in the wet! even the small ones
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Thnak you john I meant good in the rough
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30-11-2011, 01:08 PM
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Simeon Penn
Country: UK
Location: Southampton
Occupation: Doctor
Engines: Honda 150
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Southampton
Posts: 226
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trailer Bloke
Thnak you john I meant good in the rough
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Im sorry I have done it again JON
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30-11-2011, 09:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 142
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Pic.
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01-12-2011, 08:26 PM
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Trade Member
Country: England
Location: West Sussex
Occupation: Boatbuilder / Design
Interests: Anything powered on wheels, water or air
Boat name: OVERLORD
Boat make: RING 34' SPORTSBOAT 2 X V8 PETROL
Engines: 2 x 320 MERCRUISER B1
Cruising area: South coast
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 406
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alice
as long as your not in a hurry,cos they aint the fastest cat on the block
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Tony D will remember one day in the nineties when in a chop off Littlehampton My Ringcat 22 / 225 merc with 2 aboard left John Evans Ring 24/ 2x200 mercs standing . I was a passenger in the 24 and it stood no chance in that sea against the cat as it just relentlessly pulled away from a longer boat with twice the HP.
So you see , Speed is relative and had the Ringcat 22 been designed as a fast boat for the calm it would never have made such a good all rounder that it does.
So , My question is , what do you need out in the Solent , something good for Coniston and for bragging in the pub or a boat to cover all conditions where you have to stand and be counted ?
Mike
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01-12-2011, 08:32 PM
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Registered User
Country: Netherlands
Location: Arnhem
Interests: boats
Boat make: ring 21 ft
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 141
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trailer Bloke
My Ringcat will do 63 mph with a suzuki DF300 and 61mph with a Verado 300
She is good in the wet for a small cat but very wet
Just make sure that the boat was built by Mike or Tony!
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thats not fast !!! is it the boat or is it u ???
sorry mate can not understand why she isn`t that fast ......
i thought she will fly to a 75 mph with a 300 !!!
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01-12-2011, 09:41 PM
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John Evans
Country: UK
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Antimicrobial technology platforms.
Interests: Boats,cars,Wooden Boats
Boat make: Ring 26/ Abbate Villa D'este
Engines: 496HO/Chrysler Fury 220
Cruising area: Solent/Med
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 54
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Ring cat
Mike was that the same day that Ben was out with us??
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01-12-2011, 09:56 PM
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Trade Member
Country: England
Location: West Sussex
Occupation: Boatbuilder / Design
Interests: Anything powered on wheels, water or air
Boat name: OVERLORD
Boat make: RING 34' SPORTSBOAT 2 X V8 PETROL
Engines: 2 x 320 MERCRUISER B1
Cruising area: South coast
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 406
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Quote:
Originally Posted by John Evans
Mike was that the same day that Ben was out with us??
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YEeee Haa !
Sho , Nuff .
Mike
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01-12-2011, 09:59 PM
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John Evans
Country: UK
Location: Hampshire
Occupation: Antimicrobial technology platforms.
Interests: Boats,cars,Wooden Boats
Boat make: Ring 26/ Abbate Villa D'este
Engines: 496HO/Chrysler Fury 220
Cruising area: Solent/Med
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Hampshire
Posts: 54
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I didn't know Tony Davis then...was it a different John Evans?
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16-12-2011, 06:02 PM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: surrey
Occupation: Railway staff
Boat make: P23, P21, R20, RingRanger 25, Sabre
Engines: 225promax, xr2, EFI tuned, 6.2 mercruiser, suzuki 140 lol
Cruising area: littlehampton
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: surrey
Posts: 358
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Originally Posted by Mike Ring
So , My question is , what do you need out in the Solent , something good for Coniston and for bragging in the pub or a boat to cover all conditions where you have to stand and be counted ?
Mike
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i have to agree there,
my father and i had the red ranger with the 6.2 350mag init. we bought it off of colin stoneman who i belive bought it brand new? he also had the yellow one with the v6 which i drove to the IOW in some quite heavy seas.
i have to agree with your theories. in the red ranger we were storming out of littlehampton sea front when there was not another boat in sight, in conditions i would of never of dreamed about going out in any of our smaller boats like the, p21, p23 or r20. fine she only did i would say no more than maybe 58-60 in the flat (or the river lol) , but man in a rough sea nearly with her filling with water was she a great boat! i would say especially in our waters i would always part with 10 or so mph but be able to go out in more conditons.
i remember once on the way down to brighton we were flat out with some others including a honda 130, and we had her completely vertical! a serious brown pants moment! i honestly thought she was going over lol and i broke the passanger bolster seat that day.
apparently the 6.2 gave up the go and she is now fitted with a new motor and is now black and not red?
regards.
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02-01-2012, 05:40 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 172
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'So-an-So' was built by Mike Ring in 1993 and I think it was the second Ringcat 22 built by Ring Powercraft. From that date it only had one owner living all it's life down in sunny Littlehampton and stored in the marina compound.
Never raced or rallied I managed to convince the owner to sell early in 2011.
She had been very well looked after and in very good condition.
The inside trim although nearly 20 years old was still looking good but a little bit dated (Sorry Mike).
The only problem on the outside was the red gel coat had faded to a brownish colour due to the hot L.A. (Little Ampton) sunshine.
(Pics. taken by Mike Lloyd).
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02-01-2012, 05:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 172
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Original owner 'Richard' at the helm with 'Mike Ring' in the passenger seat, out in the Solent.
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02-01-2012, 05:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 172
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We collected 'So-an-So' in March and moved her back to Mr Ring's manufacturing emporium.
The trailer was on it's last legs. The front end was fine but the back end was totally shot after years of being dunked in L.A. water.
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02-01-2012, 05:58 PM
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#57
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 172
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First job was to remove the 225hp Opti off the back and the Paralift.
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02-01-2012, 06:07 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 172
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The 'Cat' was then lifted from the trailer and placed on tyres so she could be stripped down.
The old trailer was then put on to a large road worthy trailer and piggy backed to De Graaff trailers at Chobham Surrey. The old one would then be used as a template in order for a new trailer to be built.
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02-01-2012, 06:29 PM
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#59
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 172
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You can see a bit better in this pic. how the red had started to lose it's colour.
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02-01-2012, 06:33 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 172
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Next job was to strip out the interior of the boat.
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