An idea!

Jon Fuller · 31-12-2005, 01:40 PM

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...87#post1573587

ice cream truck · 31-12-2005, 01:45 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...87#post1573587

Speed · 31-12-2005, 07:15 PM

Good idea! Honestly those were some of the cleanest, clearest boat videos I have ever seen on the net. If you noticed a couple others pointed it out as well.

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Jon Fuller · 31-12-2005, 07:41 PM

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Originally posted by Speed
Good idea! Honestly those were some of the cleanest, clearest boat videos I have ever seen on the net. If you noticed a couple others pointed it out as well.

Thanks, don't seem to be getting many takers tho' eh, except the OSO admin having a dig!

When he posted that "The videos are hosted in the Gold, Platinum, and VIP section, where the media server is" I was slightly confused, mebbe he didn't understand my post.

I wanted to reply, "I'm aware of that, but thought some of the OSO members might want some good ones".

But I decided it was un-wise.

Speed · 31-12-2005, 08:00 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
Thanks, don't seem to be getting many takers tho' eh, except the OSO admin having a dig!

When he posted that "The videos are hosted in the Gold, Platinum, and VIP section, where the media server is" I was slightly confused, mebbe he didn't understand my post.

I think you are correct. He didn't understand.

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller I wanted to reply, "I'm aware of that, but thought some of the OSO members might want some good ones".

But I decided it was un-wise.

Jon,
You should have posted it, it's the truth.

Brian-Bear · 31-12-2005, 08:17 PM

JF it will piss them off more if you stop posting over there and keep the topic going here, I am sure you will have noticed the bandwidth going thru the roof as the yanks keep sneaking in the back door to see what is going down on the best UK powerboat forum

and to our overseas visitor from offshore

WELCOME!

Jon Fuller · 31-12-2005, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by Brian-Bear
JF it will piss them off more if you stop posting over there and keep the topic going here,

To be honest, I doubt they'd even notice! OSO has over 31,000 members, (we have 600

) I can't even begin to imagine what their server stats are like!

it's been fun tho'!

There always seems to be summat like this happening around Christmas/New Year

verytricky · 01-01-2006, 05:55 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...87#post1573587

Odd, I posted in that thread, and is is just gone? Are the moderators killing every post or what?

Jon Fuller · 01-01-2006, 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by verytricky
Odd, I posted in that thread, and is is just gone? Are the moderators killing every post or what?

Have you only just registered? I think you can't post until you've passed a probation period.

What did your post say?

Jono · 01-01-2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
Have you only just registered? I think you can't post until you've passed a probation period.

What did your post say?

Aha... that's why my posts didn't appear... so it wasn't 'cause I called 'em all a bunch of "Red-necked inter-bred hillbillies", then? Phew... I thought I might have offended a Texan or two.....

verytricky · 01-01-2006, 07:42 PM

I asked how you control a boat in the rough if you dont have a foot throttle...

Speed · 01-01-2006, 07:44 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
To be honest, I doubt they'd even notice! OSO has over 31,000 members, (we have 600 ) I can't even begin to imagine what their server stats are like!

it's been fun tho'!

There always seems to be summat like this happening around Christmas/New Year

At one time they had 600 members as well. Push for sponsors and give it time!

JBP · 01-01-2006, 08:06 PM

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Originally posted by verytricky
I asked how you control a boat in the rough if you dont have a foot throttle...

Do they do rough over there?

Jon Fuller · 01-01-2006, 09:16 PM

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Originally posted by JBP
Do they do rough over there?

They certainly get rough water, Key West is notorious for it, and the Atlantic coast speaks for itself, whether or not they choose to go boating in it, or race in it, I really don't know.

To be fair, we don't run races here in really rough stuff anymore, eveyones worried about liability as organisers, and it seems even the current generation of mono drivers (Mannerfelt, stepped, very little recovery), seem to woose out when it gets lumpy.

TD and I raced in F-6 on more than one occasion, but that was getting on for ten years ago now, things have definitely changed.

JBP · 01-01-2006, 09:56 PM

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Originally posted by Jon Fuller
They certainly get rough water, Key West is notorious for it, and the Atlantic coast speaks for itself, whether or not they choose to go boating in it, or race in it, I really don't know.

To be fair, we don't run races here in really rough stuff anymore, eveyones worried about liability as organisers, and it seems even the current generation of mono drivers (Mannerfelt, stepped, very little recovery), seem to woose out when it gets lumpy.

TD and I raced in F-6 on more than one occasion, but that was getting on for ten years ago now, things have definitely changed.

I agree, plus there is the letigious state we're getting in to these days too.

As an event organiser too there is a lot of responsibility on the shoulders. In K the limits are even tighter.

I think the comment was just adding weight to VTs in the sense of 'how else dya do it all at the same time?' if there's another way perhaps they could share it.....

Jon Fuller · 01-01-2006, 10:02 PM

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Originally posted by JBP
I think the comment was just adding weight to VTs in the sense of 'how else dya do it all at the same time?' if there's another way perhaps they could share it.....

They're refering to a driver/throttleman set up, ie, one man steers navigates, the other throttles trims, just as TD and I did it, and most of the bigger classes do.

infoasitappens · 01-01-2006, 10:07 PM

To be fair, we don't run races here in really rough stuff anymore,

Cardif 2004 ?

Jon Fuller · 01-01-2006, 10:08 PM

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Originally posted by infoasitappens
To be fair, we don't run races here in really rough stuff anymore,

Cardif 2004 ?

Wasn't there,can't comment. I take it was bad.

But it's the exception to the rules these days innit.

JBP · 01-01-2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally posted by infoasitappens
To be fair, we don't run races here in really rough stuff anymore,

Cardif 2004 ?

ramsgate 04 was a little hairy too or was it 05 I know 1 year the v24s took a pounding