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06-09-2008, 09:48 AM
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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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Good fun day out . met some old and new friends.
God awful weather,I have been drier when I have been ejected from a boat!
Another thing ... I am now fully 'Muffined out' !
Mike
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06-09-2008, 10:20 AM
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Location: devon
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: devon
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Thanks to all the guys who turned out at such short notice, put up with the rain and the seemingly needless and endless delays that make up any filming.
The whole day would have been and I quote "an unmitigated disaster" with out the help of you all, we made some very useful freinds yesterday.
Kevin
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06-09-2008, 10:47 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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Originally Posted by kitten
The whole day would have been and I quote "an unmitigated disaster" with out the help of you all.
Kevin
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As apposed to just a disaster?
It's good to be able to differentiate between the various levels of failure.
PS. Where's my mop & scales!!!!!!
see ya soon
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06-09-2008, 10:56 AM
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Registered User
Country: uk
Location: poole
Occupation: retail
Interests: sport and being lazy
Boat make: ring rib
Engines: merc xr2
Cruising area: bournemouth bay
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: poole
Posts: 1,681
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MMM ... seems like you guys had lots of fun and bonding wish I could of been their to help out, but ( not with the Bonding Thou ) and gad knows what you guys got up to with a mop
PS I'm only jealous because I was at work as ever ... I need to get out more ...
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23-10-2008, 07:45 PM
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Sunday 26th @7.00pm
Presented by Johnny Vaughan, Car of the Year 2008 kicks off with three exclusive shows which preview all the cars short-listed. Broadcast from the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu, we'll be looking at all the nominated cars, checking them out, patting them on the bonnet and bigging them up. We'll even ship in a load of car-mad celebrities and let them loose on some of them, as well as letting a few members of the general public – like cabbies, learner drivers and their instructors, power boat racers – put the cars through their own special tests.
http://dave.uktv.co.uk/shows/motoring/car-year-2008/
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10-11-2008, 02:15 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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10-11-2008, 06:44 PM
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Registered User
Location: Essex
Occupation: This & That
Interests: Time Trialling
Boat name: Manx Cat
Cruising area: From Shoreham
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Essex
Posts: 161
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Don't I now know about it!
Seemed like most people I bumped into today (Ford R&D centre) had watched it.
But seriously I really enjoyed the day and had a great time. I thought they did well with the footage they took.
Thanks for organising to all.
LorenZo "mmmm Nice wing mirrors" Bellarmo.
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10-11-2008, 07:14 PM
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Registered User
Occupation: Champion Pie Eater
Boat name: On The Rocks
Boat make: Ring 21 marshan 17 four winns horizon, hydro 3 pointer, f2 cat, backdraft 22
Cruising area: Way up norf and Sarf coast areas
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,619
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Do you work at the Ford R&D centre?
Projects
Are you Black Belt Six Sigma?, going through this at the moment.
gaZ
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10-11-2008, 07:16 PM
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Registered User
Location: Essex
Occupation: This & That
Interests: Time Trialling
Boat name: Manx Cat
Cruising area: From Shoreham
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Essex
Posts: 161
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yes, Dunton
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10-11-2008, 07:26 PM
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Registered User
Location: Essex
Occupation: This & That
Interests: Time Trialling
Boat name: Manx Cat
Cruising area: From Shoreham
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Essex
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Sorry did not see the bit at the bottom.
Yep am into 6-Sigma - stick with it and good luck - have you got yourself some good projects?
Done right - its powerful.
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10-11-2008, 07:38 PM
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Registered User
Occupation: Champion Pie Eater
Boat name: On The Rocks
Boat make: Ring 21 marshan 17 four winns horizon, hydro 3 pointer, f2 cat, backdraft 22
Cruising area: Way up norf and Sarf coast areas
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,619
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Got into lean about 6 years ago over at our Plant in Houston, need to keep ahead in the oil industry.
Bringing in processes from Brazil, globally it should be going the other way around,
As you say doing it right very powerful.
gaZ
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10-11-2008, 08:29 PM
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Registered User
Country: Canada
Location: Newfoundland
Interests: Spreading the good word about boats with toobs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Newfoundland
Posts: 173
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LorenZo
yes, Dunton
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Small world. I used to work at Dunton (Blue EEO building) & Trafford & Nam. (Dag'nam). 1990-99 before I got consigned to the midlands for LR. Then I left. Then I left the country.
EDIT: Thanks JF for putting the vid up for download. I'm gonna watch it on a plane later this week. And reflect on how much better European cars are than North American crap.
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10-11-2008, 09:03 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
EDIT: Thanks JF for putting the vid up for download. I'm gonna watch it on a plane later this week. And reflect on how much better European cars are than North American crap.
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You're welcome, no worries. (it's hosted on Matt's server BTW, so thanks should realy go to him).
While reflecting on the merits of the Euro cars and their superiority over the 'other stuff' at 36,000', why not also run over the thought of the superiority the 'better' hard boats in the RB08 demonstrated over their similarly powered and sized blow up rivals when the going got tough. Somewhat confusingly, as we all 'know' that the 'blow ups' really shine when it roughs up, or so they say on FibNet.
I think they refer to it as 'The Legendary seakeeping of a RIB' when they're waxing lyrical over there.
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10-11-2008, 09:11 PM
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What won the rb2, rb3 & rb4 classes?
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10-11-2008, 09:18 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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt
What won the rb2, rb3 & rb4 classes?
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It was mostly flat wonnit!...or as us rough water racers call it,...rib weather. ...Now when it demanded a bit of grit....
RB2, do be serious! we were over ten hours ahead in a 'gay class' RB4 boat.
And what won overall? despite it being rib weather.
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10-11-2008, 09:23 PM
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Registered User
Location: Essex
Occupation: This & That
Interests: Time Trialling
Boat name: Manx Cat
Cruising area: From Shoreham
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Essex
Posts: 161
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gazza
Got into lean about 6 years ago over at our Plant in Houston, need to keep ahead in the oil industry.
Bringing in processes from Brazil, globally it should be going the other way around,
As you say doing it right very powerful.
gaZ
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Cool - thats big scale - must have some intresting experiments there!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
Small world. I used to work at Dunton (Blue EEO building) & Trafford & Nam. (Dag'nam). 1990-99 before I got consigned to the midlands for LR. Then I left. Then I left the country.
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Small world indeed - wow - did time in most of those locations as well started in Nam!
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10-11-2008, 11:27 PM
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Registered User
Country: Canada
Location: Newfoundland
Interests: Spreading the good word about boats with toobs
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Newfoundland
Posts: 173
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jon Fuller
You're welcome, no worries. (it's hosted on Matt's server BTW, so thanks should realy go to him).
While reflecting on the merits of the Euro cars and their superiority over the 'other stuff' at 36,000', why not also run over the thought of the superiority the 'better' hard boats in the RB08 demonstrated over their similarly powered and sized blow up rivals when the going got tough. Somewhat confusingly, as we all 'know' that the 'blow ups' really shine when it roughs up, or so they say on FibNet.
I think they refer to it as 'The Legendary seakeeping of a RIB' when they're waxing lyrical over there.
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Oh no worries there. Living where I do now and valuing creature comforts I imagine that if I won the lottery a Botnia Targa 42 would be preferable to a 10m Scorpion!
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10-11-2008, 11:29 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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Good reply!
BTW, you'd cry into your pint if you saw your Scorp now.....looks very unloved!
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