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14-01-2011, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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wot was your first boat??
Hi all on boat mad its a rainy old day so i thought i would start a new thead any intresting first boats .My first boat was a 16 foot shakespeare which i bought from over Kingsten way it had a 3.8 jag motor complete with 4 speed manual box and clutch peddle going to a u drive then on to a shaft drive was not even intrested in boats till i saw 007 film the one with black boat and all the open pipes tearing up the river , (my boy he got the fastest boat on the river )had to have a boat? ended up rebuilding the motor as it was seized solid first launch river thames opposite woowich ferry didnt even have any seats in it i sat on 25 liter oil drum .still have the scars think it did about 55mph felt fast a hell at the time that was back in the late seventys had boats and no money ever since . bad spellllein i know?
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14-01-2011, 03:29 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Weston Super Mare
Occupation: Electrical Engineer
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Weston Super Mare
Posts: 6,347
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It was his brother in law, Billy Bob.... not his boy dude!!!!
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14-01-2011, 04:00 PM
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Senior Member
Country: UK
Location: Devon
Occupation: Garage Proprietor
Interests: PowerBoat Racing
Boat name: If Only
Boat make: Bernico F3 OCR, Bernico Prototype Inboard, and some Ribs
Engines: Yamaha Pro V 115
Cruising area: UK, France
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Devon
Posts: 3,094
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Dinghy with a SeaBee soon replaced by 9ft Dell Quay Jaunty (Dory) with Seagull 40 featherweight !!
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National Outboard Immersed Propeller Mono Record 103mph
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14-01-2011, 04:27 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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Dateline Bikini with 85 Merc in 1987
Canoe before that !!
gaZ
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14-01-2011, 05:00 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 176
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Burty
It was his brother in law, Billy Bob.... not his boy dude!!!!
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Hell boy how many times did you watch it ??
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14-01-2011, 06:40 PM
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Registered User
Country: england
Location: surrey
Occupation: home extension specialist
Interests: boats, boats and more boats
Boat name: The Edge
Boat make: p21
Engines: 2.5 260
Cruising area: hayling island/littlehampton
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: surrey
Posts: 888
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first boat
good thread
my first boat was a driver440 with 85 hp yam, it was black and white and i named it " the driver" went quite well, good handling boat in the rough, for a 14 footer, i bought it on brokerage from chas newens, putney ,over 20 years ago, i was only about 20 years old, i paid about £ 3,300 for the boat, and i was driving about in a 500 quid car
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14-01-2011, 06:53 PM
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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: 5,186
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Billing Norden Cutter, bought for my 12th birthday by a slightly eccentric uncle, had to assemble it myself though.
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14-01-2011, 07:04 PM
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Registered User
Country: shropshire england.
Location: oswestry
Occupation: Retired
Interests: Yodelling
Boat name: Veni Vidi Vici or Conked
Boat make: G.P.14
Engines: 4h.p. Mercury
Cruising area: Cap de Agde
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: oswestry
Posts: 1,311
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Two seater fold away canvas canoe,camped out at bala many a weekend with the sea scouts,GING GANG GINNY GINNY GINNY GING GANG DO,happy days.
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14-01-2011, 07:15 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,563
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15ft Fletcher with a mercruiser 3Ltr inboard .. I went out to buy an Esprit (lotus) but returned home with the Fletcher.. Alison (my wife) was well impressed
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14-01-2011, 09:58 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: 15,942
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OCRDA
with Seagull 40 featherweight !!
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The Featherweight's were awesome.
Seems we had similar fledgeling experiences Bob.
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14-01-2011, 10:10 PM
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Ringle@der
Country: England
Location: Uckfield, East Sussex.
Interests: Water Ski Racing.
Boat name: Both called ‘Irresistible’.
Boat make: Bernico F1 Twin, Monterey 265SC.
Engines: 2 x Mercury 300XS's, Yanmar 315.
Cruising area: South and east coasts. Eastbourne Marina.
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Uckfield, East Sussex.
Posts: 758
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1981 18' Ring with a 235 Evinrude. Rigged by Dave Brockington in Taunton.
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14-01-2011, 10:15 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Somerset
Interests: Ski Racing
Boat name: The Equalizer
Boat make: Ring 18
Engines: Suzuki 140
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Somerset
Posts: 154
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Wooden Broom with 40hp Evinrude.
Would only ever go in reverse cos of badly adjusted dog clutch !
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14-01-2011, 10:22 PM
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Registered User
Country: gibraltar
Location: gibraltar
Occupation: Shop Proprietor
Interests: ocr,sleeping
Boat name: The Rock
Boat make: Phantom 19XL
Engines: Yamaha 130B
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: gibraltar
Posts: 331
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Little plastic soldier boat from the Action men ,
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14-01-2011, 10:30 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Warwickshire
Interests: Boats, Jetski's, Wake Boarding
Boat name: Lord of the Rings
Boat make: Ring 21C
Engines: Mariner 2.5 200 V6
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Warwickshire
Posts: 202
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Still on my first.. Bit ashamed to admit it.. Picton Royal 185 GTS with 150 Merc v6. Its my first boat and I'm learning the ropes..
Its a bit rubbish compared to all your flash stuff but its all I can run to for now:
Jim
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14-01-2011, 10:34 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: 15,942
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A V6 Merc is nowt to be ashamed of!
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14-01-2011, 11:20 PM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: Coventry (but from Lee on Solent)
Occupation: Sales Director
Interests: My Boat of course
Boat make: Extreme 21
Engines: Merc V8
Cruising area: Solent
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Coventry (but from Lee on Solent)
Posts: 587
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R18 with a 2.4 200 v6 was the 1st boat I owned. Learned the ropes in my old mans crusader 19 with an 85 yam though!! What a boat that was (mr ring )
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14-01-2011, 11:25 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 101
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[QUOTE=Superjetjim;197248]Still on my first.. Bit ashamed to admit it.. Picton Royal 185 GTS with 150 Merc v6. Its my first boat and I'm learning the ropes..
Its a bit rubbish compared to all your flash stuff but its all I can run to for now:
lovely boat
very clean
i bet the v6 sounds lovely
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15-01-2011, 10:37 AM
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BananaShark Member
Country: UK
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Occupation: Racer and builder
Interests: Winning races
Boat name: BananaShark
Boat make: BananaShark 34' Race
Engines: Twin Yanmar BY 260's
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Salcombe South Devon
Posts: 4,633
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Fletcher 140 with a Suzuki 70 if you don't count stuff with sails on it - otherwise it would be a Cadet dinghy! Suzuki was one from the Alka Seltzer era and had a crap gearbox - I sold it and it then blew a powerhead 2 months later!
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British Champions! RIB Formula 1 2005
National Speed Record Holder at 90.15 (still)
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15-01-2011, 10:53 AM
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Registered User
Country: UK
Location: East Mids
Occupation: MD hydraulic/engineering company
Interests: Fast cars, bikes,quads, boats, going fast...etc
Boat name: Cheetah
Boat make: Hunton XRS37
Engines: Volvo D6 with DPR drives
Cruising area: So'hampton
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: East Mids
Posts: 557
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I also had a Dinghy with a seabee. My first proper boat was a Tremlett 21 fitted with a tuned rover V8 sounded lovely
Peter
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15-01-2011, 11:29 AM
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Registered User
Location: hayling island
Boat name: snow monkey
Boat make: extreme 24
Engines: mercruiser 6.2
Join Date: May 2004
Location: hayling island
Posts: 2,081
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ring 21c with a 200 merc,thats if you dont count dinghes and tenders when i was growing up
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