Has any body taken a powerboat abroad?

[Cookee]

Cruising at around 4500rpm, thats about 45 to 50 mph she drinks around 1/2 litre a minute.
Do we have to go that slow?
is that 85 miles total or just 1 way?

If you would rather go from nearer home I will be going from Salcombe to the Channel Islands - Drivers for the party and then return on the Sunday - Assuming the whole thing doesn't clash with a race weekend and I'm not washing whats left of my hair etc!

 

[Captain Chaos]

That isn't how I remember putting it, but this is how I see it:

Sorry! excuse my paraphrasing

200xs........come on, you know its gonna perform like my old dellquey dory!

Jonny/rude - are they really THAT bad, or is it just a case of the uncertain back-up

Promax 225 or 3.0L Merc - simplist ooption, if only something half-decent and under 10 years old excisted here.

If the latest Etec is only £7500, wheres all the fantastic deals i should be being offered on NOS conventional V6's??

 

[Taz]

Just buy one of those 2.5 s from dubai!

 

[Jon]

Just check it aint nicked!

I might be going out there in the next two weeks, ill try and have a butchers at whats available.

 

[Captain Chaos]

what 2.5's from dubai?

 

[Taz]

Geoffs ones

 

[Captain Chaos]

tried to ring him today....................oh i really dont know me ass from me elbow!

is that what you got?

 

[Burty]

If you would rather go from nearer home I will be going from Salcombe to the Channel Islands - Drivers for the party and then return on the Sunday - Assuming the whole thing doesn't clash with a race weekend and I'm not washing whats left of my hair etc!

Cheers dude but is salcombe much closer to the channel islands than poole? plus we would then have to drive our boats from poole back to salcombe, which is probably further in all wouldn't it be easier to just trailer it too poole and go with every1 else?

 

[Tony Davis]

tried to ring him today

NO! don't do it! Belgium sounds best, I can just smell the cheese, taste the wine, and what about the waffles!

 

[Brambles]

Getting back on topic lads, why not have a trip to St Vaast, just round the coast from Cherbourg? Fantastic food and drink and a great blast from the Solent. We came back in just over two and a half hours last May averaging approx 40 knts.

 

[Tony Davis]

I'm up for that, brilliant harbour and town!

 

[Tony Davis]

#2

 

[Tony Davis]

#3

 

[Tony Davis]

And overnight at the "France and Fuschia", I always have the table in the corner!

 

[Brambles]

Looks good Tony. When we did the trip we did Aldeny (underwhelming place) to Cherbourg (VERY big seas northwest of Cape de la Hague ) then on to St Vaast. Next time I would recommend going to France in one hit.

 

[Matt]

St Vaast is lovely, been there a few times.

 

[Captain Chaos]

NO! don't do it! Belgium sounds best, I can just smell the cheese, taste the wine, and what about the waffles!

may have spoken to Nico as well

 

[Taz]

Na mine come from hutchy but i heard there the same anyway

 

[Jon]

Petrol is cheaper in Alderney, and you keep the money within the British Isles.

 

[Cookee]

Cheers dude but is salcombe much closer to the channel islands than poole? plus we would then have to drive our boats from poole back to salcombe, which is probably further in all wouldn't it be easier to just trailer it too poole and go with every1 else?

I just hate towing and I thought Salcombe would be closer by road to you - it's just another option thats all ............