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30 September 2014, 09:34
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Depends what you want to have in tow!!
Sent from my iPhone using RIB Net
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30 September 2014, 09:47
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Country: UK - Wales
Length: no boat
Join Date: Jan 2012
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"I'd rather drive a mobility scooter than drive a [ BMW MODERN LR etc etc...]"
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30 September 2014, 10:08
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
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1st pic... Superb tow vehicle... second pic... Load of crap ...
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30 September 2014, 10:58
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: South Coast
Boat name: PLAYER 1
Make: Zodiac
Length: 7m +
Engine: OB/P/250
MMSI: 235090989
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I've just got an '08 Merc GL420. Loving it so far. 3.5 tons capacity and a V8!
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30 September 2014, 11:47
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Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
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This is towing capacity of my bumper. The bigger hitch is underneath
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30 September 2014, 12:56
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: West Lothian
Boat name: The MightySwell
Make: Ribeye
Length: 7m +
Engine: 115 outboard
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 41
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Says it all really
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30 September 2014, 12:59
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
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Love it  Que LR squad 
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30 September 2014, 13:33
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: West Lothian
Boat name: The MightySwell
Make: Ribeye
Length: 7m +
Engine: 115 outboard
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Do you think in the original picture (although it looks cool) they got up in the morning and phoned each other to see what car they were towing with today? 
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30 September 2014, 13:39
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
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Do you think in the original picture (although it looks cool) they got up in the morning and phoned each other to see what car they were towing with today? |
Or maybe it was tesco bonus buy of the day 'buy one get a landy free!!'
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30 September 2014, 13:41
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
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Do you think in the original picture (although it looks cool) they got up in the morning and phoned each other to see what car they were towing with today? |
 They've even got their own little group on WhatsApp FFS 
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30 September 2014, 13:57
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: West Lothian
Boat name: The MightySwell
Make: Ribeye
Length: 7m +
Engine: 115 outboard
Join Date: Oct 2012
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Whats it called?
"Soggy bottomed Disco" 
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30 September 2014, 14:01
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Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Have they still arranged the peddles in the later motors the same as the older ones. After a good few miles it used to kill my back. Can't complain about the userbility of them, just not comfy and not enough grunt on a long haul
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30 September 2014, 15:31
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Country: UK - England
Town: Rutland
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This was good but the auto's are better
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30 September 2014, 15:46
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Country: UK - England
Town: Portsmouth(ish)
Boat name: Wings
Make: Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F115 AETL
Join Date: Oct 2013
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I might need some glasses, but is that boat trailer attached to a trailer and then the car?
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30 September 2014, 16:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Quote:
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I might need some glasses, but is that boat trailer attached to a trailer and then the car?
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Boat trailer attached to car, boat attached to launching trolly!
trolly sits on top of trailer, think dinghy trailer on steroids!
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30 September 2014, 16:18
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
Have they still arranged the peddles in the later motors the same as the older ones. After a good few miles it used to kill my back. Can't complain about the userbility of them, just not comfy and not enough grunt on a long haul
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How far are you going back?
My D3 with a remapped engine, auto never felt lacking and comfy to drive all day long!
My current D4 has even more grunt + 8 speed auto is very slick and even comfier too
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30 September 2014, 16:36
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
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A mate has had a Disco new every three years since they came out. To be honest the early ones were gutless and I thought badly built.
The latest one is some beast. Bags of power and a decent finish that you'd expect for around 60 grand. Anybody know why they've fitted paddle gear change? 
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30 September 2014, 18:13
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Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
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My F in Law has the 8sp auto with flappy paddles. They are a daft idea on a big 4x4 and a bloody nuisance. He's not sure how they work, he hits them by accident, 'coz they're in the way and then gets stuck in the wrong gear until it gives him auto back!
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30 September 2014, 18:22
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Cos they fitted the daft pop up knob (oooerr) for the gear selector, so they had to fit the paddles to give you manual control. Personally I hate both the knob & paddles.
.....sh1t happens.......
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30 September 2014, 18:26
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: West Lothian
Boat name: The MightySwell
Make: Ribeye
Length: 7m +
Engine: 115 outboard
Join Date: Oct 2012
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The Q7 has the paddles as well. I thought they were just a gimmick, until, I was on a B road and having a bit of fun. The auto box (even in sport mode) is a bit ponderous especially coming out of a slow corner. Then the paddles make perfect sense. You can put the car in the correct gear and it makes it a much smoother journey.
Just don't talk to me about engine braking.
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