Boys and their toys...

[Boisterous Brat]

The reason why everyone wants to join the Jersey Customs?!

Anton

[Charles]

For £80 000 (thats what they paid for the little Avon!!) I'm sure they could have built a better boat than that!

[Boisterous Brat]

I absolutely agree..!

Anton

[batfalcon]

"The only difference between men and boys is the price of their toys"

[Lets go boating]

£80 000

seriously, i mean come on, there is no way on this earth, that was £80 000, i think somebody needs a slap for that 1

[Cookee]

A twin engined boat of that size with all of the communications and safety / rescue gear on would be easily around that sort of price - how much do you think the RNLI boats are?

[Lets go boating]

don't know what they are worth, but its just rediculas.

what rescue gear has it got and communications. apart from gps chart plotter, radio, self riting gear.

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Cookee

A twin engined boat of that size with all of the communications and safety / rescue gear on would be easily around that sort of price - how much do you think the RNLI boats are?

£70k

[chris123]

Originally Posted by Mollers

£70k

<Bruce Forsyth> Higher! (/Bruce Forsyth>

The cost for an Atlantic 85 is £125K. I'd still buy one though if (a) they were for sale and (b) I had the money.

Cheers

Chris

[Tim M]

Mariner 5 (Arctic 28?) used for anti terrorism in Portsmouth harbour cost something ridiculous like £250k. She is a very sexy looking boat though.

[codprawn]

It must be doing a great job - not a single terrorist attack.............

[Tim M]

Indeed. It is supposed to be their "rapid response boat". In reality it takes them about 15 minutes to launch it off it's air birth, by the time they've taken the covers off, folded them up, performed a checklist of safety procedures then got underway.