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25 May 2006, 21:16
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Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
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Here you go codders me old worrier...
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Nice trunk.....
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25 May 2006, 21:17
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Here you go codders me old worrier...
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Gosh Richard you must have been all over the rib with your camera  cheers
before the rib left the UK it was checked over by the local authorised Mercury service dealer based in Littlehampton so I am very curious what the cause was of this breakdown also very interested how they got rescued and how long it took
Andre
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25 May 2006, 21:24
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Just checked the web page and copied the latest
25.05
Had 6-metre waves today. That probably contributed to the incident of lost steering, too.
At the first moment it seemed impossible to do anything to it. But then we tied down the motors and playing with throttle drove the rib to the nearest fishing harbour with Coast Guard standing by. In Veere 19:30.
Will try to effect repairs tomorrow and continue to finish.
end of quote
Andre
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25 May 2006, 21:37
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Country: UK - England
Town: Devon
Boat name: White Ice
Make: Ranieri
Length: 5m +
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Gosh Richard you must have been all over the rib with your camera cheers |
Ah yes
There were a number of features that caught my eye....
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25 May 2006, 21:40
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Town: Devon
Boat name: White Ice
Make: Ranieri
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The reinforced non-slip patches on the tube are excellent...
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26 May 2006, 08:01
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My brother Philip spoke to Omar this morning who told him that the hydraulic hose from helm pump to cylinder burst/split so they lashed the engines in a central fixed position and using only the remote control they were able to steer the rib. They still had about 100 miles home so I guess they should have arrived by now.
Andre
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26 May 2006, 08:03
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Ah yes
There were a number of features that caught my eye.... |
Sounds like you may wish to trade in your Scorpion for a Parker
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26 May 2006, 08:58
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Make: HumberOceanOffshore
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Ah yes
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Is your anorak fully zipped, or do you pull it over your head.... 
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26 May 2006, 13:05
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Make: FB 55
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Now that's funny ....
Pity you need a magnifying glass to see the GPS 
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26 May 2006, 14:03
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Town: Brighton
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If the only thing you can find to criticise is the customer's choice of nav kit, then I'd take that as high praise indeed!
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26 May 2006, 17:08
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If the only thing you can find to criticise is the customer's choice of nav kit, then I'd take that as high praise indeed!
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Not criticising, merely an observation 
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26 May 2006, 18:54
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Charles the GPS is the Raymarine Raychart 435i which has quite a large screen ie 9cm x 12 cm and it got them to Estonia from Littlehampton
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26 May 2006, 20:51
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Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
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Stainless work looks awesome!!!
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29 May 2006, 16:49
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The passage has been completed. Once the hose was replaced the guys arrived yesterday to Tallin. Pls keep checking the Estonian web site for further pictures. I have asked Omar to join the forum and post his account of the trip. Best to have first hand information
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