 |
25 August 2007, 18:07
|
#1
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,726
|
Indestructable boat
This has got to be the best "tough boat" demo I have ever seen 
Go to http://www.marinerevolution.co.uk/downloads.htm
about half way down the page in the movies is the clip of the Crash Test Dummies trying to sink a Mac 270.... I had heard about it and thought it was exaggerated
http://www.marinerevolution.co.uk/Articles/CTD_ISDN.wmv
also available as a smaller one or in Quicktime format.
Amazing - I'm impressed
__________________
A Boat is a hole in the water, surrounded by fibreglass, into which you throw money...
Sent from my Computer, using a keyboard and mouse
|
|
|
|
25 August 2007, 18:11
|
#2
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
Length: 8m +
Engine: Volvo KAD300/DPX
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 5,596
|
Stephen, I presume, since we haven't heard any sagas of late, your Humber repair is working well.
__________________
JW.
|
|
|
|
|
25 August 2007, 19:51
|
#3
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,726
|
So far so good... 
Though it has only been out about four times since the "full sausage" went in, not the time of year for ribbing (cold!) and the Mrs has been finding things for me to do in her new house which fills much of the time 
It has had a fairly good thumping around with no signs of any problems though, I am cautiously optimistic and if there are no signs of any problems by the end of next summer I will be chuffed 
__________________
A Boat is a hole in the water, surrounded by fibreglass, into which you throw money...
Sent from my Computer, using a keyboard and mouse
|
|
|
|
|
25 August 2007, 21:35
|
#4
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
Length: 8m +
Engine: Volvo KAD300/DPX
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 5,596
|
.
__________________
JW.
|
|
|
|
|
25 August 2007, 22:09
|
#5
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
They used to cut the orkney dory in half as well to prove it would float - many moons ago!!!
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
25 August 2007, 23:31
|
#6
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
Length: 8m +
Engine: Volvo KAD300/DPX
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 5,596
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by BogMonster
....about half way down the page in the movies is the clip of the Crash Test Dummies trying to sink a Mac 270.... I had heard about it and thought it was exaggerated
|
Is it full of foam cos when they cut it in half it had solid ends where the cut was (supposedly) made?
__________________
JW.
|
|
|
|
|
26 August 2007, 17:44
|
#7
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,726
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jwalker
Is it full of foam cos when they cut it in half it had solid ends where the cut was (supposedly) made?
|
I noticed that too, I went back and looked at it on pause to check. I think the Macs (Max?) are foam filled in some parts of the pontoon sections anyway - bow and stern - but maybe that one was doctored slightly to make it floatier or maybe the small ones are completely foam filled.
Very tempted to buy a 270 just for a little tender and messing about with, I already have a 6hp motor for it albeit a long shaft, and it would do it good to have a bit more use...
__________________
A Boat is a hole in the water, surrounded by fibreglass, into which you throw money...
Sent from my Computer, using a keyboard and mouse
|
|
|
|
|
26 August 2007, 22:03
|
#8
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
I thought you alreay had a tender.............
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
27 August 2007, 11:34
|
#9
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,726
|
Yeah yeah OK just cos you have a big shiny one 
I like the thought of a Mac for landing on unknown or iffy beaches if I wanted to, I already have a nice scrape on the gelcoat from a conversation with an unseen rock...
__________________
A Boat is a hole in the water, surrounded by fibreglass, into which you throw money...
Sent from my Computer, using a keyboard and mouse
|
|
|
|
|
27 August 2007, 13:00
|
#10
|
|
Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
|
Remember they aint mine proof!!!
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
27 August 2007, 16:27
|
#11
|
|
RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 11,622
|
My understanding from talking to the guys in dundee is that Macs are completely foam filled.
__________________
|
|
|
|
|
27 August 2007, 16:51
|
#12
|
|
Member
Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,726
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
Remember they aint mine proof!!!
|
You were probably joking but you were quite close to the truth, this happened a couple of weeks ago:
http://www.mercopress.com/vernoticia...1&formato=HTML
Last time I was out in the RIB I went for a look at it, got within 100m or so and was keeping a careful eye out for floating green things!  
__________________
A Boat is a hole in the water, surrounded by fibreglass, into which you throw money...
Sent from my Computer, using a keyboard and mouse
|
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
