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09 October 2009, 14:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W
Boat name: Leeway
Make: leeway 730
Length: 7m +
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Leeway 8.3m doing cross channel regularly.
just had a customer p/x his balistic in for a custom leeway 8.3m.
New Leeway got dropped in yesterday for a 10min quality control test run then handed over to new customer who took the rib cross channel (home) in record times in rough weather conditions and is very happy 
couple of pictures to show our new sport seats and new off shore large screen.
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09 October 2009, 14:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W
Boat name: Leeway
Make: leeway 730
Length: 7m +
Engine: 250hp = 73mph :0)
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another picture of rib
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09 October 2009, 20:23
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Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
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Originally Posted by LeewayComposite
just had a customer p/x his balistic in for a custom leeway 8.3m.
New Leeway got dropped in yesterday for a 10min quality control test run then handed over to new customer who took the rib cross channel (home) in record times in rough weather conditions and is very happy
couple of pictures to show our new sport seats and new off shore large screen. |
How do you think that screen would fair when he stuffs it?
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09 October 2009, 20:39
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 Opti, F50EFi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by LeewayComposite
...took the rib cross channel (home) in record times ...
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What record was that?
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09 October 2009, 20:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Make: ZAR
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Originally Posted by Chris
How do you think that screen would fair when he stuffs it?
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Nice hat?
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10 October 2009, 07:33
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Guernsey
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Make: Cougar R8 Sport
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeewayComposite
just had a customer p/x his balistic in for a custom leeway 8.3m.
New Leeway got dropped in yesterday for a 10min quality control test run then handed over to new customer who took the rib cross channel (home) in record times in rough weather conditions and is very happy
couple of pictures to show our new sport seats and new off shore large screen. |
Looks interesting....which island?
If here, I'll go and have a look..
Tony
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10 October 2009, 08:17
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Town: Glasgow
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Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
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The main console ? wheres the rest of it ? 
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10 October 2009, 08:36
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the back seat looks awful
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10 October 2009, 08:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
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Your an orrible lot! 
Looks like you've built the boat to how the customer has spec'ed Lee. I'm sure he'll be happy with it
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10 October 2009, 12:27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tony
Looks interesting....which island?
If here, I'll go and have a look..
Tony
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11 October 2009, 09:20
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I'm sure that the customer will be happy too.
But how useful is a screen that big when you get all those little spots of salt spray cluttering up your vision? I only have a small screen, the moments I want to sit down for a while to rest my legs I find it difficuly seeing small details in sea conditions etc.
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11 October 2009, 09:30
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
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Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
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Its like having a sail on a RIB, not my cup of tea to be honest, but the customer gets what the customer wants.
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11 October 2009, 11:13
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Town: Wilmslow
Boat name: Serotonin
Make: Quicksilver
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mariner 15
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Originally Posted by Hightower
I'm sure that the customer will be happy too.
But how useful is a screen that big when you get all those little spots of salt spray cluttering up your vision? I only have a small screen, the moments I want to sit down for a while to rest my legs I find it difficuly seeing small details in sea conditions etc.
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It doesn't look as though you could stand without head butting the screen or the stainless tubing
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11 October 2009, 19:06
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
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It doesn't look as though you could stand without head butting the screen or the stainless tubing
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Hightower could - he's ten feet tall. 
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12 October 2009, 16:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W
Boat name: Leeway
Make: leeway 730
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Engine: 250hp = 73mph :0)
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We know the style is not exactly cool looking to some. the customer got exactly what he wanted and he is more impressed with it than we thought he would be..
We have had customers sell top priced ribs to get one of ours now i can add balistic to the list
Fred bolton
your right the screen is low and only a 5'5" person can stund under it but with bucket sport seat you cant stand anyway! would be like trying to stand in your car  (even in a convertable the steering wheel is in the way)
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12 October 2009, 16:41
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Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W
Boat name: Leeway
Make: leeway 730
Length: 7m +
Engine: 250hp = 73mph :0)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
How do you think that screen would fair when he stuffs it?
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Our ribs dont stuff that easy but when he does the 5mm polycarbonate screen and stainless will take it. the police use this stuff for riot shealds!
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12 October 2009, 16:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W
Boat name: Leeway
Make: leeway 730
Length: 7m +
Engine: 250hp = 73mph :0)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Downhilldai
What record was that?
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The record he set himself in the balistic both ribs using the same outboard!! not only did it beat his old record but said it coped with the rough alot better
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12 October 2009, 16:47
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W
Boat name: Leeway
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Powerboats
Nice hat?
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sounds like you got stuffing experiance!!! what boats do you sell 
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12 October 2009, 16:50
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W
Boat name: Leeway
Make: leeway 730
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Engine: 250hp = 73mph :0)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigmuz7
The main console ? wheres the rest of it ? |
Probably on your little valiant dressed as a dust bin
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12 October 2009, 16:51
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Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W
Boat name: Leeway
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Engine: 250hp = 73mph :0)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carl
the back seat looks awful
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Cant interest you in one for your extreme then have you got a rib
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