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13 October 2012, 22:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: London/Oxford
Make: Ribcrafts
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150hp/2x115hp
MMSI: 235090215
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Looks nice what engine has the Golf in it what does it do solo mpg
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It's the 146bhp 2.0ltr diesel version. On slow trip to the office I can get 62mpg average on A roads!!
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14 October 2012, 08:22
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,238
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It's the 146bhp 2.0ltr diesel version. On slow trip to the office I can get 62mpg average on A roads!!
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Incredible really these days. I've a 184bhp BMW 3series touring. Average 54mpg in all driving including town or a constant 61mpg at 85mph!!!!
Oops thread drift! Anyone for any rigs?!
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14 October 2012, 08:33
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sheepy Parva
Boat name: Sadly Sold
Length: no boat
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 1,731
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Incredible really these days. I've a 184bhp BMW 3series touring. Average 54mpg in all driving including town or a constant 61mpg at 85mph!!!!
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Great strides have been made in fuel efficiency in the last 10 years and BMW are probably the greatest exponents.
Don't be fooled into believing that trip computer readouts of any manufacturer are accurate, though. From experience, they're anywhere between 10 and 15% optimistic. Fuel management systems in vehicles are based on achieving a chemical balance in the combustion chamber and controlling that by measuring constituents of exhaust gases. There's no direct measurement of fuel flow in an mpg sense so any mpg measurements are simply a mathematical approximation. And nobody wants their approximations to be pessimistic 
Anyway, back to show us your rig
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14 October 2012, 11:32
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Country: UK - England
Town: Surrey
Boat name: Fugly & Rokraider 1
Make: Pac 22 & Porter 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: Ford 250 & jet,DT140
Join Date: Jun 2008
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Pacific 22. Ford sabre 250 BHP and Hamilton 273 jet drive behind my 60th Anniversary Jeep Cherokee 2.5 Turbo diesel. Probably on the edge of what the Cherokee is comfortable towing and stopping.
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14 October 2012, 17:41
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Country: Belgium
Length: 5m +
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what's the weight of the pacific including trailer?
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14 October 2012, 19:09
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Country: UK - England
Town: Surrey
Boat name: Fugly & Rokraider 1
Make: Pac 22 & Porter 6.5
Length: 6m +
Engine: Ford 250 & jet,DT140
Join Date: Jun 2008
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I haven't had a chance to weigh it yet, but am guessing around 2500Kg
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14 October 2012, 20:01
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Boat name: Orca
Make: Humber Ocean Pro 6.3
Length: 5m +
Engine: Honda 150hp
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 156
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Just checking if I can post pics from Facebook
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14 October 2012, 20:09
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2009
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Just checking if I can post pics from Facebook
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Check
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14 October 2012, 20:15
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Boat name: Orca
Make: Humber Ocean Pro 6.3
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second attempt
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14 October 2012, 20:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Boat name: Orca
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Engine: Honda 150hp
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Brighton Run
Some snapshots of my Humber just off Brighton in August
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14 October 2012, 20:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,175
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Go on then Rob who took those and from what
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14 October 2012, 20:45
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: west mids /tywyn
Boat name: HAWK
Make: RIBCRAFT/ Suzuki 250
Length: 7m +
Engine: Tohatsu 3.8/15hpsuzi
MMSI: 235086594
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Go on then Rob who took those and from what
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Looking at that lot I'd say a police helicopter 
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14 October 2012, 20:47
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: west mids /tywyn
Boat name: HAWK
Make: RIBCRAFT/ Suzuki 250
Length: 7m +
Engine: Tohatsu 3.8/15hpsuzi
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Some snapshots of my Humber just off Brighton in August
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Nice pictures Rob ... Is that johno's old Humber
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14 October 2012, 21:05
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
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Could be that seagull that nicked that go-pro
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14 October 2012, 23:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Boat name: Orca
Make: Humber Ocean Pro 6.3
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well observed
No police helicopter at all needed to take these shots, just a gopro on a painters pole, if you look you can actually see me holding it. From there its nothing but a quick photoshop job on the pole and you wouldnt know the difference.
And yes this is Jono Gartons boat (Orca) which I purchased last year, its been great and I am gutted the cold weather is back. lots of little adventures on it this year (one trip to France at Easter) but nothing as epic as the Alderney run and rescue from last August
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14 October 2012, 23:42
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Boat name: Orca
Make: Humber Ocean Pro 6.3
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Engine: Honda 150hp
Join Date: Mar 2005
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Just One More
This was taken last summer in the Lake District, I towed Orca from London up there as I was granted special permission to power boat on Buttermere - such a difference running 30 knots on what was a glass surface, of course the views are also something special
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14 October 2012, 23:52
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
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Could be that seagull that nicked that go-pro
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Well it's looks like your holding something anyway Rob great idea will have to get Hadd onto it
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15 October 2012, 09:30
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Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Not a new boat but a new tow vehicle pulls it great and no problem on steep slippery slips so far!
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15 October 2012, 13:09
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: west mids /tywyn
Boat name: HAWK
Make: RIBCRAFT/ Suzuki 250
Length: 7m +
Engine: Tohatsu 3.8/15hpsuzi
MMSI: 235086594
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 4,270
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Not a new boat but a new tow vehicle pulls it great and no problem on steep slippery slips so far!
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Looks good AJ  why dont you bring it to the westside for a change, thats if you dont mind muddyboots and sheep dip in your new car, We dont have clean posh slipways like you southern lot
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15 October 2012, 14:31
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Warwickshire
Boat name: Impulse
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140
Join Date: Sep 2011
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Cheers Tony T, your right when I first bought Impulse I went through the whole debate about towing 'V' Dry stack. Although living in the Midlands is a pain if you want a quick blast on the boat the positive is I/us Midlanders are in fairly easy reach of many different coastlines.
I am certainly interested in trying the Welsh Riviera, just wondered if a bright yellow Dry suit would be an insult to you?
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