More on the Floor at Redbay Boats

[Daniel]

Originally Posted by willk

Yes, those are leg showers to keep the gears cool when on the plane.

Drive showers are almost considered essential for the bravo 3 drive.

You can buy a kit, or have a simple pipe fabricated.

[tonymac]

Originally Posted by willk

You must be the only one - she's gonna be the Scourge of the Lough...

42kts in trials - damn shame she's been signed over or the Flying Test Monkeys would be hangin' around, lookin' hopeful, WHAT WITH EASDALE LOOMING AND ALL!

Oh, sorry, was I shouting?

Only a Scourge if you're doing sumfin naughty!!

[freespirit3]

Originally Posted by donegaldan

Great day at Redbay as usual.
Figured Deep6 was due an engine service and
with Easter looking and the hint of an Irish early
summer I shanghaied willk for towing services.

Door to door and only cost me the best fish and chips on the north coast
And he managed to keep it between the ditches. Fair play


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Good to see the boat getting ready for fun, did you ever try the different props on your boat, I have been talking to Gary this week looking at prop ideas /options for our boat.

I have now moved the engine up so that the plate is level with the hull line. Props the next job

[willk]

Originally Posted by willk

42kts in trials - damn shame she's been signed over or the Flying Test Monkeys would be hangin' around, lookin' hopeful, WHAT WITH EASDALE LOOMING AND ALL!

Oh, sorry, was I shouting?

OK, no bites for an Easdale loaner* but we DID get an invite to sit in for one of her shakedown runs today.

The Flying Test Monkeys fly again....




*It's still not too late lads

[jambo]

Bad luck on the Loan count guess it's Deep Six then!!

The big boat looks nice another good day at the toy store.

[willk]

It's an interesting boat for lots of reason. 10.5m with twin 440 Yanmars and Hamilton jets. The hull is a modified 11m (IIRC) with an raised top "strake" section and carries a full tube. The jet drives have worked well and I saw over 42kts on the plotter during flat water runs. People who know about these things say she is very easy to handle, tracks and loiters well.

[willk]

Originally Posted by jambo

Bad luck on the Loan count guess it's Deep Six then!!

The big boat looks nice another good day at the toy store.

Yeah, a top day. Thanks to our various benefactors, not least Bríd who made us toasties and tea when body and soul were just about to wave goodbye to each other

[willk]

A 7.4-S bound for England (wasted on them )

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by willk

A 7.4-S for England (wasted on them )

I like that one

[willk]

More...

[willk]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

I like that one

She's very VERY slick. I had a good poke around her but unfortunately nothing was loose. I'd maybe have flush mounted the plotter but other than that, I'd take one. The upholstery is in carbon impression with red piping and is very slinky...

[Ribliam]

What's the middle one in the last lot of pics??.

[jumpinjack]

A 7.4-S bound for England (wasted on them )

Maybe it's coming over to me

[willk]

Originally Posted by Ribliam

What's the middle one in the last lot of pics??.

It's a modified 950. Not the most practical layout

[willk]

Originally Posted by jumpinjack

A 7.4-S bound for England (wasted on them )

Maybe it's coming over to me

Aha! Now THAT would be OK!

[jambo]

Originally Posted by willk

It's a modified 950. Not the most practical layout

How what's wrong with it??

[willk]

Originally Posted by jambo

How what's wrong with it??

Well nothing obviously - it's a Redbay

I'm not sure what the Redbay equivalent of "Failed to Proceed" is?

[willk]

The Twins were collected today after a bit of TLC. Looking very fresh for the road to Dublin...

[willk]

Few more pics (one of the 850 - our first deployment as Test Monkeys )

[Mollers]

Nice to see that RB are hanging on to the retro colours.