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23 January 2011, 18:32
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70 days on a raft.
Last week I watched in awe as four gentlemen of gaRfie's general vintage prepared to sail/float this thing from the east side of the Atlantic to the Bahamas.
They'll be off any day now. Best of Luck to them 
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23 January 2011, 19:41
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Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
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Look on the sponsons..... its a Ribeye!
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23 January 2011, 19:48
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
Look on the sponsons..... its a Ribeye!
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fkk mee i misid thatt wun 
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23 January 2011, 20:32
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
Look on the sponsons..... its a Ribeye!
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Ah but its got a cabin like them redbays - this must be what you get if you mate the two!
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23 January 2011, 21:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Polwart
Ah but its got a cabin like them redbays - this must be what you get if you mate the two!
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Bollix lad, the wretched, I mean, ratchet straps and the adhesive tapes point to the true parentage of this c/raft
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23 January 2011, 22:49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
bollix lad, the wretched, i mean, ratchet straps and the adhesive tapes point to the true parentage of this c/raft
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:d
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24 January 2011, 07:35
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Town: swanwick/hamble
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i do hope you guys know what "eye" that is and how it relates to seafarers
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24 January 2011, 07:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
i do hope you guys know what "eye" that is and how it relates to seafarers
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Vaskania?
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24 January 2011, 07:45
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Town: swanwick/hamble
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Quote:
Originally Posted by malthouse
Vaskania?
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don't they have schools on your island, riff raff! 
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24 January 2011, 07:48
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Quote:
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don't they have schools on your island, riff raff! |
Go on then Biff, educate me 
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24 January 2011, 07:52
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Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
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it's the eye of isis, she was an egyptian wind goddess, wife and sister of osiris
the old fellers used to paint the eye on the boats to bring them luck and wind, i'm looking to see if i have one drawn on me any where cos i certainly have wind this morning
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24 January 2011, 08:31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
to bring them luck and wind, i'm looking to see if i have one drawn on me any where cos i certainly have wind this morning
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...may as well have the luck too then.
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24 January 2011, 08:38
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Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by willk
...may as well have the luck too then.
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i'll be lucky not to have dirty knickers by 10o/c, must be that odd looking ale in the pub yesterday
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24 January 2011, 08:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
i'll be lucky not to have dirty knickers by 10o/c,
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I'll give Nasher a heads up, he's starting a collection.
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31 March 2011, 00:01
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almost there...
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31 March 2011, 00:04
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For later
When the link is dead:
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07 April 2011, 10:28
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Happy ending
Those lads have made it - landfall was the Dutch island of St. Maarten. They look a bit thinner than the last time I saw them 
Linky
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