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30 October 2013, 20:12
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Country: UK - England
Town: Littlehampton, W Sx
Length: no boat
MMSI: 235101591
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1976 - a bit of practice without getting wet.
(My Dad made that boat in our garage and it was painted a different colour every year or so)
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31 October 2013, 00:43
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Country: Canada
Town: halifax
Make: zodiac,bombard
Length: 4m +
Engine: 20hp,50hp Johnson
Join Date: Mar 2013
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well i started sailing dingys at 9 i bought my first sib at 10, then my first rib at 13. i now sail lasers and still have that rib. i am also only 16 so not too long.
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31 October 2013, 16:23
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hampshire
Boat name: Altea 2
Make: Narwhal
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90 Mariner
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 855
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Good chap, keep it up 
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31 October 2013, 21:06
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sidmouth
Boat name: Various
Make: Avon, Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mercury 40, Honda 50
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 266
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Started sailing Mirror dinghies about 1998.
First handled a RIB 11th August 1999 (the day of the total solar eclipse).
It was a Narwhal. Probably about 4m, but 9-year-old me wasn't paying attention to that sort of thing...
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31 October 2013, 21:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 13,054
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Erm....think it was 1973-my first memory is being afloat.
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31 October 2013, 22:04
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bournemouth
Boat name: Seadrive
Make: Capelli Tempest 470
Length: 4m +
Engine: Suzuki DF70
MMSI: 235079113
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 550
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First SIB c.1962 & first motorised (Seagull) sib (Nautisport I think) 1970!
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01 November 2013, 07:33
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Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
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I've been talking with mum and reminiscing about old times. My lot were fishermen from where I live now and that's about it. Was on the boats as a babe so that's 58 years. I can remember a black zodiac. My mum was telling me about an old ply powerboat that the old man got with a hole in the bottom. He tried to repair it and got it in the water only to have the ply rip off at speed the water came in went straight up between mums legs and took her glasses off
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01 November 2013, 08:10
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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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02 November 2013, 10:13
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
Make: No Boat
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Late 60's Dad's Shakespeare Speedboat ...Fastest in Lyme at the Time! 
Then loads of Various sized SIB's for Diveing...and plenty of Boring Helm work..following Bubbles!!!...(Befor SMB's!!)
I can remember the Guys talking about these NEW!! Hi-Bred, half hard Boat-Half Inflatables!!...RIB's the Gamechanger!!..Flatacraft-Avons Humber-Zodiacs-Ribcrafts
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02 November 2013, 13:11
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Redbay supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: onn de moov
Boat name: bote
Make: kevvin
Length: 4m +
Engine: jett dryve
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 455
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Originally Posted by Nos4r2
my first memory is being afloat.
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Probubly cuz yew waz stil inn yor muvvers woom surrowndid bi amnyottic flooid
Yor secund memmory iz heerin yor muvver saiy 'fuk mee, wots dat'
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02 November 2013, 20:45
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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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Originally Posted by wiLlfish
Probubly cuz yew waz stil inn yor muvvers woom surrowndid bi amnyottic flooid Yor secund memmory iz heerin yor muvver saiy 'fuk mee, wots dat'
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Who writes your material because he must be a fooking genius
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02 November 2013, 22:16
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 6,203
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I belong to an island so started on boats nearly sixty years ago!! In my time I have been deck boy on fishing boats and leisure passenger boats. I have sailed and had various types of power assisted boats eventually fishing up with my present Ribcraft eight years ago and really enjoying it:-) Sent from my iPhone using Rib.net
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02 November 2013, 22:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wiLlfish
Probubly cuz yew waz stil inn yor muvvers woom surrowndid bi amnyottic flooid
Yor secund memmory iz heerin yor muvver saiy 'fuk mee, wots dat'
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nuffink az plezzunt az dat, woz onn a mikrowplus 501...
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02 November 2013, 22:55
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
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[QUOTE= amnyottic flooid
Is that what your drinking these days !!?
Sent from my iPhone using Rib.net
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03 November 2013, 17:24
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Principalite d'Chaos
Boat name: The Nashers Revenge!
Make: Windsor Brothers
Length: 6m +
Engine: Optimax 225
MMSI: "Mmmmm SI" she said!
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 4,825
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I was brought up around SIBs and early RIBs.
My Father had one of the first Flatacraft Force4s
A few images are in one of my albums.
RIBnet Forums - Nasher's Albums
Nasher
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08 November 2013, 11:48
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Member
Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Bangor, Co Down
Boat name: Ribeye & Tremlett 15
Make: Ribeye & Tremlett 15
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yamaha F40, Merc 500
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 265
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since 1967. we built a runabout in 1966/7, clinker ply on oak, with a Johnson 40hp.
photo below in 1967 at Groomsport Co Down, dad & brother in boat, me taking the photo.
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