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01 December 2008, 21:10
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Country: Ireland
Town: Castlegregory
Boat name: Dreamer
Length: 10m +
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 29
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"Round 2" twin 300's e-tecs
Mike Shanahan & Phillip Fitzgibbon will have a go at setting a new “official” Round Ireland Record having set the exciting official record back in august 2007 in Phillips Suzuki powered 7.5 m rib. This time we are using mikes new rib a 8.5 Valentia Island Rib “VIR” designed and built by Martin Moriarty.
Shock wave seats modified & fabricated by Martins design team
Navigation equipment Gamin & Icom
Powered by twin evenrude’s300hp e-tecs, supplied by Marine Motors cork..
Here are some pictures taking at the weekend.
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02 December 2008, 13:33
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#2
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,788
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Good luck but I reckon you would shave a day off your time without all the extra ironmongery................
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02 December 2008, 15:53
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Poole
Length: no boat
Join Date: Jul 2001
Posts: 663
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I wouldn't have thought all that topiary above and around the seats is going to last very long in the Irish Sea. It looks like that frame would take a rain cover from a mobility scooter
Good luck
Mark
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02 December 2008, 16:56
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Reading
Make: Lodestar
Length: under 3m
Engine: Mercury 5hp
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,010
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02 December 2008, 17:35
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#5
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Cork
Boat name: Wolf
Make: Humber
Length: 8m +
Engine: DF300
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 32
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Extra Weight
Boys, Boys, Boys,
The idea of a mobility scooter may have relevance after the event though.
I assume you are removing the A Frame and extra fuss before you take off.
Remember Rule #1: If it can fall off, it will.
Regards,
Team Pulsar.
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02 December 2008, 17:44
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#6
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Castlegregory
Boat name: Dreamer
Length: 10m +
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 29
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ironmongery
all that ironmongery is necessery,we have no console so the helm,trottles,nav epuipment,vhf & engine instruments are all on the shock wave seats. The A frame is designed for functionality the back bar you can walk out on to remove ropes it also protects the engines from fools hiting off them in small harbours, because we have no console its a good place to stow safety equipment and carry all the gps and radar dome
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03 December 2008, 08:38
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#7
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: southampton
Boat name: TOP CAT & Slipstream
Make: Scorpion 7.5 and 8.1
Length: 7m +
Engine: 200hp and 250hp
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 854
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Quote:
Originally Posted by waterworld
all that ironmongery is necessery,we have no console so the helm,trottles,nav epuipment,vhf & engine instruments are all on the shock wave seats. The A frame is designed for functionality the back bar you can walk out on to remove ropes it also protects the engines from fools hiting off them in small harbours, because we have no console its a good place to stow safety equipment and carry all the gps and radar dome
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what are the seats and the mods on em????????
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03 December 2008, 11:40
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Castlegregory
Boat name: Dreamer
Length: 10m +
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 29
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seats
The seats are shock wave seats modfied by us to hold all the equipment that is normally on the console, driver seat in front holds the helm,trottles, two evinrude I-command gauges set on rpm and trim tabs and a garmin 5008. Nav seat holds the VHF, garmin 5010, and evinrude I-command gauges set on fuel management. Seen alot of configurations on race boats in the last 20 years but in long endurance race over 500nm I would choose comfort over an extra 3kts but with no console or extra bits the boat weighs just less than 2000 kg lite.
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03 December 2008, 17:27
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#9
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 6,047
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Quote:
Originally Posted by waterworld
The seats are shock wave seats modfied by us to hold all the equipment that is normally on the console, driver seat in front holds the helm,trottles, two evinrude I-command gauges set on rpm and trim tabs and a garmin 5008. Nav seat holds the VHF, garmin 5010, and evinrude I-command gauges set on fuel management. Seen alot of configurations on race boats in the last 20 years but in long endurance race over 500nm I would choose comfort over an extra 3kts but with no console or extra bits the boat weighs just less than 2000 kg lite.
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Have you managed to get the Icommands to 'manage' the fuel?  I haven't.
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04 December 2008, 11:50
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#10
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Pigs Ear
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Honda 225
MMSI: 235090881
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 3,132
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Hurry up and order the memory stick then
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