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27 June 2011, 13:57
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Country: UK - England
Town: Marple
Make: Zodiac
Length: under 3m
Engine: Tohatsu 9.8
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 648
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Great fun in Scotland!
Just got back from Scotland, weather was good and got out on the boat almost every day.
We stayed at Loch Linnhe and this is quite a large piece of water, took about 20 minutes to cross in our little 2.8m SIB.
It was nice to be able to go faster, normally we are on the canal or river where it's limited to 4/5mph.
However it got me wanting a bigger engine....I'm thinking about putting a Tohatsu 9.8 on it.
Loch Linnhe was almost deserted, we saw a couple of small yachts and one large RIB but not much else except the ferry.
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27 June 2011, 18:42
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Oban (mostly)
Make: Ribcraft, Humber,BWM
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outboards
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 632
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aaahhh ..... but we saw you!!
Glad you had such a good time in my backyard
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27 June 2011, 20:02
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury Mariner 15hp
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,401
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Has to be said: 
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27 June 2011, 22:53
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,090
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lightning
It was nice to be able to go faster, normally we are on the canal or river where it's limited to 4/5mph.
However it got me wanting a bigger engine....I'm thinking about putting a Tohatsu 99.8 on it.
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Yep I agree .. its only natural ..git your ass flyin' .. its da only way 
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28 June 2011, 07:41
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Marple
Make: Zodiac
Length: under 3m
Engine: Tohatsu 9.8
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 648
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I didn't take many pictures of the boat but here's a couple my wife took, plus one of her with the boat, and one I took while crossing the Loch
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28 June 2011, 12:23
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Boat name: Bombard
Make: Aerotec 380
Length: 3m +
Engine: Mercury Mariner 15hp
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 3,401
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Looks very nice - stick a Tohatsu 9.8 2St on there if you get a chance - it should fly!
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28 June 2011, 13:30
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Member
Country: Canada
Town: British Columbia
Make: Zodiac (sold)
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 8
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And so it begins...... just a little more power.... just a bit bigger boat...... just a bit more power..... laughing with you..... I get bitten by the same bug often ..... go for it!
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28 June 2011, 15:32
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Marple
Make: Zodiac
Length: under 3m
Engine: Tohatsu 9.8
Join Date: Jun 2009
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My wife wants something with some sort of cabin or cover where we can shelter from the rain.
We got caught in a downpour on the river in Norfolk and were soaked/pelted with hailstones, there was nowhere to hide...
It was a beautiful cloudless sky when we set off that day.
Anybody got any ideas? It needs to be towable on a trailer and not too large, and capable of reasonable speed, say over 25 knots
I'll keep the SIB as well.
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28 June 2011, 16:23
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Stranraer
Make: No Boat now
Length: no boat
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 120
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Where is the slipway in the pic please?
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28 June 2011, 17:00
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 11,622
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Originally Posted by lightning
My wife wants something with some sort of cabin or cover where we can shelter from the rain.
We got caught in a downpour on the river in Norfolk and were soaked/pelted with hailstones, there was nowhere to hide...
It was a beautiful cloudless sky when we set off that day.
Anybody got any ideas? It needs to be towable on a trailer and not too large, and capable of reasonable speed, say over 25 knots
I'll keep the SIB as well.
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The SIB would make a nice tender for a Redbay Cabin Rib!!!
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28 June 2011, 17:06
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: London/Devon
Make: Linley Swan /Ribeye
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha F150
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 113
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my father and the Gor-Tex Challange are running their trip to the arctic circle from the top of Scotland today Ribs to the Limit
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28 June 2011, 18:02
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RIBnet Supporter
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14,684
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Polwart
The SIB would make a nice tender for a Redbay Cabin Rib!!!
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Shuush! That's a plan I was wanting kept quiet! 
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28 June 2011, 21:51
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Marple
Make: Zodiac
Length: under 3m
Engine: Tohatsu 9.8
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 648
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The slipway is at the Holly Tree Hotel in Kentallen
It's the hotel's own so I'm not sure how they would react to anybody using it who was not staying there. You could ask them and see what they say.
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