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30 August 2011, 15:35
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Country: USA
Town: Vermilion, Ohio
Boat name: Red Leppelin
Make: Achilles
Length: 4m +
Engine: none...yet
MMSI: What's that?
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New SIB
How long is it exactly, and how fast do you expect it to go with that motor?
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30 August 2011, 15:44
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#102
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
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I think he's had 28kts out of it. I can't remember the length but it's circa 5m. I'm sure he'll be along soon to post some photos and video that we took on one outing last month.
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30 August 2011, 15:54
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Country: Canada
Town: British Columbia
Make: Gemini
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40hp 2 str
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Originally Posted by Erin
I think he's had 28kts out of it. I can't remember the length but it's circa 5m. I'm sure he'll be along soon to post some photos and video that we took on one outing last month.
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That sounds pretty reasonable for this boat and motor combo. He could probably tweak a little more speed with the boat unloaded by playing with the prop pitch and outboard height & tilt.
How is the trailer design working for launch & recovery?
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30 August 2011, 16:28
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Originally Posted by catabisis
How long is it exactly, and how fast do you expect it to go with that motor?
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4.7m and yes 28 knots I've clocked so far. There could be more if I carried less weight, I've got 2x 22l fuel bladders, 30kg of rubber floor etc so it's not the lightest FC around.
Trailer's working out fine, I haven't tried a beach launch yet which was the main reason for the design. I've always been single handed for launching so far, I'll wait till I've got someone with me for the first time on the beach just in case it gets messy. It does draw a fair bit of water so a decent length of rope back to the car will be needed.
I clamped the go-pro cam to the transom once but it's too low to see anything over the bow so a rethink is required there. I'll see if I've still got the footage and post some of it up anyway if anyone's interested.
Keith - I couldn't do anything with those HD clips you gave me, downloaded a convertor but it was rubbish, nothing I had would play them properly.
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30 August 2011, 22:44
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#105
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
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Strung a few little clips together below. Seems possibly the engine vibration causes issues with the camera being clamped to the transom, at lower revs the picture goes kinda wavy.
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30 August 2011, 23:05
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#106
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
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Couple more clips courtesy of Erin:
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31 August 2011, 02:16
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Country: Canada
Town: British Columbia
Make: Gemini
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40hp 2 str
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Looks good. I've been wanting to get a bullet style video camera for a while now for this sort of thing.
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31 August 2011, 07:59
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#108
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Member
Country: USA
Town: Vermilion, Ohio
Boat name: Red Leppelin
Make: Achilles
Length: 4m +
Engine: none...yet
MMSI: What's that?
Join Date: Jul 2011
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How do you avoid the rocks that are right under the surface? I thought I saw some water breaking over some of them in the beginning of the video. What kind of fish do you catch in those waters? Nice scenary too.
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31 August 2011, 11:59
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
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How do you avoid the rocks that are right under the surface? I thought I saw some water breaking over some of them in the beginning of the video. What kind of fish do you catch in those waters? Nice scenary too.
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I'm not sure which clip you're referring to, in the last couple the water is very clear & not quite as shallow as it looks, local knowledge also helps me keep the prop in it's current shape. 
I'm no expert but species round here include bass, mackerel, turbot, brill, pollock, bream, mullet, tope, wrasse, plaice, cod, rays, etc. etc
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31 August 2011, 12:42
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#110
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
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And don't forget garFish. They're always good for a bit of entertainment 
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31 August 2011, 14:15
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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And don't forget garFish. They're always good for a bit of entertainment |
Slippery, but they put up a good fight
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30 September 2011, 16:43
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#112
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
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A bit more GoPro footage from yesterday, I've now got a head strap for the camera, works quite well I think:
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30 September 2011, 20:47
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#113
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Nice video. 
What a cracking day - sea is like a mill-pond!
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30 September 2011, 20:50
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Looe
Make: Delta
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mercury
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,409
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Nice set up!
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30 September 2011, 21:07
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#115
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,238
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Great video, boat looks awesome and camera works v well on the head.... Though I bet you look a bit of a tw*t with it on though!
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