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Old 22 October 2009, 15:46   #1
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Anyone know what this is?
Well, it's a kind of RIB.
Lifeboat?
Looks like a powerfull and very seaworthy craft.
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Old 22 October 2009, 17:27   #2
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All I know is its UGLY
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Old 22 October 2009, 17:48   #3
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So was my first wife; but she went well.
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Old 23 October 2009, 03:14   #4
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Butt ugly for sure
The title being said, it does look to be a great foul weather boat...
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Old 23 October 2009, 05:32   #5
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well I like it....
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Old 23 October 2009, 09:25   #6
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Think it might be a Vector - built by Cygnus in Penryn?
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Old 23 October 2009, 12:07   #7
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Looks a bit like a chopped down Sunseeker XPS34 from the late 80s.

Spray rails looking very 'Don Shead' like....
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Old 23 October 2009, 12:12   #8
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looks a bit Baltic style to me but the other boat moored up alongside is an old solent class lifeboat by the looks of it
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Possibly a Tremlett hull???
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