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Old 11 May 2012, 13:30   #1
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Has anyone tried out the baby red bay? and if so what was it like?

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Old 11 May 2012, 13:38   #2
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Looks good!!
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Has anyone tried out the baby red bay? and if so what was it like?

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Old 11 May 2012, 18:29   #4
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I haven't tried one, but I have seen one in action - they appear to be grand wee yokes - well built etc. They're very beamy and have a decent V. It's odd - they don't even mention them on the website but quite a few have been built over the last couple of years - a couple for existing Redbay owners. Conor McLaughlin has had one in the yard for years and got great use out of it (and he wasn't short of boats to pick ) - I understand Foyle S&R had it on loan for a while. They are not a cheap boat, as you get the same quality Henshaw tubes that the 11m boats get and a lot of stuff as standard that other "brands" charge for by the piece. However, they did a 5.1 "Lite" a while back - no underfloor tanks, basic A-frame etc. It was a great deal. A, um, 60hp Etec would sit very nicely on one

Corry Óg is in the yard (not her pictured) - you should scoot over and check her out.
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Old 11 May 2012, 19:31   #5
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what sort of hull have they a constant vee like the sea rider or a wraped vee like the ribcraft 4.8?
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any photos of the transom from the rear
and have they a plaining pad?
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what sort of hull have they a constant vee like the sea rider or a wraped vee like the ribcraft 4.8?
Dunno dood. If you want the low-down tech stuff, drop steve.redbay a PM. I was asking donegaldan about them for you but he says he has no interest in piddly little boats. How quickly we forget
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any photos of the transom from the rear
and have they a plaining pad?
Sorry, just checked my "wall" - nada. I'm not even sure about the planing pad.
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G'wan ask me a question about the 1050 - I'm fully "genned up" on that...
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G'wan ask me a question about the 1050 - I'm fully "genned up" on that...
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Sorry, just checked my "wall" - nada. I'm not even sure about the planing pad.
Now that's disappointing willk I thought that you was the oracle when it comes to Redbay's
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Now that's disappointing willk I thought that you was the oracle when it comes to Redbay's
Yeah, I'm like the youth of today. If it's not on the website, it doesn't exist
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Yeah, I'm like the youth of today. If it's not on the website, it doesn't exist
I must admit it is rather strange not having there 5.1's on there website cos they are a lovely wee boat

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