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25 January 2006, 19:17
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: North Kent
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,853
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Collected the keys this afternoon...
for my latest (and perhaps greatest!) purchase. I am finally the owner of a seaworthy rib!
I've just bought (with a loan from the bank of dad) a Ribtec 585, with a 115hp Yamaha V4 CETO on the back. It's red, was used as a dive boat, and is in a very good shape. It's Andy Badviz's old boat - Greyhound.
She needs a couple of bits doing - an engine service, the lower leg needs replacing (so anybody with Yam V4 parts please make yourselves known!) due to a crack in the gearbox casing, and the control cables replacing, but other than that, all ready she is!
When I get the bits on her sorted, she will be kitted out with all relevant gear, and used as a training boat for any RYA recognised school that wish to hire her.
I'm all excited! Can't wait to get her out and play!
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Davies Coaching - rya rib and shorebased kit hire, rib sales, standard horizon gear, instructors, skippers, more!
"La mer est un espace de rigueur et de liberté."
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25 January 2006, 19:20
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Reading, Hants
Boat name: Juicy
Make: Jeanneau
Length: 10m +
Engine: 2x D4 260hp
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Sep 2005
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hey congratulations, hope you have a lot of fun 
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25 January 2006, 19:23
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: North Kent
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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon
hey congratulations, hope you have a lot of fun |
Cheers Hugh, I'm really looking forward to it. Trying to find Yamaha spares/cheap s/h engines is doing my head in right now though!
How's the build going?
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Davies Coaching - rya rib and shorebased kit hire, rib sales, standard horizon gear, instructors, skippers, more!
"La mer est un espace de rigueur et de liberté."
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25 January 2006, 21:54
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Solent
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 34
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Good on your fella, happy days ahead!
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25 January 2006, 21:59
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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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Where are the pics then??? Well done!!!
Maybe - one day - I will also have that feeling when the keys are handed over!!!
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25 January 2006, 22:11
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Iceland
Town: Reykjavik
Boat name: Cheesee
Make: Seaquel 600 XS
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercury 275 Verado
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 1,951
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All the best and congratulations 
Wish I could help you on the engine side but not many Yammies around here mainly Mercury
Bogi
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26 January 2006, 08:01
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Nutbourne
Boat name: Renegade
Make: Porter
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 Tohatsu
MMSI: 235022904
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,196
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Nice one Jimbo.
Has that done for the change of wheels?
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"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools" Douglas Adams
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26 January 2006, 11:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Solent
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Splendid work Jimbo! Can't wait for a ride in her 
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26 January 2006, 14:51
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: North Kent
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Originally Posted by Mark Halliday
Has that done for the change of wheels?
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Indeed, for the short term. Means, for the first time ever, I actually have to get one of my cars through an MOT!!
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Davies Coaching - rya rib and shorebased kit hire, rib sales, standard horizon gear, instructors, skippers, more!
"La mer est un espace de rigueur et de liberté."
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26 January 2006, 14:54
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Nutbourne
Boat name: Renegade
Make: Porter
Length: 6m +
Engine: 140 Tohatsu
MMSI: 235022904
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 1,196
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You want to practice getting it through some shingle first. 
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