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Old 27 September 2008, 20:42   #1
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Maiden Voyage today and i forgot how good these Ribs are, great fun and used 7 litres of fuel in 13 miles,
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Old 27 September 2008, 20:49   #2
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Nice boat - looks a bit of an Essex girl
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Old 27 September 2008, 21:31   #3
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That looks a lot better than you described it on the phone
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Old 27 September 2008, 21:41   #4
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scrubbed up well she did, and the rib, really pleased with results,performance as expected and burnt alot less fuel than originally thought, had a few large waves and was really well balanced,!!
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Old 28 September 2008, 23:06   #5
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That looks like that bargain RC4.8 that I was after. You must have beaten me to it
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Old 29 September 2008, 09:26   #6
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Maiden Voyage today and i forgot how good these Ribs are, great fun and used 7 litres of fuel in 13 miles,
Good to see you back enjoying the waves again mate!!
Boat looks pretty good too,and of course Miche[she always does]
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Old 29 September 2008, 11:42   #7
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Where did you go from/to?
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Old 29 September 2008, 11:43   #8
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That looks like that bargain RC4.8 that I was after. You must have beaten me to it
Don't worry - it will be up for sale again soon. matt h isn't one for holding onto his boats for long.
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Old 25 October 2008, 19:40   #9
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Don't worry - it will be up for sale again soon. matt h isn't one for holding onto his boats for long.
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Old 25 October 2008, 21:49   #10
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I didn't know evinrude did a 4 stroke
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