Ribex BananaShark Competition!

Cookee · 02 May 2007, 12:58

I have 2 VIP tickets to give away for Ribex - they entitle you to entry on all 3 days of the show!

To win these tickets you need to get all of the following right:

A) How big is the hull (the fibreglass bit only) of our new concept boat that will be at the show?

B) What is the overall length of this boat?

C) What is the power plant (HP and engine size)?

D) What is the drive used?

Good luck everyone!

ps. I also have some of the half price tickets - they will be awarded totally at random for imaginative, witty or very close entries

Tim M · 02 May 2007, 16:31

Cookee will you be demo-ing the bananashark at ribex?

Cookee · 02 May 2007, 16:42

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Originally Posted by Tim M

Cookee will you be demo-ing the bananashark at ribex?

Hi Tim,

We will have both the 770 with a Verado 250 on it and the new "Concept boat"!

Going to take any guesses?

By the way there is no limit of entries for this one!

Hightower · 02 May 2007, 17:03

You mean we can't google it or check up on your website?

We have to guess

thorper · 02 May 2007, 20:01

Taking a wild stab in the dark, and guessing that Kitten has made a model!

3 feet long for the fibreglass
3 feet and a bit with the tube/engine

1hp ethanol engine, with a prop and rudder to drive it

bound to be way off

Hugh Jardon · 02 May 2007, 20:22

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Originally Posted by Cookee

I have 2 VIP tickets to give away for Ribex - they entitle you to entry on all 3 days of the show!

is that the tickets that normally cost £4.50 for the three days? so a saving of £9?
i can hardly contain myself

length 770/9
total length 770/9 plus 2.5"
.25 hp
straight surface drive thing

Chris · 02 May 2007, 20:25

A) 1 meter

B) What is the overall length of this boat? 1.05 meter

C) What is the power plant (HP and engine size)? .21cuinch 1.3hp

D) What is the drive used? OS engine outboard

Millermob · 02 May 2007, 20:31

1) 6.5/7 metre

2) that plus a bit for flange? not so sure

3) Diesel 3.0l 190hp?

4) Surface drive

Random guess,, worth a try!

Aidan · 02 May 2007, 22:51

2nd prize is a set of 4 tickets<

Nos4r2 · 02 May 2007, 23:09

1) 200m long,

2) Depends who's measuring it,

3)Powered by a hot air gas turbine from a large number of caged ribnetters discussing 4x4s and whether or not Codprawn actually exists,

4) Large plastic paddles.

Chris · 03 May 2007, 06:50

Have I won, Have I won ?

Chris

GED · 03 May 2007, 06:54

7.5mt with the new 300hp etec

Cookee · 03 May 2007, 08:00

Some interesting theories ............. Kitten building another model? Well he may well be but this is a proper RIB capable of carrying at least 5 passengers!

Hugh Jardon · 03 May 2007, 18:48

i guess some of us were thinking you build toys now!

so is this just a wild guess session or is it possible to research and get a bit of a clue?

personally i dont need the tickets as i have been given some from suzuki by a top cornishman

Cookee · 03 May 2007, 19:15

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Originally Posted by Hugh Jardon

i guess some of us were thinking you build toys now!

so is this just a wild guess session or is it possible to research and get a bit of a clue?

personally i dont need the tickets as i have been given some from suzuki by a top cornishman

Funny you should say that - we made a pair of model Phantom 19's for the crew of the Gibraltan OCR boat that we made with brushless outboards that go very well indeed - we might bring one to Cowes if we have time! Kitten has a slightly unruly twin motor one which needs full concentration!

This new boat has been fairly secret and there is certainly no official information or clues on our website, but I can tell you it's smaller than the previous models and an even bigger clue - it isn't an outboard!

Not sure if any of that helps really!

Cookee · 03 May 2007, 19:16

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Originally Posted by Chris1573

Have I won, Have I won ?

Chris

No!

Chris · 03 May 2007, 19:20

Doh!

GuyP · 03 May 2007, 19:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cookee

this is a proper RIB capable of carrying at least 5 passengers!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cookee

it's smaller than the previous models and an even bigger clue - it isn't an outboard!

Am I right in thinking that it's based on the Salcombe Flyer hull? If it's an inboard, I'm thinking it'll be the Flyer 530 model, so:

1. 5.3 metres of hull length
2. Lets say 40cm of tube overhang at the rear and 30cm at the front, so 6.0 metres total length
3. Small sterndrive, so either the Mercruiser Vazer or the 120 bhp diesel.

How'd I do?

Cookee · 04 May 2007, 09:31

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Originally Posted by GuyP

Am I right in thinking that it's based on the Salcombe Flyer hull? If it's an inboard, I'm thinking it'll be the Flyer 530 model, so:

1. 5.3 metres of hull length
2. Lets say 40cm of tube overhang at the rear and 30cm at the front, so 6.0 metres total length
3. Small sterndrive, so either the Mercruiser Vazer or the 120 bhp diesel.

How'd I do?

Getting very close ...........

1. Wrong
2. correct
3. right engine wrong drive!

The heritage is very close as well!

Chris · 04 May 2007, 10:43

1. 5.5 metres of hull length
2. 6.0 metres total length
3. Mercruiser Vazer and Jet drive