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Old 05 November 2009, 13:58   #1
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submersible Rib

Sharpness Shipyard builds a submersible RIB
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Old 05 November 2009, 14:04   #2
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Pete Kidd was doing those in Malaysia 10 years ago - I wonder why it needs two steering wheels????
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from what i remember i think it was Dave Haygreen and associates that designed and built some around 25 ,,30 years ago ,,late 70s or very early 80s ,when they were based at Horsforth nr leeds,or around the time they moved out to HULL ,,though they were not for sale to the general public ,,,perhaps for a certain branch of the m.o.d,,,they looked more like a conventional r.i,b and i think it took about 10 mins to prepare either to submerge or use a boat ,
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from what i remember i think it was Dave Haygreen and associates that designed and built some around 25 ,,30 years ago ,,late 70s or very early 80s ,when they were based at Horsforth nr leeds,or around the time they moved out to HULL ,,though they were not for sale to the general public ,,,perhaps for a certain branch of the m.o.d,,,they looked more like a conventional r.i,b and i think it took about 10 mins to prepare either to submerge or use a boat ,
I think they were the ones that were tested locally. All black they were. 'Tomorrows World' came up to film them, but it was a wild and grey day. As the cameraman said, 'They expect me to film a black boat, underwater, against a dark background, on a day no brighter than twilight'.

They did a talking echo sounder aboard my boat instead.
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Old 08 November 2009, 16:27   #5
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They did a talking echo sounder aboard my boat instead.
I thought that I had the only one of those. At about 100m from the shore she starts saying "I really think we're a bit close now..."

Works really well in the car too
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I thought that I had the only one of those. At about 100m from the shore she starts saying "I really think we're a bit close now..."

Works really well in the car too
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250knts knows where there is one of these in Chichester!!!

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Old 08 November 2009, 20:35   #8
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250knts knows where there is one of these in Chichester!!!

lol ,,i think they are still trying to work out if its a ribnet member.
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I thought that I had the only one of those. At about 100m from the shore she starts saying "I really think we're a bit close now..."

Works really well in the car too
What does she say in the car? - "What are we doing out here in the sea you prat, now look I've got my new shoes wet!"
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What does she say in the car? - "What are we doing out here in the sea you prat, now look I've got my new shoes wet!"
Ho ho, I can tell that you have a very Littoral sense of humour, Mr Luxton!
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Ho ho, I can tell that you have a very Littoral sense of humour, Mr Luxton!
Oh! Yes. Not the only one either.

As for the echo sounder, whatever you feel about yours, I'm sure she's a lot more useful than the one they fitted to my boat.
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