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Old 15 July 2009, 20:10   #1
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Any one got one? The drive-on ones look cool.

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Old 15 July 2009, 20:21   #2
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There is one in my local harbour -Burry Port - and if it will survive the swell there it will survive anywhere - most impressive.
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Old 15 July 2009, 20:23   #3
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Do you recall what size of boat on it?
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Old 15 July 2009, 20:37   #4
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It had a big American style wakeboarding boat on it - prob about 25' - now there is a small RIB - about 5.5m that looks quite lost.
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Old 16 July 2009, 11:56   #5
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Save your money, some milk bottle crates & old pop bottles!

Saw it in Amsterdam last year, made me chuckle!
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Old 16 July 2009, 11:58   #6
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Got it, love it

currently berth 2 RS Vision sailing dinghies and a Rigiflex on it (15HP), as time goes on we will store RIBs on it as well.
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Old 16 July 2009, 12:24   #7
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Save your money, some milk bottle crates & old pop bottles!

Saw it in Amsterdam last year, made me chuckle!
Brilliant!!!
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Love it, I was toying with the idea of building one from aluminium angle and some plastic barrels!

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Any one got one? The drive-on ones look cool.

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I have a jetski on one they are very popular and easy to get on and off. There are a few boats on them at my local marina but look a bit of a mission to get on and off, they use winches...

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I have a jetski on one they are very popular and easy to get on and off. There are a few boats on them at my local marina but look a bit of a mission to get on and off, they use winches...

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I think the winch is just to pull you off the first bit until the prop has some bite. No reason why you cant drive on
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Old 17 July 2009, 13:28   #11
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Mate keeps a 20 ft BWM with 150 etec on one , and a local 8m cobra with a 200 Suz lives on one up the river.
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Old 18 July 2009, 15:38   #12
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There is one in Salcombe on a swing mooring with a wooden sailing dinghy on it & they use a winch to get it on & off!
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Is Nautibouy (used to post on here a lot - but much quieter these days) still the UK distributor?

I like the milk crates... thats a Funyak Sparfel/390 moored alongside it the same as mine (without centre console)... practical rather than necessarily aesthetically pleasing - a bit like the milk crates.
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Perhaps worth having a look at www.aqua-dock.co.uk before parting with any cash. They're made in the UK, slightly different design, available from stock and at a significantly lower cost.......
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Perhaps worth having a look at www.aqua-dock.co.uk before parting with any cash. They're made in the UK, slightly different design, available from stock and at a significantly lower cost.......
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