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Old 18 June 2007, 08:31   #1
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That's an Arneson Drive.

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Old 19 June 2007, 16:50   #3
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Pic is taken just 20m from my office.
I think they removed the Arneson and went for regular sterndrive.
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Pic is taken just 20m from my office.
I think they removed the Arneson and went for regular sterndrive.
It comes from my camera! I tried to buy a Osprey Vipermax that day, but you where somewhere else....
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It comes from my camera! I tried to buy a Osprey Vipermax that day, but you where somewhere else....
To bad for you than
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Petrov, do you know why they replaced it with a regular leg?
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Petrov, do you know why they replaced it with a regular leg?
They never managed to get any speed with the arneson.
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Petrov,

What engine is in the Arctic Blue, MTU?
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They never managed to get any speed with the arneson.
Wouldn't you normally expect to reach higher speeds with a surface drive? I don't fully understand it.
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