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Old 06 November 2005, 18:13   #11
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Playground humour? How old are you!!

Those sooper dooper assistors are fantastic, had one on a rib I used for dinghy safety cover in london docks, you could do some serious emergency stop turns!
Sooper dooper or not, It's a knob!! Assistor
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Old 06 November 2005, 18:34   #12
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Sooper dooper or not, It's a knob!! Assistor
Or to give it its full title ' directional facilitation assistor ' .So much more p.c. than 'Knob' don't you think ? ( that was made up by the way although these days you never know)

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Old 06 November 2005, 18:54   #13
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Sooper dooper or not, It's a knob!! Assistor
Tell me about it - always call a spade a spade - or a knob a nob!!!
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Old 06 November 2005, 20:33   #14
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Tell me about it - always call a spade a spade - or a knob a nob!!!
we try to or will try to!!!!!
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Old 06 November 2005, 20:54   #15
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It's some thing I keep meaning to fit to my Ribs as all the commercial boats have em and they are useful!
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Old 07 November 2005, 05:36   #16
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Helm/Steering wheel assistors - for or against , has anyone got one fitted?
My wife finds the steering very heavy when slow maneuvering and i thought one of these might help. Any thoughts anyone?

Rob C
I found cable too unwieldy Robox. Hydraulic is ideal for us laydee drivers IMHO.

(Mind you the 'cable' version I was driving seemed to be set to permanently circumnavigate the IOW )

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