Seawork 2007

Andre · 13 June 2007, 19:52

Here are some shots of the ribs / boats which are on the water.

Andre · 13 June 2007, 19:55

and more

Andre · 13 June 2007, 20:00

and a few more

Phil Chitty · 13 June 2007, 20:42

Nice pics Andre

Looks like the weather was kind too.

How was your show?

jwalker · 13 June 2007, 23:36

Very interesting, Andre, keep them coming.

Rogue Wave · 14 June 2007, 00:27

wJ

did you stick that Portacabin on the Humber RHIB

gtflash · 14 June 2007, 10:18

any more pics???

jwalker · 14 June 2007, 11:03

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Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

wJ

did you stick that Portacabin on the Humber RHIB

I did wonder a little about the front opening door.

John Kennett · 14 June 2007, 11:31

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Originally Posted by gtflash

any more pics???

Here's a few. Apologies for the dubious quality, but it's the best my phone can manage!

First off, some very fetching flower arranging on the MST stand and the very shiny West Sussex Fire and Rescue RIB on the Ribcraft stand.

John Kennett · 14 June 2007, 11:33

Next up the very ugly Humber, a serious looking MST cabin RIB, and the mighty Redbay 11m.

John Kennett · 14 June 2007, 11:37

The very yellow Yellowjet Water Taxi, and the new offering from Flatacraft.

John Kennett · 14 June 2007, 11:41

Finally, in the "why hasn't this been thought of before?" section is the 6.5m inboard diesel from Delta.

This very cleverly puts a diesel into a 6.5m RIB without losing loads of deck space, and without making it massively stern heavy. The trick is to mount the engine low down, underneath the console, with a shaft connecting the engine to a conventional outdrive!

I wonder if the idea will catch on?

John

jwalker · 14 June 2007, 12:44

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Originally Posted by John Kennett

Finally, in the "why hasn't this been thought of before?" section ...

Oi!

Shortened memory as yer get older?

Here.

John Kennett · 14 June 2007, 14:02

Having an outdrive on a jackshaft is one thing, but the clever bit is applying the technology to a small RIB in this way.

John

Andy Gee · 14 June 2007, 14:49

Does the console on the wee Delta fold down? it's just every time I saw it it was up and the Delta/Volvo guys were working on it

Andy

John Kennett · 14 June 2007, 15:03

Apparently they had a fuel pump problem, and resolved it by borrowing one from the engine on the Volvo stand!

John

Andre · 14 June 2007, 18:33

This Pacific 24 just turned up this afternoon

Delta Rich · 17 June 2007, 14:29

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Originally Posted by Andy Gee

Does the console on the wee Delta fold down? it's just every time I saw it it was up and the Delta/Volvo guys were working on it

Andy

Fuel pump gave out after 1.1 hrs on the water - this was sorted on the Tuesday morning!

I left the Console open on Thursday as so many people asked where the engine was ?!? It was easier to leave the console up

Once she was up and running she ran a 42knot which considering she only has a 190hp inboard diesel we're very happy with.

The Poole Pilot boat went down very well also, as did the 7.4m Military Jet boat (With the 6 Ullmans) which was feeding live onto the Ambex/Domo stand from the A-Frame mounted camera

Delta Rich · 17 June 2007, 14:30

And nice to meet you John!

Simon B · 19 June 2007, 10:09

A very economic use of space, what are the noise levels like by the console? Do the operators have to be plugged into comms sets for comunication and radio use?