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02 May 2013, 20:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: blackburn
Boat name: Hornet
Make: XS Ribs
Length: 6m +
Engine: Optimax 150
Join Date: Jun 2005
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Hornet will be arriving tomorrow from Mallaig where we have had some cruising this week but a bit windbound.
Whatever the weather we will be launching Cuan/Seil tomorrow and enjoying the Atmosphere.
Looking forward to seeing some regular rrb'ers and making new friends
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03 May 2013, 05:53
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Dunblane
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzi 300
Join Date: Aug 2008
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Forecast locally has improved a bit in the last 6 hrs so perhaps an improving picture
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03 May 2013, 05:57
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Easdale
Make: Humber/Quinquari
Length: 10m +
Engine: Outboard
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 338
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Friday morning
Well it blew hard during the night and the rain lashed down however this morning the wind is light nd the seas relatively calm. I am not saying conditions are ideal but they are far better than was forecast yesterday. The forecast for the weekend has moderated albeit to F5 rather than F7. Here's hoping
Tony
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03 May 2013, 16:13
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Argyll
Boat name: Puffin
Make: Humber Destroyer
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki 90
MMSI: 235075764
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 147
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Weather
Latest forecast ( Met office 3pm forecast) looking a tad breezy for tomorrow, Coastal forecast for Sat AM 4-6 becoming 5-6 then 5-7 becoming 5-6 in PM. Guess it'll be a day for getting up and looking out the window to see how it looks. Plan B maybe looking like a good option! 
Paul
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04 May 2013, 11:35
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Ardfern
Boat name: Moon Raker
Make: Humber Destroyer
Length: 5m +
Engine: Honda BF 90 D
MMSI: 235035994
Join Date: May 2006
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Well, I did get ready to join in - even made the sandwiches and filled the flask. Sadly though, too windy, too cold and too grey for me today. Hope you hardy chaps have a good time.
Tony
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04 May 2013, 14:42
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14,682
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ERR going well...
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04 May 2013, 14:45
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RIBnet Supporter
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Good turnout
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04 May 2013, 14:47
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RIBnet Supporter
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Getting windy now though...
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04 May 2013, 19:15
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Ireland
Town: Belfast
Boat name: Cait
Make: Humber
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Opti
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 909
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Did u go Willk? How did u get over?
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04 May 2013, 20:36
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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...Magic Carpet ride ;-)
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04 May 2013, 23:31
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Ireland
Town: Donegal
Boat name: Deep Six
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki 140 4/stroke
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 178
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Easdale harbor 2013.
Freshening Wx but still a very nice place.
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04 May 2013, 23:41
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Ireland
Town: Donegal
Boat name: Deep Six
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki 140 4/stroke
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 178
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Another of Easdale.
All the boats tied up for the night.
Even a refreshing splash of colour.
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05 May 2013, 16:39
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Fort William
Make: Ribcraft 585
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F115
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,896
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What a baptism of fire that was!! They were certainly the biggest seas I've been out in and loved every minute of it. Ralph was 50ft from me at one point then he completely disappeared only to reappear from behind a wall of water. It certainly made you feel alive!
Unfortunately the lumpy conditions showed up a couple of faults with the boat, we had balance all wrong, 140 litres of fuel, the auxiliary, all our gear and a couple of 17st men played havoc with the handling, the trim was useless, I just couldn't get the nose up before the prop started cavitating which led for a slow and very slappy day. If we had shifted some of the extra fuel barrels and gear about I'm sure we could've sorted it but we will know for future. We had the boat out again today on Loch Shiel and its a different boat without the load.
Another issue was the bilge pump, it just isn't man enough, we took a couple of good swampings and had to pootle about until we got rid of some of the water. That'll change soon.
Thanks to the folk that checked in on us on their way by.
There were some lovely boats there on Saturday, The Beast certainly had some presence about it, it skimmed over the water more like a hovercraft than a boat!
A big thank you has to go to Tony and his team, they were all very friendly and nothing was too much trouble. All in all it was a cracking day, il certainly be back next year, don't know if my pal feels the same.
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05 May 2013, 18:03
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RIBnet supporter
Country: Ireland
Town: Belfast
Boat name: Cait
Make: Humber
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Opti
Join Date: May 2007
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I'll magic carpet ride ye. You took the Beast. A1an has just confirmed it!
Just buy the thing!
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05 May 2013, 21:23
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RIBnet Supporter
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
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Ach - that poor lad had saltwater contamination of the cerebral computational module. I wouldn't put too much pass on it. He should have worn a lid like some other RIBnetters 
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05 May 2013, 21:30
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Fort William
Make: Ribcraft 585
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F115
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 2,896
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Ach - that poor lad had saltwater contamination of the cerebral computational module |
I had water everywhere else too.
Problem solved though, just bought a Typhoon drysuit tonight.
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05 May 2013, 22:33
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Poole
Boat name: Black Adder+BabyBlue
Make: Shearwater + Avon
Length: 8m +
Engine: TDi Diesel + Merc 60
MMSI: 235026679
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 978
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Ach - that poor lad had saltwater contamination of the cerebral computational module. I wouldn't put too much pass on it. He should have worn a lid like some other RIBnetters |
I might have looked like a Swan Vesta matchstick, but the helmet did the job!
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05 May 2013, 22:37
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#198
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Dunblane
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzi 300
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 173
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a few more pics
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05 May 2013, 22:37
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,090
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tonymac
I'll magic carpet ride ye. You took the Beast. A1an has just confirmed it!
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Jaysus .. its de mortgage for the fuel tho  ... at least you get some money back on da bote
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05 May 2013, 22:39
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,090
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Quote:
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Lovely pics
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