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30 September 2013, 00:26
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Originally Posted by lakelandterrier
I think the solution is in proven maintenance -which my all my LGV vehicles have to go through and be 100% auditable. This is not cheap but is the price to pay for operating any vehicles - or boat - as I'm sure the trade members will agree is vital.
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Surely as a 30 seat PSV, it'd have to have a maintenance plan and operators licence in place anyway?
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30 September 2013, 09:01
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 11,883
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Originally Posted by ShinyShoe
The slight difference is no-one's using a lancaster as a tourist flight...
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No but it could fall out of the sky & cause carnage, regardless of who is on board.
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30 September 2013, 11:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sussex
Make: RIBTEC 655
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yam 150
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,160
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Apparently the London lot had completely rebuilt their fleet between 2002 and 2012, many had new hulls, engines, electrics, etc.
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30 September 2013, 18:21
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Town: Hants
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp plus
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28 October 2013, 15:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: Norfolk/Suffolk Borders
Make: no boat
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2002
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02 November 2013, 17:14
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Length: 3m +
Join Date: Sep 2008
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02 November 2013, 19:44
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Country: Australia
Town: Sydney
Boat name: Lunasea
Make: Ribtec 890SX
Length: 8m +
Engine: Yamaha ME 421STI x 2
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 475
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Originally Posted by ShinyShoe
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Seems pretty clear to me, make it a RIB, there are a few guys on here that could make an inflatable collar. Addresses buoyancy and stability and can also be used to push the competition out of the way.
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26 November 2013, 18:40
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: London/Oxford
Make: Ribcrafts
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150hp/2x115hp
MMSI: 235090215
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 2,241
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26 November 2013, 19:43
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Country: UK - England
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,619
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Originally Posted by CJL
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Ooops give it a year or two before an incident. I saw a program on sky the other night on amphibian vehicles, it showed one of these ducks, even stated they are not water tight, the only thing stopping it sinking is a massive bilge pump, so if that fails it sinks. They were developed in a hurry for the war. Perhaps they should be banned, hardly good track record.
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26 November 2013, 20:32
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Country: UK - England
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,762
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@boristhebold - are you sure it was these DUCKs? The DUCW was developed in WWII and has been the subject of a recent MAIB investigation into 3 incidents - they had no inherent buoyancy and so have had foam buoyancy added. Some had insufficient added, others had issues with lack of space for foam which resulted in the recent fire on the thames.
As a result the MCA has prevented all DUCW's from commercial operation until someone finds a technical solution.
These look a little different in design and look pretty much brand new - I think they are a newer version that presumably has some inherent buoyancy that doesn't rub on the prop shaft.
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26 November 2013, 20:47
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
Length: 3m +
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 7,106
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From their web site:
"Our vehicles are purpose built, based on the Historical DUKW, they meet safety standers for land (VOSA) and water (MCA) straight from the factory."
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26 November 2013, 21:07
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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A wee birdy told me that there is an amphibious passenger vessel under development in Northern Ireland for use in this application. It is a completely new design and will be adaptable to comply with regs across Europe.
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26 November 2013, 21:41
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: liverpool
Make: tohatsu6.1 one desig
Length: 6m +
Engine: mariner 125hp
Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 357
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was the wee birdy a duckling ?
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