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05 December 2007, 11:29
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Country: USA
Length: under 3m
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E-TEC Evinrude powered "land-boat"
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05 December 2007, 11:41
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Guernsey
Boat name: Monkey Nutz
Make: Cougar R8 Sport
Length: 8m +
Engine: 350Sci Verado
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I saw one in Guernsey several times in the summer. Must admit it looked really good.
Drove straight onto the beach, no mucking about with a tender
No mooring fee's just find a place to drive and park
No we backsides for trying to off in the surf, just drive through it!
Looks good!
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05 December 2007, 14:01
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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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Prices seem to have come down a bit!
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We first encountered Sealegs back in 2004 and since then the company has come along in leaps and bounds. An aluminum vehicle was launched in 2005 and a new 6.1 meter, aluminum D-tube model in July this year retailing for around US$8,600.
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05 December 2007, 14:20
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Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
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The write up in RIB Intl a while back quoted a price of somewhere up around £40k if I remember rightly, so the prices have certainly come down!
I think it's a brilliant idea but calling it an amphibious vehicle is stretching the point a bit - more accurate to call it a terrestrial boat...
Would quite like one - drive it out of the water and into a garage - bet you get some funny looks driving it on a road though 
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05 December 2007, 14:25
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by Nos4r2
Prices seem to have come down a bit!
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I think there is some mis info there - I think it should say the solid tubeds versions is about $8600 more expensive than the existing version see: http://www.gizmag.com/go/7611/
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05 December 2007, 16:44
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Country: UK - England
Town: Leicester
Boat name: Vixen
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: Suzuki OB 175
MMSI: 235071839
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 1,624
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It couldnt go on a road, legally, would need all that malarkey that other amphibious vehicles have like lights and number plates and tax, now I depressing myself.
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05 December 2007, 23:22
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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Paul Tilley does the tubes for these.
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06 December 2007, 07:05
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Country: UK - England
Town: cookoo land
Boat name: tba
Make: ribcraft 595
Length: under 3m
Engine: Suzi 140
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 316
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Hysterical
Saw the very same boat in Guernsey, St Peter Port, this summer.
However........ approx 150 meters into the harbour and at least the same amount to go for the water, the thing ground to a halt in about 2 ft of sticky black mud. The spring tide was still ebbing!
The demur young lady in the bows looked distinctly un amused in her light summer frock and sling backs as the galant skipper rolled up his chinos to disembark and summon help. (presumably a helicopter)
The huge audience that had gathered around the natural amphitheatre of the harbour wall enjoyed the spectacle no end. One tourist was heard to say.. 'these channel islanders will do anything to impress their girl friends'!
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06 December 2007, 07:52
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Guernsey
Boat name: Monkey Nutz
Make: Cougar R8 Sport
Length: 8m +
Engine: 350Sci Verado
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 931
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Originally Posted by BassBoy
Saw the very same boat in Guernsey, St Peter Port, this summer.
However........ approx 150 meters into the harbour and at least the same amount to go for the water, the thing ground to a halt in about 2 ft of sticky black mud. The spring tide was still ebbing!
The demur young lady in the bows looked distinctly un amused in her light summer frock and sling backs as the galant skipper rolled up his chinos to disembark and summon help. (presumably a helicopter)
The huge audience that had gathered around the natural amphitheatre of the harbour wall enjoyed the spectacle no end. One tourist was heard to say.. 'these channel islanders will do anything to impress their girl friends'!
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LOL....
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07 December 2007, 13:33
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
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It may have beaten the record on water but on land it has no chance.
http://www.gibbstech.co.uk/aquada.php
This is what Branson used for his record. It may be a bit slower on water but on land there is no contest - top speed is over 100mph - the sealegs does about 5!!!
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07 December 2007, 14:22
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Country: Canada
Town: British Columbia
Make: Gemini
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40hp 2 str
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 2,151
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Originally Posted by codprawn
It may have beaten the record on water but on land it has no chance.
http://www.gibbstech.co.uk/aquada.php
This is what Branson used for his record. It may be a bit slower on water but on land there is no contest - top speed is over 100mph - the sealegs does about 5!!! |
 So many toys, so little money!
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07 December 2007, 16:37
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: cookoo land
Boat name: tba
Make: ribcraft 595
Length: under 3m
Engine: Suzi 140
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Wouldn't take my girlfriend to sea in either of them.
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07 December 2007, 16:40
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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Originally Posted by BassBoy
Wouldn't take my girlfriend to sea in either of them.
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I would send my girlfriend to sea in anything - preferably an old skip...........
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07 December 2007, 18:02
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: CONWY/CORFU
Boat name: The Full Morty II
Make: Air Craft/Shakespere
Length: 8m +
Engine: Etec 300hp/Etec150hp
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 603
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Quote:
Originally Posted by codprawn
I would send my girlfriend to sea in anything - preferably an old skip...........
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Thats no way to talk about a prosport
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10 December 2007, 13:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK
Boat name: BananaShark
Make: BananaShark
Length: 10m +
Engine: 2xYanmar 260 diesels
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,225
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It only quotes "over 100kph", and a run of 500 metres. To be an official record recognised by the UIM it has to be over a measured Kilometre, and measured with approved timekeepers - it would be interesting to find out how they qualify it as a "World Record"?
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Originally Posted by Zippy
When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!
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