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09 October 2013, 08:09
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#21
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wirral & Caernarfon
Boat name: That's Enuff
Make: Revenger & Avon SR4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Honda 150HP & 50HP
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 4,420
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Originally Posted by paddlers
Nice idea getting the bulkhead moved back, a mate of mine had it done on his 130 and it made a huge difference to the driving position!
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its a straightforward job, jus buy a good kit and expect it to take you a full day to do a nice job, don't rush it
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Originally Posted by paddlers
Honestly think that they're a great vehicle but lacking in the comfort department. The only bit of modernisation seems to be the use of torx bolts. ![ermm](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/ermm.gif)
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the comfort department is much improved by fitting the removal kit, just update the worn out seat bases, i was lucky cos seats are still in very good nic, the later model cloth seats seem to be made to a much better spec, mine has heater pads fitted in base and back and are great
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09 October 2013, 08:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
Make: No Boat
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 5,304
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Bloody Shame for sure,end of an Era...loads of OLD...OLD Landies around me still doing Sterling work.I know plenty of Farmers who even though wealthy Guys who have nothing else for work.
Surly they must have some sort of replacement in mind ![shrug](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/shrug.gif)
Or could it be they're making too much money from other Models!?
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09 October 2013, 08:26
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wirral & Caernarfon
Boat name: That's Enuff
Make: Revenger & Avon SR4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Honda 150HP & 50HP
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 4,420
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Originally Posted by Maximus
Bloody Shame for sure,end of an Era...loads of OLD...OLD Landies around me still doing Sterling work.I know plenty of Farmers who even though wealthy Guys who have nothing else for work.
Surly they must have some sort of replacement in mind ![shrug](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/shrug.gif)
Or could it be they're making too much money from other Models!?
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dont worry, there's a replacement stashed away, im sure tata wont let it fade away, may be a bit of a culture shock to us old'uns but if wot they have done with recent model refurbs is anything to go by its worth waiting for! all lr have been able to do for years wiv the landrover is tweak it, a "new" look at the model id loooooong overdue
i hear that the last of the current model may be worth a look at, opefully it will be a gud'un for us wot can remember wot the rr looked like when it were brand new out of the box all dem years back, wot a lovely noise that V8 made
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09 October 2013, 08:26
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,175
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Did you remove the bulkhead completely or use a kit? Presumably it allows the seat to recline ?
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09 October 2013, 08:34
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wirral & Caernarfon
Boat name: That's Enuff
Make: Revenger & Avon SR4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Honda 150HP & 50HP
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 4,420
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Originally Posted by paddlers
Did you remove the bulkhead completely or use a kit? Presumably it allows the seat to recline ?
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i used a kit, which reduces the height of the bulkhead enough to allow the seat to move further back and recline a fair bit but not fully. easy enough to do, just take your time, if you can use the trim bar to make a template for cutting out. i used a kit from mud, but britpart do them as well
Bulkhead Removal Bar - Seat Rails and Bulkhead Removal - Products
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09 October 2013, 08:40
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,252
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Originally Posted by Maximus
Bloody Shame for sure,end of an Era...loads of OLD...OLD Landies around me still doing Sterling work.I know plenty of Farmers who even though wealthy Guys who have nothing else for work.
Surly they must have some sort of replacement in mind ![shrug](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/shrug.gif)
Or could it be they're making too much money from other Models!?
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I was always lead to believe they cost more to make than they sold them for as they are so labour intensive to build!
Also this is very old new as the demise of the Defender has been known about for years now.
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09 October 2013, 08:42
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Country: UK - England
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,619
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Originally Posted by paddlers
Don't even mention the seat, I was out for 8 hours last night shooting & my back's still aching now !! How they can charge £20,000 plus for a vehicle with a seat that's that bad is beyond belief.. ![bang](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/banghead.gif)
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LOL, thats why I only use my Defender for pottering about locally, for motorway journeys I use a VW Golf.
Perhaps the second hand prices for Defenders will go up, or perhaps more are going to be targetted by thieves for export.
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09 October 2013, 08:45
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bucks
Boat name: Blue & Ding Dong
Make: Ribeye,SR4 & Bombard
Length: 6m +
Engine: 115,50 & 15Hp Yams
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 3,252
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Originally Posted by IanH
My 110 was worst vehicle that I ever owned. Every journey was an adventure. Even a local trip felt like I had undertaken the Dakar.
I guess I was seduced by the classic Series models, and thought that a 110 would be progress. I think they all came rusty direct out of the factory. I couldn't believe it when I bought some new replacement doors and they were already starting to rust. I guess that they had not learned how to prevent galvanic corrosion.
Best bit was the engine. Someone had replaced the petrol with a diesel from a Daihatsu Fourtrak.
In the end I used it as a shed.
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So what vintage was this old shed you bought?
It sounds like you bought a knackered old girl and then start complaining when it goes wrong!
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09 October 2013, 09:02
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#29
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,175
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Literally just bought a brand new seat base for £30 on ebay with a heating element to save my bad back a bit. Part of the trouble is I get in & out a couple of hundred times a night over a 6-8 hour period when shooting & the seat bases collapse after a few months!
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09 October 2013, 11:21
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#31
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: wirral
Boat name: midlife Too
Make: COBRA
Length: 6m +
Engine: 15O E-TEC
MMSI: one day !!
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 566
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Bloody landrovers who'd have one eh!!
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09 October 2013, 11:54
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Salcombe
Boat name: The Black Pig
Make: Ranieri
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60c hp tohatsu
MMSI: 235038018
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 443
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Originally Posted by Barrowboy
67 years and never managed to manufacture a comfortable seat so I can understand why they themselves admit no chance of meeting any new emission regs!
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I don't think mine has run for long enough to give me a backache
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09 October 2013, 12:03
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#33
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sticks, N.Yorks
Boat name: Tamanco
Make: Honwave 3.5AE
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu Outboard
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 1,175
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Originally Posted by Trailer Guy
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I hope so, it's my job!
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09 October 2013, 12:06
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#34
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Hampshire
Boat name: Altea 2
Make: Narwhal
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90 Mariner
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 855
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Originally Posted by Jeff Hutcheon
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Not me!
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09 October 2013, 12:26
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RIBnet admin team
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14,856
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Originally Posted by Trailer Guy
Not me!
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LOL - there's a lot of bilgewater spouted on here about Landies...
I've been with mine for 15 years from new. She's having a party tonight 'cos she's "coming of age". We're still in love, BTW...
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09 October 2013, 12:49
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Salisbury
Boat name: Blue C
Make: XS 600
Length: 6m +
Engine: 125hp Opti
MMSI: 235082826/235909566
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,439
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Originally Posted by Jeff Hutcheon
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Now has the yellow one broken down, or is it a spare for when the White one does ??
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09 October 2013, 14:06
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#37
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: wirral
Boat name: midlife Too
Make: COBRA
Length: 6m +
Engine: 15O E-TEC
MMSI: one day !!
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 566
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I never go far without a spare, lol by the way the one on the trailer might look like a lanny but it spends more time in the sea than my rib! !
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09 October 2013, 14:41
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#38
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wirral & Caernarfon
Boat name: That's Enuff
Make: Revenger & Avon SR4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Honda 150HP & 50HP
Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 4,420
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff Hutcheon
I never go far without a spare, lol by the way the one on the trailer might look like a lanny but it spends more time in the sea than my rib! !
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not too difficult
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09 October 2013, 18:01
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,177
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Like to see you get this lot in a jap motor
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09 October 2013, 18:09
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
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Originally Posted by mick
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I wouldn't want a Pikey horse in my motor
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