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23 November 2012, 16:49
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Have just bought 8.5 Protector
Greetings from new member - this boat is new to me and would appreciate tech help from anyone who know about them.
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23 November 2012, 16:52
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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Nice one have you seen the one with the union jack
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23 November 2012, 16:54
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Length: no boat
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Not yet - only just picked the boat up and made 60 mile passage to home port - keen to know more about these boats
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23 November 2012, 16:57
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Hants
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp plus
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 3,072
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Great buy, hopefully Biff will be along shortly with his knowledge of these. I think he has also helmed them prior to the 2012 events.
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23 November 2012, 16:58
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
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Proper job.
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23 November 2012, 17:01
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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Here you go
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23 November 2012, 17:06
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Sensational looking hard top - mine is undergoing big clean up with new canvas and bimini etc. The boat is great - but was pretty unimpressed with bill when I filled the tank up - £800!!
Need some tech support form anyone in the know.
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23 November 2012, 17:09
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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Originally Posted by indaba1991
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Dude! That is like a kick in the spuds
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23 November 2012, 17:10
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: surrey
Boat name: el nino
Make: tornado humber
Length: 7m +
Engine: outboards
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 958
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what do you need know is it on the thames ? adrian
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23 November 2012, 18:43
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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
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Lovely Piece of Kit...All the Best with her!
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23 November 2012, 18:47
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Country: Other
Length: no boat
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 476
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Falcon - boat isinglass Lymington
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23 November 2012, 18:48
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Corrupted message : Falcon the boat is moored in Lymington
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24 November 2012, 07:55
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
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What would you like to know
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24 November 2012, 09:43
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
What would you like to know
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This weeks lottery numbers please ?
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29 October 2013, 21:50
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Lancs
Boat name: Beretta
Make: Ballistic
Length: 6m +
Engine: 175hp e-tec
MMSI: 235035778
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,736
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As someone who would have loved one of these 2012 protectors - how are you finding it a year on?
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30 October 2013, 12:09
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Make: Tornado
Length: 8m +
Engine: Twin Outboard
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 103
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Looks like a few in background, are there any more for sale?
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30 October 2013, 13:39
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Protector Rib
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Originally Posted by SteveHall
As someone who would have loved one of these 2012 protectors - how are you finding it a year on?
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Highly capable seagoing RIB. The basic boat was in quite good condition considering the year it was made and its history. The boat had new gearboxes (at only 800hrs!) which was important to me as the vessel had been used "stop / start" for most of its life - I am not sure many of the drivers would have used the crash gearboxes as sympathetically as they should. I have spent about £5000 on additions and electronics as well as improvements to the canopy. A really important addition has been a new (removable) bow roller (designed by Dick Long who has two boats) as the anchor line lead was very poor. Some pics "in the shed".
This boat will probably be for sale in March when I will be sailing off on another adventure.
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30 October 2013, 13:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHall
As someone who would have loved one of these 2012 protectors - how are you finding it a year on?
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The Pics
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30 October 2013, 13:56
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Lancs
Boat name: Beretta
Make: Ballistic
Length: 6m +
Engine: 175hp e-tec
MMSI: 235035778
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 1,736
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Wow! I am not jealous in the slightest..... Its a completely different league to me, even your shed is way off mine!
This is something in my 'dreams' - One day I will own a RIB that I can sleep on, and I would never be home again!
If its coming up for sale would you accept.... Tesco Club Card vouchers, nectar points, body parts?
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30 October 2013, 16:48
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Country: Other
Length: no boat
Join Date: Nov 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveHall
Wow! I am not jealous in the slightest..... Its a completely different league to me, even your shed is way off mine!
This is something in my 'dreams' - One day I will own a RIB that I can sleep on, and I would never be home again!
If its coming up for sale would you accept.... Tesco Club Card vouchers, nectar points, body parts?
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These RIBS have a big price reputation - but everyone is aware that LOCOG sold these ones pretty cheaply by comparison - a 9m Ribeye / Scorpion is in fact more expensive. (and quicker!)
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