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18 June 2014, 19:12
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Caribbean
Boat name: Rib
Make: Avon
Length: under 3m
Engine: 2.5 Tahatsu outboard
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 106
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Hi from the Caribbean
Hi,
I'm the owner of a Mako 22' centre console with 2 x 85hp Yamaha 2-stroke outboards.
I also now have recently been given a 2.8m RIB with a 2.5 Tohatsu 2-stroke outboard.
Just found this site as the Rib required a couple of repairs to get it to usable condition and the Tohatsu needs (which I now have) a replacement fuel cock.
So I'll start with posts requesting help.
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18 June 2014, 19:39
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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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Hi Doug welcome to RIBnet
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18 June 2014, 19:51
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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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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug_G
Hi,
I'm the owner of a Mako 22' centre console with 2 x 85hp Yamaha 2-stroke outboards.
I also now have recently been given a 2.8m RIB with a 2.5 Tohatsu 2-stroke outboard.
Just found this site as the Rib required a couple of repairs to get it to usable condition and the Tohatsu needs (which I now have) a replacement fuel cock.
So I'll start with posts requesting help. ![smilie](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Welcome Caribbean Dude
Please can you organise a cruise so we can all visit you
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18 June 2014, 19:56
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: West Sussex
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,872
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug_G
Hi,
I'm the owner of a Mako 22' centre console with 2 x 85hp Yamaha 2-stroke outboards.
I also now have recently been given a 2.8m RIB with a 2.5 Tohatsu 2-stroke outboard.
Just found this site as the Rib required a couple of repairs to get it to usable condition and the Tohatsu needs (which I now have) a replacement fuel cock.
So I'll start with posts requesting help. ![smilie](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Hi Doug, welcome to the World of RibNet. Where are you in the Caribbean?
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19 June 2014, 10:18
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: southbourne uk
Boat name: pacific safety
Make: pacicfic 22
Length: 10m +
Engine: inboard 140hp deisel
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 21
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Hi Doug
you are a long way from me here in Bournemouth uk. The avon is a great boat have loads of fun out there. Watch out for sailfish they have big pointy things.
Take care my friend Bob
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20 June 2014, 13:29
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Caribbean
Boat name: Rib
Make: Avon
Length: under 3m
Engine: 2.5 Tahatsu outboard
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 106
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Originally Posted by Andre
Hi Doug, welcome to the World of RibNet. Where are you in the Caribbean?
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St.Kitts in the Leeward Islands
I live near Frigate Bay.
I am very lucky to have this view
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20 June 2014, 13:32
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Caribbean
Boat name: Rib
Make: Avon
Length: under 3m
Engine: 2.5 Tahatsu outboard
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 106
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Originally Posted by whisper
Welcome Caribbean Dude
Please can you organise a cruise so we can all visit you ![thumbs up](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/thumbs.gif)
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If and when you or anyone on this forum, gets here I will buy them a drink (includes rum and not UK small measures) or three.
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20 June 2014, 14:21
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: West Sussex
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,872
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug_G
If and when you or anyone on this forum, gets here I will buy them a drink (includes rum and not UK small measures) or three.
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Nice very nice. Later in the year I am off to Antigua with a group of friends and of course our wives. I do not think we can make a stop over ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) but we will have access to an ample supply of rum ![thumbs up](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/thumbs.gif) Thanks anyway
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20 June 2014, 14:57
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Caribbean
Boat name: Rib
Make: Avon
Length: under 3m
Engine: 2.5 Tahatsu outboard
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 106
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Originally Posted by Andre
Nice very nice. Later in the year I am off to Antigua with a group of friends and of course our wives. I do not think we can make a stop over ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) but we will have access to an ample supply of rum ![thumbs up](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/thumbs.gif) Thanks anyway
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BTW The return airfare Antigua-St.Kitts-Antigua with LIAT is about +/-£248.00.
Better to spend it on rum in Antigua.
Make sure that you visit English Harbour.
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20 June 2014, 15:40
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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Is a very small world Doug - my Dad lives on the side of the quill - Oranjestad - flies his plane - does some diving .
Not that many people from Hampshire living out there !
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20 June 2014, 16:15
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Caribbean
Boat name: Rib
Make: Avon
Length: under 3m
Engine: 2.5 Tahatsu outboard
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 106
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Originally Posted by PeterM
Is a very small world Doug - my Dad lives on the side of the quill - Oranjestad - flies his plane - does some diving .
Not that many people from Hampshire living out there ! ![thumbs up](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/thumbs.gif)
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That is only a few miles away. I have sailed there on KATE a couple times.
View of Statia taken from Brimstone Hill. Saba is in the background to the left.
View of Statia with St.Kitts in the background to the left.
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20 June 2014, 18:48
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Galway
Boat name: Top Banana
Make: Scorpion 9m
Length: 9m +
Engine: Yamaha 421STI
MMSI: Yeah right!
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,164
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Hmmmm, I was privileged to see Kate being built on Rawlins Plantation and then sailing in St Maarten Regatta a couple of years later.
How's 'Sunshine' doing on that neighbouring island; those Killer Bees are something else!
Happy days indeed.
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20 June 2014, 20:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: West Sussex
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 3,872
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug_G
BTW The return airfare Antigua-St.Kitts-Antigua with LIAT is about +/-£248.00.
Better to spend it on rum in Antigua.
Make sure that you visit English Harbour.
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We were there last year at Galley Bay and this year going back to the same resort. We visited the English Harbour and yes best use the cash on more rum but all inclusive mean also all rum included
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22 June 2014, 15:34
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Caribbean
Boat name: Rib
Make: Avon
Length: under 3m
Engine: 2.5 Tahatsu outboard
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 106
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
We were there last year at Galley Bay and this year going back to the same resort. We visited the English Harbour and yes best use the cash on more rum but all inclusive mean also all rum included ![thumbs up](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/thumbs.gif)
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Envy.
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22 June 2014, 15:35
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Caribbean
Boat name: Rib
Make: Avon
Length: under 3m
Engine: 2.5 Tahatsu outboard
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 106
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barrowboy
Hmmmm, I was privileged to see Kate being built on Rawlins Plantation and then sailing in St Maarten Regatta a couple of years later.
How's 'Sunshine' doing on that neighbouring island; those Killer Bees are something else!
Happy days indeed.
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Mr Caines aka 'Sunshine' is doing fine. He did change the recipe for Killer Bees a few years ago to make it less lethal.
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28 June 2014, 07:35
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Nottinghamshire
Boat name: Wakey
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mariner 75 2 stroke
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 565
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Hay Doug, we have two things in common 1. I`m new to this forum too and 2. I used to live in the Caribbean (Grand Cayman) I would have loved to have had a rib while I lived out there as I used to do loads of diving. Kitts looked more interesting than Cayman as it is a little flat and not very big 16 miles long 1 mile wide. I still think the Caribbean is hard to beat but i do have my own paradise here in the UK ....Cornwall. Welcome and all the very best (easy on the Tortuga rum ) :-)
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28 June 2014, 08:53
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,299
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Welcome dude. spent many a great holiday in St Kitts.Must be awful living in Paradise !Hopefully for Xmas we heading for St Maarten for some fence surfing on the beach by the Airport!!
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28 June 2014, 22:44
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Caribbean
Boat name: Rib
Make: Avon
Length: under 3m
Engine: 2.5 Tahatsu outboard
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 106
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Quote:
Originally Posted by matt h
Welcome dude. spent many a great holiday in St Kitts.Must be awful living in Paradise !Hopefully for Xmas we heading for St Maarten for some fence surfing on the beach by the Airport!!
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There are a lot of vids on youtube with people doing just that.
[VIDEO]
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