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Old 01 October 2017, 21:26   #1
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On Friday I went to look round the ILC in East Cowes.

It was just my son and I and we spent a very interesting hour and a half in the company of a very knowledgeable chap from the RNLI who showed us around the production facilities from hull manufacture to fitting out.

They build the Atlantic 85 and the D Class there and refit / repair the Atlantic 75 and Y Class.

I didn't take many photo's unfortunately but I've uploaded the ones I did.

It's well worth a visit if you are in the area.
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Old 02 October 2017, 09:19   #2
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Old 02 October 2017, 17:36   #3
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cool I didn't realise they were built in house
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Old 02 October 2017, 18:28   #4
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cool I didn't realise they were built in house


Afaik, all RNLI boats are now built in-house.
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Old 03 October 2017, 19:03   #6
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About two thirds of the way down this link.

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