Leisure BananaShark on the water! - Page 3

kitten · 24 December 2004, 08:56

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Originally Posted by osprey__viper

Great lookin boat

does it fit on the back of the FL!!!!!!!!!!!!

Martin

Yes it will, but we have to sort out the c of g for the front lifting eye before we can put it up there.

kitten · 24 December 2004, 09:18

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Originally Posted by Alan

Does the GPS feed data to the colour smartcraft unit to enable the driver to navigate? e.g. course to steer, compass, rolling road etc. Otherwise how do you see the GPS info at speed if its in front of the passenger?

Very stylish though!

Alan, yes the info from the GPS can be seen on the smartcraft right in front of the helm.

Cookee · 27 December 2004, 09:12

The VHF is also linked in to the GPS and Smartcraft so in the case of an emergancy, the positional information of the casualty and the course to steer / distance to go, even the fuel required against capacity can all be displayed at the helm position!

One of the problems with all of this is the sheer quantity of information available to the user, so Mercury have thought about this and you can have a number of "favourite" pages to scroll through, that way you can go straight to the page you want without having to remember which menu it's under.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and all the best for the New Year!

gtflash · 27 February 2005, 10:09

hi guys

any new pictures or info/stats on the leisure boat yet, i some how missed this thread. great looker...

glen

Cookee · 01 March 2005, 11:00

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Originally Posted by gtflash

hi guys

any new pictures or info/stats on the leisure boat yet, i some how missed this thread. great looker...

glen

GTflash Replied to your PM - More pictures to follow soon, please be patient!

The CE marking is mostly done, just the high speed handling test to do and we should have our CE mark and be able to officially offer the boats for sale - prices and more photos to follow soon!

gtflash · 17 March 2005, 18:11

Cookee · 18 March 2005, 07:50

To you too!

We're going on a jolly to Dartmouth this sunday - dragging the photographer along as well so should have some more photos for you next week!

gtflash · 18 March 2005, 10:26

cool... cant wait!!

Cookee · 21 March 2005, 16:08

Well we didn't make Dartmouth but we did make it up the Yealm from Plymouth as far as Noss Mayo for lunch - here are some piccies!It was about Force 6 on the way back!

Picture 3 shows Kittens clever 3 way seats:

1 - Normal seating,

2 - As shown with the backrest flipped over you can sit on the top for better visability in harbours etc.

3 - In this second position it is possible to sit comfortably facing aft, either to observe a skier or for both driver and passenger to face the aft seat in harbour, clever isn't he?

Brambles · 21 March 2005, 18:22

Looking very good Cookie

How fast does it go mister?

On a serious note, what is the effect on sea keeping of the hard nose? Is she designed for wave piercing? If so, what are the advantages for a leisure oriented boat?

Cheers & good luck.

Ian.

The Jackeens · 21 March 2005, 18:25

Lovely to see it on the water Cooks and Kitten.

Us

tcwozere · 21 March 2005, 18:34

that is one sleek rib...

codprawn · 21 March 2005, 18:39

Stunning - bet it goes as good as it looks!!!

On a minor note the A frame doesn't look nice enough - too narrow and too "normal" looking!!!

Cookee · 22 March 2005, 08:24

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Originally Posted by Brambles

Looking very good Cookie

How fast does it go mister?

On a serious note, what is the effect on sea keeping of the hard nose? Is she designed for wave piercing? If so, what are the advantages for a leisure oriented boat?

Cheers & good luck.

Ian.

Well it's only just run in, and it had a four bladed thing on we were testing so not sure on the top speed but we're expecting mid 60's as it is.

The hull and nose are the same as the race boat and it certainly isn't for wave piercing! The shape of the hull below the nose is very good at keeping the bow up, and even in situations that might result in a stuff with the race boat it has excellant "recovery".

As far as advantages go - it's more of a design thing, more aerodynamic, and with the tapered tubes (about 4" at the nose) it give it that "70mph tied to the dock" look.

To answer Codprawn's comment, have you ever tried to get on board over the transom of a boat with a full width A frame? Well we decided to leave as much room as we could to make this possible - of course if you want a full width one, we'll be taking orders in May and we'll do you a full width one at no extra charge!

More details to come soon, we hope to be out and about on Easter Saturday, and possibly at the rugby 7's at Salcombe rugby club on Sunday, and then maybe out again on Monday - we'll see!

Thank you for your kind comments everyone, always welcome!

gtflash · 22 March 2005, 19:23

any interior pics? boat looks really good. when she gonna be in the solent?

Cookee · 24 March 2005, 14:21

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Originally Posted by gtflash

any interior pics? boat looks really good. when she gonna be in the solent?

We're still working on the upholstery and the floor so the interior picks will have to wait - as far as trips to the Solent are concerned, we have nothing planned at the moment, but I'm sure we'll be up there soon!

Have a great Easter everyone!

John Kennett · 24 March 2005, 14:36

At the risk of being a lone negative voice in the wilderness, looking at those pictures my first thought is "that has got to hurt!".

It's certainly different from the run of the mill, but the hull seems to have a huge amount of flat surfaces that look like they must just smack into the water. I can easily believe what you say about the amount of recovery, but what's the ride like?

John

Cookee · 24 March 2005, 15:26

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Originally Posted by John Kennett

At the risk of being a lone negative voice in the wilderness, looking at those pictures my first thought is "that has got to hurt!".

It's certainly different from the run of the mill, but the hull seems to have a huge amount of flat surfaces that look like they must just smack into the water. I can easily believe what you say about the amount of recovery, but what's the ride like?

John

The race boat being light and fast - over 70mph on a good day does hurt a bit when jumping waves at high speed, but the leisure boat being heavier and not pushing it as hard is a nice ride, it does have a V bottom, although obvously not a traditional one!

You are obviously welcome (as is everyone) for a ride to judge for yourself, not sure when we'll be up in the Solent area but you could always come down to Devon!

John Kennett · 24 March 2005, 15:59

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Originally Posted by Cookee

You are obviously welcome (as is everyone) for a ride to judge for yourself, not sure when we'll be up in the Solent area but you could always come down to Devon!

I'll be down your way in the summer, so I might just take you up on the offer

John

craigdavis · 24 March 2005, 17:47

Looks like a great boat. Would you produce a inboard version.