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16 June 2013, 19:56
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
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These've been trialled for regular bus routes crossing the Clyde I think?
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16 June 2013, 20:00
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Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
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Not a good watch was it  The commentary from the guy filming it wan't good either, what a plank  Click on the white liveleak title to watch it....
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16 June 2013, 20:03
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
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Yep those people were very lucky indeed, it could have been a lot worse.
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16 June 2013, 20:04
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by gotchiguy
These've been trialled for regular bus routes crossing the Clyde I think?
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You are right - but the end decisions seems to have been to replace the big ferry with some smaller aluminium landing craft - I suspect they are considerably cheaper than the £750k boatbus.
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21 June 2013, 18:08
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
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21 June 2013, 19:27
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Country: UK - England
Town: Hants
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp plus
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Originally Posted by Poly
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Such a shame for the business guys, they have taken so many passengers over the years. MCA withdrew their license to use the craft. What choice did they have
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21 June 2013, 19:32
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
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Originally Posted by C2 RIBS
Such a shame for the business guys, they have taken so many passengers over the years. MCA withdrew their license to use the craft. What choice did they have
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How does this affect other DUKW operators in this country and in others? 
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21 June 2013, 20:02
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Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
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I heard on the radio today that they have gone under....... Quite literally!
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21 June 2013, 20:19
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by C2 RIBS
Such a shame for the business guys, they have taken so many passengers over the years. MCA withdrew their license to use the craft. What choice did they have
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It is a shame, but given there will be passengers likely to bring lawsuits after last week, it was only a matter of time.
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21 June 2013, 21:40
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Country: UK - England
Town: Littlehampton, W Sx
Length: no boat
MMSI: 235101591
Join Date: Jan 2012
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Originally Posted by m chappelow
A good few of the amphibious Alvis Stalwarts about ,know of 3 in my locality
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I've wanted one of those since I was four years old!
Tim Dutton's amphibious cars are seen on the River Arun.
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22 June 2013, 00:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: Kings Lynn
Boat name: Blow 'N' Away
Make: Coastline
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 175
Join Date: Jun 2009
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Wash Monster belongs to Searles caravan park, Willy now has a second one prepared for the season, he has recently run from Hunstanton to Skegness. 
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17 December 2014, 08:38
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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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17 December 2014, 11:49
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Country: UK - England
Town: Littlehampton, W Sx
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MMSI: 235101591
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17 December 2014, 16:42
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Fort William
Make: Ribcraft 585
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F115
Join Date: Mar 2012
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I can't believe they were allowed in the water, they're as rotten as a peach.
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17 December 2014, 18:41
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Country: USA
Town: NorCal
Boat name: SHARKY
Make: AB
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF75 & BF5
Join Date: Dec 2009
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I skim read the report, and can't believe the tours continued to happen. Those old vehicles are clearly failing. We have a few land/water tours here in the US and it amazes me how rough of conditions they go out in. We were sailing healed over near one of them on the San Francisco Bay.
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17 December 2014, 19:58
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Country: UK - England
Town: Littlehampton, W Sx
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I can't believe they were allowed on the road, let alone to get wet.
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17 December 2014, 22:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: Gillingham Dorset
Boat name: Green Marlin
Make: Quickilver
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Mariner
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Pretty shocking stuff, such shonky repairs, dodgy wiring, you name it - they look like heaps of junk.
On a lighter note, could these be built as new vessels with similar looks but "modern built things" with low maintenance, there is obviously a good market for this type of craft
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17 December 2014, 22:52
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Member
Country: USA
Town: NorCal
Boat name: SHARKY
Make: AB
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF75 & BF5
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cptsideways
shonky
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Is that a common word? I learned it from an Australian, and have been spreading it across the USA ever since.
I don't think this one is going to sink and turns it into a RIB 
Here is a photo I took on the San Francisco Bay of our local Duck Boat Tour. It was pretty calm that day.
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18 December 2014, 06:39
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Country: UK - England
Town: Brighton
Length: 3m +
Join Date: May 2000
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cptsideways
On a lighter note, could these be built as new vessels with similar looks but "modern built things" with low maintenance, there is obviously a good market for this type of craft
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Yes. The Windsor Duck Tours use purpose built DUKWalikes
http://www.windsorducktours.co.uk/th...-do-in-windsor
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18 December 2014, 12:21
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cptsideways
On a lighter note, could these be built as new vessels with similar looks but "modern built things" with low maintenance, there is obviously a good market for this type of craft
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Yes. There is/was a company in Ireland who invested heavily in designing a new amphitour vessel/vehicle for the European market. They decided to get it "passed" in Eire first, as we have very strict regs (see the Vikingsplash duck below in Dublin). The DOT team messed the builders around so much that they jacked the whole thing in. This is the same DOT who won't code an open (non-weather decked) go more than 3 miles to sea. Statute miles at that 
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