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Forum: RIBs & ribbing 01 December 2014, 20:15
Replies: 26
Views: 4,420
Posted By ian parkes
Yes same explanation for the arancias the...

Yes same explanation for the arancias the lifeguards use . However a little 30 hp that lives on the beach and is used hard in surf every day isn't the same as a d class or similar boat that's...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 01 December 2014, 18:25
Replies: 26
Views: 4,420
Posted By ian parkes
All I meant to highlight was the lack of kill...

All I meant to highlight was the lack of kill cord used , and the fact that our lifeguards boats are the same .
Racist wtf
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 01 December 2014, 17:01
Replies: 26
Views: 4,420
Posted By ian parkes
Why lifeguard boats should have kill cords

Lifeguards Lose Control Of Boat Stuck in Full Throttle - Salt Rock Ballito (Fail) - YouTube (https://youtu.be/5mogrUQ9QIk)

Maybe this has been posted up before if so sorry , but it could so easily...
Forum: Engines & props 18 August 2014, 15:00
Replies: 14
Views: 3,791
Posted By ian parkes
Yes I know it's a common problem reported on the...

Yes I know it's a common problem reported on the forums , I have also drilled a drain hole and used copaslip from new
Problem is my bike is nearly new and no corrosion or water etc has ever got in...
Forum: Engines & props 18 August 2014, 10:03
Replies: 14
Views: 3,791
Posted By ian parkes
Thanks for the replies and that link , it has...

Thanks for the replies and that link , it has made clear what was kind of in my head .
Problem I have is a siezed chain adjuster bolt on a nearly new ktm motorbike . The thread literally siezed so...
Forum: Engines & props 17 August 2014, 13:52
Replies: 14
Views: 3,791
Posted By ian parkes
Stainless bolts into alloy seizing

I remember reading a thread here some time ago on this subject , first was a reason why copper grease was not the right assembly lube and second was a reason why threads can suddenly lock up solid...
Forum: Engines & props 13 October 2013, 22:05
Replies: 35
Views: 19,765
Posted By ian parkes
At risk of being rude James we gave you the...

At risk of being rude James we gave you the advice and help and worked out that your set up was as near as dam it as good as it can be . Put the original prop on and back off the last few hundred...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 02 October 2013, 10:39
Replies: 75
Views: 13,839
Posted By ian parkes
You are correct the little arancia irb sibs the...

You are correct the little arancia irb sibs the beach lifeguards use have no kill cord . There is a return spring fitted to the throttle and an on off switch where the old kill cord switch was . ...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 30 August 2013, 21:23
Replies: 7
Views: 1,645
Posted By ian parkes
I have a little tohatsu 3.5 on the back of mine...

I have a little tohatsu 3.5 on the back of mine which is a similar size boat . Its mainly for fishing so i dont oil up the main engine .
it pushes it along about 6 knots
I think its more about...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 15 August 2013, 20:38
Replies: 23
Views: 3,003
Posted By ian parkes
Ill second that too Nos and facing backwards too...

Ill second that too Nos and facing backwards too that aint funny if you are in a small boat nearby
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 15 August 2013, 20:23
Replies: 5
Views: 1,387
Posted By ian parkes
10 knts i guess you mean the speed limit down the...

10 knts i guess you mean the speed limit down the river from saltash . just get the boat boat on a slow plane the mod plod never bother you at all , they realize that 10 kts in a small planing boat...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 12 August 2013, 18:19
Replies: 8
Views: 1,616
Posted By ian parkes
Are you sure it's not an o ring ?

Are you sure it's not an o ring ?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 August 2013, 15:31
Replies: 148
Views: 23,181
Posted By ian parkes
Look up the street and on the beech all those...

Look up the street and on the beech all those bewildered people looking aimless and leaving their shit everywhere are doing summer holiday
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 August 2013, 15:25
Replies: 6
Views: 1,782
Posted By ian parkes
It needs new sausages by the looks of it ,

It needs new sausages by the looks of it ,
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 August 2013, 15:22
Replies: 2
Views: 1,166
Posted By ian parkes
Uh ? The RHIB had overturned but was still...

Uh ? The RHIB had overturned but was still circling the man . At least it didn't bite him
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 06 August 2013, 16:23
Replies: 5
Views: 1,614
Posted By ian parkes
I have the bravo 8 with the the gauge fitted in...

I have the bravo 8 with the the gauge fitted in the pump . I had a similar issue and it was the bayonet fitting for the valve wasn't quite long enough . It would allow you to pump up but I guess...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 July 2013, 08:40
Replies: 15
Views: 2,644
Posted By ian parkes
Just last Saturday we were anchored just off a...

Just last Saturday we were anchored just off a beach in Plymouth sound sheltering from the nasty easterly . Lots of yatchs were also anchored at this only sheltered cove as we sat having lunch a...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 24 July 2013, 21:40
Replies: 8
Views: 4,200
Posted By ian parkes
Mine died last year too the pressure setting...

Mine died last year too the pressure setting seemed to stop working and it just cut out at the Lowest pressure it was a few years old but hadn't had a lot of use . Poor quality
Forum: Engines & props 23 July 2013, 21:18
Replies: 8
Views: 1,619
Posted By ian parkes
That was a bargain . I spent ages looking for one...

That was a bargain . I spent ages looking for one and did well to find one locally at 300 . I never saw a good one fetch less than 250 even if tatty . Merc mariner Johnson tohatsu all the same .
Forum: Other stuff 22 July 2013, 22:38
Replies: 54
Views: 7,620
Posted By ian parkes
this is just one more sad event that is directly...

this is just one more sad event that is directly related to the excessive tourism we are suffering . Rock and polzeath are prime examples of soem the best parts of cornwall ruined by the wrong kind...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 19 July 2013, 16:34
Replies: 17
Views: 2,305
Posted By ian parkes
Do the carbs have slow running screws , they...

Do the carbs have slow running screws , they normally work on the fuel side on 4 strokes so half a turn or so in would improve the bottom end running and first part of the throttle . Quick fix and...
Forum: Upcoming RIB cruises 19 July 2013, 16:27
Replies: 496
Views: 64,325
Posted By ian parkes
Caja just back from a day on a fishing boat Out...

Caja just back from a day on a fishing boat Out of plymouth .
They didn't go out far today because it started to blow from the east this afternoon and got quite lumpy . the skipper said it could...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 18 July 2013, 21:28
Replies: 113
Views: 18,053
Posted By ian parkes
Surrey cool is a great name too are you all there...

Surrey cool is a great name too are you all there or do you
just think you are :angel:
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 17 July 2013, 19:26
Replies: 113
Views: 18,053
Posted By ian parkes
we can't all afford to buy brand Name "Rock...

we can't all afford to buy brand Name "Rock Booties" or Anns Cottage sneakers :rolleyes:
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 17 July 2013, 17:10
Replies: 113
Views: 18,053
Posted By ian parkes
Second that they are the best thing ever made for...

Second that they are the best thing ever made for boating , some people think they are not cool though ! As if
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