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Forum: RIBs & ribbing

26 July 2005, 10:13

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Nah, I bought 350kwids worth of fuel last January...

Nah, I bought 350kwids worth of fuel last January and I've still got plenty left.

:p

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

26 July 2005, 09:41

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But on the other hand, when the power to weight...

But on the other hand, when the power to weight is high, the rib is more responsive. For my own part, I find driving my bigger (heavier) diesel powered rib a good deal more difficult especially if...

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

24 July 2005, 00:11

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Posted By jwalker

Yes, I watched the vid of that roll and it...

Yes, I watched the vid of that roll and it certainly went over very easily. Do you reckon it was just the bounce from the tubes?

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 22:34

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Posted By jwalker

I think you've lost. Bye.

I think you've lost. Bye.

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 22:32

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Nah, it's getting silly and I can't be arsed. I'm...

Nah, it's getting silly and I can't be arsed. I'm off to concentrate on Goldie Hawn on the telly. Night, night.

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 22:26

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Posted By jwalker

Jeez, I thought you were clever. Boat at 35 +...

Jeez, I thought you were clever. Boat at 35 + wave coming toward you at 15 = 50 over the waves

Boat at 35 - following wave at 15 gives speed over the waves of 20. We were talking about travelling...

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 22:19

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Posted By jwalker

Given the content of the previous two sentences...

Given the content of the previous two sentences in the paragraph and your boating experience, I expected you to understand and know that a boat will wallow in the trough as the wave formation...

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 21:58

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Posted By jwalker

I think it's about the third from last sentence....

I think it's about the third from last sentence. The one where I used if instead of is. Did Richard miss that one? :)

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 21:51

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Posted By jwalker

Perhaps I shouldn't have asked. :bang: :rofl:

Perhaps I shouldn't have asked. :bang: :rofl:

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 21:43

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Posted By jwalker

Please, someone else, is what I've written...

Please, someone else, is what I've written unintelligible?

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 21:32

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Posted By jwalker

Richard, are you drunk?

Richard, are you drunk?

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 21:14

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Posted By jwalker

Approximation for easy reckoning. :D Yes,...

Approximation for easy reckoning. :D

Yes, I certainly do!

That is to allow a following sea to pass by cos they travel slowly.

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 20:31

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Posted By jwalker

I do that with my tubes in the water, it works...

I do that with my tubes in the water, it works fine. However, that technique is mostly only valid in a head sea. For the boats I've had experience of, the effect only really begins to happen at 30ish...

Forum: RIBs & ribbing

23 July 2005, 15:42

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Posted By jwalker

Yer reckon? I take it you've tested this? How...

Yer reckon? I take it you've tested this? How about the extra buoyancy giving the boat substantial stability, especially in a beam sea, and allowing rapid progress when others will be rocking,...

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