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Forum: RIBs & ribbing 27 July 2005, 09:24
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Posted By Searider
I guess then that once over a certain size things...

I guess then that once over a certain size things start to change. Also hadn't thought about having to keep a turbo spinning.

Not as simple as it all sounds.

Perhaps there's an optimum size /...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 27 July 2005, 09:21
Replies: 74
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Posted By Searider
Hi Bruce - I was meaning when it gets a bit rough!

Hi Bruce - I was meaning when it gets a bit rough!
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 July 2005, 22:26
Replies: 74
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Posted By Searider
Throttle response.

Driving the boat on the throttle is much simpler on a larger boat due to the lower power to weight ratio. You can be pretty ham fisted, and use stabs of full throttle almost with impunity in say a...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 July 2005, 22:17
Replies: 74
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Posted By Searider
Scorpion- a hard boat with a fender?

My tubes are pretty high - it's almost a hard boat with a fender!

Not sure how much they contribute to the ride at speed.

The Scorpions soft ride is due, I think, almost entirely to its extreme...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 July 2005, 22:15
Replies: 74
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Posted By Searider
So, the Navy, Coastguard and about half of the...

So, the Navy, Coastguard and about half of the members on here who own, or have owned, an Avon Searider have bought badly designed boats.

While we're at it better get onto the RNLI and advise them...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 July 2005, 22:11
Replies: 74
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Posted By Searider
But hasn't Mark Wildey got a Scorpion? If the...

But hasn't Mark Wildey got a Scorpion? If the tubes are above the waterline at speed then why should there be any difference in handling with a puncture?
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