5 Apr 2007 #1 Bav34 ... Joined 7 Aug 2006 Messages 4,259 Visit site and get a free Atlantic 75. We could have races /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif here £3.40 donated to the RNLI for each purchase.
and get a free Atlantic 75. We could have races /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif here £3.40 donated to the RNLI for each purchase.
5 Apr 2007 #2 Bajansailor Well-Known Member Joined 27 Dec 2004 Messages 6,563 Location Marine Surveyor in Barbados Visit site HOW on earth can they do it for that price - as well as chucking in a mini-Atlantic for free, and a few quid to the RNLI to boot? Even if they are made in sweat shops in China (but I hope not) they cannot be making much profit on these boats. I hope that you can establish a Forumite Model Boat Club now if folk start snapping them up..... /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
HOW on earth can they do it for that price - as well as chucking in a mini-Atlantic for free, and a few quid to the RNLI to boot? Even if they are made in sweat shops in China (but I hope not) they cannot be making much profit on these boats. I hope that you can establish a Forumite Model Boat Club now if folk start snapping them up..... /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
5 Apr 2007 #3 P Pinnacle Well-Known Member Joined 6 Jan 2006 Messages 5,329 Visit site Looks like they could be fun when moored in a marina. Quiet, so won't even annoy the neighbours! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Looks like they could be fun when moored in a marina. Quiet, so won't even annoy the neighbours! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
5 Apr 2007 #4 michael_w Well-Known Member Joined 8 Oct 2005 Messages 5,872 Visit site I was given one of the RIBs as a Christmas pressie. It is heartbreakingly slow. Takes about a minute to get from one end of the bath to the other.
I was given one of the RIBs as a Christmas pressie. It is heartbreakingly slow. Takes about a minute to get from one end of the bath to the other.
5 Apr 2007 #5 Bav34 ... Joined 7 Aug 2006 Messages 4,259 Visit site Sounds a bit risky using it in the bath if it has a prop. Gives a new meaning to mooring tackle /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
Sounds a bit risky using it in the bath if it has a prop. Gives a new meaning to mooring tackle /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
5 Apr 2007 #6 J jamesdestin Well-Known Member Joined 2 Jul 2005 Messages 121 Location Cardiff Visit site The range is good, but will you be able to see it 60 miles away?
6 Apr 2007 #7 Cornishman Well-Known Member Joined 29 Jul 2002 Messages 6,402 Location Cornwall Visit site Think I will wait for the new Tamar lifeboat and then I will give you a race