How to Make a Lifeboat: The Story Behind the Shannon

[interloper]

My apologies if this has been posted previously.

 

[interloper]

Here's one that is old school.

 

[Juan Twothree]

My apologies if this has been posted previously.

Uh oh...... What have you done?

It's been refreshingly RNLI-free on here for a few weeks. Now you'll have woken up Sybarite.
"French lifeboat a tenth of the price, faster, more capable, could be launched from a boatyard travel hoist even in a Force Ten........"

 

[Sybarite]

Uh oh...... What have you done?

It's been refreshingly RNLI-free on here for a few weeks. Now you'll have woken up Sybarite.
"French lifeboat a tenth of the price, faster, more capable, could be launched from a boatyard travel hoist even in a Force Ten........"

I must admit the video gave me a good laugh.

 

[[70521]]

Nice to see the Exmouth boat featured.

 

[lpdsn]

"French lifeboat a tenth of the price, faster, more capable, could be launched from a boatyard travel hoist even in a Force Ten........"

Pah. They've become even more efficient than that since then. A hundreth of the price and can be launch from a low-cost boathouse three streets back from the seafront into the teeth of a full hurricane using only three small elastic bands. Crews love them so much they don't ever bother going home more than once per month.

 

[Kukri]

“Cross the river before reviling the crocodile’s mother!”

H.W.Tilman.

 

[Seajet]

Interloper,

love the old school film !

No mention of luxury offices for PR types, ' managers ' and accountants...