Seastoke
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It was a poke at BruceK but if she feels I insulted her , I apologise .Now her indoors might take offence to that
New to us Boat Ranieri Revolution 450
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Bigplumbs
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limecc
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Yes they've got them in stock at approx £650 (2020 price) if my memory serves but to be honest I've got the original and don't like it as it used to pool. No doubt you could devise a workaround
Seastoke
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DEFINITELY NOTWhat about poor old Bruce are you going to apologise to him
limecc
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Haha yes. I've got a 2second popup tent and intend to try it for size lol. No room underneath for the potty though. Maybe under the stern seat
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Bigplumbs
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You did an excellent job on that decking. Have you not got the cushions however
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limecc
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I store them indoors and they only come out when her indoors goes outdoors on the boat which isn't very often because of an elderly dog. Although splashproof they can become water logged.
Here you go:
If you want to access the area you have to add an inspection hatch. Don't put it in the middle where there's a cross beam.
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ontheplane
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You have a great collection of boats there - but if it's not a rude question (and I really don't mean it to be) why so many????
Surely it would be cheaper to run one ( perhaps a bigger / more luxurious one).... Or is there a real method to it??
A Ranieri seems to do same job as the Rib and other small boats you have - and I think I'd prefer to use an s24 to most of them (although that Ranieri looks great).
Genuine question, not being snarky, intreagued......
Surely it would be cheaper to run one ( perhaps a bigger / more luxurious one).... Or is there a real method to it??
A Ranieri seems to do same job as the Rib and other small boats you have - and I think I'd prefer to use an s24 to most of them (although that Ranieri looks great).
Genuine question, not being snarky, intreagued......
limecc
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Add to this his drone and model aircraft collections! BP definitely has attachment issues.
Personally I've never regretted selling any of my past boats because I've always replaced them with something better. Then there's the maintenance and storage aspect.
I used to hate the effort needed to keep RIB tubes looking nice. Also a rib has a lot of wasted deck space because of tube width and as the rear sponsons are included in the boat measurement his 4.6m Narwhal RIB will be a couple of feet shorter on the water than the 4.5m Ranieri.
Bigplumbs
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The Reason I have 14 boats is because 15 would be extravagant
In truth I am not a luxury kind of a person I am more of a wild camping sort of a person. I hate posh places with a passion. I would rather sit on a park bench with a Tesco meal deal that be in any posh restaurant even if others were paying. I cant stand the whole pretentious thing.
All the boats I have are very different for various reasons. I have no attachment issues I just hate selling stuff as it is time consuming and I would rather be doing other things. I have a few very simple rules:
1) Never buy anything (excluding your main residence) unless you can buy it outright with money to spare
2) Once the money is spent it is gone
3) There is only one way to waste money and that is not to spend it.
I enjoy boats and like to move forward in the hobby. I never buy expensive and am lucky that I have storage space.
As for the maintenance issues if you stick to 2 strokes there is actually very little to do and many people do what is totally unnecessary. This is often linked to OCD which they seem to want to inflict on others
There you go somewhat of a muddled answer to your question.
The thing that makes me smile the most is that other people get stressed about the amount of stuff we have and want to try and tell us we have got it all wrong. Not saying you have done this at all
Finally we were unable to have Children and therefore have quite a lot of disposable income and you cant take it with you and you only live once.
Finally Life is about much more than money
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ontheplane
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Good answer. How on earth do you choose? What I mean by that is, let's say you wake up and the sun is out - how do you choose what boat to take where? With one, it's easy, with 14 (I thought it was 5 or 6 so I had clearly underestimated you) how on earth do you decide which one to use when?
Martxer
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You cant beat the smell of a 2 strokeThe Reason I have 14 boats is because 15 would be extravagant
In truth I am not a luxury kind of a person I am more of a wild camping sort of a person. I hate posh places with a passion. I would rather sit on a park bench with a Tesco meal deal that be in any posh restaurant even if others were paying. I cant stand the whole pretentious thing.
All the boats I have are very different for various reasons. I have no attachment issues I just hate selling stuff as it is time consuming and I would rather be doing other things. I have a few very simple rules:
1) Never buy anything (excluding your main residence) unless you can buy it outright with money to spare
2) Once the money is spent it is gone
3) There is only one way to waste money and that is not to spend it.
I enjoy boats and like to move forward in the hobby. I never buy expensive and am lucky that I have storage space.
As for the maintenance issues if you stick to 2 strokes there is actually very little to do and many people do what is totally unnecessary. This is often linked to OCD which they seem to want to inflict on others
There you go somewhat of a muddled answer to your question.
The thing that makes me smile the most is that other people get stressed about the amount of stuff we have and want to try and tell us we have got it all wrong. Not saying you have done this at all
Finally we were unable to have Children and therefore have quite a lot of disposable income and you cant take it with you and you only live once.
Finally Life is about much more than money
limecc
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Not ideal sea conditions yesterday and when I got back I discovered prop damage. Still need to try it without the fin and possibly drop the engine a hole. 600rpm short.
Bigplumbs
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You dont half mess about with props. With all my boats I have just used the prop that came with the engine and all has been good. Too much faffing is not always a good thing
ontheplane
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Surely dropping the engine will lower the rpm not raise it?
limecc
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Maybe not, I'm having to trim down to get the prop to grip at speed and that's pointing the bow down. Currently running the AV plate 40mm above keel which was perfect with the previous engine, but this one's ventilating too easily on the same (top) bolt holes.
Will experiment without the doel fin first. At displacement and trimmed fully down it's pulling in air so I level the trim and the stern squats down, bow points skywards, I'm leaning like a ski jumper at the helm.
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Bigplumbs
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Is it perhaps it is too heavy at the back.
limecc
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Finally stopped raining and had less wind so was able to test in better conditions, without the hydrofoil and with addition of one passenger. 33knots/6000rpm still 400 rpm short. I'm not going to lower the engine immediately, may have a blast around the IoW tomorrow and evaluate it some more. Need to get the prop off and hammer the ding out but we are on hol and I stupidly left needed tools at home. Would this damage cost me those 400rpms?
julians
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I would guess that yes it would cost you those RPMS.
