jrudge
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For some inexplicable reason I did not do this on my Williams last summer , but there is always this year! At least I know how to do it and with the right long tools have it down to 45 minutes!
Seabob - worth having?
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For some inexplicable reason I did not do this on my Williams last summer , but there is always this year! At least I know how to do it and with the right long tools have it down to 45 minutes!
benjenbav
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I think that: given a combo of warm water and hot sun I'm definitely a big enough kid to want to have more than one go with a seabob and get the party started. Less so if one happens to be a billy no mates based in the Solent. Not that I am, of course...
TonyR123
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I did do that this summer
. Did not use any tools just brute force to remove the rope. Took around 45 mins. Guess you did a much better job than I did.
jrudge
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I did do that this summer
First time i did it i tried brute force ( I put the remains on the stern winch). Nothing.
When I removed the jet pump and impeller I found out why. There was probably 30 feet of line in there that vanished within the time it took to see what was happening and pull the kill chord!
MrB
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There are some good second hand deals here. https://www.seabobadriatic.com/seabob/used-seabob-for-sale The F5-SR sounds fun :encouragement:
#badassery
#badassery
jfm
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See precisely 2:43 of this vid for a drone shot of Williams 385 sucking in a ski rope. Credits to A&K plus Nickh of this parish.
We got it out by melting/cutting the skirope, which was tightly wrapped 100x around the drive shaft, using one of those 240v hot knives that chandlers use to cut rope. Worked well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-10hYALKaAQ
The vid is Antibes Posse summer 2017 N Corsica cruise btw, with plenty of seabobbery.
2:46 is a video of the international distress signal. Performed to a drone
We got it out by melting/cutting the skirope, which was tightly wrapped 100x around the drive shaft, using one of those 240v hot knives that chandlers use to cut rope. Worked well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-10hYALKaAQ
The vid is Antibes Posse summer 2017 N Corsica cruise btw, with plenty of seabobbery.
2:46 is a video of the international distress signal. Performed to a drone
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MrB
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I'm such a newb, i used #badassery for the seabob when it had It's own hashtag #seabobbery.......lesson learned lol :disgust:
:encouragement:
jfm
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Tee hee! I think you're ok. Seabobbery is generic and can mean the F5 model. Seabob badassery requires the F5-SR model with custom paint or wrapI'm such a newb, i used #badassery for the seabob when it had It's own hashtag #seabobbery.......lesson learned lol :disgust:
I've noted over last few months how addicted you are to "badassery" after it was first used on here a while ago in relation (iirc) to boat @rse-presence. #Docksidebadassery
MrB
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It became my new word of choice for everything, I'm sending you the bill for my cognitive treatment to wean me off the use of it lol.
mcanderson
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If only I had found this earlier - https://www.riviera-cbay.com/products/386/seabob-f7
jrudge
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I saw something similar on eBay about 18 month ago ... once it had ended ... :-(
benjenbav
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See precisely 2:43 of this vid for a drone shot of Williams 385 sucking in a ski rope. Credits to A&K plus Nickh of this parish.
We got it out by melting/cutting the skirope, which was tightly wrapped 100x around the drive shaft, using one of those 240v hot knives that chandlers use to cut rope. Worked well.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-10hYALKaAQ
The vid is Antibes Posse summer 2017 N Corsica cruise btw, with plenty of seabobbery.
2:46 is a video of the international distress signal. Performed to a drone
What’s the deadrise on the Costorama sofa? It seemed to be tracking well. ?
jfm
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No way. Those F7s are terrible. 60kg ++ and crummy battery. Everyone dumped them on the market when F5s came out. You can get them way cheaper than euros750 ... if you really want.
jfm
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Deep Vee bjb. It's basically an Itama copy
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ari
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Just found their web site, they look great bits of kit, but bizarrely for something sold heavily on its portability, there is no mention of what the things actually weigh! Only the weight they'll carry. (Unless I'm going blind). Doesn't matter how small they fold up if you can't lift the buggers easily.
Any idea?
TonyR123
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The red paddle co bags have wheels on so you don't normally need to carry them.
If you do wish to carry them I think around 15kg with paddle and pump. If you do need to carry them it isnt too bad.
ari
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Thank you. I noticed the wheels in the video which is what made me figure that perhaps they were heavy (that and not mentioning the weight!)
It's more about stowing and retrieving them from deep lockers without doing yourself an injury...
It's more about stowing and retrieving them from deep lockers without doing yourself an injury...
mparrish
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15Kg sounds about right and as you say the bag has wheels (mine also has ruckstrap/shoulder straps) so portability generally isn't a problem - we can get the sup, pump and split 3 part paddle all in the bag and still able to carry/wheel it relatively easily. However it generally lives in a locker on the boat and is then inflated on the boat when required.
TonyR123
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I do exactly the same and it is fine - def nothing to worry about.
