Seabob

[Magnum]

Saw one of these at the Palma show - cross between a jetski and a Sea-Doo sea scooter. In fact more like the latter as battery driven. However this puppy will do 12.4mph and dive down 40m /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Take a look at this great video. Full website here.

Weighs over 60KG though so might be tricky getting it out of the water. What do you think?

 

[bluepippa]

Looks like great fun... Me thinks it may lose its appeal in the solent... Also you would ned to make sure your trunks were on tight

 

[rickp]

Saw them at Düsseldorf and they looked impressive. A bit pricey for what they are though, I thought - about €6k weren't they?

Rick

 

[tcm]

ooh, looks fab, defintie step up from seado which is fine for under-10's but bit boring once you've got the idea. You need a crane but no prob cos only a boat with crane wd really be any good a storingt this.

stupid piggin website doesn't have an order form...

 

[EME]

Awesome .. a real toy ... website less than useless...

Priced too cheap ...

 

[jfm]

Thanks for link, hadn't seen them before. Looks fab, lots better than those SeaScooter jobbies that we have - and they were a real hit for both adult and child entertainment all last summer

Only catch (apart from price!) is storage. I dont think we could stow them easily enough, you would need to be well above 60 feet. You will be fine on P67 becuase of the big lazerette, but that's unusual. Not sure where you would stow them inside even on bigger boat so would have to live on flybridge mebbe?

Launching should be ok - can lift it out of water using crane or passerelle then lug it around. Possible the ACS model is the best for this as you can take out the battery so you have 2 x 30kg (?) lumps instead of 1x60: only insert the battery when you are at edge of bathing platofrm ready to launch

Catch is, with these things, like the seascooters, you need 2 not one for maximum fun. So erm euros 12k, eek

 

[Magnum]

Fire a mail off to Desiree Schöttker - schoettker@rotinor.com at Rotinor Gmbh who make them.

They are a tad pricey though.

Seabob Ravejet is €7975
Seabob Jet 5.12 is €9645
Seabob Jet 5.12 ACS is €10167

All prices inc tax at 16%.

I definately want one. Just not sure where it would go. Flybridge will have tender on although might be able to put it inside the tender. Will have to measure.

 

[tcm]

nah, storage on lots of boats will be gd enuf, ours wd be under RIB, ferrettis in monster lazarette.

The thing rotting away mite be a prob and wd need batteries off over winter, bit of discipline etc.

 

[jfm]

Business opportunity for proprietors of boat service firms in SofF? - buy a couple and rent em out by the day or 2 days. Deliver to boat and collect. Solves storage problem esp on our size boat. I'd pay say euros 2x200 for a pair for the day with fast charger, so that's better than 30days payback?

 

[1yppah]

I can see you loosing your shorts with this thing going full chat....

 

[jfm]

You're right I'm talking bollox. I've just remeebred even we have a lazerrette that it would fit in. (Just need to tidy it up and relocate the buckets of cleaning goo and the too-much spare rope). Need to buy one of these things in France, not from Germany, as will then be de-tax. Let's hope they sort out the distribution asap

On a similar vein, have ordered one of the towables that is tube shaped, made in transparent material. You go inside the tube, and the thing gets towed along like a hollow bullet. As the tender corners the tube rolls outside the wake so you spin around. Hopefully will be easy clean fabric so the vomit doesn't clag too badly

 

[EME]

Yes .. but can someone stop TCM being practical about stowage ? /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[tcm]

hm, surely far better to just get distie rights, especially with "here today gone tomorrow" britisher-type mutts who can't say goodbye to their crap old bits of spare sailing rope on a powerboat, ahem.

I will have to get one ordered. No er two. Ohm what the heck, i'll get the seth efricans to buyem...