Al Dickson
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kittiwake
A final one from me before I cross to the dark side - Kitti"wake" heading up loch Fyne
A final one from me before I cross to the dark side - Kitti"wake" heading up loch Fyne
Show us your wake shot !
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SpottyDog5
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gordmac
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Loch Linnhe
Ian h
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Solent Easter 2011
andy59
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Bajansailor
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49' long, traveling at about 12 knots along the west coast here with 2 x 115 hp O/B motors :
Sorry, nothing much to try and boast about. Looks like the helmsman had a major distraction a bit earlier re that waggle in his wake......
A bit faster here I think, maybe 15 knots :
Side view :
This one is a bit better - same boat, but she now has 2 x 150 hp O/B motors, and this was flat out at about 25 knots :
Folk used to raise their paws in cheerful anticipation of issuing a traditional 2 finger salute of protest re the expected monster wake - trouble is, it just didn't happen.......
The culprit, with her two 150 hp beasts :
She also thinks that she is a landing craft - she would have liked to have helped out at Dunkirk :
Sorry, nothing much to try and boast about. Looks like the helmsman had a major distraction a bit earlier re that waggle in his wake......
A bit faster here I think, maybe 15 knots :
Side view :
This one is a bit better - same boat, but she now has 2 x 150 hp O/B motors, and this was flat out at about 25 knots :
Folk used to raise their paws in cheerful anticipation of issuing a traditional 2 finger salute of protest re the expected monster wake - trouble is, it just didn't happen.......
The culprit, with her two 150 hp beasts :
She also thinks that she is a landing craft - she would have liked to have helped out at Dunkirk :
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Chrusty 1
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You are wasting your time Duffer,some of these people cannot, will not, are not, prepared to concede that sometimes their behaviour causes others a problem. Some of them actually think it's funny to cause people problems, but thankfully they are in the minority. Personally, I feel that if these people want to set fire to bank notes, thats just fine, and most of them do it in open water and don't cause a problem, it's only brain dead idiots that think it's funny to rip through moorings causing the boats on them to be chucked around, it's only the brain dead idiots that think it's funny to pass close to small craft and sailing boats at speed, or worse at half throttle, creating as much wash as possible.
Thankfully most of the denizens of this forum are not brain dead idiots, they are just your normal happy go lucky kind of idiots, that like to set fire to bank notes! Hey it's their money, well it is until they pour it down the neck of the fuel filler pipe!
yesod
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you only have to watch dylanwinter's films to realise that some raggies see the very existence of something without sails as a problem. you verge on this yourself. given they show no tolerance, don't be surprised by the reaction to that.
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Chrusty 1
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I suggest that you read my post again...very carefully, because it seems to me that you have gorn orf a little half cocked! There are some very important small, but very operative words you should take note of. Please allow me to assist you, here is my post again with all those little operative words highlighted for your benefit.
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yesod
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i saw that you said 'some', i don't need the playschool treatment. likewise i said 'some raggies'. fortunately, most are fine. but there is a subset on this forum that just wants to cause friction.
flowerpower's photo is a classic case in point - the knee jerk reaction to what is clearly a fake photo is asinine, but typical.
Cookee
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Here you go - surface drives give a very satisfying rooster!
Looks even bigger from off the boat!
Looks even bigger from off the boat!
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Chrusty 1
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I agree, and sorry for the playschool treatment, it wasn't just for your benefit though
I am a raggie, but I will happily admit that some of us are idiots too. The problem is that the raggie can't do very much to prevent the idiot fringe of motor boating from behaving like complete t0ssers, we just have to suffer it. I think that in itself breeds serious discontentment within our ranks.
It would be very nice if we could all just get along and play nicely.
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Chrusty 1
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Here you go - surface drives give a very satisfying rooster! (snipped the pics)
I can see why you might find it exciting, but what is satisfying about a bloody great rooster tail? Please don't tell me that I just don't get it, I know that, it's why I am asking the question.
blueglass
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the kind of motor boating that is demonstrated in the photos on this thread.
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Why do you choose to deliberately misconstrue? Other than one humerous photoshop joke, all the photos I have looked at show boats planing in open water, causing inconvenience and danger to no one. As said above your over reaction is unfortunately only too typical.
the kind of motor boating that is demonstrated in the photos on this thread.
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Why do you choose to deliberately misconstrue? Other than one humerous photoshop joke, all the photos I have looked at show boats planing in open water, causing inconvenience and danger to no one. As said above your over reaction is unfortunately only too typical.
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Chrusty 1
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Why do you choose to deliberately misconstrue? Other than one humerous photoshop joke, all the photos I have looked at show boats planing in open water, causing inconvenience and danger to no one. As said above your over reaction is unfortunately only too typical.[/QUOTE]
I don't choose to deliberately misconstrue, and instead of chopping out a piece of my post to suit your own agenda, here is what I said in full. You will note that I referred to the fact that I don't have a problem with mobos.
I suggest that you read my post again...very carefully, because it seems to me that you have gorn orf a little half cocked! There are some very important small, but very operative words you should take note of. Please allow me to assist you, here is my post again with all those little operative words highlighted for your benefit.
JSYmartini
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This thread's been shamelessly copied from the Ribnet forum so I'll shamelessly repost my wakeshot here too 
Halmatic Arctic 28 RIB with twin 225hp Mercury outboards proudly burning a gallon per mile at 45 knots
Halmatic Arctic 28 RIB with twin 225hp Mercury outboards proudly burning a gallon per mile at 45 knots
blueglass
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I suggest that YOU read your own post carefully, in which you refer to the photos in this thread which you clearly interpret as the kind of motor boating which causes problems to others.
I in no way defend racing through anchorages and causing mayhem. neither do I pretend this has never happened. All I am saying is that yotties ( and I don't necessarily mean you personally) should wave their fists at those who do it, not all moboers on principle, which unfortunately is a common reaction.
In latter years I have used my semi/displacement boat entirely at displacement speeds of less than 7 knots and make virtually no wash. - this does not free me from the fist waving. Blind prejudice gets me the reaction just because I am in a mobo.
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Sorry old mate, I don't interpret it that way at all, I agree with you mobos at speed in open water are usually no problem to anyone. Didn't I say that we should all be able to play together nicely? Yotties that wave their fists at mobos for no reason have probably just got a personality disorder, ignore 'em, they are just silly plonkers.
It's a shame that this us and them thing has happened, and it has only happened because of stupid, or misunderstood behaviour in both camps, and I repeat, it is only a small minority that cause these problems. Trouble is, like a lot of minorities, they can cause more trouble than they are worth.
I admit that my post was a little contentious, it was meant to be, just to try and provoke a bit of positive discussion, I was not intending to be offensive.
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Chrusty 1
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This thread's been shamelessly copied from the Ribnet forum so I'll shamelessly repost my wakeshot here too
Halmatic Arctic 28 RIB with twin 225hp Mercury outboards proudly burning a gallon per mile at 45 knots
45 squids an hour!!!!
Shiver me timbers! that's more than I might spend on fuel in a season!I guess a 24 hour cruise would be out of the question in that thing then?