Who wants one ??

[RIMCOas01]

What do you get the man who has the helicopter, the supercar and the luxury yacht?
- perhaps the world's fastest production diesel power boat.


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[cgull]

I think i would worry about hitting a Napoli container at 100 mph.
Why are powerboat speeds always quoted in MPH?

 

[Twister_Ken]

>Why are powerboat speeds always quoted in MPH? <

Coz they're sold to Subaru Impreza drivers.

 

[Lakesailor]

'cos it sounds faster.
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Designed and built in Britain, it can reach speeds of over 100mph.

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That sounds much better than

"Designed and built in Britain, it can reach speeds of over 87 knots".

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

It means more to non boaters. Having said that I did once offer to add a knots calibration to SWMBO's car speedometer, this was frostily received

 

[Sans Bateau]

You might just find a little more interest in your link, here.......



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[Bergman]

"An even faster, petrol-powered version will be built for buyers in America. It will not be available in Europe where there are stricter controls on the use of petrol-powered vessels."


I didn't know there were restrictions on the use of petrol powered boats in Europe.

Other than the price of the stuff that is

 

[machurley22]

"..and you can take your friends with you at 100mph." Has a slightly ominous ring to it somehow.

 

[Sans Bateau]

[ QUOTE ]
"..and you can take your friends with you at 100mph." Has a slightly ominous ring to it somehow.

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That'll be interesting in the Solent!

 

[Stemar]

And will the salesman's patter include, "No Sir, you don't need any qualifications, it's easier to drive than a car..."?

 

[ronsurf]

Sunbathing at 100mph? One way of keeping your privacy, I guess.
I've seen the offshore powerboats do 100mph in Plymouth Sound, and it made me glad to be on the shore. I also saw one flip over going flat out, and at 100mph you are guarenteed to lose your sunbathers!

It looks exciting, could free up a lot of inheritance money...

 

[pheonix]

Bcoz the pilots of said craft dont generally know the difference and the salesman dont want to confuse there prospective clients by filling their minds with technical stuff when they are consentrating on the prospects of filling their lives with the added female deck furnishings that the lifestile automatically brings "acording to the advertising brochoures", if indeed the salesman knows what KTS are.
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[Lakesailor]

Checked all around their web site but couldn't find any eye-candy

So here's some

 

[Cliveshep]

Re: Who wants one - LakeSailor

Poor thing's lost her plug spanner!

 

[Norman_E]

What I loved about this was the statement that "the main advantage is the freedom of the ocean". Just how far across an ocean can it get before it runs out of fuel?