RichR
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Just for Gary; this week I have mostly been playing with boats




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RichR
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RichR
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dropped from about 5m
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Ben G
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explain
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RichR
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capsize and drop tests as this is the first boat of 13 which are going to live and work on OSV Ships (Offshore Supply Vessels) in Gas and Oil fields; working as Fast Rescue Daughtercraft. basically, they have to be virtually indestructible incase they have to go in to fetch survivors of a helicopter ditching, rig disaster etc etc
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Ben G
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very cool. so this boat could save colin one day?
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RichR
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Yeah or AK
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Ben G
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i don't care about him. colin is my bmw fuckbuddy.
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AK
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Are these like the BP 'ARC' thingies?
Was doing some work round Harding last year that involved one of these being used as a work boat (I thought that was very bizzare as its supposed to be an emergency response craft!!). It had some pretty decent endurance and speed! Zipped between oil fields during the day and back to the standby/supply vessel over night.
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Gary
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Crazy fool. 1st pic bothers me
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Lee_fr200
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Cool
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RichR
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We made the ARRC too AK, world's biggest RIB. 32 tonne, twin fall daughter craft which is also the heaviest daughtercraft in the world. Twin deck superstructure, full operating theatre facility, non survivor boxes, twin 1000hp cat diesels into Hamilton waterjets and most importantly, fully self righting with no limitations as to area of operation-the smallest boat ever made designated as a place of safe haven!! Pretty complex shit
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Neil Dagens
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Is that over by where the halmatic factory was??
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RichR
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Yeah, trafalgar wharf in Porchester
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RichR
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Just been sent these through, thought some may be interested


and then CAD model [low quality render] against finished boat


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Root
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Bigger than the boats I get to drive, all looks fun
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laingyla
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Cool shit
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Colin
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Looks a bit bigger than the one there using now where I am, I would not like to be on that thing when its rough sea state!!
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BYRON
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quote: Originally posted by LiVe LeE
Yeah, trafalgar wharf in Porchester
Portchester. Parents live there and I live 10 minutes away. Old VT site?
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Mertin
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Hope theres plenty room for fishing gear. Thats all they seem to do when their in the water on standby, catch a fair bit aswell
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RichR
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quote: Originally posted by 3CorsaMeal
real version is missing the CAD oars
They got put on and then the surveyor said we didn't need them so we took them off.
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RichR
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They're normally carried for another reason. Some of the international distress signals involve waving a paddle in a set motion so that a passing vessel/plane etc understands that you're in need of assistance but they also have them on board to pass to other boats which might be in distress. There's no way that you'd paddle this 
[Edited on 16-08-2012 by LiVe LeE]
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3CorsaMeal
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Jake could, with his cupped hands
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