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Old 29 September 2002, 11:05 AM
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Just come back from France on one of these beauties. They fly!

Normally to St Malo from Portsmouth - 13 hours outward, 9 hours inward. On this, 5 hours and that includes a stop in either Jersey or Guernsey!

They do about 41 knots full chat - dunno what this is in mph, but it felt fast.

(Plus you get proper duty free coz they stop in the channel islands )
Old 29 September 2002, 06:30 PM
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Yep - it is great in a straight line but a Scoob would easy loose it on the twisties
Old 29 September 2002, 08:03 PM
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47.2mph by my reckoning.

Man I'm bored....

Clare, you and Dave joining us in Stoke B on Wednesday?

[Edited by Seamus - 9/29/2002 8:04:52 PM]
Old 30 September 2002, 07:45 AM
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Sean, will have a look in Midlands - is it there?

Can't see a problem though
Old 30 September 2002, 09:00 AM
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Paul Habgood: Please could you post information about your boyancy mods?
Old 30 September 2002, 10:32 AM
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Actually they're about 29,500 hp, roughly, assuming it's the smaller (75ft) Incat with the Ruston 16RK270 marine diesels. If it's one of the larger models with 20RK's it's nearly 38,000hp @ 1030rpm. Talk about low-end grunt

Although max speed is around 41 knots, service speed is 37 or 38 knots, about 43mph.
Old 30 September 2002, 10:47 AM
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I think it would have the edge from the lights. Once we got onto the twisties though......................
the Scooby would sink!!!
Old 30 September 2002, 12:53 PM
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If I hear "..the twisties.." again, I swear i'll go mad.

[Edited by rik1471 - 9/30/2002 12:53:53 PM]
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And just how many sharpe corners and hairpin bends do you find in the middle of the sea?
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Yep - it is great in a straight line but a Scoob would easy loose it on the twisties
Yeah, but for once we are looking at a vehicle that will take the pi55 out the Impreza in the wet
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Must post up a pic I took of the rooster tale it left behind!

Must have been 12 foot high!
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Nearly as big as the spoiler on my Scoob:
Old 30 September 2002, 09:54 PM
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Anyone remember the story about the mad scouser on a Jet Ski that decided to aim between the hulls of a Sea Cat ferry out of Holyhead ?

I think he got away with it, Brave and Stupid !
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