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Old 16-10-2019, 01:06   #106
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Re: Hovercraft

I know but I believe that Andy actually believed intended to get propellers made from teak.
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Old 16-10-2019, 01:28   #107
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Growley, thing is I have nowhere to store a trailer, there is no space to have a trailer, I have nothing to to a trailer with either

You mentioned sailing in a pond, I actually have done this, for some reason I wanted to go on a school trip (was a waste in the end with unpleasant people), we did sailing there though the wind was low, I did get the idea of it, I have not been ocean sailing.

I have read that fiberglass is 50 years and then unsafe, I would want something newer so it lasts longer and the bavarias and beneteaus have the lines accessible from the wheel which I like, that appeals to me.

I can not identify those boats from that distance but I would learn through doing and I know that radios exist so I could ask if necessary, I know mobile phones are not used, that is just weird to imply that I would use a mobile phone.

Why is it that the highlighted portion of this post is, to me, the summation of the op"s position.
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Old 16-10-2019, 07:56   #108
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Andy, be realistic: we're in a new age now, and flash boilers have been around a while. With technology swiped from Doble, we could get steam up in less than a minute. The secret is Nitrous Oxide enhancement... it really speeds up the preheat!

I don't know why someone isn't selling these great boats... there's an obvious market for them!

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Doble? I don't know Jim. I've heard there is much toil and trouble there.
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I did not highlight that.

Elaborate on what you meant.
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Old 16-10-2019, 15:39   #110
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Doble? I don't know Jim. I've heard there is much toil and trouble there.
that is true, it just boils and bubbles away... but ain't that what we want in a steamer?

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Old 16-10-2019, 16:15   #111
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Seriously? Taking a hovercarft from the UK to the Caribbean? Have you chcked fuel consumption rates for these things???

I smell a troll... Someone just seeing how outrageous he can get before people lose it.
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