Very cool speed boat - what was it.
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I was on holiday last week when some t
t decided to come through the swimming / paddling area in their speed boat. Despite the owner clearly being a selfish and incompetent ahole he did have the coolest boat I've ever seen.
As the boat approached the shore I was waiting for the clunk as the prop grounded but it just carried on revealing three legs, at the end of each was a balloon tire. The boat just drove up the beach and appeared to be using a PTO (hydraulic drive?) from the outboard. The boat then 'knelt' to let the passengers off.
So what was this marvellous contraption? Is it a retrofit thing or part of the boat design?
t decided to come through the swimming / paddling area in their speed boat. Despite the owner clearly being a selfish and incompetent ahole he did have the coolest boat I've ever seen.As the boat approached the shore I was waiting for the clunk as the prop grounded but it just carried on revealing three legs, at the end of each was a balloon tire. The boat just drove up the beach and appeared to be using a PTO (hydraulic drive?) from the outboard. The boat then 'knelt' to let the passengers off.
So what was this marvellous contraption? Is it a retrofit thing or part of the boat design?
One of these?
http://www.sealegs.com/recreation
The helmsman sounds like a right tt though! The wheels are powered by hydraulics via a generator, not the outboard.
http://www.sealegs.com/recreation
The helmsman sounds like a right t
t though! The wheels are powered by hydraulics via a generator, not the outboard. danyeates said:
One of these?
http://www.sealegs.com/recreation
The helmsman sounds like a right tt though! The wheels are powered by hydraulics via a generator, not the outboard.
Those are the fellas. Thanks. Any idea of their cost, I couldn't find one on their site?http://www.sealegs.com/recreation
The helmsman sounds like a right t
t though! The wheels are powered by hydraulics via a generator, not the outboard. rhinochopig said:
danyeates said:
One of these?
http://www.sealegs.com/recreation
The helmsman sounds like a right tt though! The wheels are powered by hydraulics via a generator, not the outboard.
Those are the fellas. Thanks. Any idea of their cost, I couldn't find one on their site?http://www.sealegs.com/recreation
The helmsman sounds like a right t
t though! The wheels are powered by hydraulics via a generator, not the outboard. http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/ribs-for-sale/n...
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/ribs-for-sale/u...
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/sportsdive-ribs...
We've maintained them in the past for local customers.
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