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Post by backdraft on Dec 14, 2007 19:36:22 GMT
heres a picture of our shetland 536. fitted with a 100hp 4 stroke yamaha .  |
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Post by scotty on Dec 14, 2007 20:15:05 GMT
lovely looking boat there mate. i bet she fly's with that engine on the back  |
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Post by backdraft on Dec 14, 2007 20:25:58 GMT
yes it is a bit overkill but lots of fun!!!!
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Post by scotty on Dec 14, 2007 20:36:22 GMT
can she get to 40 knots?
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Post by squidlips on Dec 14, 2007 21:18:20 GMT
probably easily. nice set up mate.  |
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Post by sharkey+ jnr on Dec 14, 2007 21:37:05 GMT
Looks nice n tidy...... where do you go out from ?
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Post by backdraft on Dec 14, 2007 22:27:28 GMT
calshot mainly.
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Post by Pete B on Dec 14, 2007 22:34:03 GMT
Nice & tidy
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Post by monkeynuts on Dec 14, 2007 23:11:33 GMT
nice one m8, just the job been thinking about getting a bigger lump on my 535 to get the same speed for less fuel an think we may have been fishing few marks together over the years...lol give us a shout when you next see this tub with a fat bartender in the back of it  |
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Post by timthebass on Dec 15, 2007 15:02:03 GMT
nice boat
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Post by backdraft on Dec 15, 2007 16:45:10 GMT
monkeynuts ill keep an eye out for you mate,i love the 4 strokes had loads of 2 strokes but would never go back.you will save a fortune on gas. mind you as you work on boats youll know that.
baz.
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Post by monkeynuts on Dec 20, 2007 19:05:14 GMT
the newer 2 strokes are pritty good on fuel,not quite as good as a 4stroke, but no where near as bad like my old girl
id like to get a 4 stroke but il have to look at the pennys and see how far i can go, other wise il go for a 60-90hp 2stroke yamy
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Post by backdraft on Dec 21, 2007 0:16:24 GMT
monkeynuts what are you running at the mo is that a 50 merc. we use to have a 60 merc on the hardy and that had a thirst we use to use 3+tanks on the trips out side the needles from keyhaven.
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Post by squideyebarnes on Dec 21, 2007 10:48:43 GMT
nice boat was warned not to buy one like john's older version by a life boat guy saying they keel ride in a following sea so I got a coatworker 21 instead
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Post by monkeynuts on Dec 27, 2007 11:13:42 GMT
yes its a 50 merc all of 42 years old and its very thursty, flat out it burns around 6 gallons an hour, hense i dont go to far as its cheaper to go on a charter
like andy has said mine it a bitch in a following sea but its never scared me...................yet. even got back in 1 peice from west leap when thay balls up the forcast , started out nice day , force3 then got rough as hell i an hour next thing coast gaurd gives out imanant gale warning i was on my way home in seas building all the time, must have taken 18months b4 my missus came out agian(ahhhh bliss, )
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