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The Docta
08-03-2007, 11:37 AM
Thought it would be nice for us UK boaters to share some pics of our UK offshore boats with our friends from over the pond

Here a pic of my Ring 21 with XR2 200hp race motor :)

mr.clean
08-03-2007, 05:00 PM
That's a real nice looking Boat :cool:

Maureen M
08-03-2007, 08:09 PM
Killer boat!
I'm looking forward to seeing more pics. :D

BluFin
08-04-2007, 02:13 AM
Just bring the point up that pretty much all the UK boats will be a offshore hull type, most of the inland areas have been regulated to death and if they allow power it's normally shut down to 10 knots. There are a few places left but I cant actually think of one right now maybe coniston. you could count them on one maybe 2 hands...... Ah ha but being such a small island the worse case is you never live more than 56 miles from the sea. Hence the trend for this type.
Hopefully the other guys will post some more pics, Burty, Bazza, Bad boy, CB1 ect ect.

robert j garner
08-04-2007, 07:24 AM
Hi blufin did you find purple hoses that you were looking for?


Rob21

BluFin
08-04-2007, 07:51 AM
Nope couldn't find any long enough & only in red, black or yellow:(

robert j garner
08-04-2007, 08:00 AM
I was looking at ere indoors dyson (vacuum cleaner) this morning has aprox 2" purple hoses!!!


Rob 21 :D

BluFin
08-04-2007, 10:00 AM
I Love you...............
One online parts look up in the process


Right been on line all the Purple & Green Hoses have been superseed by silver. Rats...................

Burty Boat Dude
08-04-2007, 01:18 PM
here you go

Maureen M
08-05-2007, 09:17 AM
here you go


:eek: ouch, I bet the landing hurt in that first pic!
Nice boat! :D

SFRacing
08-05-2007, 11:33 AM
Great looking boats, kind of reminds me of the SOB's a lot of guys run over here in the US, especially up in the North East.

Docta, any more info on your hull (weight, lenght..etc), and who makes it?

BluFin
08-05-2007, 03:04 PM
It's a ring 20' maybe a C (versions goes up as with a revamp) made by mike ring, though the rights now reside with xxxxxx marine in poole dorset. production about to start sometime soon good offshore boat about the only vice is they can get a little hooky above 65-70 depending how its rigged. made in various sizes 16' through to a 26'.

BluFin
08-05-2007, 03:07 PM
Here is a classic Phantom 21 from 1981

The Docta
08-06-2007, 02:34 AM
It's a ring 20' maybe a C (versions goes up as with a revamp) made by mike ring, though the rights now reside with xxxxxx marine in poole dorset. production about to start sometime soon good offshore boat about the only vice is they can get a little hooky above 65-70 depending how its rigged. made in various sizes 16' through to a 26'.

Close - its actually a 21 - The 21 is slightly different to the 20c as it has no splash well. Instead the motor hangs on a "gill" type bracket and it has a small sun deck/hatch. As BluFin says, they are good for 65-70. Not sure about them being "hooky". This is my second Ring and both have been ok. I had an 18ft previously with a 200 2.4l and that was a good ride.

The 21 did have a merc cossy 3.4l when I bought her but the shaft was XL and the chine walk was awful -. Also sat very deep in the water aand drunk soooo much fuel. Runs a lot better with the XR2 as its so much lighter. Spinning a 23 worked chopper she handles the rough very well.

I think the hull + motor weighs about 750kg.

SFRacing - whats an SOB??

Thanks for the interest

FrenchPhil
08-06-2007, 03:52 AM
Here's a French Boat (France is close to the UK...;))

BluFin
08-06-2007, 12:50 PM
whats an SOB??
Silly Old bugger......... That will be me then :) (dunno The Real one)

robert j garner
08-06-2007, 02:01 PM
maybe son of a b*tch


Rob

WATERWINGS
08-06-2007, 02:08 PM
Single OutBoard

BluFin
08-06-2007, 04:27 PM
maybe son of a b*tch
Rob
That will be me again !!!!!

robert j garner
08-07-2007, 11:58 AM
:D oops



rob

Burty Boat Dude
08-08-2007, 01:54 PM
:eek: ouch, I bet the landing hurt in that first pic!
Nice boat! :D

Nah it was fine, not so sure about these guys though:D
This pic is a 21' where as mines a 20'

BluFin
08-08-2007, 03:59 PM
Trotter was a hard racer always came back at ya & made a race of it that mut be from circa 1985 moved up into the 4ltr class later with a a 25 Phantom. Nice bloke & the co-driver Steve Lajoire. Turned out I did my apprentership with his school buddy ( found that out years later) small world

Faster than ever
12-25-2007, 03:46 PM
From Belgium !!!!
Here is my new boat ... It's a 21 ring boat with a 280 mercury just bough in UK 2 month ago ...
I'm working on it this winter to get it ready for the next saison ... I'll change the color seats and put a jacker plate ...( I think a 10" set back)

joed
12-26-2007, 09:49 AM
I come to manchester 4 to 5 times a month if you guys need any small stuff that I could fit in my bag.
Matter of fact I leave tonight from Philadelphia

Joe cell 252 916 6380

gazza
12-27-2007, 11:16 AM
here you go

This was Burtys old boat and my new boat,
Thanks Burty:)

gazza
12-27-2007, 11:22 AM
And with the photo i thought i loaded i try again.
gaZ

Cookee
04-29-2008, 11:13 AM
Photo 1 is up at Coniston at 91.5 mph - you're only allowed to break the 10 knot speed limit for one week in November at Records week - and that is a record!

Photo 2 is out in Egypt on the Red Sea Rally - one hell of an experience, but wouldn't do it again!

gazza
04-29-2008, 03:10 PM
Photo 1 is up at Coniston at 91.5 mph - you're only allowed to break the 10 knot speed limit for one week in November at Records week - and that is a record!

Photo 2 is out in Egypt on the Red Sea Rally - one hell of an experience, but wouldn't do it again!


Why?
because of the sharks:D
Looks rough out there Cookee!

gaZ

Mike_g
01-28-2009, 05:58 AM
:eek: ouch, I bet the landing hurt in that first pic!
Nice boat! :D

Those landings are not painfull, that is what we call fun :reddevil:

philmyrna_shakesby
05-05-2009, 04:44 PM
:thumbsup:Hi Docta. Am I right in thinking you had a 25" leg on a 20" transom and it chine walked? Might sound dumb but I worked in the UK for a while on my way home to NZ and some of the things I saw would make you're toe nails curl. I was up in Preston and a guy brought his boat in for a check up. It was a Fletcher 13-6. with a 20' 65 Evenrude on a 15" transom. The salesman had told the owner that was for beter pull for water skiing:icon_bs:What a p****. Ever seen 2 V8 300 hp motors on a race boat with just Morse 300 rack and pinion steering:nonod:. The boat looks good and sometimes I miss the old place, the pubs are great, you must get that beer colder though. The old stuff in a barrel's OK at room temp but not yer largers. Ent down to Devon and Cornwall, what a place, cider there out of the old wooden barrel, :cheers: blows yer socks off. Nice to see you're rigs. Can't you run on Chasewater any more? Phil

cossie69
12-16-2011, 08:49 PM
248223248224im in manchester heres some of my boats

phantomuk
12-18-2011, 12:20 PM
My baby!
248286 20' deep vee hull. 150ho etec.

phantomuk
12-18-2011, 01:03 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y41caCG-HWc

Some gopro footage of a few of us out on the last hot day of he year! the first engine you hear is a mad efi merc 350hp or so, a smilling jack merc and a 280 efi.......... then me and my little 150 etec ;-)

cossie69
12-18-2011, 05:32 PM
hi phantomuk nice vid pal im in manchester, where is whittings? looks nice do you ever get upto loch lomand?

cossie69
12-18-2011, 05:34 PM
sorry witterings

phantomuk
12-18-2011, 06:05 PM
The West witterings ar in Chichester harbour ( south coast) Sorry but i have never done the Lochs but always fancied it.
I am Presumming you know the site but you have a few guys up your way, check out www.boatmad.com (http://www.boatmad.com) My name is renegade on there.
Paul

cossie69
12-18-2011, 06:13 PM
hi paul, im just having a look on this site boat mad is this a english site i see you have a meet do you ever come up north?

Hillclimber
11-17-2012, 12:50 PM
Hi Boaters

I am just in process of building a Race Car with a 1995 OMC 4litre engine. Converting to Fuel Injection with ECU controlled ignition & injection. Anyone out there in UK done anything similar or experience of these big V8's?

Hillclimber

phantomuk
11-22-2012, 06:43 AM
Someone had a V* omc converted to inboard to run at records weeks a couple of years ago. thats all i know of?

Hillclimber
11-22-2012, 01:03 PM
Hi Phantomuk

Thanks for reply. I see you are a "Senior" member ! so am I, in age. Maybe in one of your "Senior" moments you could recall the V8 inboad or where you saw the details. I am cutting off the exhaust manifold and fitting 8 expansion chambers designed for the job with potential 100hp increase. What I dont want to do is reinvent the wheel so any input helpful. I have done a deal on a brand new crated 4 litre "Long" engine from the last batch they made circa 1995.

phantomuk
12-20-2012, 01:51 PM
Hello mate, i saw your post on BM re a motor for the 300xs. its really not my area. i am Renegade on Boatmad.com.

phantomuk
12-20-2012, 01:59 PM
269560 From the West Witterings 2012

phantomuk
01-31-2013, 05:38 PM
Another nice shot.271789271790