UK Readers Rides!!

[The Docta]

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]

That's a real nice looking Boat

[Maureen M]

Killer boat!
I'm looking forward to seeing more pics.

[BluFin]

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]

Hi blufin did you find purple hoses that you were looking for?


Rob21

[BluFin]

Nope couldn't find any long enough & only in red, black or yellow

[BluFin]

Here is a classic Phantom 21 from 1981

[philmyrna_shakesby]

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 skiingWhat a p****. Ever seen 2 V8 300 hp motors on a race boat with just Morse 300 rack and pinion steering. 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, blows yer socks off. Nice to see you're rigs. Can't you run on Chasewater any more? Phil

[cossie69]

im in manchester heres some of my boats

[phantomuk]

My baby!
20' deep vee hull. 150ho etec.

[phantomuk]

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]

hi phantomuk nice vid pal im in manchester, where is whittings? looks nice do you ever get upto loch lomand?

[cossie69]

sorry witterings

[phantomuk]

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 My name is renegade on there.
Paul

[cossie69]

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?