Is this legal?
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Topic: Is this legal?
Posted By: radixon
Subject: Is this legal?
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:03pm
 Towing a boat backwards isn't the problem, towing a boat with two lorries, now some questions have to be asked!!! |
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Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:05pm
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Always wondered how they moved big boats. The fairline factory is in Corby, not exactly near the sea!! Edit: just noticed the people on there aswell, and I assume they used that ladder to get on which looks lashed on.. another edit.. on the third look the ladder doesn't look lashed on.. Looks like a pretty wide and not very long boat though but I'm guessing thats the camera angle ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Kudlinski
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:11pm
I work for fairline on the bigger range, bigger than most at corby, they are impressive when on there lorries and have convoys of police and haulage companies to remove anything in the way. But that is seriously wide and dont know if its legal or not. I can immagine towing high value boats is very stressfull ------------- RS400 866 RS300 381 |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:18pm
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Ah right, the ones at Corby do only look 50 ft or so but they are still pretty wide loads! Where do they make the bigger ones? I wouldn't want to tow like that... Looks like a disaster waiting to happen, and i definitely wouldn't be sitting on it just incase it does role off! ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Kudlinski
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:20pm
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there are 2 other site both in oundle the one i work at build the sqaudron range where the squadron 58, 68 and 78 are built and another sqaudron is about to start production I believe, Dont really know alot about the corby or the other oundle site. ------------- RS400 866 RS300 381 |
Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:24pm
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Oundle is still far from the sea! Surely the costs of moving them to the sea is higher than just building them near the sea? ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Kudlinski
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:27pm
you would think so but land on the coast I guess is more expensive and more at a premium and it all started in oundle with smaller boats. Plus if they moved to the coast I would not have a job well an apprenticeship.------------- RS400 866 RS300 381 |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:29pm
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Mike Horn's 105ft sailboat 'Pangaea' is the picture, trying to find more info but i can't
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Posted By: Chris Bridges
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:35pm
Longer than it looks in that picture then. Still seems pretty fat for a boat that long! I have given up trying to look stuff up that doesn't have anything to do with work because chances are it is banned and won't work for us!!  ------------- 49er GBR735 (for sale) - Rutland SC |
Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:42pm
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lol i wonder what happens if they meet a pedestraian crossing in the middle of both lanes
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 7:42pm
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More information on the original article http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=140517 - Clicky |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 8:14pm
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For the lazy ones amongst you lot: The interesting bit:
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Posted By: Splosh
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 8:26pm
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wow... i so want one even if it can go up rivers i wouldn't dare take it, i'd be scared of breaking it! ------------- RS300 - 346 :D |
Posted By: Villan
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 8:33pm
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Its OK .. If you can afford one of those, you can afford the 20 or so full time crew needed to keep it afloat, plus a dedicated shore support team!
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Posted By: tmoore
Date Posted: 13 Mar 08 at 9:05pm
limbo time ------------- Landlocked in Africa RS300 - 410 Firefly F517 - Nutshell Micro Magic RC yacht - Eclipse |
Posted By: Prince Buster
Date Posted: 14 Mar 08 at 7:59pm
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Two lorries??! Now that's what you call team work!
------------- international moth - "what what?" |
Posted By: olly_love
Date Posted: 14 Mar 08 at 8:10pm
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left a bit right a bit. now break ------------- TWO FRANK-Hunter Impala |
Posted By: DaveL
Date Posted: 16 Mar 08 at 12:14am
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is anyone else thinking about emergency stops ;)
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Posted By: MerlinMags
Date Posted: 16 Mar 08 at 9:12am
| What interests me is - are the blokes still screwing hardware on, as the boat is rushed to meet a launch date?! |
Posted By: GBR884
Date Posted: 16 Mar 08 at 6:28pm
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it certainly looks like the guy on the left is still screwing bits on!! has anybody got any other pics? ------------- |
Posted By: radixon
Date Posted: 16 Mar 08 at 6:47pm
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Was taken from the Y+Y site, if you can find more on Mikes website, post a link/pic
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Posted By: bert
Date Posted: 17 Mar 08 at 2:59am
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The blokes on the top are there to left cables,telephone wires over the boat & to remove parts of plants that get in the way, they would usually have insulated poles to allow them to do this. ------------- Phantom 1181 AC-227 IC 304 blaze / halo 586 |