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boat towing! not without problems
Finally found the perfect boat for us and went to pick it up from stranraer after it had arrived as freight on the ferry. Anyone who knows the road between stranraer and glasgow will know there are some seriously steep hills! Less than ideal when the intercooler hose pops and you have little power and a smoke screen kind of like james bonds db5. Used about 60 pounds of fuel on the 85 miles home, I suspect due to the knacked hose.
The split is so big I doubt even tape would have helped.
Here she is taking a rest after a seriously steep climb.
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6th Jun 2013 6:44 am
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6th Jun 2013 6:49 am
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Have you not passed your test yet
but seriously nice looking boat MY24 Defender 90 X-Dynamic HSE
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6th Jun 2013 6:50 am
grahamk
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Cheers Robbie. ..damned phone!
6th Jun 2013 6:51 am
grahamk
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Down&Dirty wrote:
Have you not passed your test yet
but seriously nice looking boat
I have had my license since 1999 but no grandfather rights to tow a trailer that size, so still learning. Going to do the trailer test in the next couple of months. My father in law would have towed it but when he saw it he wasn't at all comfortable towing something that size so I slapped the l plates on
6th Jun 2013 6:59 am
Robbie
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L-plates still looks funny and I had no idea of that law until a mate of mine asked me to accompany him for the reasons you give. His combination was massive and way beyond what I had ever driven so I declined to supervise him.
So he took his slightly frail Mum with him.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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I think it was another eu law. Surprisingly it is actually easier to tow than my smaller single axle trailer with a 16ft boat on it.
6th Jun 2013 7:29 am
GoBeyond
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With a burst intercooler hose and that on the back, you wouldn't need to worry about all those average speed cameras
Looks good !There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.
6th Jun 2013 7:36 am
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6th Jun 2013 7:36 am
grahamk
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GoBeyond wrote:
With a burst intercooler hose and that on the back, you wouldn't need to worry about all those average speed cameras
Looks good !
definitely not! They wouldn't have seen me for the smoke screen anyway!
Cheers for the comments it is a bayliner 2355 ciera
6th Jun 2013 7:53 am
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My mate has the same boat in Spain very good stable boat and great for scuba diving from and water sports, we cruised around the marminor in it a couple of years ago, they are a nice boat but serving costs are high in Spain for them.
I think you may be at risk of getting stopped for the overhanging prop and stern drive. Need a trailer with lighting rig and plate that extends backwards behind the prop...____
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6th Jun 2013 11:26 am
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looks like a great dive boat! Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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6th Jun 2013 11:33 am
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Have to do the same when i move my caravan! Thing is i've towed loads in the past without issue but due to weights need to have an elder with me... Silly really as you can have any person sit next to you to 'advise' you and they could never have driven anything bigger than a mini in their whole life never mind towed.... FFRR Owner, very nearly became a D3 owner
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definitely not! They wouldn't have seen me for the smoke screen anyway!
