PDA

View Full Version : Did you know????


Mercury16
12-06-2007, 03:25 PM
Well apperently 9 out of 10 smugglers choose Yamaha outboards for a quick Getaway. this Rib (see Attached) was seized by UK authorities and was being used to smuggle contraband at a faily brisk pace. it was travveling accros the English channel from France. 250 x 8 = 2000hp!
Well i suppose smugglers are stupid so they have a stupid choice of outboard;) :P ;D

(the pic may not be very good quality as i had to adjust it so it would upload)

cheers All Peter

Mercs Rule
Roughasguts
12-06-2007, 03:41 PM
Yep there hard to come by now those boats.
The clown that builds them has been locked up aswell.
Wahoo
12-06-2007, 03:54 PM
how long would it take to cross the channel, that thing would burn 700++ LPH WOT
Roughasguts
12-06-2007, 05:25 PM
Took me great grand father a while.
He use to swim the channel with a barrel of rum tied to his back.
Then they sent him to Australia after he got caught. Did the same thing jumped ship and swam to freedom.
Fish Guts
12-06-2007, 08:39 PM
and all in the name of Bundy rum....priceless
phewy
12-06-2007, 08:40 PM
Heres a small piece about it from a "mythbusters" type of website.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/boats/drugrunner.asp

Some other interesting stuff there as well, such as the popular pic of the great white sneaking up behind kayak. ( http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/sharkkayak.asp )
Mercury16
13-06-2007, 12:38 PM
Woah, i didnt think there was such a large story behind these fast inflatables.
and 15,000 litres of fuel!