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19th October 2018, 11:09 PM #121 with 26 years experience
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What's this boat.
I have a recollection of a boat, it was a small sit astride boat with an outboard motor on the back - possibly a forerunner of the jet ski.
I'm assuming it would be made of timber, anyone have any idea what it was called?
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20th October 2018, 03:13 PM #2
I think I know the one you are talking about but can't find anything just now. Trawl gumtree, they come up for sale occasionally.
Meanwhile some similar oddities:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wetbike
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/tewa...ard/1186722849
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_watercraftI'm just a startled bunny in the headlights of life. L.J. Young.
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20th October 2018, 05:18 PM #321 with 26 years experience
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21st October 2018, 03:08 PM #4
I know what you are talking about and I've seen them come up for sale from time to time, I just can't find any atm. Terribly inconsiderate of gumtree not to have any relevant ads up at the moment...
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10th November 2018, 09:11 PM #521 with 26 years experience
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Hey guys,
Thanks for all your info, I'm pretty certain this is it, a thing called the Aquarail.
I think I will see if I can find some decent relatively modern plans for it - if anyone has the sources on I'd appreciate the info.
Cheers
Paul
Aka Fonix
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There have been some strange boats, we had a sailing boat that we called a Dolphin Board and I have no idea if that was the correct name or not. It was about 8 foot long from memory and had a beam of maybe two foot with a jib and main. It was as heavy as hell and as soon as we could afford something better like a VJ it got little use. I never saw another one and looking back I can understand why. When we were very young we sailed it two up but as we grew bigger it was so small we went solo.
CHRIS
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11th November 2018, 04:59 PM #7
http://www.vintageprojects.com/boats...ail-jetski.pdf
There is probably enough there to build one. That is similar to but not exactly what I had thought you'd meant. The ones I've seen were glass single seaters with the outboard right behind the pilot and pretty much nothing in front of them.I'm just a startled bunny in the headlights of life. L.J. Young.
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17th January 2019, 08:54 PM #8
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/KAYAK-PO...YAAOSwPu9bbosC
Thought this might be of interest. I know you said it's not what you want...I'm just a startled bunny in the headlights of life. L.J. Young.
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