martno1fan

hi i like the look of this hull does anyone know who makes it?.thanks!![img][/img]

crazyotto

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kinda looks like an old reebok sneaker

w3bby

I've seen that hull as well and liked the look of it. Can't help with contact details for the builder but you might like to try the contact addresses on the OMRA site
[link=http://www.omra-uk.org/index2.htm]OMRA[/link]

Under suppliers it just says "see OMRA members " for the Riptide, reaaaaly useful [&o]

xxxboatworks

It might just be the camera angle, but that engine looks way too far aft. I like the looks of the hull though.

DaveMarles

Thats a Riptide made by John Smith in OMRA. I nice looking boat but very narrow with a very restricted engine compartment due to the way the superstrcture has been made. .

Dave

gasfreak

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If you like the way that hull looks you might want to look at the expresscraft osprey it looks quite a bit like that hull and probably easier to get I have a friend that has one and he really likes it XXX knows the boat very well I am sure

martno1fan

thanks for the replys fellas ill have a look see if i can find out any more,i agree with the comment about the engine looking far aft also i noticed that as well.seems like its running ok in the pics though.thanks for the tip on the engine compartment Dave usefull to know these things !!ill also take a look at the osprey too .by the way Ian ive just resized the plans for our old friend the gas mono she came out at 52 inches long 16 wide how do you feel about me raising the sides by one inch?.how much did you raise youres on your 48"hull?.sorry to go off topic a bit guys but thanks for the replys .

Ron Olson

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Be forewarned as we may have to delete the pictures. When we see a name imprinted over the photos, they may be copywrited and some sites don't like their shots used elsewhere. MH$ is a real pain about that.

xxxboatworks

Yes, it does look like the oprey. Does anyone know how big it is?

DaveMarles

Its not an Osprey. The rails are different and if memory serves it's 52" x about 10.5"

Dave

Prestwich Models

martno1fan

ron im sure if you contact martin at model mayhem he wont mind the pics been used in fact if anyone wants to check out a nice uk forum they are more than welcome .i never thought about copywrite but if they have to be deleted thats life im affraid.i agree its deffinatley not an osprey but they look similar,wow 10.5 inches that is very narrow Dave!!,do you know if this boat is available to buy anywhere ?.

madmodelman

As Dave rightly says it's John Smiths personal Riptide. He moulds them himself and can be contacted on [email protected] .

Ron Olson

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You're going to have to type in the address that Gary put in the posting above. We've got a glitch in the system that keeps messing up some e-mail addresses. Some of it was found to be that some addresses that start with an o, p, and a few others are part of the symbols for smilies so the servers see it that way.
I tried to correct it but with no luck. Make sure that there are spaces around any links, periods, commas, etc. really throw a wrench in the works.

martno1fan

thanks gary !!ill send him an email and see what i can find out cheers.by the way ron you,ll be pleased to see i edited some of the pics to remove the other sites name from them ,took some finding lol.if you need to remove the other one feel free mate.

Ron Olson

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As long as they don't have a problem, I don't. Some people just like to have credit for their shots, others are, well, not happy with them. It makes me wonder why that some sites have a problem with this as you'd think that it might help sales.
I did check out the site last night and didn't see anywhere that it said that the shot were copywrited. To be nice though, save the shots to your computer then upload them that way.

martno1fan

thats what i did ron i saved them to my comp then posted them on here.

Ron Olson

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Thanks for doing that. I'm no computer genius but from what I've heard, it's bandwidth theft if the pix are taken directly from another site.