SloopJohnB 329 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 No H & S here, but the hardware looks great. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 329 Posted October 11, 2020 Author Share Posted October 11, 2020 and river traffic. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Was up there in February. Yes the rivers are chaos, Viet Nam just as bad if not worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,138 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 ah! Thats sooo good! The casually doing 75 to 80mph in a mahogany canoe with a diesel outboard strapped to it ! I travelled in Thailand in 1989 coming back from the UK. In those days Ko Samui was a sleepy little island very few people went to. We caught a longtail out across the bay from the mainland to the island. Great fun. In those days they were powered by Nissan 4 or 6 cylinder SD diesels. I don't think we had any safety gear apart from jandals... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
muzled 140 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 1 minute ago, aardvarkash10 said: ah! Thats sooo good! The casually doing 75 to 80mph in a mahogany canoe with a diesel outboard strapped to it ! I travelled in Thailand in 1989 coming back from the UK. In those days Ko Samui was a sleepy little island very few people went to. We caught a longtail out across the bay from the mainland to the island. Great fun. In those days they were powered by Nissan 4 or 6 cylinder SD diesels. I don't think we had any safety gear apart from jandals... Was just thinking exactly the same thing, absolute gold! 500hp with a direct hookup to a propellor, what more could you want! I drove one years ago when I was there, the owner wasn't that keen on handing over the reins but I told him I'd driven boats before and he let me have a go. I was surprised how hard it was, they're a bloody handful with all that torque and I found I had to really concentrate on what I was doing. And it certainly wasn't 500hp behind me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chariot 244 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Would go back to Ko Samui any time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 This is my favourite one 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,138 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 this should be in the canal boating forum shouldn't it? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 698 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 skill required to control it thats for sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dtwo 157 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 What could possibly go wrong! Probably get a few more k's with cleaner fuel/injectors. And - I hope he wasn't constantly checking behind him for people overtaking.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quattro 15 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 11 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: ah! Thats sooo good! The casually doing 75 to 80mph in a mahogany canoe with a diesel outboard strapped to it ! I travelled in Thailand in 1989 coming back from the UK. In those days Ko Samui was a sleepy little island very few people went to. We caught a longtail out across the bay from the mainland to the island. Great fun. In those days they were powered by Nissan 4 or 6 cylinder SD diesels. I don't think we had any safety gear apart from jandals... We were in Koh Samui in September 89. Asked my lady to marry me there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 185 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Well its not sailing although there does appear to be "Hiking out" during the turns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Dtwo said: What could possibly go wrong! Probably get a few more k's with cleaner fuel/injectors. And - I hope he wasn't constantly checking behind him for people overtaking.... Running over-fuelled , I’m guessing he’s monitoring the colour of the smoke for early warning signs of impending turbo or piston meltdown . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ex Machina 390 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 5 hours ago, Frank said: Well its not sailing although there does appear to be "Hiking out" during the turns. It’s marine talk man ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,138 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 12 minutes ago, 44forty said: Running over-fuelled , I’m guessing he’s monitoring the colour of the smoke for early warning signs of impending turbo or piston meltdown . Black smoke is good. White smoke is bad. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex TL systems 63 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 15 hours ago, SanFran said: We were in Koh Samui in September 89. Asked my lady to marry me there. I spent a week there in the late 70s it was a back packer spot with beach hut accommodation. I spent as much money as I could but at the end of a week it was still less than $20. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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