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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053   
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I think I’m going to like that...... |
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2nd Jul 2019 11:50 am |
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| IanMetro Member Since: 11 Sep 2017 Location: Somerset BS21 Posts: 3157 
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dorsetfreelander wrote 'a hovercraft assisted Defender'
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2nd Jul 2019 6:49 pm |
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| jules Member Since: 13 Dec 2007 Location: The Wilds of Warwickshire Posts: 5062 
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Was it April 1st by any chance  Jules
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2nd Jul 2019 10:24 pm |
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| MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1781 
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I’ll say it again . In this day and age , hanging an alloy and tyre that’s probably worth £750 on the rear door is just asking for trouble . 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership
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3rd Jul 2019 6:04 am |
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| chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13291 
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pardon? At work |
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3rd Jul 2019 6:32 am |
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| Past master Member Since: 30 Jun 2010 Location: Isle of Ely Posts: 2710
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People steal them CG. Ex AA Series III LWB Safari - Gone
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3rd Jul 2019 7:45 am |
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| j77 Member Since: 26 Nov 2008 Location: Fife Posts: 2909 
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It's not just the back door they get nicked from, D3/4 owners get them nicked often. It won't keep me up at night though. 21MY Defender 90 S 3.0 D200 |
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3rd Jul 2019 8:13 am |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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It’s a Defender.......wrap the spare in razor wire, but don’t forget to take it off before using |
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3rd Jul 2019 8:25 am |
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| dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4354 
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[quote="jules"]
The early 60's was when the hovercraft was invented by Cockerell, at the time it was going to revolutionise transport and by now it was claimed that everyone would be driving one. The problem was that they were difficult to steer around corners as they just kept going in a straight line (Isaac Newton and all that). Apart from a few military uses I think that the technology has all but died out. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto 5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE |
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3rd Jul 2019 8:30 am |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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Used to love going over the channel on the Sealink hover.......best time was just before that have to stop because of bad weather, it was like a fairground ride...... |
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3rd Jul 2019 8:37 am |
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| dorsetfreelander Member Since: 20 Jul 2013 Location: Dorset Posts: 4354
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I recall going on that and made the mistake of ordering a Gin and Tonic just before lift off. The vibration was so bad that most of it splashed out of the glass and I was scared to take a sip in case I "Glassed" myself. |
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3rd Jul 2019 8:42 am |
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| Boxbrownie Member Since: 17 Mar 2019 Location: Looe Posts: 2053
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In the 1960’s I was taken across the the Isle of Wight on the then only commercial hovercraft SRN2 I think it was, run by British Rail (I know that because my Uncle was a driver on BR and we got discounted, well he got free fares) I can barely remember the trip, it was just noisy......well I must have only been 7 or 8 I think |
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3rd Jul 2019 9:14 am |
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| chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13291
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I was referring to martyn repeating himself, i know about wheel thefts, my mate recently had 8 wheels stolen, a mini tractor on a trailer back to hovercrafts, ive had a go on one of these wild things http://www.hovercraft.org.uk/event/allerton2019/ To steer you must give it full beans in order to maintain lift and feed the rudder, anything less than full chat and things just dont work At work 
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"I can't always believe facts I read on the web" - Charles Dickens winner by default of the tractor vs caravan race |
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3rd Jul 2019 7:58 pm |
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| Lightwater Member Since: 21 Aug 2014 Location: Sydney Northern Beaches Posts: 4907 
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I was on the hovercraft from France to England, it was very noisy. Maybe even worse than a Defender!
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3rd Jul 2019 8:40 pm |
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