Texas style "longboat"

[Arlon]

Well, actually a Columbian drug runner being apprehended by the Royal Navy...

I just thought the boat might be interesting to any longboat fans. Arlon

[rajawolf]

Damn did they run out of gas

[Arlon]

Nope, they ran into this... Oops..

[Arlon]

Actually it's the sharp shooter in the helicopter that was the problem for the drug runners..
Nice .30 group on a moving target..

[rajawolf]

Well now I can see it was not a gas problem..no wonder they all ran to the front of the boat

[Spaniard_King]

I wonder if they penetrated the engine blocks

Garry

[familyman]

Arlon you're right ,everything IS bigger in texas
cheers jon

[sf17fisherman]

they must have been kidding them self
ONLY 4 donks (if what i think 225hp then 1000hp)
most smuggler boats these days run atleast 6 and have see pics of them with up too 10 225hp yamahas
if anyone deals with hydrive they have the pic as it was their streeing system that made the thing have control

[Arlon]

they must have been kidding them self
ONLY 4 donks (if what i think 225hp then 1000hp)
most smuggler boats these days run atleast 6 and have see pics of them with up too 10 225hp yamahas
if anyone deals with hydrive they have the pic as it was their streeing system that made the thing have control

Definately a limiting issue for the "longboat" style of narrow hull. Just not wide enough for more than 1000hp. What a shame. Those guys are nuts....

[MIKOS]

Man they are serious and have the cash as they need the best of every thing to not get caught and speed is there main defence.Obviously not fast enought to outrun the chopper.

The fuel that they go through must be unbeleivable.

4 225hp but imagine 10 of em

Top photos mate

Are you a cop

Cheers

MIKOS

[finding_time]

Now thats what i call a loooooooong boat
Ian

Mine would fit in the bow section

[rajawolf]

They must fix the motors and sell em back to the drug lords...as you can see the old bullet holes with tape over them.

[Fisher_Boats]

They must fix the motors and sell em back to the drug lords...as you can see the old bullet holes with tape over them.

Rajawolf.....good spottin...... [smiley=policeman.gif]

[Arlon]

Top photos mate

Are you a cop

Cheers

MIKOS

Photo thanks goes out to the Royal Navy. I just posted them from their news site.
I have a fasination with this type of boats of all sizes. This was just the longest one I have found a picture of.
I am not associated with Law Enforcement other than having a few "cop" friends.


For an interesting read, here's the whole story.. Arlon
http://news.mod.uk/news_headline_sto...wsItem_id=3706

[familyman]

In my local bias store they have a photo of another smugglers boat,75'long RIB with EIGHT 250hp yamaha's ,the outside pair on both sides lift out on hydraulic slides on the thing is up on the plane.The french (i think ) navy caught it with helicopters, stripped it and broke up the hull.
cheers jon