Mercury Ocean Runner 420

PaulR · Post by **PaulR** » 16 Mar 2018, 19:18

Looks fantastic Paul. Looks to be plenty of room to sit and also for storage. What is the weight of the boat + engine?

Congrats Paul

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 16 Mar 2018, 21:49

Many thanks for the comments chaps

muchly appreciated

Was planing to make its maiden voyage tomorrow

however the weather Gods have other ideas

Fingers crossed for next weekend

Paul R ..... the boat, OB, bench seat and console/seat weigh in at 263KG ..... which appears heavy at first until you research other 420 ribs and it's 'light' in comparison

mattswan2512 · Post by **mattswan2512** » 17 Mar 2018, 11:31

Absolute peach that paul i think we are alllll alot jealouse of that mate. She looks lovely and i hope it keeps you boating for years to come.
Cant wait too see it now

pritch · Post by **pritch** » 17 Mar 2018, 12:14

That's a beauty.
What's the weight of something like that ?
Could it be dragged up the beach with some transom wheels fitted?

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 17 Mar 2018, 17:33

Thanks again guys for your comments

pritch wrote: What's the weight of something like that ?
Could it be dragged up the beach with some transom wheels fitted?

Pritch
The boat, OB, bench seat and console/seat weigh in at 263KG.
Obviously transom wheels are out of the equation but can move the boat around on land using boat rollers like these

harrison · Post by **harrison** » 17 Mar 2018, 18:58

Paul,
Rig looks ace, great timing for the new season, bet you can’t wait to get on the water.
Silver Mariner hood really suits the light coloured tubes.
Running in shouldn’t be a pain at all, after the first hour you’ll be on the plane anyway, enjoy.
At only 263kg it’s gonna fly.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 17 Mar 2018, 21:30

Harrison
Thanks for the comments and encouragement mate

I think it's gonna be a labour of love to keep that colour scheme looking 'bright'

but hey ho that's the only colour they do

Not sure it's going to 'fly' as I've been told to expect around 26knts on a good calm day but we'll see

..... anyhow I think my racing days are over with my ailments

BTW, you've not posted much about your own transition from tiller sibs to a 5M rib

how's it panning out and any tips to pass over

neil h · Post by **neil h** » 17 Mar 2018, 22:54

Nice one Paul, very nice. Congrats mate.

Paul · Post by **Paul** » 18 Mar 2018, 08:24

Thanks Neil, much appreciated

I had planned to take it out over this weekend however someone had other plans

BTW haven’t heard much from you lately

I assume you’re busy throwing yourself into the new job

but let’s hope it’ll work better for you and free up time for sib/ribbing

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » 18 Mar 2018, 10:44

That looks a cracking boat Paul, I wish I had somewhere to keep one, hope it works out for you.

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