Deploying the toys

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Capt. Bill1

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We were in the Bahamas a few days ago and deployed some of the toys we carry for the first time. Quite a lot of fun. And we drew a fair amount of attention from other boats as well.

The water slide:

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The 15X30 so called "Critter Pool":

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2 nice toys.

Is the sportfish on the stbd side one of the toys as well?

My kind of toy.

How many crew on that yacht? 8 or 9?
 
Pretty slick! You can practice for crash landing exits then do a little tuna or maybe just enough manatee farming :D

Did anyone try jumping your mothership with the PWC?
 
looks like a blast ! What is the just enough pool ? Donr understand that one??
 
Does that "Critter Pool" keep these away as well? :-)

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Way cool!! Those toys are worth more than my whole boat!!! :)

Bob
 
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Originally posted by dmunneke

What is the just enough pool ? Donr understand that one??

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"Just Enough" is the name of the boat. It's also printed on the slide.

Bob
 
A few drops of liquid soap on that slide, makes it a turbo slide. Does the floating pool fold or do you have to assemble each section to form the frame?
 
Congrats on the new command!

Last time I saw one of those slides deployed was last summer anchored off Edgartown...forgot the name of the boat, it was about 150' or so. they were anchored nearby. They left the slide deployed as a squall line approached from the NW. Needless to say after 15' of 60kts winds, it was gone!
 
Nice toys Capt Bill. It looks like everyone is having loads of fun.
Bill
 
Cool toys! What is the "critter pool" purpose? Is it for keeping out critters such as sharks and/or jellyfish?
 
The pool does have netting that hangs down under it with weighted PVC pipes acting as anchors. It's kind of silly IMO. Although I guess it could keep jellyfish out. The flat pool sides are cool for people to hang out on when swimming. But it's made out of very heavy weight Hypalon and is a PITA to get out and set up as well as to stow.

As to sharks, not sure how good the pool would be at keeping a determined one out. :-) But the nurse sharks that where all around the boat that day seemed to love hanging out under the shade of the slide. It was funny watching guests and crew going down the slide and landing almost on top of them.

And yes we tow the 32' sportfish along with us. It's single screw with a 425hp Cummins in it.
 
Just to be clear, I'm not the captain on this one. I'm the engineer. But I do get to "drive" it from time to time. :-)
 
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Originally posted by L. Keith

A few drops of liquid soap on that slide, makes it a turbo slide. Does the floating pool fold or do you have to assemble each section to form the frame?

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Yes we tried the soap trick. You definitely get more launch speed. :-)

The pool is one big piece that inflates. It might be easier to handle if it was in sections.
 
Nurse sharks like shade... Go figure... We had one under the boat on a mooring at Emerald Rock, Warderick wells back in march. He never left the whole time we were there, and was there again a week later...
 
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