After I stopped working on the trawlers to start my PhD, it didn't take long for me to really miss being at sea on a regular basis and I started looking for a powerboat which I could use for diving and a bit of wildlife photography around the coast. After much looking and a bit of luck, I finally found a second hand (modified) Avon 5.4m Searider with a 90HP Yamaha outboard which was pretty much what we were looking for.
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| Firefly at anchor in Loch Carron |
As with all RIBs, it requires a fair amount of TLC and general looking-after, but it will carry 6-7 divers quite comfortably and provides a comfy ride even in pretty nasty weather! When we bought the boat it was named 'Aqua Legends II' or something similar, but we thought something a bit more geeky and a bit more sci-fi was in order and we changed the name to Firefly.
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| Inside is a bit of a squeeze, but good enough for 6 divers & kit. Oh, and it's very blue. |
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