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27 February 2018, 13:19
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Donna Joanne
Make: Halmatic
Length: 8m +
Engine: Outboards
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 14
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Arctic 28 dive rib
This rib is still getting built not quite finished yet.
Getting there slowly.
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06 March 2018, 13:43
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Scotland
Boat name: Clyde adventurer
Make: Humber
Length: 8m +
Engine: Twin Merc 150 4str
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 472
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Wish I had a Disco lol
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20 March 2018, 07:48
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Country: Other
Town: Muscat
Boat name: Abdul Aziz 3
Make: Libra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2 x Yam 75 OB
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 83
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getting back to RIB scene
After owning RIBs and boats in the Middle East I am looking to move back to Wales (Penarth) and get back into the RIB scene. Toyed with the idea of bringing this boat back as it owes me nothing and will not raise a great deal of cash in Dubai. Tows well with a 4WD Dodge Durango with a 5.7L Hemi - certainly not bringing that back!
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23 March 2018, 01:35
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Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Armagh
Boat name: Deltastorm
Make: Delta
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yamaha 200 v6
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 91
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Defender 110 and Delta 5.5 Dash
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24 March 2018, 20:33
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,238
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Originally Posted by keef1234
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Very nice!
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24 March 2018, 21:15
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Country: USA
Town: Long Island
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 53
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Here is my rig. It is a 7 meter Bollinger built for the US Navy and served in the Persian Gulf.
Now it will enjoy retirement as a recreational boat for diving and cruising back home in the USA.
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25 March 2018, 18:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: Fareham
Boat name: Red Dog
Make: Porters Renegade
Length: 6m +
Engine: 150 HP Yamaha
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 610
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Red Dog getting ready for the big spring clean
Let the work begin
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04 April 2018, 14:09
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Country: UK - England
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,619
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In the recent snow
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04 April 2018, 19:07
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Country: Canada
Town: Newfoundland
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2000
Posts: 2,100
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It's not a RIB, nor a tow vehicle. Pic was taken by the ocean though. 
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30 May 2018, 08:03
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Findhorn
Boat name: Le plongeur
Make: Xs
Length: 7m +
Engine: Suzuki 200hp outboar
Join Date: May 2018
Posts: 6
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Xs700 DF200
Heres mine
XS700
DF200
Andy
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22 July 2018, 09:38
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Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Armagh
Make: Xs
Length: 6m +
Engine: 150 optimax
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 145
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Ready for a wee road trip
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22 July 2018, 11:00
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,934
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I think you should check that tongue weight bud.
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23 July 2018, 11:00
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Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Armagh
Make: Xs
Length: 6m +
Engine: 150 optimax
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 145
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I think you should check that tongue weight bud.
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Tongue?
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23 July 2018, 11:01
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,170
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Lets see your Rig then...
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Originally Posted by Vinny31
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Nose weight. Xk59D likes to get down wit da kids in da hood[emoji6]
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23 July 2018, 11:03
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Country: UK - N Ireland
Make: Northcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki V4 100
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 222
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The weight on your hitch/ball should be around 10% of the overall combined weight of trailer and Rib.
For safe towing purposes.
(At least I think it is) [emoji848]
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23 July 2018, 11:06
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Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Armagh
Make: Xs
Length: 6m +
Engine: 150 optimax
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 145
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Nose weight. Xk59D like to get down wit da kids in da hood[emoji6]
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Lol, I was suspecting predictive text had kicked in and he meant towing weight.
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23 July 2018, 11:07
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Member
Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Armagh
Make: Xs
Length: 6m +
Engine: 150 optimax
Join Date: Aug 2017
Posts: 145
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nordburg2001
The weight on your hitch/ball should be around 10% of the overall combined weight of trailer and Rib.
For safe towing purposes.
(At least I think it is) [emoji848]
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Cheers, I’ll check it out.
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23 July 2018, 11:11
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,170
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Originally Posted by Nordburg2001
The weight on your hitch/ball should be around 10% of the overall combined weight of trailer and Rib.
For safe towing purposes.
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In which case my nose weight would be 190kg, the max nose weight for my vehicle is 150kg. My max tow weight is 2500kg which by your theory would put my nose weight at 250kg. Summat off with your calcs. Go with the manufacturers figures.
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23 July 2018, 11:23
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Member
Country: UK - N Ireland
Make: Northcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki V4 100
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 222
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Im no expert, Every vehicle is different! as a rough guide though I was always told it should be somewhere in the region of 9-15%
I watched an old video on YouTube years ago about the affect of shifting the weight of a load forwards and backwards, a properly loaded trailer can make a huge difference
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23 July 2018, 11:31
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,170
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Originally Posted by Nordburg2001
Im no expert, Every vehicle is different! as a rough guide though I was always told it should be somewhere in the region of 9-15%
I watched an old video on YouTube years ago about the affect of shifting the weight of a load forwards and backwards, a properly loaded trailer can make a huge difference
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Absolutely, too light on the nose is a bad thing, too heavy & you'll lose steering on the tow vehicle. It's all about balance. But to use an arbitrary 10% is wrong. E.g. The towing capacity of a Disco is 3500kg, this would give a nose weight of 350kg by your theory. Off the top of my head I think the max nose weight for a disco is 175kg, but I'll stand corrected on that, I know it's not 350kg.
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