Ugly A frame ? Let me know your opinions

[Andyparky]

What do you all think of this frame ?
Frame was made by the previous owner , full stainless, and has probably spent a few few quid so far , but what does it need to finish it ?
Moving back?
Colour. ?
Something to beef up the sides maybe (looks bare)
Curious to what you fellas think

[spartacus]

Well it ain’t the ugliest thing I’ve seen, but it does seem oddly positioned?

I suppose here’s the dilemma. The Ribtec 6.5m Camel rib was a bit of an icon of the time. It had all over scaffold structure rather than traditional A frame, powder coated, emblazoned with Camel logos and spotlights. If you were keeping it original you’d have dumped the Mercury too in search of an underpowered and lardy Honda 130hp.

I suppose the first thing you could do is shift it further back. Any further forward and it starts to look like a Bimini T top! Consider powder coating too to remove the bling of stainless would be my advice.

[Peter_C]

Wakeboard boats have their towers forward over the tracking fins. Otherwise a rider can easily pull the boat around. A hard heel side cut out leans a boat pretty far over and causes the driver to counter steer.

Your boat has wakeboard racks, so it is possible they were probably trying to be a little more serious about wakeboarding, without switching to a V-drive.

[Andyparky]

Update pic , took your advice and moved it back .. looking better ?

[Steve509926]

Hi Andy, I know nothing about Rib's so I'm looking at this purely aesthetically.
Sorry but it looks like the 10mtr diving platform from the old Wigan baths, I wondered what happened to it.

Is that Rhosneigr?

[beerbelly]

Originally Posted by Steve509926

Hi Andy, I know nothing about Rib's so I'm looking at this purely aesthetically.
Sorry but it looks like the 10mtr diving platform from the old Wigan baths, I wondered what happened to it.

Is that Rhosneigr?

it does look a bit big me personally it would be coming off and sold

[Fenlander]

>>> it would be coming off and sold

Yep I'm not a rib owner but know what looks pleasing and that doesn't. If you put a thumb over the arch on the image it looks a different boat.

[Andyparky]

Originally that frame was that same height , and was stretch out all the way to the front seats , making a huge rack, the guy who I got it off had the rear section replicated , think he was making it back into its former glory days

[Peter_C]

I agree it does look tall. There is a possibility to modify it by either cutting sections out, or off. The tape measure can help get it figured out.

[spartacus]

Originally Posted by Andyparky

Originally that frame was that same height , and was stretch out all the way to the front seats , making a huge rack, the guy who I got it off had the rear section replicated, think he was making it back into its former glory days

The original ones were to support expedition kit and probably weighed a ton!

[jonp]

Agree, ugly. Remove the scaffolding!!!!!

[alpha]

Would look great with a radome.