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25 January 2009, 08:33
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
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Rigid Raiding craft
Hi,
Has anyone any experience of these as I'm looking at getting one from Babcocks and sticking a decent size engine on it.
Phill
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25 January 2009, 09:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,299
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i personally havent but speaking with colin down there, he said they were fast and unbreakable but back breaking in the rough, the mark 3 inboards were rare and the one to go for!!
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25 January 2009, 09:43
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
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Are they capable in the rough though?
If filled with water will it stay upright? Am I right in thinking the max hp is 140?
Am tepted as I can leave it in the harbour withour too much worry.
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25 January 2009, 10:11
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 11,627
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chewy
Are they capable in the rough though?
If filled with water will it stay upright? Am I right in thinking the max hp is 140?
Am tepted as I can leave it in the harbour withour too much worry.
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http://www.maib.gov.uk/publications/...ding_craft.cfm
not saying there is anything wrong with them - but you need to understand their limits.
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25 January 2009, 10:19
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
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A chap I know ran biggish raider down here with a pair of 200 Mercs on it. I had a trip on it, it was heavy and a lot less seaworthy than you'd expect.
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25 January 2009, 10:21
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 Opti, F50EFi
Join Date: Sep 2005
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MOD used to run them with 4 cyl, 2-stroke 140 Soozook outboards. A friend of mine had one with a 85 Yam, which he used for fishing. Stable at rest, but like any dory, a right rough old ride in any swell or chop. A tendency to climb over waves and slap down flat on the other side. It took a right hammering, but didn't show any signs of damage - that's military spec. for you.
Personally, I'd stay well clear of them. 
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25 January 2009, 10:59
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: jersey
Boat name: Martini II
Make: Arctic 28/FC470
Length: 8m +
Engine: twin 225Opti/50hp 2t
MMSI: 235067688
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 3,030
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A guy used to have one down here too, with an XR2 on the back. Not much use for anything in my opinion, unless you like raiding things rigidly 
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25 January 2009, 12:09
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
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Bollocks to that then, D-class or a Y boat it is....
I should really sort the SR out!
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25 January 2009, 12:41
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 Opti, F50EFi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,299
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Originally Posted by chewy
..I should really sort the SR out!
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Now you're talking. 
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25 January 2009, 14:57
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
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Its only the hull at the moment, I'll get some pics posted once I make some progress...
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30 January 2009, 21:58
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Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,726
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Somebody I know here who used to have one reckoned it was much better than a RIB in the rough but having watched it with its current owner coming across the harbour on a breezy day it doesn't look to be the case!!
The local defence force here have one with two Suzuki DF140s on.
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