2005 Ribcraft 585 under console access.

[PETANA]

Hi
I have just bought a 2005 RIBCRAFT 585 Pro 3. Fantastic boat..but access under the console is tight to say the least. I would like to remove the battery to charge and maintain over winter and tidy the wiring under the console. There is a latched access door but not really enough room to do the job. Am i missing something? Does the console lift? If anyone has experience of working under the console (I believe its a pacific dual console) advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by PETANA

Hi
I have just bought a 2005 RIBCRAFT 585 Pro 3. Fantastic boat..but access under the console is tight to say the least. I would like to remove the battery to charge and maintain over winter and tidy the wiring under the console. There is a latched access door but not really enough room to do the job. Am i missing something? Does the console lift? If anyone has experience of working under the console (I believe its a pacific dual console) advice would be greatly appreciated.

Nope, what you see is what you get. Welcome to Ribcraft [emoji6]

[PETANA]

Thanks for the reply. Ok, I’ll have to come up with a cunning plan to get the battery out then.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by PETANA

Thanks for the reply. Ok, I’ll have to come up with a cunning plan to get the battery out then.

It went in! I have twin batteries in my console & I can get them in & out with a bit of manoeuvring. Can’t you charge in-situ?

[PETANA]

Thanks for that. Are your batteries mounted same side as fuel filler hose? Mine is. Seems to be more room on port side so may look at relocating it.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by PETANA

Thanks for that. Are your batteries mounted same side as fuel filler hose? Mine is. Seems to be more room on port side so may look at relocating it.

I have one on each side. The larger house battery is on the Stbd side by the filler hose. The smaller starter battery is on the port side.

[tehguy]

We have a 6.8 Pro and if I have to do anything under the console I just remove both of the front jockey seats. Then there's plenty of room to work in there even for a large person. I once had to drain the fuel separators at sea and I was not able to remove the seats on that occasion and it was a very uncomfortable and difficult job. I don't think I'd have been able to remove the batteries (we have one each side too but I think they're identical)

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by tehguy

We have a 6.8 Pro and if I have to do anything under the console I just remove both of the front jockey seats. Then there's plenty of room to work in there even for a large person. I once had to drain the fuel separators at sea and I was not able to remove the seats on that occasion and it was a very uncomfortable and difficult job. I don't think I'd have been able to remove the batteries (we have one each side too but I think they're identical)

Your access hatch must be on the rear on the console, most are on the front.

[PETANA]

Thanks for the reply. I will look at removing the front Jockey seats which should make life a whole lot easier. As you say, my access hatch is at the rear. No access from the front unfortunately but that’s the trade off for having a front seat with storage underneath.

[lakelandterrier]

Are not the front jockeys not moulded into the deck? - most are, removing them would be quite a job.

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by lakelandterrier

Are not the front jockeys not moulded into the deck? - most are, removing them would be quite a job.

A lot of the RCs are bolted onto a deck matrix.

[A1an]

Originally Posted by PETANA

Hi
I have just bought a 2005 RIBCRAFT 585 Pro 3. Fantastic boat..but access under the console is tight to say the least. I would like to remove the battery to charge and maintain over winter and tidy the wiring under the console. There is a latched access door but not really enough room to do the job. Am i missing something? Does the console lift? If anyone has experience of working under the console (I believe its a pacific dual console) advice would be greatly appreciated.

is it the console with the seat at the front.

[tehguy]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

Your access hatch must be on the rear on the console, most are on the front.

Yes our hatch is on rear, we are commercial and have life raft mounted directly in front of console

[tehguy]

Ours are shock mitigation seats with the bases bolted directly into the deck 6 bolts per seat