how fast is your rib?

[SteveHall]

6.5mtr Ballistic with 175e-tec and I have had 44.3 knts on the gps

[HUMBER P4VWL]

We need a race! If you/we can get away ;-)

I think we're slightly lighter so getting a few knots more. 47knots/54mph with 120L on board and two up, though perhaps a 1 or 2 mph help with tail wind/tide.

[SteveHall]

HP - I think* I had a little run with you on the Round Anglesey trip - seemed well matched.

*Were you playing with the big 300' that lost the seat cover round near south stack?

I defiantly now need Biffer to work his magic on the hull - so I can get a few more konts!

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Indeed! Certainly matches for some cruising as the hulls will run comfortably at similar speeds.

Not me with the 300, that'd be Deano in Rocknrolla, osprey v'max about 7+m with an etec 225HO on I think.

[SteveHall]

Well Im sure I cruised along side with you for a little bit around that side of Anglesey - May of even been a little further down before I wanted a run at WOT.

[Trimix]

Does anyone use Strava for this sort of thing ?

As for consumption I did record 1.2lts per mile for the RIOW trip - but that included lots of messing about WOT and chasing other RIB's. Not really indicative.

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Yep, point Lynas to Holyhead we were together, then you cracked on as I went in. But lumpy with wind over tide.

[SteveHall]

Strava! Ohh I like the sound of this! See who can get the fastest though the swellies!

[gohelm]

The Delta is doing with the new yamaha 300 'conservatively' propped 46 knots on the GPS doing 5150 RPM. I am not really man enough to trim engine out to max though(yet) ....

[Trimix]

Strava - it will end in tears

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Had to google strava - good idea!

[Trimix]

Its all the rage with my mountain bike mates - both up and down hill.

[Bigtalljv]

Thread drift........

Strava is lots of fun. Fun to just how fast pros that ride your same routes are and a handy tool to see what you have done. Athletic progress at my advancing age is slow so it's nice to have a long record of progress. Also every single ride that started with "I'm so tired tonight..." Was usually a very fast one.

[MikeL]

I have been playing with my works boats for the last few years but planning my own first rib soon. Looking at potential top speed - can anyone recommend a good make of rib that could be found second hand for a 6 to 6.5 meter hull and outboard. How about the narrower Humber 6.3 Ocean Pro with a 150hp?

[Noble95]

We used to have a 10metre cabin rib with twin 275 on the back which used to edge over the 60knot mark on a good day! think we once did WOT to cowes and back from ocean village and the fuel bill came in at about 250£!!!!

[HUMBER P4VWL]

Originally Posted by MikeL

I have been playing with my works boats for the last few years but planning my own first rib soon. Looking at potential top speed - can anyone recommend a good make of rib that could be found second hand for a 6 to 6.5 meter hull and outboard. How about the narrower Humber 6.3 Ocean Pro with a 150hp?

Nice boats but they're not fast for size and power. Deep V and tube tails drag.

You may want a shallower V and point boat with tapered tubes that don't drag... Revenger?

All about balance for what you want.

Our 6.3 with 175hp optimax did 53mph on GPS.

[MikeL]

What other hulls in the 6 to 6.5 meter range would be good - the revenger ribs smallest size is over 7 meters. I have spotted that Scorpion do a 6.5m.

Mike

[Lee argyle]

Originally Posted by Noble95

We used to have a 10metre cabin rib with twin 275 on the back which used to edge over the 60knot mark on a good day! think we once did WOT to cowes and back from ocean village and the fuel bill came in at about 250£!!!!

Yes but isn't it awesome fun! Lol

[lukewhiting]

Will be good for 60mph once it's finished!

[zip]

Hard to believe I started this thread almost 5 years ago.

My new boat goes around the same speed as my old boat, except a lot more stable.

Yep, big difference in a Novurania 4M and a Willard 7M.