My Rib

Liverbird · 02 February 2008, 22:37

Oh I forgot here is a more recent pic of my Rib

Sorry its not for sale .........I posted in the wrong section !

codprawn · 02 February 2008, 22:58

Is it solar powered???

columbiachop · 02 February 2008, 23:33

good looking boat. i like the bow roller thingy. i need one bad as we anchor alot.

prairie tuber · 03 February 2008, 15:22

Nice looking boat. Does that tall canopy affect handling in high cross winds?

Liverbird · 03 February 2008, 17:35

To be perfectly honest having had the T.Top installed has not affected the boats characteristics in any way, except for one positive thing that I have noticed.
The front of the canopy has a small downward angle which during acceleration creates downward forces,so the bow drops virtually instantly.
It sort of acts like a plane wing or a spoiler on a car bringing the front of the boat down.
My boat is actually a little heavy at the stern with the bench seat and 2 passengers sitting,but the problem with bow rise seems to have been eliminated .

Note to Codders.
Hi Cod,yes it is the scouse fella from a couple of years ago.......nice to see you still around !

Poly · 03 February 2008, 18:01

there is something about the picture that just doesn't look real - like it is a really good 3d render? anyone else think that?

Liverbird · 03 February 2008, 18:08

Maybe it's just a really good picture !

Limey Linda · 03 February 2008, 18:45

I need one of those t tops. Where did you buy from
Thanks

codprawn · 03 February 2008, 19:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polwart

there is something about the picture that just doesn't look real - like it is a really good 3d render? anyone else think that?

Nope your just talking crap!!!

jyasaki · 04 February 2008, 07:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polwart

there is something about the picture that just doesn't look real - like it is a really good 3d render? anyone else think that?

Looks like increased contrast and probably a touch of unsharp masking. Both can be done in-camera in most higher end cameras nowadays. Photoshop if your camera won't do it.

jky

Liverbird · 06 February 2008, 05:02

Well the company who I bought it from was so bad and created so many problems and has such bad customer service that I honestly do not want to give them any free advertising whatsoever. Lets just say I ordered it in January 2007 and have only just (January 2008) had a refund from them for an incompleted order.
They also had to take my boat away to their factory and have the original T-Top removed and another installed,plus I had 3 different pieces of pipe break on 3 seperate weekends due to shoddy installation and I lost 5 weeks of use during the summer.
Oh and I have to remove my navigation lights and put them somewhere else as they covered both the green and red navigation lights during their installation.

Phew !

Its now as solid as a rock and installed superbly but I would not like anyone to have the summer I have had.

Donnie144 · 11 February 2008, 23:59

Atlantic towers out of NC makes tops that look alot like that one. If Atlantic is the one who caused all kinds of troubles for you let us know so i don't buy one.

Liverbird · 17 February 2008, 18:38

Let me just say if I was you I definitely would NOT buy it.
I have included one of the pictures when their so called professional installer grinded away the inside thread of the pipe. Therefore instead of threading the pipes together and making a stronger joint he just pushed them together and applied some 2 pack epoxy.
The 1st day out the pipe came apart, and left me having to go 5mph all the way back to the dock. It took me hours to get home.

As I said at the beginning of the thread, my rib was taken to their factory the original t-top was removed and a brand new one installed (supposedly by their engineers) Now it so steady i can hang off it and do a chin up.It just should not have taken all this time and effort to install a T-top on a rib if as they claim they are such a professional outfit. I had to wait until they came back to the NY Boat show in January at the Javits center to confront them.
This should not have been my last resort

I am most certainly NOT a happy customer and I would definitely NOT do any further buisness with them .