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22 August 2011, 00:25
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Country: UK - England
Town: London
Make: Looking to buy!
Length: 7m +
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 35
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What car do you use when towing/launching your RIB?
Eventually saw a rib I want, a Ribcraft 5.8m with a nice 4 stroke OB. The only issue is that I drive a vauxhall vectra 1.9. So I am not sure if my car would be capable enough to launch/recover without giving me and my family stress.
So I was just wondering if all you guys who own the rib, use a 4x4?
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22 August 2011, 00:48
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Central Belt of Scotland
Boat name: Puddleduck III
Make: Bombard
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50 HP
Join Date: Mar 2009
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I have Audi A3 quattro , 1.8 T , tows lovely ....it's a sports 4x4 drive but has no low box...used it a few weeks to demo a launch and recover of a 5.5 metre RIB on a PB 2 course ....
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22 August 2011, 08:09
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Stonehaven
Make: Avon Sea Rider 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: 50Hp Mercury 4' EFI
Join Date: Jul 2011
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I have a bmw 320td, I have a 17ft speedboat aswell as my 5.4 avon searider. The rib is a joy to tow you dont notice its there. I tend to plan ahead before launching, tend only to use slip ways & bring a long climbing rope just incase the slip is flat.
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22 August 2011, 08:12
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Country: Other
Town: Rosas
Boat name: Conqueror
Make: Valiant
Length: 7m +
Engine: Outboard 150hp Merc
Join Date: Dec 2010
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"The only issue is that I drive a vauxhall vectra"  queue Jeremy Clarkson!
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22 August 2011, 08:42
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Northampton
Make: RibTec
Length: 5m +
Engine: Outbaord mariner 75
Join Date: Apr 2011
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Hi here is my list of cars and boats.
CAR BOATS
Ford escort 45 Vand 1.3 E-reg DELTA 5-5, Osprey Sparrow Hawk, 4mtr SIB
Vauxhall cavalier old type OSPREY, DELTA
MITSUBUSHI SHOGUN SPORT RIBTEC
Vauxhall Vectra All newer Types OSPREY, DELTA, RIBTEC 5.35 with indi roller coaster
RANGE ROVER Classic 3.9 efi LPG RIBTECH
VW Passat SPORT estate 130 TDI RIBTEC
Vauxhall Frontera LWB TDI RIBTEC
Jaguar x-type estate 2l tdi RIBTEC
and my old man towed a few of them with things like ford shaphires 1.8 petrol.
I have even towed a few with old mk1 ford escorts 1.3 no bother even if we were a little over weight!
never had any issues with any of them and the 1.3 escort van was a very good tower suprisingly.
The 4x4 were good as you can imagine. especialy for launcing when its a little shalow like in Dale wales.
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22 August 2011, 11:48
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Anglesey
Boat name: Trixie
Make: Scorpion 8.5m
Length: 8m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
Join Date: Sep 2006
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John Deere 4230... great for launching... not very practicle on the road
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22 August 2011, 12:19
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Member
Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 2,893
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Used to tow my old 5.8m rib with an Audi A3 1.9tdi. No problems at all on a good slipway and was well within the 1500kg tow limit of the car.
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22 August 2011, 13:40
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Member
Country: Australia
Town: Sydney
Boat name: Lunasea
Make: Ribtec 890SX
Length: 8m +
Engine: Yamaha ME 421STI x 2
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 475
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Originally Posted by 1978SeaRider
John Deere 4230... great for launching... not very practicle on the road
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Now THAT is a tow vehicle!
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22 August 2011, 13:42
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Member
Country: Australia
Town: Sydney
Boat name: Lunasea
Make: Ribtec 890SX
Length: 8m +
Engine: Yamaha ME 421STI x 2
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 475
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Hi here is my list of cars and boats.
CAR BOATS
Ford escort 45 Vand 1.3 E-reg DELTA 5-5, Osprey Sparrow Hawk, 4mtr SIB
Vauxhall cavalier old type OSPREY, DELTA
MITSUBUSHI SHOGUN SPORT RIBTEC
Vauxhall Vectra All newer Types OSPREY, DELTA, RIBTEC 5.35 with indi roller coaster
RANGE ROVER Classic 3.9 efi LPG RIBTECH
VW Passat SPORT estate 130 TDI RIBTEC
Vauxhall Frontera LWB TDI RIBTEC
Jaguar x-type estate 2l tdi RIBTEC
and my old man towed a few of them with things like ford shaphires 1.8 petrol.
I have even towed a few with old mk1 ford escorts 1.3 no bother even if we were a little over weight!
never had any issues with any of them and the 1.3 escort van was a very good tower suprisingly.
The 4x4 were good as you can imagine. especialy for launcing when its a little shalow like in Dale wales.
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Do you have enough boats? And cars?
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22 August 2011, 13:47
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 6,203
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No problem. I use to toey RC 596 with mariner 150 on with am Astra 1,9. Now have a Kis Sorento Wichita doesake it easier!
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22 August 2011, 13:48
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Lymington
Boat name: H3O
Make: Avon 620
Length: 6m +
Engine: Evinrude 150 etec
MMSI: 232036222
Join Date: Apr 2010
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A Jeep Grand Cherokee 2.7CRD - Great car for almost anything and very assured on steep or slippery launch sites.. I have a 2002 model - you can pick up nice ones for about £5K these days....
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22 August 2011, 19:10
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Member
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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The Defender is absolutely the best thing for launch and recovery in dodgy beach conditions, plenty of weight in the rear where you need it and therefore bags of grip.
Most of the time I use the Ford Ranger crewcab which is good but a bit light in the back end if you got a trailer stuck in softish beach conditions. Works well enough most of the time though, and on a concrete slip you wouldn't need low range (though it is never a bad thing to have)
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22 August 2011, 19:33
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I tow and launch my Ribcraft 5.3 with a vectra 1.9 and it's absolutely fine (5.8 is not much heavier) - have been doing so for nearly 5 years. Like all front wheel drive cars if you are on a steep slip sitting in weed then it will scrabble for grip but easily solved with a bit of rope and moving onto a weed free bit of the slip! If the slip is weed free then no problem.
I got the boat stuck once and the car couldn't pull it out but the trailer wheels had sunk into the sand at the bottom of the slipway and nothing was going to move it other than a proper 4x4 with low box!
Just my 2c tho  No guarantee it will work for you
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22 August 2011, 20:56
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Herne Bay
Boat name: Red May
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40hp Honda 4 Stroke
MMSI: Is quite long
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 653
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Originally Posted by Courageous
"The only issue is that I drive a vauxhall vectra" queue Jeremy Clarkson! |
It works for me with my boat (albeit a smaller one) 
A vectra is just like a porsche. Just looks, feels, and handles differently and probably costs the same to run now its ten years old... 
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22 August 2011, 21:21
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 6,203
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Originally Posted by jambo
No problem. I use to toey RC 596 with mariner 150 on with am Astra 1,9. Now have a Kis Sorento Wichita doesake it easier!
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Good God I will have to start wearing my glasses when I use my iphone!!
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22 August 2011, 21:58
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RIBnet admin team
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14,898
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Good God I will have to start wearing my glasses when I use my iphone!!
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Wun too minny glassies, shurely lad?
Slainte Mhath!
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22 August 2011, 22:30
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Herne Bay
Boat name: Red May
Make: Zodiac
Length: 4m +
Engine: 40hp Honda 4 Stroke
MMSI: Is quite long
Join Date: Jun 2010
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You could always try this for towing.
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22 August 2011, 23:03
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 6,203
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Originally Posted by willk
Wun too minny glassies, shurely lad?
Slainte Mhath!
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A bit of the old garfish!!
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23 August 2011, 00:31
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,645
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A4 2.5 TDi (V6) quattro avant... otherwise known as an Amtrac locomotive.
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23 August 2011, 07:46
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,238
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Originally Posted by Courageous
"The only issue is that I drive a vauxhall vectra" queue Jeremy Clarkson! |
Coming from a "valiant" rib owner!
Cue (rather than queue) Ribnet! 
Whilst the vectra may struggle a little on power/torque, it would certainly pull it and launch it. It may struggle a little on a steep slip or long hills though. Depends on your frequency/distance of towing.
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