Wanted: WTB large RIB

[Capt _A]

Hello All,
Im looking for a Project Rib.
Would Prefer a Zodiac Brand non military.
Open to all options
I'm located in So Cal.
Please let me know what is out there.


anyone heard of the 580 Fareast?
looks like a VRO.....

[Bigtalljv]

Why no ex-military? The ex-military boats are readily available and some of the best boats you can find. Especially for a project.

[Capt _A]

The most I have see Have inboard engines. I prefer outboards. I’m really open to anything!
14ft to 24ft

[Fender]

Originally Posted by Capt _A

The most I have see Have inboard engines. I prefer outboards. I’m really open to anything!
14ft to 24ft

Thought you wanted a large RIB!

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by Fender

Thought you wanted a large RIB!

That crossed my mind too[emoji6]

[office888]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

That crossed my mind too[emoji6]

RIBs bigger than 6.5m are extremely rare in the US.

[Fender]

Originally Posted by office888

RIBs bigger than 6.5m are extremely rare in the US.

My playground is the south coast and Solent, 6.5m are the baby's around here - every season the RIB's just seem to get bigger and bigger and on a practicable note - 8m's handle the Solent chop with ease ( although I do appreciate that last piece of useless info is wasted on someone in the States! lol )

[Pikey Dave]

Originally Posted by office888

RIBs bigger than 6.5m are extremely rare in the US.

I thought everything was bigger in the USofA

[Starovich]

Originally Posted by Fender

every season the RIB's just seem to get bigger and bigger )

its the fertilizer in the water.

[Hurricane RIBs]

Are you looking for new or used?

[office888]

Originally Posted by Pikey Dave

I thought everything was bigger in the USofA

Plenty of big boats...they're building the new 53 ft center console at Scout next to me, it'll probably have quad Seven Marine outboards on it.

Just not RIBs! People don't like how narrow they are.

[Hurricane RIBs]

We have quads

[Hurricane RIBs]

Originally Posted by Hurricane RIBs

We have quads

oops...

[office888]

Originally Posted by Hurricane RIBs

We have quads

Totally, and they're sweet!

But per last NMMA study I saw, RIBs make up less than 1% of pleasurecraft market in the United States.

Meanwhile, Freeman boats (CC Cats) down the road from me is backordered for over a year for pleasurecraft vessels. People are paying $10k-$25k, just to jump ahead in line.

Sorry to be a debbie downer...

[cgoing]

I have had five or six Far east ribs come through my shop in the past twelve months. Some as young as two years old completely falling apart. The materials are definitely lower end of the spectrum in quality. Even the hypalon one I have at my shop now appears "cheap" and the tube material is very thin.

[zip]

I wasn’t aware there was a shortage of 6.5 and bigger in the US.
I have a 7M, which I found locally pretty easy.

[office888]

Originally Posted by zip

I wasn’t aware there was a shortage of 6.5 and bigger in the US.
I have a 7M, which I found locally pretty easy.

To quote OP:
"non military. "

There's a lot of surplus Willards and old Hurricane 733s on the market, but they tend to be extremely neglected and beat to crap.

Rec market above 6.5m is quite dry.

[Capt _A]

thank you all, Used vessels, also ok with used 2 stroke engines such as HPDI yamaha or optimax mercury.

[Capt _A]

where does one locate a ex military zodiac?

[zip]

Government Surplus Auctions at Government Liquidation

https://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/gsaauctions/