Cat Hull - Page 2

theboysmiffy · 31 July 2009, 10:50

It's a civilian model, tho it may get a lick of paint to make it look authentic. Were the military ones green?

chewy · 31 July 2009, 11:03

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Just bought an old ex Navy 3.6m SIB with ply floor and inflatable keel.

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Originally Posted by theboysmiffy

It's a civilian model, tho it may get a lick of paint to make it look authentic. Were the military ones green?

theboysmiffy · 31 July 2009, 11:09

I meant the outboard is civilian, pretty sure the boat is ex m.o.d.

chewy · 31 July 2009, 11:11

Ahh I see now.
They's a Gemini on ebay at the moment, have a look at that and see if its the same?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AVON-GEMINI-4-...d=p3286.c0.m14

theboysmiffy · 31 July 2009, 11:18

The one with the mariner 40hp? That looks good value. That boat looks a lot newer than ours, Maybe ours is an early eighties model?

m chappelow · 31 July 2009, 11:20

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Originally Posted by theboysmiffy

I meant the outboard is civilian, pretty sure the boat is ex m.o.d.

yes engines normally dark olive green all over including the inside parts ,,think the engines are the same as the civvy ones ,,o.m.c. evinrude/johnson though some have a modified exhaust silencer on the leg ,,,,hopefully someone on here will have had hands on experience with the boat and engine ...if not ..i will be speaking to person in a few weeks time who looked after boats and engines for the army ill ask him ,,mart

theboysmiffy · 31 July 2009, 11:26

Excellent. Think we are guna need a few bits for it soon like the original oars and bench, so any help locating them is much appreciated. Have to crack open the olive green paint! There are a some bits on the boat that I'm not sure about, so I'll post some pics and see if anyone can help. This is definately the place to be for anything RIB related!

m chappelow · 31 July 2009, 11:37

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Originally Posted by theboysmiffy

Excellent. Think we are guna need a few bits for it soon like the original oars and bench, so any help locating them is much appreciated. Have to crack open the olive green paint! There are a some bits on the boat that I'm not sure about, so I'll post some pics and see if anyone can help. This is definately the place to be for anything RIB related!

if you are going to use it out at sea ,take a yellow or bright orange dayglo sack with you to go over the engine ,,,,if you breakdown or get lost the local lifeboat will never find you looking like that lol.

theboysmiffy · 31 July 2009, 11:42

Just invested in a dayglo orange waterproof sack thats quite big any camo properties will be lost.

prairie tuber · 31 July 2009, 14:01

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Originally Posted by chewy

Ahh I see now.
They's a Gemini on ebay at the moment, have a look at that and see if its the same?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/AVON-GEMINI-4-...d=p3286.c0.m14

Looks like a fantastic deal to be had there!!! Something like this should have a considerably longer future life expectancy than any brand new PVC SIB.

theboysmiffy · 03 August 2009, 13:38

Would anyone like to hazard a guess as to what air pressure I should be inflating my tubes to?

chewy · 03 August 2009, 13:51

About 1.5-2psi or just until your fist bounces off em.
Remember the tubes will go up and down when the air temp rises and drops.

theboysmiffy · 03 August 2009, 13:59

Thanks I'll give that a try

m chappelow · 03 August 2009, 23:26

just had a word with a bloke that used to look after m.o.d. boats and he recons its an avon ,,

perthcatboy · 16 August 2009, 05:19

It looks very similer to my first inflatable, which I bought 2nd hand from the army, it was made by Callagari in Italy I think, I used a 30hp johnson short shaft on it for two years, it worked well for the price, but didnt corner very quickly...