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Old 21 August 2023, 21:36   #1
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New style sib seat

Anyone tried these in their sib

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Old 21 August 2023, 21:47   #2
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Old 22 August 2023, 08:22   #3
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Yeah, 87 euros for an bent mini air bed is a bit shocking.

Those more traditional swivel chairs that go for ~£60 each, does that stuff work all right on a 3.2m boat on a small swell sea? I mean, if you're bouncing along at 14 knots in a 3.2m boat, is a seat like that going to be OK?
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does that stuff work all right on a 3.2m boat on a small swell sea? I mean, if you're bouncing along at 14 knots in a 3.2m boat, is a seat like that going to be OK?
I'd say not! More like an accident waiting to happen using that underway. Maybe okay sipping g&t at the beach but more likely to eject the occupant underway
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Boingggggg! And bye bye!

Ok on a river pootle but in a typical UK sea stick to the tube or kneeling on a mat RNLI style.
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It seems like in a boat with an already non-rigid floor, the last thing you'd want is to introduce even more squishy separation between you and the boat itself.

I use a small folding camping chair on mine when I'm fishing alone or with 1 other onboard. It's a bit impractical with more people but it makes operating the boat feel a lot better/safer, as it feels like I'm more firmly connected to the floor. This inflatable seat might just be someones marketing gimmick applied to a cheap inflatable camping bench to shift more units.
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Boingggggg! And bye bye!

Ok on a river pootle but in a typical UK sea stick to the tube or kneeling on a mat RNLI style.
Not even sitting on the bench?
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Old 23 August 2023, 21:11   #8
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I’ve used waterproof dog beds in a force four, five sat on the floor in a 3.65 sib safe as houses low centre of gravity no slip below the tube top much safer than tube top or bench seat if you haven’t tried it don’t slag it off.
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I’ve used waterproof dog beds in a force four, five sat on the floor in a 3.65 sib safe as houses low centre of gravity no slip below the tube top much safer than tube top or bench seat if you haven’t tried it don’t slag it off.
Sorry if this is stupid question - do you mean literal waterproof dog beds like this:

https://linensonline.co.uk/products/...4aAvzrEALw_wcB

I guess this is on an aluminium floor SIB?
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Sorry if this is stupid question - do you mean literal waterproof dog beds like this:

https://linensonline.co.uk/products/...4aAvzrEALw_wcB

I guess this is on an aluminium floor SIB?
Yes very similar and an Ali flooded sib
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Old 24 August 2023, 08:47   #11
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Not even sitting on the bench?
Sitting on the beach is not for me but many like it.

https://www.rib.net/forum/f50/best-p...tml#post790505
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