Which roofrack for 3.5M RIB (Ford Ka)

[ShinyShoe]

Originally Posted by chipko

Absolutely, per hp the F-Ribs will out gun any Sib in a drag race on smooth water.
However, I'll raise you two creme eggs that you'll be backing off the throttle in the F-Rib way before the Aerotec (and many other sibs) in any chop or swell. 😀

Backing off because I don't need all the throttle to get my saggy bottom through the wave or backing off because I'm scared? Which will actually get me home quicker and safer through the swell? (Just clarifying the question before I risk a second egg!)

[Poly]

Originally Posted by HDAV

I was referring to the Chap with an A4 estate with towbar..................... not you...

My fault I assumed this was still the same person...

[chipko]

Originally Posted by ShinyShoe

Backing off because I don't need all the throttle to get my saggy bottom through the wave or backing off because I'm scared? Which will actually get me home quicker and safer through the swell? (Just clarifying the question before I risk a second egg!)

First off is you can never have too much throttle. 😀
Not talking about 'get me home safely' conditions either.
The F-Ribs lightweight, shallow 'v' rigid hull makes it a real 'tank slapper' in typical UK chop & swell - not good news for your fillings.

[Poly]

Originally Posted by chipko

First off is you can never have too much throttle. 😀
Not talking about 'get me home safely' conditions either.
The F-Ribs lightweight, shallow 'v' rigid hull makes it a real 'tank slapper' in typical UK chop & swell - not good news for your fillings.

Was it the 360 or the 375 you tried? I read recently that they handle quite differently...

[chipko]

Poly,
We had the 375 and ran it with our 20hp Suzuki. Although not piloted the 360, if anything I would imagine it better than the 360 in chop / swell. Same underwater profile hull but longer and heavier.

[spartacus]

Originally Posted by jeffstevens763@g

It must be a one shot nut David what do you think ? not my cup of tea I must admit

Must be a one-shot nut. If you look closely at the picture - the thread doesn't extend all the way to the top. When it's screwed on it taps the new thread and holds the prop in place. Remove the grease from the exposed thread before tightening.

Definitely don't re-use the nut.

[Fenlander]

This one you mean...

Mercury 18 20 25 HP Nylon Prop Nut Fitting 11 88228 | eBay

Yep you're right... good spot.

[Firstrib]

Glad I bought and fitted a new nut, had this one delivered to Argos near me as you can with some Ebay items.

[Firstrib]

For completeness in this thread, I went from Gosport to Ryde, pictures here http://www.rib.net/forum/f50/ticket-...tml#post717660 and it was overall, a successful sea trip!


By the way, I now understand why it is not good to go on long trips in the winter, in Feb, March and April, like Fulham to Tilbury. I got so cold, got run down and ill for a month!

[Firstrib]

Does anyone else have this problem - all through the winter, no problems storing two large 22L red boat petrol tanks but this weekend, in the heat, the petrol just leaks out of the top lid and the quick release connection.

The leaks are around the edge of the joints as if the petrol is seeping out - even though the joints are tight. The tanks are full but not to the top. There is no way the petrol could leak out without working its way up the fuel tank gauge mechanism. The release valve is open to allow an escaping of pressure.

The petrol gathers in the circular groove around the cap.

The same thing happened on both tanks today, I can only think the heat and perhaps some sunlight hit the tanks in the garden. I have moved them to a shady spot where the sun cannot reach.

Can anyone give me advice?
Is there a better fuel tank screw lid?

See picture of type of tanks.

[Firstrib]

Picture

[Poly]

I have had problems with the gauge style lids cracking. The gauge is pretty unreliable anyway so i'd have no qualms at replacing it. The only time I've seen fuel leak from the connector was when a tank was left sealed and somewhere warm - but you'd know if that was the issue as the sides bow out first!

[Fenlander]

>>>only time I've seen fuel leak from the connector was when a tank was left sealed and somewhere warm...

That was my thought... a sealed tank full of fuel with the vent done up in the sun... something has to give. But Firstrib you say it's not full and the vent's open... odd.

I do think the tanks need a cool sheltered place for storage... another very small shed or rabbit hutch type thing??

[jeffstevens763@g]

i have two in the shed which leak around the black plastic filler & gauge combined housing thats fitted into the red plastic tank not a big one but i leave them in there as spares.

[Stigomery]

Are these new tanks or fairly old?

My old 25l tank leaks around the fuel gauge also, i reckon it's purely an age thing, perished seals/plastic. Made carrying it in the car impossible when it was used.

Now I have a new 12l one that leaks nothing...

[jeffstevens763@g]

6 year old very little use

[Firstrib]

Loving having Aerotec set up all week in Christchurch Dorest. Been out to sea, so much calmer in Summer! Tempted to go to Iale of Wight hugging the coast. Any need to inflate after a few days? Pressure seems good on day 5

[Fenlander]

Having the boat set up for a week or more is an absolute luxury we only have on our holidays as in the end of next week. A whole two weeks with the boat just minutes from being able to leave the slip/pontoon massively expands boating possibilities.

Glad to hear you're back on the water.

Well I'll be checking my pressure most days just to be sure.

[Firstrib]

Thanks.

[Firstrib]

So, this was the most exciting, or dangerous event to date in the Aerotec 380.
There I was, 4 men up, 9 miles into a sea voyage from ChristChurch Dorset to The Needles, Isle of Wight. Perfect conditions. Riding the waves, taking off 20 knots when it eventually got up on the plane after riding the waves for extra momentum.

I noticed the seam opposite me looked a little strange and that 25HP motor head looked a bit low in the water, in fact, dipping into the water. Then I saw it, the near seam, it had come apart from the top to the bottom of the boat but remained fastened at the base.

Fortunately, one of my crew, an ex RNLI guy as it happened, lashed the transom, using the Trem wheels as a support, to the hand hold on the Starboard side.

Lostwithiel, Cornwall is the recommended gluing shop, Banyard, so this is where my boat is now, at peak season under repair, with lots of other Bombards, Zodiacs with the same problem.

Was disappointed that the boat, 2001, had come undone, not going beyond anything it was built for. The glue, it seems, had dried out! Dear dear dear.

Anyway, we landed on the Island, then limped home at 4.5 knots against the wind and with the motor spluttering each time it took off and landed from a big wave. I had to shout at it not to pack up to get us home and was constantly looking for landing sites near shore to be washed onto. 2 hours later back to ChristChurch harbour.

Motor has been checked over and serviced, chandlery says the motor in good condition, new plugs but working well, I think the plug got wet when it dipped in the sea.

It also made some awful grinding sounds when going slow in harbour, unsure why, unless it hit something which is unlikely, like gears grinding and stalled, but seems to be ok in the test tank. No one can explain this.

So thought I would share. You might just see the rope repair with the Needles in the background, anyway, all enjoyed it, it seems.

Waiting for the repair 3 weeks or so, about a week to go I think.
But there is nothing like the sea. I was very impressed with the lifejackets that got absolutely soaked with waves but didn't go off, as they shouldn't have.


FirstRib.