Hello from Cornwall

James3402 · 19 April 2014, 18:56

Hi all
Looking for small rib as we are looking to move to a small island with a harbour and looking for a small rib so we can have a bit of freedom. I would like a sea rider as I use on currently for work.
Will travel for the right boat. I am a ex RNLI helm and am a marine engineer by trade any help in sourcing a good boat would be great.
Thanks
James.

Mollers · 19 April 2014, 19:15

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Originally Posted by James3402

Hi all
Looking for small rib as we are looking to move to a small island with a harbour and looking for a small rib so we can have a bit of freedom. I would like a sea rider as I use on currently for work.
Will travel for the right boat. I am a ex RNLI helm and am a marine engineer by trade any help in sourcing a good boat would be great.
Thanks
James.

A job on the mount? ;-) Buy a Searider, you can't go wrong. :-)

treerat · 20 April 2014, 08:15

Not a sea rider but this popped up on facebook this morning - 4m ribeye, 30hp mercury efi, new trailer
For more info
Gumtree
£4750ono
07872140753

Kernow Buoy · 20 April 2014, 08:24

This one is down at Helston, has a reserve on it though
Avon Searider 5.4mtr Rib | eBay

James3402 · 21 April 2014, 18:29

OK so I have £3500 to spend not more than £4000 what's out there. There's a Humber for sale what does every one think about that one in the for sale section.

Nos4r2 · 21 April 2014, 18:35

Wrong time to be looking cash wise-you're in what I call 'silly season' on Ebay at the moment where junk sells for way more than it's worth.

Whatever you buy, don't get carried away and absolutely DONT buy unseen, specially if they offer to ship to you or if it looks like an amazing deal. It's scam central at the moment.

What's the Humber? Post a link please, there's a lot of boats in the For Sales.

treerat · 21 April 2014, 19:32

This one?

http://www.rib.net/forum/f21/4-8m-hu...yam-60758.html

James3402 · 21 April 2014, 19:47

http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=60758

James3402 · 21 April 2014, 19:48

This one.

Nos4r2 · 21 April 2014, 20:19

Looks like a nice package on the face of it. You can't really go wrong with a Yam 2 stroke.

James3402 · 21 April 2014, 21:30

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/r...ha-25hp-BHG935 this is the other boat I was looking at what does everyone think.

Nos4r2 · 21 April 2014, 21:41

You say 'we' so I assume you're going to have company aboard most of the time.
The motor is realistically too small for an SR4 on the Cornish coast with 2 people aboard.

The Humber would be a better bet of the two if I was pushed to say it as there's not a lot of room for 2 people onboard an SR4 console either.

However, the SR4 would be my choice with a bigger engine if it was going to be mostly solo use

James3402 · 21 April 2014, 22:02

Of thanks guys what's a service like on a yamaha. I have done them on a mariner and are there service manuals around for a yamaha.

James3402 · 21 April 2014, 22:03

Yea it will be used by my wife and 2 small kids to escape lol.

treerat · 21 April 2014, 22:24

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Originally Posted by James3402

Yea it will be used by my wife and 2 small kids to escape lol.

So go larger. A 4m with 2+2 o fills up very quickly. It's the reason I now own a 4.7!!

Nos4r2 · 22 April 2014, 01:15

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Originally Posted by James3402

Of thanks guys what's a service like on a yamaha. I have done them on a mariner and are there service manuals around for a yamaha.

Easy. No dramas at all.