Hello! New to ribs... Thanks for the help

[threeinchcutters]

Hey guys I am very new to ribs. Never owned one.never been on one nothing! But I just got ahold of a caribe c14. Due to lack of knowledge of terms i couldn't find an answer to my questions. So here's my questions. The boat has no sides. It is the rigid hull only. The bags were cut off. Can boat still b used for fishing as is?? Will it float and stay above water with no sides?? Is boat worth anything as is? Thanks in advance

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by threeinchcutters

Hey guys I am very new to ribs. Never owned one.never been on one nothing! But I just got ahold of a caribe c14. Due to lack of knowledge of terms i couldn't find an answer to my questions. So here's my questions. The boat has no sides. It is the rigid hull only. The bags were cut off. Can boat still b used for fishing as is?? Will it float and stay above water with no sides?? Is boat worth anything as is? Thanks in advance

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Welcome to Ribnet

In the order you asked them:-

No,

no,

no,

maybe, but not if you get aboard

about 200 quid or a couple of hundred dollars.

it's going to cost more to fix than it's worth.

[threeinchcutters]

Ok so even n calm shallow water or small lakes it would b no good?

[Nos4r2]

No. Without the tubes, it's scrap.

[whisper]

You need toobs dude

[threeinchcutters]

Ok how much r tubes? Can I find them used?

[Nos4r2]

Unlikely-they're usually only removed if they're trashed and they have to be the correct ones for the hull.

In the USA it's going to be several thousand bucks for a new set.

It'll be cheaper to find another boat.

[threeinchcutters]

10-4. Well at least the boat was given to me. I aint out no money. How much is the hull worth? U said couple hundred?

[Nos4r2]

Maybe-chuck it on Ebay and find out would be your best bet unless there's someone nearby who builds tubes?
Couple of hundred is a wild guess-I'm not in the USA. Maybe one of our US members can advise you better on that.