Tender user

[TwoHooter]

Hi all,

We use our RIB as a tender to a bigger boat and I've joined here because I'm looking for a replacement RIB - I posted about this in the Wanted forum.

We have up to now cruised the English and Welsh coasts from Lowestoft to Skomer Island, across to Ireland, and in the Channel Islands. Currently berthed in Plymouth Sutton Harbour.

The RIB is mainly a ferry, but occasionally I take it offshore for a thrash, just to blow the cobwebs off the engine you know.

Michael

[TwoHooter]

Update - bought a 1918 Brig Falcon 330 HT

[treerat]

[QUOTE=TwoHooter;833599]Update - bought a 1918 Brig Falcon 330 HT[/QUOTE ]

And there was me thinking you wanted a new one!

[TwoHooter]

[QUOTE=treerat;833753]

Originally Posted by TwoHooter

Update - bought a 1918 Brig Falcon 330 HT[/QUOTE ]
And there was me thinking you wanted a new one!

You were right, I did!
But hard to find new RIBs at the moment.
The one we bought will be good for us if everything turns out OK.
By which I mean, if it lifts OK and fits on the boat deck.
At the moment I am working from the weight information given on the original purchase details. But I have bought an inexpensive crane scale to check because now I've got it in front of me at home I'm suspicious the weight is under-declared.

[TwoHooter]

I was right, the weight is more than the builder's data.

Data sheet from supplier in 2018 states gross weight with fuel and engine is 176kg.

Weighed yesterday - and it's 199 kg. Admittedly I forgot to take the little folding grapnel anchor out of the locker first, but that can't be more than 5kg.

The scale is a cheapo off Ebay, 0-300kg load cell, only £20, but I calibrated it with known weights in the range 26kg to 100kg and it's very accurate, less than 1% divergence at 100kg.

Thankfully the mothership's lifting gear has a Safe Working Load of 600lbs (it's an American boat) so 272 kg. Should be OK. Still not 100% sure it will fit on the boat deck. Will find out next week.

[GuyC]

[QUOTE=treerat;833753]

Originally Posted by TwoHooter

Update - bought a 1918 Brig Falcon 330 HT[/QUOTE ]

And there was me thinking you wanted a new one!

I got it.