Wanted: a new rib about 4m which takes a short-shaft engine

[jeffstevens763@g]

Originally Posted by Highland Haggis

Jeff your sib is spot on and I must say very good bed to lol

you defo had a good nights sleep on her mate

[GI-SYD]

Originally Posted by Keith_williamson

I bought an Excel XHD385 a couple of years ago. I'm disappointed with its handling and stiffness, particularly in roughish water. So I now realise I should have bought a RIB, not an inflatable.
My problem is that my engine, a 20hp 4-stroke Yamaha, is a (15") short-shaft unit. It's a great engine and I'd like to keep it.
Wherever I look for RIBs about 4m, they all seem to need a long-shaft (20") engine.
Does anyone know of a RIB, about 4m long, which has a 15" transom height for a short-shaft engine?
Sorry if this question has already been answered, but I can't find it in the searches.

Gemini Zapcat, will do nicely with your 20HP short shaft. See
https://gemini-marine.com/shop/zapcat-ff-15/
and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_wl...annel=sailrolf

[Highland Haggis]

Is that a new front end it looks different from what you had last year???

[Keith_williamson]

I've done it again. I logged in, sat here happily typing away, and then when I was ready to post, I was told I wasn't logged in and lost everything I typed.
So all my chatter is lost.
Storage problems are mainly because Her Indoors/Management/She Who Will Be Obeyed objects when our garden fills with all my boating clutter. If the inflatable is rolled up in the back of the shed she forgets about it for 4 or 5 months of the year.
Good place to launch in North Norfolk are Moreston Quay, for Blakeney Harbour, and Brancaster or Burnham Overy Staithe for Scolt Head Island and all the creeks behind it.
I could go for a rigid again, but the inflatable is easy to handle and hop out and walk if it gets too shallow. the Grandchildren love getting in and out and playing in the mud and water. My old With (Bonwitco) 16ft was light and easy too, but the later With 385 was a bit heavy to drag across the mud.

[beamishken]

If weight is important and you can get over the storage issue then may be look at the ribeye tender range we replaced our excel 290 with a ribeye 280 and it's significantly lighter
You have to look carefully as they do 2 models one with an extra floor suitable for fitting a console and one without which is the one we got for weight saving. I'm not sure how large the very light tender range goes but worth a look at if you don't want to fit a console

[spartacus]

Originally Posted by Keith_williamson

I've done it again. I logged in, sat here happily typing away, and then when I was ready to post, I was told I wasn't logged in and lost everything I typed.So all my chatter is lost.

RIBnet can time out due to inactivity I've found. If you've written a long-post, or you've simply been making a brew, copy content, log-in and then post. If it happens again, use back-button, that normally takes you back to your rich-text where you can copy.