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13 February 2013, 19:46
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Country: Ireland
Town: Castlebar
Boat name: Clewless
Make: Valiant DR 490
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 hp ETEC
MMSI: Awaitng one
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,339
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A tad overpowered mr thinks even for a ribnetter/ ribnutter
This rig is just mad. it is the same boat as mine and I think that 60 hp is plenty. the max rated outboard is 75 hp at 171kgs
2005 VALIANT DR490 RIB WITH YAMAHA 90HP AUTOLUBE OUTBOARD BOAT MOTOR ENGINE L@@K | eBay
tsm
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13 February 2013, 19:54
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: N Wales Chester
Boat name: Mr Smith
Make: Humber
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 5,238
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"Rated as the best 5m RIB by the RNLI" !????!
Really? I doubt it.
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13 February 2013, 20:12
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 12,166
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Originally Posted by two stroke mick
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Nah! You can never have too many horses.......ask Tesco
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13 February 2013, 20:17
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Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,934
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Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL
"Rated as the best 5m RIB by the RNLI" !????!
Really? I doubt it.
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I believe there is actually some truth in that. The RNLI have used at least two sub 5m Valiants. One was used as a sea safety demo boat, the other as an ILB by the South Broads RNLI station as the Broads authority wanted them to use something with less wash than a D class. Got some piccies somewhere of it somewhere.
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13 February 2013, 20:52
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,090
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Originally Posted by Powerboats
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Aye good enough in the right hands 
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13 February 2013, 20:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: Ashton-under-Lyne Lancs
Boat name: IMOGEN
Make: Air-Craft 5.4
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki df70a
MMSI: 235087492
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 7,078
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While we are on the subject of engine ratings, if a rib is rated say fo a max 70hp and you fit a larger hp engine would it affect your insurance. My understanding is that it would .
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13 February 2013, 21:07
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Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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If you have an accident then its the first thing they check and the first observation in the report?
Your insurance wont cover it even though you may get insurance without many questions. You haven't mentioned the the force on the transome either.
I think its great to have fun, but you have to think what if.....
The best thing for that rib is to buy it, take the engine off and fit the correct hp one and then sell it.
Then buy yourself a ex mod SR5.4 and build a nice safe boat.
(I'll get me tin hat)
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13 February 2013, 22:25
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Glasgow
Boat name: stramash
Make: Tornado
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 90
Join Date: Feb 2006
Posts: 5,090
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Originally Posted by kerny
While we are on the subject of engine ratings, if a rib is rated say fo a max 70hp and you fit a larger hp engine would it affect your insurance. My understanding is that it would .
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Its like putting a blow torch on your bollocks  .. dont do it .. if ya dont wanna get burned .. but some guys like that sort of thing  .. then they go racing 
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13 February 2013, 22:34
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Country: UK - N Ireland
Town: Belfast
Make: Ribcraft 585
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 140 4/stroke
Join Date: Aug 2003
Posts: 181
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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7
Its like putting a blow torch on your bollocks .. dont do it .. if ya dont wanna get burned .. but some guys like that sort of thing .. then they go racing |
well put
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13 February 2013, 22:41
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RIBnet admin team
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14,898
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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7
Its like putting a blow torch on your bollocks .. dont do it |
This is what I like about RIBnet - one man can make an "error of judgement" and the rest of us don't have to!
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13 February 2013, 23:03
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 6,203
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Originally Posted by Bigmuz7
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Originally Posted by willk
This is what I like about RIBnet - one man can make an "error of judgement" and the rest of us don't have to!
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See thats what happens when your a Scotland supporter.............  the things you have to do to bring you back to reality, but there again it could be anything to save hearing the pratlings of some England supporters  
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13 February 2013, 23:10
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
Engine: 2x Honda 100 Hp
MMSI: 235025718
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 4,177
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This is what I like about RIBnet - one man can make an "error of judgement" and the rest of us don't have to!
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Now big muzs statement has given me an idea to stop people standing in front of my forge and setting them selfs on fire or them getting an unexpected hair and eyebrow cut.
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14 February 2013, 06:54
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Member
Country: Netherlands
Town: groningen
Boat name: tess, searanger
Make: sailer, avon 5,4
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard, suzuki 90
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 96
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Here in holland we have a guy who has an eurovynil wrc450 and he putted a 140HP yammi on the stern. And still lives, at RIBsport.nl - Forum voor RIBbers uit Nederland en België - Waar RIBbers elkaar ontmoeten you can find him. I'll try to post a pic later.
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14 February 2013, 07:00
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Member
Country: Netherlands
Town: groningen
Boat name: tess, searanger
Make: sailer, avon 5,4
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard, suzuki 90
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 96
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