Avon vs Avon

spartacus · 13 April 2009, 17:29

Interesting article in May's issue of Sportsboat and Rib magazine. Jon Mendez puts a 40-year-old Avon SR with a blueband Mercury 50 against a new Avon 410 Adventure Rib and Yamaha 40hp 4-stroke.

Pete7 · 13 April 2009, 17:43

and the results are?

Pete

JSP · 13 April 2009, 18:07

Yeah, sounds interesting. What was the outcome?

gibbo500 · 13 April 2009, 18:39

http://80.248.179.94/zeenit/run/get_...=low&pp=4&v=10

Here is a few pages of the test, not the conclusion we are after though.

Page 10 & 11

Hightower · 13 April 2009, 18:44

Avon SR won!

Pete7 · 13 April 2009, 21:51

The Osprey seems to have a good write up too and lots of tips from the experts on ribs, wonder if they have been reading Ribnet then

Pete

gibbo500 · 27 April 2009, 09:50

Does anyone have a copy they could convert to pdf. Would really like to see the test.

Cheers

PeterM · 27 April 2009, 10:41

Had in interest in this ( seeing as I own a 4m Adventure ) and will see if I can scan this eveing & stick on here ( though I feel I may be breaking all sorts of rules) - so may have to mail PDFs to you if you let me have your mail address.

I felt it was a indecisive view of what was the 'better' boat. I think just suited to differant things & personal preferance.

Pete

Rogue Wave · 27 April 2009, 15:05

surely the hull shape says the sr gonna be the beter boat at sea

PeterM · 27 April 2009, 15:58

Agreed - an SR will trounce the adventure in any decent size sea , but I think the article showed both boats have their merits & very differant uses/ intentions/ markets.

Generally though I think it highlighted that there hasn't been a particularly noticable or ground breaking development in RIBS in a very very long time. ( apart from maybe engine technology which isn't really RIB specific)

An SR4 was the first ever RIB I drove ( takeing it form Gunwharf to Newtown IOW & back in generally bad weather ! ) with a very unreliable 40 hp Johnson on it !, But now I am getting on seemed rather commercial for the wife & 2 kids to do some skiing and general 'fun' off the beach - hence why I got the Adventure.

PeterM · 27 April 2009, 21:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by gibbo500

Does anyone have a copy they could convert to pdf. Would really like to see the test.

Cheers

Emailed JPGs not enough time to convert - hope it will suffice ( even if it takes a while to download)

Pete

PeterM · 28 April 2009, 20:01

And to others that got in touch