Big Cabin Ribs

qcamel · 02 December 2005, 14:17

Looking at the Scorpion, Love it, thought about the Protector, scared because its a million miles away, think the Redbay is probably fab, but unconvinced with the looks.

What else is out there and what are your thoughts?

Ollie

ADS · 02 December 2005, 14:25

Depends how big you need the cabin.
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/BSE134
This 7.5m Ocean is a fantastic bit of kit, I have seen it in action doing safety boat around the country, small cabin though.

Bembridge Outboards do the Shearwater based on the Ring hull, these seem to be fast and competitively priced, although again the cabin is not as big as a Protector or Scorpion

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/BEM279

Alex

Andre · 02 December 2005, 14:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by qcamel

Looking at the Scorpion, Love it, thought about the Protector, scared because its a million miles away, think the Redbay is probably fab, but unconvinced with the looks.

What else is out there and what are your thoughts?

Ollie

Are you buying or just a general interest.
cos what about this one The Parker 900 Baltic. There is a for sale advert in the latest RI

Dirk Diggler · 02 December 2005, 15:17

Now you got 24hr licensing, you'd need to spend some of that money on a proper cabin rib, something like an SY10.

http://www.pascoeinternational.com/

qcamel · 02 December 2005, 16:13

Andre I am looking to buy, visting Scorpion on Tuesday for a sea trial. Would be interested in some info if you could forward it to me at oliver@quiltedcamel.com

As far as 24 hour drinking goes best not to get me started. Another govt. balls up that is full of unworkable and badly thought out legislation and the end result will be smaller margins and more red tape

Ollie

Phil Chitty · 02 December 2005, 16:21

What about one of these!!

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F82823/

Jonny Fuller · 02 December 2005, 16:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by qcamel

Looking at the Scorpion, Love it, thought about the Protector, scared because its a million miles away, think the Redbay is probably fab, but unconvinced with the looks.

What else is out there and what are your thoughts?

Ollie

this has been discussed before

http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread....ight=cabin+rib

Jim Robinson · 02 December 2005, 17:37

we produce the shearwater ribs, 750 or 860 ,smaller cabin than the other others talked about, but 6 ft 7 internal so plenty of room for an over night, toilet, etc pictures below, we have a four page boat test in the next issue of rib international, if any would like a demo or info give us an E or phone guide price for package on the water 750 42K, 860 45K

codprawn · 02 December 2005, 17:40

I really like the look of the shearwater range - should be a great hull and despite having 2 berths and a bog it's still a proper RIB.

Mollers · 02 December 2005, 18:32

Ginger's Protector is about the nicest looking cabin Rib I've seen. Not all that cheap though.

gavin · 02 December 2005, 18:36

Looking at the pics of the Shearwater I cant but help to think of occasions when we have stuffed ribs and had a lot of water break over the console, what would happen here with the soft type cabin top, and I also dont like the narrow tubes at the nose, of all the places this, is where you want max bouyancy especially in a stuff, or following sea. Are the Shearwaters soft nose even above 7.4 m in len

Of course there are at least I think 5 cabin types in the Redbay range. I have been inside a few and cant fault them

http://www.rib.net/forum/showthread....t=cabin+redbay

codprawn · 02 December 2005, 18:44

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Originally Posted by Mollulnan

Ginger's Protector is about the nicest looking cabin Rib I've seen. Not all that cheap though.

Yes it is stunning but to get a walkaround you have to go up to their 11.5m!!!

Mollers · 02 December 2005, 18:52

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Originally Posted by codprawn

Yes it is stunning but to get a walkaround you have to go up to their 11.5m!!!

True,but most of the smaller walkarounds tend to look like ribs with a kennel bolted on, ala the Ribtec Grand Toilet.

Jimbob · 02 December 2005, 19:08

I'm intersted in buying one in the future (cabin rib) and have started investigating but not in a rush, things that are coming to mind so far are

1) The Big one, money this will determine where you will be able to look
2) Cabin ribs, is it a cabin you can shut the door and still kept going, or is it an under console design. e.g do you want the wind in your hair or not.
3) Will you stay on the boat, if so will you want a sea toilet, cooker..... Some of the ones i have seen it would be a crush to sleep in them.
4) For the same money you can get more facilities on a hard boat (but i like ribs)
5) Will it be on a trailer, even if just around the marina and use a trackor to launch, it could save alot of mooring fees

For me the 3 i would look at (based on my budget) would be

Parker - real cabin, facilities
Redbay - real cabin, but i would question on the 8.4 that you could sleep in the cabin, can have facilities, but to what extent i dont know yet
Scorpion - not a real cabin , well the ones i have seen. But has good facilities

not in any order

Andre · 03 December 2005, 11:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by qcamel

Andre I am looking to buy, visting Scorpion on Tuesday for a sea trial. Would be interested in some info if you could forward it to me at oliver@quiltedcamel.com

Ollie

Ollie, will send you some info next week

Brambles · 06 December 2005, 14:15

Something that’s been puzzling me…

We had a large wave/rib interface last night (

) just past the Needles, which turned the boat in to a motorised eight and a half metre paddling pool for a short while.

So, vaguely back on topic, has anyone got any idea/experience of how the Protector ribs clear water from the bow after such an incident? I had a look at one in Cowes last year and it appears to have an open bow area with no means of clearing water out through stern, as there is no gap between the cabin and the sides of the boat. I saw a couple of small drains on the bow, but wonder how effective they are?

See picture lifted from their website

roycruse · 06 December 2005, 14:31

Yes they have a drain vent in the side of the hull below the tubes.

roycruse · 06 December 2005, 14:33

You can see it in this picture here of gingercoasties "Silver Fern"

ribraff · 06 December 2005, 15:37

Now these guy's are developing their range over this winter with the introduction of a 9mtr model, awesome construction and attention to detail and realistic prices too.

gtflash · 06 December 2005, 18:23

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Originally Posted by ribraff

Now these guy's are developing their range over this winter with the introduction of a 9mtr model, awesome construction and attention to detail and realistic prices too.

hmmm i seem to recognise ribraft name with another more famous auaflyte/vtype post!!