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Old 02 March 2024, 09:05   #1
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Country: UK - England
Town: Burnham Overy Staithe
Boat name: RibCat680?
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Length: 5m +
Engine: Outboard
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Does anybody know anything about a RibCat680?

I have just come into the possession of an interesting, aprox 5m, twin hull rigid inflatable- with two Yamaha 40hp 2-stroke outboard motors. It seems to be something of a unique design. Doing an image search, the nearest result is a RibCat680, with no link to source. The previous owner tells me that they were, apparently, designed and produced in South Africa for government use.


Has anybody come across this boat and/or have any further information?
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Old 02 March 2024, 12:38   #2
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Length: 5m +
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I realise that our rib is not exactly the same and it is a tad smaller, but the design is very similar in principle.
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Old 02 March 2024, 21:44   #3
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Boat name: El Mono
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Hysucat in South Africa used to make something similar in various sizes.
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Old 03 March 2024, 06:57   #4
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We think that we have a Takacat T490 Predator or Explorer. Does anyone know anything about them?
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