Excalibur ribs are back

andreworiordan · 24 October 2020, 20:21

I for one am very excited about the Return of Excalibur RIBs to Crosshaven, Co Cork. Haven Marine are returning to building these boats very very soon. I own and operate two of them myself. I have both a 9m and 10m RIB, I’m looking forward to seeing these getting on the water!

Waterman · 25 October 2020, 06:53

Great to hear. I visited the factory many years ago when they first started production. Excellent boats. I wonder is it the original owner or a completely new setup?

GuyC · 25 October 2020, 07:37

They look very nice - quite Delta like with the pronounced sheer.

Good luck to them.

I Googled them and this was one of the links:

https://www.rib.net/forum/f8/would-y...rib-55789.html

GuyC · 25 October 2020, 07:41

...and the original crowd appeared to be YPD students so can't be bad!

Waterman · 25 October 2020, 08:16

I believe the Original owner/designer was involved in redbay in their early days......

kalin · 26 October 2020, 07:29

I am interested. Where to find more info about manufacturing range ?

Maximus · 26 October 2020, 08:00

Very Good luck to them too!

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I have always liked the the look of the ones I've seen...nice Sea worthy and Robust looking RIB's.

andreworiordan · 01 November 2020, 19:22

The original owner is involved with some of the design but it’s the original workers have kept trading under a new company they set up shortly after Excalibur shit down so it’s the same quality they are pumping out. I have owned a number of their RIBs and I can’t fault them. I use them everyday and they are super boats, far better than anything else I have driven. The can be found on HavenMarine.ie

Also to be noted they are also mercury, mariner & Suzuki dealers so you can get everything through them. I have purchased a 300hp and 350hp Verados for my 9 & 10m Excalibur’s.

GuyC · 01 November 2020, 19:57

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Originally Posted by andreworiordan

.... set up shortly after Excalibur shit down so it’s the same .....

That's what you call a Freudian slip.

willk · 01 November 2020, 20:05

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Originally Posted by GuyC

That's what you call a Freudian slip.

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Originally Posted by andreworiordan

..they are pumping out.

I second that Motion!

Daibheid · 02 November 2020, 10:39

They been offering Excalibur RIBs to order in the intervening years as Havenmarine but Redbay have really been filling the gap Excalibur left. A very worthy and related option for sure.
I understood the new owners of Crosshaven Boatyard bought it to concentrate on wind farm support so it's a nice surprise and a great example of synergy that this is where the RIBs are going to be built.
BTW anyone who likes a Redbay is going to feel right at home with an Excalibur.

Waterman · 02 November 2020, 12:00

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Originally Posted by Daibheid

They been offering Excalibur RIBs to order in the intervening years as Havenmarine but Redbay have really been filling the gap Excalibur left. A very worthy and related option for sure.
I understood the new owners of Crosshaven Boatyard bought it to concentrate on wind farm support so it's a nice surprise and a great example of synergy that this is where the RIBs are going to be built.
BTW anyone who likes a Redbay is going to feel right at home with an Excalibur.

Especially with a 2 year waiting list for a RB.......

willk · 02 November 2020, 13:46

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Originally Posted by Waterman

Especially with a 2 year waiting list for a RB.......

It's mental, I hadn't realised it was quite that long - certainly over a year when I last checked. Excalibur were/are very solid RIBs and it's good to see them selling boats. Just as an aside and apologies for the thread hijack - we have another RIB builder not too far from me who seem to be supplying open RIBs throughout the country. I have no personal experience of them. A quick peek through their facebook page suggests they got a good deal on some orange gelcoat at some point. Atlantic Composites, Donegal - 7.5m open RIB.