Fastest 5m RIB

[bosun]

well if its rib, then it counts ??

[Low Flyer]

Looks like a RIB to me

[Roflhat]

Ceasar thunderbolt, 5.3m long with a 90hp will do 60 knots

[Pauly1]

That's how much boat is in the water at 100mph!

[Trailer Bloke]

Originally Posted by Roflhat

Ceasar thunderbolt, 5.3m long with a 90hp will do 60 knots

No it wont, more like 40 on a good day

[Roflhat]

Originally Posted by Trailer Bloke

No it wont, more like 40 on a good day

My thundercat does 50 knots. It all depends on propeller selection. Thunderbolt with a proper stainless cleaver will easily do 60 knots

[montu]

wouldnt try anything bigger than this on a 5.3 destroyer,always a fine line betwen chine walking when trying for outright speed.

42 knots, standard propellor in between shields harbour

[Gramas]

Ah from the north montu!!!! Nice rib mate

[bearkiter]

My 6.5 Airib does 42 but runs out of revs on the current prop before it runs out of power. Drops to 38 with 7 divers on board. New prop in January should see her close to 50... F250D Yamy on the back....

[Pauly1]

It would be good if we could have engine lift on a rib as we could run a higher pitch prop. On the race boats we run we generally only have the gearbox centreline a few millimetres below the bottom of the boat. We have to run water pick up pipes. It kills acceleration but we can run much bigger props, with less resistance from the top half of the prop it gives the back end lift and gets the boat "flying". Looks like I'll have to get a 5m rib as it seems a challenge has been set as to who can go the quickest.

[Jonny H]

You mean like this