From the RNLI Ireland magazine - Page 2

chrisallse · 22 January 2004, 01:03

Mine is rated 1850kg and 12 people but i think i would stick to a max of 8 and then only in fair weather. thats a lot of lives to look after.

Phil · 22 January 2004, 11:18

mine is rated for 22 but I don't think so!

Louise · 22 January 2004, 11:23

You're a brave man taking all those little uns out on a boat!!

Rupert Bear · 22 January 2004, 11:35

I have been in a 6m Osprey with 11 divers and kit onboard after the second boat broke down ( 8 normally the max). We were in a flat calm in sheltered water. It was tight enough but doable, wouldn't like to think what another three folk and sets of kit would have been like.
My 5.3m is rated for 6 divers and kit or 9 folk. That is possible but I generally have a max of 4 divers and kit or 6 folk. Any more than that and the boat is just a bit too crowded for comfort.
They must have been standing on top of each other to get 14 sets of kit and divers in the boat. What were they thinking about?

Phil · 22 January 2004, 13:52

Well Louise the pic was taken from a thread on here a couple of years ago. We only went from Woolverstone to Harwich for fish and chips so no real probs

Rogue Wave · 22 January 2004, 15:28

Phil is that a picture of your extended family?

great picture by the way

Phil · 22 January 2004, 16:37

only 4 were mine;the rest were friends for a birthday party

seatreks · 28 January 2004, 17:33

Some of you guys are looking for the spec and load carrying capicity of the redbay....so here it is,
beam 2.62
length of hull 6.5m
unladen weight including engine 748 - 843kg
Maxium number of person 10
Maxium load 850kg
Including persons at 75kg each
Carry on load
Fluids in fixed tanks

Rannsachair · 01 February 2004, 17:32

My Redbay 6.1 is plated for 8 persons.