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22 December 2009, 16:55
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Country: Ireland
Town: Castlebar
Boat name: Clewless
Make: Valiant DR 490
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60 hp ETEC
MMSI: Awaitng one
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Money no promlem (if I won the lotto)
If money was no problem what rib circa 5.5m would you buy?
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22 December 2009, 17:09
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
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Brand new SR5.4?
How far either side of 5.5m can we go? Redbay and Parker do some pretty nice boats but the smallest are closer to 6m.
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22 December 2009, 17:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
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With a lotto win I'd have a Motor yacht big enough to have a 5.5m RIB on the deck.
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22 December 2009, 18:14
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Country: Ireland
Town: Ireland
Length: 10m +
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22 December 2009, 18:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
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22 December 2009, 18:18
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Town: Ireland
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It has 2 x Hamilton jets & its £630k !
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22 December 2009, 18:23
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Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by chewy
Brand new SR5.4?
How far either side of 5.5m can we go? Redbay and Parker do some pretty nice boats but the smallest are closer to 6m.
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Parker have a 5.1.
Would have expected RibCraft to make it to the short list.
And may Osprey's have a following on here.
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22 December 2009, 18:26
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Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
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Originally Posted by Polwart
Parker have a 5.1.
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Not sure why I thought that, I was looking at that the other day:
http://www.parkerribs.com/?page=models&id=1
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22 December 2009, 18:28
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
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if i won the lottery i'd have what i already got
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22 December 2009, 18:41
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Originally Posted by biffer
if i won the lottery i'd have what i already got
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whats that when it's at home?  
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22 December 2009, 18:59
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
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i'm happy enough
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22 December 2009, 20:31
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Very nice  - love the colour!! 
How much space is there in the cabin?
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22 December 2009, 20:33
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Up Norf
Make: Avon SR4,Tremlett 23
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yam 55, Volvo 200
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,217
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Originally Posted by gotchiguy
Very nice - love the colour!!
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Best bits the towing bollard!
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22 December 2009, 20:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset
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I would think a Ribcraft 5.85 would be a good choice or even the new 5m they do
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22 December 2009, 22:52
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Country: UK - Isle of Man
Town: Douglas
Length: no boat
Join Date: Aug 2006
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Just a bit bigger but I like the new Scorpion 6.5; however, my dream for playing in the Irish Sea would be the new Paragon 31. Need the shelter as I get older!!!
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22 December 2009, 23:25
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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Originally Posted by biffer
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Now thats a man who is happy with his choices.
I'd probably say the same - but I'd just bolt bigger engines on !
5.5 ish - I've very impressed by Andre's Parker range.
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23 December 2009, 00:38
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Country: UK - England
Town: Fareham
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Sep 2003
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A waterside property with own full tide pontoon for two RIBs. One would have to be a 900 Parker with 3 of the biggest outboards possible with shock mitigation seating for some cross channel hops The other, my existing little runaround with an engine upgrade.
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23 December 2009, 01:46
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: London/Oxford
Make: Ribcrafts
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150hp/2x115hp
MMSI: 235090215
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 2,250
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Quote:
Originally Posted by two stroke mick
If money was no problem what rib circa 5.5m would you buy?
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Buy a bigger boat than a 5.5m!!
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23 December 2009, 08:33
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Originally Posted by gotchiguy
Very nice - love the colour!!
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i got a u berth that converts to a 10ftx5ft bed, toilet and sink unit in there
and for chewy the towing post is also the fuel filler, but you know that i have tested it, towed a 7.5m in one day at 28knts only had to slow down because of the short line,my wash and the 6 people on board panicing, i might put something bigger in my next one but the old girl still does nearly 43knts, any faster and i'd spill my pimms
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23 December 2009, 09:41
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by biffer
i got a u berth that converts to a 10ftx5ft bed, toilet and sink unit in there
and for chewy the towing post is also the fuel filler, but you know that i have tested it, towed a 7.5m in one day at 28knts only had to slow down because of the short line,my wash and the 6 people on board panicing, i might put something bigger in my next one but the old girl still does nearly 43knts, any faster and i'd spill my pimms
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That looks very very nice! I hope it still looks so clean&tidy inside
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