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17 March 2013, 22:13
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Greenock
Make: arimar
Length: 5m +
Engine: yamaha 90
Join Date: Dec 2012
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more power
whats the biggest engine that you've seen on a 5m rib,running with 50hp johnson just now but need more power.I have old yamaha 90 2 stroke but would need a bit of work,just wondering if its worth looking for anything bigger
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17 March 2013, 22:41
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Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
Length: 4m +
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What type of 5m RIB?
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17 March 2013, 22:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim M
What type of 5m RIB?
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17 March 2013, 22:44
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Country: UK - England
Town: Thornbury
Make: Avon Searider 4m
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50hp tohatsu tldi
Join Date: Sep 2012
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in his description it say 'arimar' as the make.
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17 March 2013, 22:46
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Greenock
Make: arimar
Length: 5m +
Engine: yamaha 90
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arimar not the best type of rib but i like it cos its got lots of storage areas,going to move console forwards and fit 2 jockey seats to move weight forward a bit,currently bench seat at back but bow lifts a bit until on plane
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17 March 2013, 22:47
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RIBnet admin team
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
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Originally Posted by henryfreston
in his description it say 'arimar' as the make.
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Still with the "do keep up!" 
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17 March 2013, 22:50
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Country: UK - England
Town: Thornbury
Make: Avon Searider 4m
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50hp tohatsu tldi
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Still with the "do keep up!" |
sorry 
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17 March 2013, 22:53
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Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
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17 March 2013, 22:54
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Country: UK - England
Town: Thornbury
Make: Avon Searider 4m
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50hp tohatsu tldi
Join Date: Sep 2012
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17 March 2013, 23:04
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Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
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Originally Posted by muirdo
whats the biggest engine that you've seen on a 5m rib,running with 50hp johnson just now but need more power.I have old yamaha 90 2 stroke but would need a bit of work,just wondering if its worth looking for anything bigger
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What's the boat rated to take? Quite a few Ribcraft 4.8s have had 70s installed on them, and of course the well known Avon Searider 5.4 can take a 90. I shouldn't imagine your hull is as well built as a Searider (although they look quite smart looking at the Arimar website) so I would tempted to go with something a little less than a 90 (depending on what the manufacturer says).
If the main issue is poor balance because of too much weight at the back, perhaps look at trim tabs or shifting some weight forward (or even just a bigger anchor to help trim it out).
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17 March 2013, 23:08
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Greenock
Make: arimar
Length: 5m +
Engine: yamaha 90
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think the max engine size is 90,already trying to move weight about but just want to go a bit faster,surely you could exceed recommended engine size a bit
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17 March 2013, 23:09
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Town: Côte d'Azur
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If it's rated to take a 90 then get your spanners out and bolt it on! Exceed the rating at your peril; your insurance may well be invalid (and the transom might fall off!)
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17 March 2013, 23:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: N. Devon
Boat name: (Not Another) Nutkin
Make: Highfield
Length: 6m +
Engine: Outboard, Honda 135
MMSI: 232036183
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Originally Posted by muirdo
surely you could exceed recommended engine size a bit
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Of course, but not if you want your insurance to hold up should it be needed
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17 March 2013, 23:12
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Greenock
Make: arimar
Length: 5m +
Engine: yamaha 90
Join Date: Dec 2012
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insurance,Whats that 
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17 March 2013, 23:15
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Country: UK - England
Town: N. Devon
Boat name: (Not Another) Nutkin
Make: Highfield
Length: 6m +
Engine: Outboard, Honda 135
MMSI: 232036183
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Is it this range? - Arimar Boats
If the 5.4 120 seems ok
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17 March 2013, 23:17
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Greenock
Make: arimar
Length: 5m +
Engine: yamaha 90
Join Date: Dec 2012
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think its a bit older than them its not a 5.4 i think its 4.9 but seems well made which is why i think it could take a bit more power
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