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[RIB BOI]

Hi

i have been in to sailing all my life. as i remember it. but got in to powerboats about 3 and a bit years ago. got a small rib with my m8 last year. An avon sea sport 3.45 with a 30. went very well did a lot to it. we also had a sports fisher. but you don't want to no about that. we have now gone for a ribeye 6.25 sport with a 150 hpdi yam. second hand going to get it not this friday but next. so i would just like to know your viwes on the boat. how she handels, speed, ect etc and any thing you can think of about it. i did my PB2 last year.

[Ribster Rache]

I can't comment on the performance of your new boat but i just wanted to say Hello. I am sure others will post their comments and let us know how you get on, and the feelings you experience when you first launch her!

Regards

[Tims Osprey]

Nice deep v on them ribeyes and thats your best friend on a Rib especially when you are a few miles from land with a rough sea ahead, great engine too reliabilty
and power thats yamaha so good choice and welcome.

[Phil Davies]

Welcome to the Forum, young man. I, too, am unable to comment on your particular RIB other than to note that your engine is a direct injection 2-stroke and 5 times larger than mine, so it'll be bloody quick There are a growing number of forum members who use their RIBs on the Essex coast - we launch just over the water from you in Bradwell - so if you're interested in slumming it with sub-5m RIBs, keep in touch. Naturally we have little chance of keeping up with you, but we do like to include a large RIB in the flotilla specifically for towing DanielTD5's Valiant when his Mercury breaks down again.

[timw]

Having owned a Ribeye with Yamaha engine for 2 years and used it both on the sea and the Thames, I cannot commend you enough on the excellent choice of rib and engine. Superb quality,handling and looks with a touch of rarity...hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy mine

[Jeff]

Welcome to the forum.
Like most of the posts so far I can't comment from experience on your outfit, but those I have seen in action seem A+.
Think you'll have great fun - enjoy !!
I was in Oban last week and met a guy with an 8.5 Ribeye with TWIN 250 fichts !!! - spookily enough he had sold his 1989 5.2 m Tornado and 70hp Mercury to a good friend of mine 2 years ago !!! - some upgrade !!
Size does(n't) matter ........ its what you do with it

Jeff

[Yuley]

My friend has a Ribeye Funtime 550 with 4-stroke Yam 80. Having spent may happy hours in it and wakeboarding behind I cannot commend them highly enough. Very spacious, comfortable (even in heavy seas), and extremely stable....as you can probally gues I intend to upgrade to one soon (6m if the bankmanager/wife allows!!)

[RIB BOI]

Wow thanks you all seem very kool. yer that sounds good Phil Davies. last year we where over there a lot to put gas in the old boat and to go the green man. very nice place. yer have got a few pics of her. we hav put in a navman 7200.

[mike100]

Originally Posted by Yuley

My friend has a Ribeye Funtime 550 with 4-stroke Yam 80. Having spent may happy hours in it and wakeboarding behind I cannot commend them highly enough. Very spacious, comfortable (even in heavy seas), and extremely stable....as you can probally gues I intend to upgrade to one soon (6m if the bankmanager/wife allows!!)

does the rib give a big enough wash to wake board behind it then????

[RIB BOI]

yer i would say. we saw some one wakeing of one with a 115hp 4 st. it was doing about 40mph and thay got some bloody good air. the only thing i would say is we r thinking of puting a tow eye on the a frame. would need to reinforceds a bit

[PeterR]

Hello again nice to see Sir Phil is back again he must have finished shooting with his comrades or is that shooting his comrades .Hi phil.If you need you a- frame reinforced contact me i can give you 2 fabricators numbers

[Phil Davies]

Hi Pete! Are you out on the water yet? Let us know if you are and we'll get the boys together!