new osprey rib

danny · 20 April 2005, 21:05

Hey everybody.

Just bought another rib this afternoon.

It's a Osprey 7,4 meter rib with a hard nose.
Has a Johnson 175 hp 2 stroke behind it wich is almost new.

Don't know the type of model though. Can anybody reccognise the model ?

Dan.

codprawn · 20 April 2005, 21:17

WOW - nice boat - bet it's quick - hurry up and post some action shots!!!

danny · 20 April 2005, 21:19

Will pick her up tommorow and clean her next weekend.
Maybe a salty testrun next sunday.
Prommise to make some fine pictures.

Dan.

Louise · 20 April 2005, 21:26

Mmmm. You desperately needed ANOTHER boat!

Looks good though! Looks like it may have been used for racing? Looking forward to those piccies!

danny · 20 April 2005, 21:34

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Originally Posted by Louise

Mmmm. You desperately needed ANOTHER boat!

Looks good though! Looks like it may have been used for racing? Looking forward to those piccies!

Everything in the body loved the cruising with the Jokerboat except my back.
Now we will be able to take some more waves and still will be able to hold my beer afterwards.

The Joker will be for sale after next summer.

First want to build a new console and jockeys and take the raceconsole out.
She needs some small repairs and that will be done by a professional.
This wil take some months work and i don't want to enjoy this summer without using a boat.

Dan.

DM · 20 April 2005, 22:13

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Originally Posted by danny

Can anybody reccognise the model ?

Looks like a Lynx. Rated to 200hp with a hull speed of 55knots.

DM

Petrov · 21 April 2005, 06:09

XR24

Here is some another pic of similiar boat.

danny · 21 April 2005, 06:16

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Originally Posted by Petrov

XR24

Here is some another pic of similiar boat.

Is it a lynx, Petrov?

If anyone would know you must surely be the man.

Dan.

Petrov · 21 April 2005, 07:04

Hi Danny;

It`s an Osprey XR24 (maybe 26, in the UK they meassure the boats different from us)
The Lynx came after the XR range.
Here is a pic of how the Lynx bow looks like.

PS: If you look at the serialnumber you can se what model it is.

danny · 21 April 2005, 07:46

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Originally Posted by Petrov

Hi Danny;

It`s an Osprey XR24 (maybe 26, in the UK they meassure the boats different from us)
The Lynx came after the XR range.
Here is a pic of how the Lynx bow looks like.

PS: If you look at the serialnumber you can se what model it is.

Could'nt find anything on the boat.
That's what I was looking for. Thanks Petrov.
The nose is indead a bit different.
It would be a 24 I think. 7.4 meters.

Any idea when they stopped manufacturing the XR series ?

Dan.

Petrov · 21 April 2005, 09:53

I would guess around 1994-95, it was before i started with Osprey.

Pete7 · 21 April 2005, 10:14

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Originally Posted by Petrov

I would guess around 1994-95, it was before i started with Osprey.

Yes about 94 / 95 time. Still think the XR is a nicer looking boat.

Some of the boats had the date of tube manfacture written in pen inside the front bow locker so would be worth having a good look with torch and mirror.

Pete

danny · 21 April 2005, 10:17

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Originally Posted by Pete7

Yes about 94 / 95 time. Still think the XR is a nicer looking boat.

Some of the boats had the date of tube manfacture written in pen inside the front bow locker so would be worth having a good look with torch and mirror.

Pete

Will do that, Thanks guys.

Dan.

paul tilley · 21 April 2005, 17:51

might be a Vector XR24 made in Penryn tubed by henshaws . the console certainly looks like the vector one ,most if not all of the vectors had grp fuel tanks under the seats

Petrov · 21 April 2005, 18:11

Not impossible, really hard to se difference between them in the hull and tubes.
The console are little different from the Osprey console today (dont know how they looked at that time)
And the A-frame is not an Osprey frame, but it can be somehting selfmade.

paul tilley · 21 April 2005, 20:28

osprey would have tubes made from pennel fabric ,vector would have tubes made from aerazur fabric , different colour shades , pennel fabric marks quite easy leaving a whitish line if you scratch it with your fingernail also has grey neoprene backing aerazur has black neoprene back

danny · 21 April 2005, 22:35

I've let the air out of the tube on one side and could find a orange piece of hypalon on the end of the tube, inside the locker. The date is june 1997.

Just have picked her up from the seller en took her for a small spin in the test-bassin.
Engine started at once and is running fine. Lots of noise when you are used to hear a fourstroke. Much power though.

Took a real good look at the boat but could'nt find any cracks.

There is a tank under the back seat.

Papers also say it's a lynx 24 but you can tell them anything you want.

When she is cleaned up I will make some more pics for you guys.

See ya,

Dan.

DM · 22 April 2005, 10:54

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Originally Posted by danny

Papers also say it's a lynx 24

Well it's looking like England 1 Sweden 0.

It's hard to tell from your photo, but the XR was a more bulbous hard nose than the the Lynx. Also, the XR had a groove on the top of the nose for a cleat fitting whereas the Lynx was a checkerplate plate effect in the gel.

Post a pic of the front.

DM

hannah · 22 April 2005, 15:05

one question , why a 2 stroke engine ?

Petrov · 22 April 2005, 15:24

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Well it's looking like England 1 Sweden 0.

ha ha, not really shure yet

If we look at the fotboll the last years i would say England 0 Sweden 4

Opps i`m on slippery ice