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11 June 2021, 15:19
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Offshore
What are some of the best offshore ribs right now
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11 June 2021, 16:45
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Originally Posted by rou7
What are some of the best offshore ribs right now
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How long is a piece of string🤷*♂️ it all depends on what you’re going to use it for & how deep your pockets are. Do you want to use it as an oil rig support vessel in the North Sea or to sleep a family of 4 in the Aegean.
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11 June 2021, 16:58
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Or do offshore races....?
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11 June 2021, 17:23
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Originally Posted by Matt
Or do offshore races....?
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Or transport men & materials over long distances in short times?
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11 June 2021, 17:30
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Yea lemme rephrase  yea i meant for private use which boats are able to take the worst pounding better,if you know what i mean,without regarding the € factor
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11 June 2021, 17:58
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Imma give the same answer 
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11 June 2021, 19:30
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The Buzzi rib “pippa” that just did the Poole race is both fast and can take a hell of a pounding
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11 June 2021, 19:38
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Originally Posted by rou7
What are some of the best offshore ribs right now
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Why ....where you thinking of going!???? 
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11 June 2021, 23:19
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Originally Posted by Maximus
Why ....where you thinking of going!???? |
far away xaxxaax
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12 June 2021, 10:59
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Town: N. Devon
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Highfield 8.6m Patrol with suspension seats would give a great ride and cope with virtually anything you could throw at it I suspect.
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12 June 2021, 11:48
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Originally Posted by treerat
Highfield 8.6m Patrol with suspension seats would give a great ride and cope with virtually anything you could throw at it I suspect.
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The thing is, once you get >6m, any RIB will be capable of more than the passengers/crew will be able to take. It’s a bit of a pointless question IMO. The OP needs to buy what is available in his area to suit his needs & budget. That’s if he’s actually in the market & not just making small talk at the bar.
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12 June 2021, 13:13
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Town: north ayrshire
Boat name: charlie girl
Make: S/R5.4/regal3760
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Originally Posted by Pikey Dave
The thing is, once you get >6m, any RIB will be capable of more than the passengers/crew will be able to take. It’s a bit of a pointless question IMO. The OP needs to buy what is available in his area to suit his needs & budget. That’s if he’s actually in the market & not just making small talk at the bar.
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There would be many more capable boats that I'd think of before I got to a highfield too
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12 June 2021, 15:08
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Maybe his Scorpion isn’t good / big / fast enough.
Wonder why [emoji780]
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12 June 2021, 15:59
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Originally Posted by pilotwillie
Maybe his Scorpion isn’t good / big / fast enough.
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14 June 2021, 08:45
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It wasnt a personal question, i just wanted to see what people would say,the scorpion is great 
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14 June 2021, 10:39
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Originally Posted by treerat
Highfield 8.6m Patrol with suspension seats would give a great ride and cope with virtually anything you could throw at it I suspect.
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Originally Posted by beamishken
There would be many more capable boats that I'd think of before I got to a highfield too
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A Highfield would be on the list of potentially suitable craft, just not on the top of the list..............nor the middle.........................
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14 June 2021, 10:55
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Town: Brixham
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Originally Posted by Fender
A Highfield would be on the list of potentially suitable craft, just not on the top of the list..............nor the middle......................... |
I wonder how many people who rubbish Highfields have actually been out on one, or even seen a recent one up close.
Just saying. 
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14 June 2021, 12:08
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I wonder how many people who rubbish Highfields have actually been out on one, or even seen a recent one up close.
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Me, for one 
I guess there's a niche for every brand, but offshore as per the original OP's question...............no ( IMHO )
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14 June 2021, 12:33
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Originally Posted by Fender
Me, for one
I guess there's a niche for every brand, but offshore as per the original OP's question...............no ( IMHO ) |
It would be interesting to know the stats for the number of boats that ever go more than ~5 miles from the coast. Bet it's not very many.
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14 June 2021, 13:35
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: north ayrshire
Boat name: charlie girl
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Length: 10m +
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I wonder how many people who rubbish Highfields have actually been out on one, or even seen a recent one up close.
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Don't think anyone was actually rubbishing highfields it's just they wouldnt fit into most folks Idea of a well proven offshore rib.
Halmatic, Delta, Redbay, Avon Ribcraft & even the ops Scorpion would all feature above a highfield in a list answering the ops question . It seemed odd the first name out of the bag was highfield imho
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