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28 December 2011, 19:11
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Town: Cambs
Make: Scorpion
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Hey. Don't worry, you have more important things on your mind!!!
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28 December 2011, 19:15
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
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Originally Posted by GJ0KYZ
By ignoring advice on this thread suggesting you put a huge o/b on the back. Buy a 120 four stroke and leave it at that. It's not all about speed: fuel economy, reliability, cost and weight are just as important.
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Nobody said overpower it-just put the max power on for the hull rating.
If you've got close to or the max rated HP for the hull and it still feels underpowered, you've bought the wrong boat.
However, if you buy a smaller engine, it'll cost you a lot of money to find out if it's underpowered.
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28 December 2011, 20:50
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Jersey
Boat name: Archangel
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: ETec 225
MMSI: 235063789
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by Nos4r2
Nobody said overpower it-just put the max power on for the hull rating.
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Didn't one or two people suggest outboards above 120hp?
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28 December 2011, 20:54
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
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Originally Posted by GJ0KYZ
Didn't one or two people suggest outboards above 120hp?
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Yes, but BEFORE he revealed what the max hull rating was. They must be a veritable eggshell - a 6m Redbay is rated for 175hp.
120hp is very modest for a 6m hull....
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28 December 2011, 21:08
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Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
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Originally Posted by willk
120hp is very modest for a 6m hull....
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And normally I would of course be recommending he look at a more substantial rib however for the usuage described...
"We enjoy estuary trips, blasts out to sea for an hour or two and the odd coast hop. East coast and south west mainly. will also tow ringos very occasionally, usually with three others in the boat"
.... a Ribeye sounds quite suited. If you stuck a decent engine on the back (there is only one at this size BTW  ) Etec 115HO  . Then I can imagine it would fill all the above requirements.
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28 December 2011, 21:13
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Jersey
Boat name: Archangel
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: ETec 225
MMSI: 235063789
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Originally Posted by willk
Yes, but BEFORE he revealed what the max hull rating was....
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Before, after, who's to say? I just think it highlights the possibility that some of us have overpowered our boats.
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28 December 2011, 21:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
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Originally Posted by GJ0KYZ
Before, after, who's to say? I just think it highlights the possibility that some of us have overpowered our boats.
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Us? Doubt it, though there's always one.
Joe 'ignorant' public? Very likely.
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28 December 2011, 22:01
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Girvan & Tayvallich
Boat name: Breawatch
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Mercury 150 F/stroke
MMSI: ex directory!!
Join Date: Sep 2008
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Originally Posted by GJ0KYZ
Before, after, who's to say? I just think it highlights the possibility that some of us have overpowered our boats.
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Is that you taking about yopurself sitting there with a 6m rib and 225 hourses on the back 
Some of us have just put on the max allowed so that in the event we need extra we have it to assist us 
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28 December 2011, 22:34
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: Jersey
Boat name: Archangel
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 6m +
Engine: ETec 225
MMSI: 235063789
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Originally Posted by jambo
Is that you taking about yopurself sitting there with a 6m rib and 225 hourses on the back
Some of us have just put on the max allowed so that in the event we need extra we have it to assist us
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Guys, I'm not being serious; calm down. Anyway, my boat's 6.8m and I'm carrying a lot of holiday weight at the moment.
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28 December 2011, 22:48
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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BP is 6.4m & rated for 300hp. I've only got 230 on the back, damn! I could have gone for a pair of 150's  I know that with a single 120/130 on the back, she would have been a big disappointment  . There's no substitute for power, especially when you've got a hill to climb
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29 December 2011, 00:28
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: West Wales
Make: Vipermax 5.8, SR4.7
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150 Opti, F50EFi
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 6,299
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BP is 6.4m & rated for 300hp.
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Blimey.
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08 January 2012, 20:59
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wickford, Essex
Boat name: Wanderer
Make: Ribeye, Zodiac FR
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yamaha F300, 25 2S
MMSI: 235095667
Join Date: Aug 2010
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I've got a Ribcraft 585 (max rating 150hp) with a df140 on the back. With 5 adults and a full tank of fuel it takes a lot longer to get out of the hole. I hate to think what it would be like with 6 adults and 120hp.
On the question of insurance, I wanted to replace my df140 with a df175. Insurance told me that they would be happy to insure me on condition that Ribcraft provided me with a letter confirming that the df175 would be ok. Unfortunately Ribcraft refused. 
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08 January 2012, 21:39
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,645
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On the question of insurance, I wanted to replace my df140 with a df175. Insurance told me that they would be happy to insure me on condition that Ribcraft provided me with a letter confirming that the df175 would be ok. Unfortunately Ribcraft refused. |
Fortunately... 
You're assuming that everywhere you go you'll have 5 adults on board and a full tank of fuel. Then there's the second-hand market... what happens when you sell it on?
HP ratings are there for a reason. If you need more horses... trade up. 
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12 January 2012, 16:09
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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:
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BP is 6.4m & rated for 300hp.
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Ribcraft Professional 6.4 & 6.8 are both rated for max 225?
Although if you mean twins wise then that is a much less clear topic.
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