setting up new Rib

[nugent]

purchased 6.5 viper max osprey rib
powerd by 175 optimax engine.
advise on the following kit would be greatfull b4 i drop a clanger

twin a frame
ranger twin console
4 x one man jockey seats
nav lights
vhf icom 401 euro
2 x fish finders garmin 120
garmin 2006c plotter
compass
radar reflector
hydraulic steering
220ltr under floor fuel tank + water seperators
tacho, speeed , trim, amp fuel, gauges

plenty of storage under all seats + console
also anchor locker .. thinking bruce job .

have i missed any thing? or would if it was yours, change any thing that i am thinking of bolting on to her nice virgin gel coat.

[Richard B]

Sounds like you can't go wrong with that - the Osprey Viper is an excellent hull and the an Opti 175 will power it along very well indeed.

220 litres will take you a long way so you've got an excellent cruising setup.

Interesting that you've listed 4x single jockey seats as this will lose storage space compared to 2x doubles. And you've gone for two fishfinders - are you intending to do a lot of fishing?

[Chris Murray]

Funny you should say that Richard,

When we tried the Scorpion 8.1 at last year's RIBex, my wife and daughter didn't like the 2x2 set up, saying that their forward visibility was impaired by the (big) heads in front! Mind you, my wife was sitting behind Graham!!!

Now that I have decided to get another boat (disregarding medical advice not to!) I shall certainly be looking for separate pods - either 4 x 1 or even 6 x 1, depending what I end up buying.

Good to see you back on the site!

Cheers!

Chris.

[DM]

Roadtest from Sporstboat and Ribmagazine






www.ospreyrib.com/osprey/testvipermhotrib.htm

[nugent]

gone for 2 fish finders due to having one pack up once and no back up for depth readings second unit is to be tucked away for use in the unlucky event of said calamity..

seating needs addressing then me thinks cheers all

[nugent]

need to hunt some seating pics pretty dam quick b4 its to late,,,
2 x doubles
4 x singles
or sumat totaly different decisions decisions...

[Petrov]

A recomendation to have on the tubes in bow.

[Richard B]

A fairlead.

Yes, always a good idea

[Pete7]

Originally Posted by nugent

or sumat totaly different decisions decisions...

Just a thought ? well perhaps not

Pete

[nugent]

Originally Posted by Petrov

A recomendation to have on the tubes in bow.

said item allready requested

[nugent]

pete7, why i never thought of that i will never know,,,,,

how can i get a wind tan in that get up?

[jyasaki]

Originally Posted by nugent

2 x fish finders garmin 120
garmin 2006c plotter

2 fish finders, but one plotter?

Personally, I'd do that the other way round.

jky

[Rogue Wave]

I would put a plastic or ali tank in under the floor, Stainless becomes brittle after a few years and can crack. That boat is likely to take a hammering and you don't want to be looking at replacing and under fuel tank in a few years or worst still lubricating your beutiful optimax engine with water!

If you want Plastic the try Vetus or Tektanks. If you want ALi then talk to cookee as he knows a good tank guy

If I lived in Brum than I'd be buying drinks for David Manning, hes pretty boring company but he has fitted out a lot of them Osprey boats.

Only joking about being pretty Boring..he's not pretty at all!

Most people like Sea star hydraulics and they have never failed on me and most things do!

[Jono]

...Four singles is a better layout for any distance travelling. Much more comfortable for the ballast...er... I mean crew....




P.S. Sorry about the quality of the pic.. but it's the only one I've got which shows my seating clearly

[nugent]

jono ive seen that rib on the m5 b4 now,, nice toy for sure,,
mr manning i am sure will be asssiting in my build also, and know dought i will get to meet him my self ..
actually looking to go over to guernsey with garry and friends soon so i am sure dave ios in tow some place,,

i work wid s/steel all the time and if tig welded right should last for ever surely....????
as for giving it a pounding.. would i do such a thing

[Rogue Wave]

Originally Posted by nugent

i work wid s/steel all the time and if tig welded right should last for ever surely....????
as for giving it a pounding.. would i do such a thing

Your cAll but if I was having a noo bOat Bilt then I wouldn't put a Stainless tank in a boat that was gonna be banging into waves at 40 knots plus.



whatever tank you put in it's gonna be a lot of fun if Top Banana is anything to go by

make sure the compass is mounted well away from the Electonics and cable route .

when you say fuel , amp speedo tacho guages etc are you having seperate guages or using the Smartcrafts that come with the engine cos they do the lot.

Mercury are owned by the Brunswick corporation and so are Navman and you can get a range of navman GPS's & depth sounders which are smart guage compatible and really enhance all the info coming off the Opti sensors. Nothing wrong with gArmin gps however!

[Cookee]

I agree on the stainless thing - if you want to be taking it out again along with removing all the fuel from the bilge go ahead and fit a stainless tank - they do fail eventually!