side by side single seat pods on a small rib

two stroke mick · 27 December 2012, 21:43

what is the smallest internal width of a rib that two side by side pods can be placed. the internal beam on my boat is 1.0m inside of tubes to inside of tubes.

The smallest rib I have seen like this is a RC 4.8. I believe that the internal beam of the RC 4.8 is greater than that of the DR 490

tsm.

spartacus · 27 December 2012, 23:01

Internal beam on a Ribcraft 4.8m is 1.2m, full width beam 2.1m. I've never seen side by side jockeys on that particular model and I've seen a few. Do you have a picture?

Side by side seating is fairly common on Zodiac Open Pro 550s and the Ribeye A Series. The Ribeye is particularly beamy at 1.38m (internal), 2.28m (external). Details here: http://www.ribeye.co.uk/documents/RibeyeASeries.pdf

With only a metre to play with I suspect it will be too tight.

simon23 · 27 December 2012, 23:24

I did in the back of my tornado 5.1 not sure what the beam measures,will post sizes next week when i go down to my rib.from memory it was a bit tight but was useable.

Smithyyy · 20 March 2013, 07:34

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Originally Posted by simon23

I did in the back of my tornado 5.1 not sure what the beam measures,will post sizes next week when i go down to my rib.from memory it was a bit tight but was useable.

Hi
Did you check that measurement please? I'm contemplating the same thing in a Tornado 5.8, narrow version, 1.2m internal beam, be great to know if someone has tried side by side jockeys in that sort of space before
Thanks

simon23 · 20 March 2013, 07:47

On my way to work now i will measure when i get there .sorry i forgot all about it.

simon23 · 20 March 2013, 07:51

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This is what i did

simon23 · 20 March 2013, 09:05

Hope this helps

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M.Thornton · 20 March 2013, 18:02

have a look at HMS's new 4.9m Ribquest with side by side suspension seats,very nice
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Smithyyy · 20 March 2013, 22:00

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Hope this helps

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Perfect! Thanks very much, they look good. Seems I have an extra 10cm to play with as well!

You say (in your ad for the boat, that the ribnet search engine also found when looking for info on side-by-side jockeys!) marine ply, did you make the seats yourself then?

Cheers

simon23 · 20 March 2013, 23:30

Yes i was on a tight budget and wanted more seats.they cost me about 20% of the cost to make as they would have to buy and they work well.i also made them to fit a 10litre jerry can in each one.

Smithyyy · 20 March 2013, 23:39

They look spot on for what I have in mind! Sorry, taking a lot of your time here, but mind sharing how it was done? Built around a wood frame I assume? Are they glassed inside or out? Certainly look very smooth on the outside...

simon23 · 21 March 2013, 00:03

They are a box made from 18mm ply glued and screwed together and a bullnose routed onto the corners, they also have a bottom in them.screws are sunk and filled, a good coat of primer and 2 coats of international topcoat with a light rub inbetween,put on with a 4" roller and layed of with a brush.fixed in by sitting on a bed of silicone and 4 40 mm coach screws through the bottom into the deck.sorry im so slow I'm not a typist!

Smithyyy · 21 March 2013, 22:57

Perfect, many thanks. I think I see a project coming on!

simon23 · 21 March 2013, 23:17

Let us know how it goes,and keep warm