what do people think of hard nose ribs?? - Page 2

Andy Gee · 28 July 2008, 16:42

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Originally Posted by MarkWildey

If you stuff a boat with a hard nose it will push through the wave and the force of water carries on until it meets something else, typically a console/screen.

Never had that in any of the Redbays that I've had, the shape and flair in the bow tend to push the majority of the water away and take most of the power out of what is left.
Andy

Phil · 28 July 2008, 22:11

Alan, if you have a project that needs funding / crew mail me p.berry@teacherstern.com unless it is going round the globe without a bog a fridge

Cookee · 29 July 2008, 14:42

2002 Ramsgate - we had a failure of the bow tank connection and ended up filling the boat full of water instead of the bow tank and ended up with unpredictable handling resulting in stuffing through of a couple of waves before we sorted it all out!

Neanderthaler · 10 August 2008, 15:33

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Originally Posted by Davidgriffiths

Chris

Is that a hardnose Vipermax?

David

Nope, that is a osprey lynx

paul tilley · 12 August 2008, 13:17

not wanting to contradict alan but would it not be better to have a complete tube around the bows to help absorb the initial impact of stuffing but with a very sturdy bow locker to stop the tubes from lifting upwards and back thus giving the best support for the tube

Alan Priddy · 13 August 2008, 14:25

Hi Paul. Where have you been, I have been trying to get in touch with you about putting a bow section on one of our boats!
I aggree, that a "Full Tube" is more suited to ribs up to 10 metre, but anything after that it all becomes a bit of a problem in "interesting seas"
I was up in Ireland and Scotland at the weekend and there is no question, the Storm Force 11.5 is one hell of a boat and just punches through anything that is thrown irs was. On the way back from Port Patrick I was on ahard noes Scorpion in difficult head seas and again it did its job where as a full tube would have stuffed. At the end of the day it is down to the sea conditions as to which type is best. My version of big seas is proberbly very different to most peoples.

I will give you a call about putting my tube back on.

Cheers

Alan P

paul tilley · 14 August 2008, 13:50

Alan havnt been anywhere to busy making tubes and trying to convert barn into new factory all contact details on web site www.tidel.biz mobile = 07815144269 .,havnt lost any tubes yet on the big 12.5mtrs we tube

Sonar · 12 March 2010, 14:58

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Originally Posted by LeewayComposite

what do you all think to hard nose ribs??

I am just in the middle of making a plug/mould and thinking of building myself a rib with a hard nose! just wondering if its a good idea or not?

I see scorpion don't offer it as a option anymore..?

Hi did you make a hard nose I have just started one myself.

ADI · 12 March 2010, 21:53

Are RIBS with hard noses not the mongrel's of the RIB word, not the Thoroughbred's like a true inflatable collar boat.

Its like a speedboat with Fenders....or not

chewy · 12 March 2010, 22:35

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Originally Posted by ADI

Are RIBS with hard noses not the mongrel's of the RIB word, not the Thoroughbred's like a true inflatable collar boat.

Its like a speedboat with Fenders....or not

A bit like saying RIB's are mongeral SIB's.

ADI · 12 March 2010, 23:06

What about a RISB.....Instead of a RIB or maybe a MSPRIB........WE could start a whole new boat class here.

chewy · 13 March 2010, 07:07

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Originally Posted by ADI

What about a RISB.....Instead of a RIB or maybe a MSPRIB........WE could start a whole new boat class here.

You mean like this, the worlds first fully inflatable RIB.

http://www.dbarrib.com/