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19 October 2007, 18:28
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Member
Country: Germany
Make: RIBCRAFT 5.85
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150AETX Yamaha
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 86
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What would you buy?
Emagine this: Money does'nt play the rule and u're looking for a 5m upto 6m RIB. What would u buy? Osprey, Viper, Humber, Tornado, Ribeye or Ribcraft?
TXS OG
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19 October 2007, 18:51
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#2
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Essex/Vendee
Boat name: shockwave,Voluntry 2
Make: Pac 22/ searider5.4
Length: 6m +
Engine: 180hp turbo,yam 90
Join Date: Nov 2004
Posts: 1,022
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Ospray Viper or Humber
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20 October 2007, 22:47
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#3
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Staffordshire
Boat name: Pacific 9134
Make: Halmatic
Length: 6m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
MMSI: 232043887
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 623
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humber
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21 October 2007, 09:33
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#4
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Southampton
Boat name: DynaMoHumm/ SRV/deja
Make: Avon8.4, 5.4 & 4.777
Length: 8m +
Engine: Cat3126 Yam 90 &70
MMSI: 42
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,562
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Avon 5.4 for going to sea commercially
otherwise Osprey, Ribcraft, Tornado manufacturing has a quetion mark over it presently? and Ribeyes and Humbers are not in the same league as the others
XS is also worth a look
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21 October 2007, 13:08
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#5
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
Boat name: Seawolf
Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
Engine: Etec 150
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 3,726
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Vipermax 5.8 if it was something with tubes on
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21 October 2007, 17:17
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#6
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Ardfern
Boat name: Moon Raker
Make: Humber Destroyer
Length: 5m +
Engine: Honda BF 90 D
MMSI: 235035994
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 694
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Perhaps the choice depends on how you think of RIB's. It seems to me there are two basic types - those evolving from fast inflatable designs having a hard bottom added, and those evolving from hard boats and having a rubber ring added. I think the former tend to be more 'workaday' or 'commercial', while the latter seem more performance oriented and 'posher'.
I think of my boat as an inflatable with a hard bottom. The relatively large diameter tubes and lovely curved sheerline give a great sense of security in anything like a sea, provide a dry boat and a really stable platform when at rest. I'm not sure, size for size, whether those boats with tapered tubes which sit clear of the water would feel anything like as safe and secure.
Had an occasion to work alongside an Osprey about the same size as my boat recently. When we came alongside we seemed to be looking down into it. The sheerline was much flatter and the tubes seemed smaller diameter. Judging by the crew's gear, it gave a much wetter ride than my Humber too.
It's all so subjective though, and I guess we all fall for our own boats, so perhaps it's not that easy to get an unbiased opinion. Good luck.
Just read you post again. - Humber.
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21 October 2007, 19:44
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#7
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mayfair, London
Make: RibEye/Ferretti 881
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yamaha 25/Twin MTU
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 691
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Ribeye
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22 October 2007, 09:47
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#8
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Penzance
Boat name: Shearwater
Make: Halmatic
Length: 8m +
Engine: 440hp diesel jet
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 37
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Halmatic
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22 October 2007, 10:17
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#9
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Member
Country: UK - England
Length: 10m +
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 61
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DELTA Dash 5.5 with 160-190hp Inboard Diesel; same configuration as the Seawork Demo boat. If money was no option, 4 x Ullman Biscayas and all carbon deck structures [Console, seat bases, gimball housing cover, anchor locker]
but I'm biased
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22 October 2007, 10:38
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#10
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Member
Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,934
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Ribcraft.
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22 October 2007, 10:50
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#11
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Southampton
Boat name: DynaMoHumm/ SRV/deja
Make: Avon8.4, 5.4 & 4.777
Length: 8m +
Engine: Cat3126 Yam 90 &70
MMSI: 42
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,562
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Do halmatic make a 5.5 m boat?
Also Delta Dash's are well made boats but they are very very wet in the water
If you are thinking of high end commercial then these boats are the best I've seen, they dribble quality
http://www.mstltd.co.uk/
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22 October 2007, 10:56
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#12
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Salcombe, Devon, UK
Boat name: BananaShark
Make: BananaShark
Length: 10m +
Engine: 2xYanmar 260 diesels
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 4,225
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Trolli
Emagine this: Money does'nt play the rule and u're looking for a 5m upto 6m RIB. What would u buy? Osprey, Viper, Humber, Tornado, Ribeye or Ribcraft?
TXS OG
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We have just started doing a 6 metre boat, also available in 5.5 and 5 metre versions! ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) Photos to follow soon!
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Cookee
Originally Posted by Zippy
When a boat looks that good who needs tubes!!!
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22 October 2007, 11:49
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#13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Fareham
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 7,866
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Ribcraft or Vipermax for me.
Both very sea worthy RIBs, the Vipermax has an edge because the build is so flexible and you can get involved in the hull build and suggest design requirments suitable for you. There's also not many around and if you like to be different, like me......Well go for it!
Also IMHO the Vipermax has the looks too, but wouldn't hesitate buying a Ribcraft if the price was right.
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22 October 2007, 12:11
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#14
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Mighty Penryn
Boat name: Little Joe.
Make: Avon Searider
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,872
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hightower
Ribcraft or Vipermax for me.
Both very sea worthy RIBs, the Vipermax has an edge because the build is so flexible and you can get involved in the hull build and suggest design requirments suitable for you. There's also not many around and if you like to be different, like me......Well go for it!
Also IMHO the Vipermax has the looks too, but wouldn't hesitate buying a Ribcraft if the price was right.
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'Not many around'?!!!!! Two a penny now! Buy a Ribcraft, Humber, Delta, anything, even a Ribeye if you have to.
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22 October 2007, 14:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Length: 10m +
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 61
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Delta Rich
DELTA 6.0m X with 160-190hp Inboard Diesel; same configuration as the Seawork Demo boat. If money was no option, 4 x Ullman Biscayas and all carbon deck structures [Console, seat bases, gimball housing cover, anchor locker]
but I'm biased ![wink](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif)
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22 October 2007, 14:36
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Member
Country: Sweden
Boat name: Gladius
Length: 9m +
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2
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This is a little bit lager
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22 October 2007, 14:57
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#17
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,021
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gladius
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Not very fast though ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) and why are those skeletons dancing like that.
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23 October 2007, 08:17
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#18
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Member
Country: Sweden
Boat name: Gladius
Length: 9m +
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2
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Dancing skelenonts
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris
Not very fast though ![big grin](https://www.rib.net/forum/images/smilies/biggrin.gif) and why are those skeletons dancing like that.
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I believe that all the skeleton except the last one is with the Ullman seats, and the last is probably a ordinary seat, I think it is the same as on there site.
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18 November 2007, 09:32
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#19
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Member
Country: Germany
Make: RIBCRAFT 5.85
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150AETX Yamaha
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 86
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Txs.
Now it is a RIBCRAFT!
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18 November 2007, 10:51
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#20
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Southampton
Boat name: DynaMoHumm/ SRV/deja
Make: Avon8.4, 5.4 & 4.777
Length: 8m +
Engine: Cat3126 Yam 90 &70
MMSI: 42
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,562
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good call
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