What's the attraction with refurbing Sea Riders?

[Barrowboy]

All interesting stuff gents but particularly like 'Anchorhandler's' escapade....

Quote 'It was never load tested to take the weight of a chubby fecker like me bouncing up and down on it during the fitting out process .'

I guess from your user name that you probably work offshore, like myself, so will be intimately acquainted with the finer points of load-testing and the part that Health & Safety, risk assessment, method statements, et al plays in our lives out here these days, bobbing about on the oggin.

I'd love to send your pic of the incident, together with your 'witness testimony' to your on-board HSE Advisor together with a copy of your Incident Report and join you pissing yourself laughing at the incongruity of it all! The angle of the splayed castor provides a clue as to the forces/masses at work!

Joking aside, your boat looks great and I'm VERY interested to note that you traded in a 6.5 Vipermax to pursue a Sea Rider restoration. I'm on the cusp of deciding the exact spec of a new Vipermax and you've now thrown a giant spanner into the thought process!!

New Vipermax versus Sea Rider 5.4 restoration? Hmmmmmmm, a whole new thread beckons.....

[Nos4r2]

You'd manage it on an SR6 easily, but thats the minimum practical IMO.

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

I'm VERY interested to note that you traded in a 6.5 Vipermax

He's working his way down to a Ribcraft. Next will be a wet line 2.3. ;-). What size Vopermax are you sizing up ? I've had/have a couple.

[Max...]

Very little room in a SR for anything side by side, certainly in the smaller ones:

[Max...]

This SR4 Delux has just come up - looks a very nice project as the trailer and boat look to be in lovely original condition:

avon searider sr4 deluxe rib inflatable | eBay

Tempted myself...!

[mister p]

Max, that's a good spot. That SR def looks worth a look.
Not a fan of seats but easily rectifiable.
Hull's tidy. Hear it running and hand over the money. If I had space I'd love that.

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

All interesting stuff gents but particularly like 'Anchorhandler's' escapade....

Quote 'It was never load tested to take the weight of a chubby fecker like me bouncing up and down on it during the fitting out process .'

I guess from your user name that you probably work offshore, like myself, so will be intimately acquainted with the finer points of load-testing and the part that Health & Safety, risk assessment, method statements, et al plays in our lives out here these days, bobbing about on the oggin.

I'd love to send your pic of the incident, together with your 'witness testimony' to your on-board HSE Advisor together with a copy of your Incident Report and join you pissing yourself laughing at the incongruity of it all! The angle of the splayed castor provides a clue as to the forces/masses at work!

Joking aside, your boat looks great and I'm VERY interested to note that you traded in a 6.5 Vipermax to pursue a Sea Rider restoration. I'm on the cusp of deciding the exact spec of a new Vipermax and you've now thrown a giant spanner into the thought process!!

New Vipermax versus Sea Rider 5.4 restoration? Hmmmmmmm, a whole new thread beckons.....

well that's an easy decision to make, let Mike at Osprey build you a lovely Vipermax coz he knows what he's doing n you buy a SR to restore over the winter to keep you out the pub n away from the telly, job done

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Chris Caton

well that's an easy decision to make, let Mike at Osprey build you a lovely Vipermax coz he knows what he's doing n you buy a SR to restore over the winter to keep you out the pub n away from the telly, job done

Been there and done that, it's winter well spent.:-)

[benjytaylor]

As previously stated its mainly the fun, labour of love and making the very robust craft suit you. That's why I turn my boats from the first picture to the other ones and almost finished the last



















Oh and it doesn't cost the world if your willing to put a few hours into it and source bits off this site and ebay

[colcreate]

Originally Posted by SiR_Pete

after reading a lot of the comments on line about the SR and especially here I've really gotten to like the boats. I may look to take up a restoration project myself over the winter but cant for the love of me get the liking of the single console's. does anyone know what is the smallest SR you could fit a double(side by side) console on and would any one happen to have any pics. not having much luck finding one online!!

Here's an SR5.4 with a double console and side by side seats x 2, not mine just one that was posted on here a while back. Not a lot of room, but he crammed it all in quite nicely.

[Max...]

Originally Posted by colcreate

Here's an SR5.4 with a double console and side by side seats x 2, not mine just one that was posted on here a while back. Not a lot of room, but he crammed it all in quite nicely.

That's pretty impressive and makes it into a nice 2 + 2 (kids) family(ish) boat rather than the usual 'solo SR nutter-mobile'...

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by colcreate

Here's an SR5.4 with a double console and side by side seats x 2, not mine just one that was posted on here a while back. Not a lot of room, but he crammed it all in quite nicely.

It does look nice.
I reckon his right foot is at a horrible angle when he's standing up though-there's no way on earth that he's got a flat floor on the outside of those pods.

[colcreate]

The thing about refurbing Seariders is they can be cheap 'canvases' on which you can display your art.....

Originally Posted by Max...

That's pretty impressive and makes it into a nice 2 + 2 (kids) family(ish) boat rather than the usual 'solo SR nutter-mobile'...

Or,


.. since we are now talking about 'solo SR nutter-mobile' here's mine,
and i'm loving it!

[Barrowboy]

Originally Posted by colcreate

The thing about refurbing Seariders is they can be cheap 'canvases' on which you can display your art....


....we're back in Land Rover territory then!


Or,


.. since we are now talking about 'solo SR nutter-mobile' here's mine,
and i'm loving it!

The solo nutter bit appeals, I must say. The two seater original condition boat discovered on ebay by Max just doesn't do it for me. I'm 6'4 and 18 stone plus and I reckon after 10 minutes in one of those seats I'd either be ready for the osteopath or the thing would have sunk!

On the other hand, the centre console 'military' look and layout has a certain something going on and is very appealing....

First things first however; get a Vipermax hull this autumn (already been to see Mike - top guy) and put it together over the winter ready for an Easter launch party in the Menai Straits, champers in the Gazelle.

Maybe a Sea Rider restoration next autumn...

Every man needs a project.

[Max...]

Those old Delux SR's do have a certain appeal though, not quite up there with a Broom or Riva but a minor classic none the less. Would be a shame to convert it when there are so many centre console SR's available.

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by Max...

Those old Delux SR's do have a certain appeal though, not quite up there with a Broom or Riva but a minor classic none the less. Would be a shame to convert it when there are so many centre console SR's available.

I'd put an SR infront of a Broom, but not in the same stratosphere as a Riva. Although, the Capricorn is now regarded as a classic.

There's a '64 Aquarama which appears down here from time to time. It has a pair of tuned 7.4ltr GMs. Prob worth around the £1m now.

[Chris Caton]

Originally Posted by Barrowboy

First things first however; get a Vipermax hull this autumn (already been to see Mike - top guy) and put it together over the winter ready for an Easter launch party in the Menai Straits, champers in the Gazelle.

Maybe a Sea Rider restoration next autumn...

Every man needs a project.

sounds like a good plan, roll Easter for the big launch

[Max...]

Originally Posted by Mollers

I'd put an SR infront of a Broom, but not in the same stratosphere as a Riva. Although, the Capricorn is now regarded as a classic.

There's a '64 Aquarama which appears down here from time to time. It has a pair of tuned 7.4ltr GMs. Prob worth around the £1m now.

That's fair enough, quite a distance between the Broom and an Aquarama I guess!

The real old Brooms' were nice though.

[SiR_Pete]

Originally Posted by colcreate

Here's an SR5.4 with a double console and side by side seats x 2, not mine just one that was posted on here a while back. Not a lot of room, but he crammed it all in quite nicely.

Hmmm that's looks tidy.. Them jockey seats look fairly wide too.. I'd be happy with two ullman's behind it and that's it..

[dennis61]

..a (restored) Land Rover 110 soft top ( with a V8 ) and a 4m (restored) Searider

a match made in heaven