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10 November 2004, 13:03
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Country: UK - England
Town: Reading
Make: None
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jul 2003
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Your chance to put your money where your mouth is...
I've just been flicking through the latest (Dec/Jan) edition of RIB International and spotted the following advertisement:
FOR SALE! RIB MOULDS
Hulls and floors and many other parts. Back up plugs. Patterns and production notes for GRP mouldings and Inflatable collars for a range of 15 RIB lengths and 30 models and layouts from 8ft 6 to 33ft. Raw stock, parts, fixings and fastenings, machines, hand tools and Health and Safety eqpt. Point of sale and Exhibition equipment.
One month's free tuition on all aspects of building, tenders, sports tenders, sailing tenders, ski RIBs, sports RIBs, dive RIBs, commercial RIBs, patrol RIBs, fast pursuit RIBs, endurance RIBs, cabin and race RIBs. Inboard models from 18ft. The lot + a VW LT 50 crew cab for £90k ono. For sale as one lot.
Currently valued and insured at £160k
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So what do you reckon? We all go on about the positives and negatives of the different RIB brands available and the changes we'd like to see. Well here's a chance to make it happen. All it would take is 9 people with a spare £10k each, or 5 people with £18k each, or... You do the Maths!! Oh, and if someone's got some premises...
Is this the opportunity you've been waiting for - the chance to show the existing manufacturers how it's done? 
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10 November 2004, 13:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset
Length: 4m +
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Does it say who the manufacturer is?
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10 November 2004, 13:15
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Over here
Boat name: S.S. Nobstick
Make: Three Wise Monkeys
Length: 3m +
Engine: 44lbs of thrust....
Join Date: Nov 2003
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Still for sale, huh? I must admit, that I gave it some serious consideration a while ago.... 
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10 November 2004, 13:17
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Country: UK - England
Town: Helston, Cornwall
Boat name: Silver Fern
Make: Rayglass Protector
Length: 8m +
Engine: 2 x 250hp Verado
MMSI: 235024092
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 811
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Does it say who the manufacturer is?
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Flatacraft
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10 November 2004, 13:24
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Oct 2003
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Flatacraft
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Ok, I think they have been forsale for a while seems a shame because I think flatacraft were one of the pioneering RIB manufacturers. Sadly, I don't have 90k...
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10 November 2004, 13:25
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Whitstable
Boat name: Tango
Make: Avon and Narwhal2.4m
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60HP Yamaha
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Louise you have far to much tim eon your hands
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10 November 2004, 13:40
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Country: UK - England
Town: Reading
Make: None
Length: under 3m
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Originally Posted by Bilge Rat
Louise you have far to much time on your hands |
 Sad...but true! 
Sssshhhhh!!! Don't tell Richard!!!!
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10 November 2004, 13:46
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: ramsgate
Boat name: Micki Dee Bee
Make: Ribcraft Seasafari
Length: 9m +
Engine: Twin 250hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235057235
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,622
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Originally Posted by Louise
Sad...but true!
Sssshhhhh!!! Don't tell Richard!!!!
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Yeah get on with the housework! 
No runs takes cover and put on his body amour and Kevlar helmate!!
But on the serious side great idea.
Could make the Ribnet boat truely a Ribnet boat!
Regards
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10 November 2004, 13:47
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Devon
Boat name: White Ice
Make: Ranieri
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 115hp
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,015
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...don't tell me what? 
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10 November 2004, 15:47
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Whitstable
Boat name: Tango
Make: Avon and Narwhal2.4m
Length: 4m +
Engine: 60HP Yamaha
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Yeah can you just image it with all the experts on here throwing there oar into the melting pot, for Gods sake we cant even agree on a colour let alone, engines, seats, consoul etc we'd be fighting from day one, MeMe would want his sun deck and Lord Davies his gun rack, TD5 would want a fridge freezer and Richard B a drinks cabinet, before you know it we'd be building a cabin boat....God forbid
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10 November 2004, 15:49
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: ramsgate
Boat name: Micki Dee Bee
Make: Ribcraft Seasafari
Length: 9m +
Engine: Twin 250hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235057235
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,622
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Yeah can you just image it with all the experts on here throwing there oar into the melting pot, for Gods sake we cant even agree on a colour let alone, engines, seats, consoul etc we'd be fighting from day one, MeMe would want his sun deck and Lord Davies his gun rack, TD5 would want a fridge freezer and Richard B a drinks cabinet, before you know it we'd be building a cabin boat....God forbid |
Would be great to watch unfold though
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10 November 2004, 16:20
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Helston, Cornwall
Boat name: Silver Fern
Make: Rayglass Protector
Length: 8m +
Engine: 2 x 250hp Verado
MMSI: 235024092
Join Date: Apr 2003
Posts: 811
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Originally Posted by Bilge Rat
before you know it we'd be building a cabin boat |
Now there's an idea..............
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10 November 2004, 16:30
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Blackpool
Boat name: eyore
Length: no boat
Engine: donkie engine
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 33
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ecksellent idea.
and build it out of ally...
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10 November 2004, 21:11
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Member
Country: Other
Town: Principalite d'Chaos
Boat name: The Nashers Revenge!
Make: Windsor Brothers
Length: 6m +
Engine: Optimax 225
MMSI: "Mmmmm SI" she said!
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Tony Lee-Elliott has been trying to sell the Flatacraft moulds etc for about 3 years. Looks like the price has come down to something realistic now, although unfortunatly the company has been out of the limelight for too long, and all the newer RIB owners aren't aware of the amazing amount of effort and development Tony put in years ago as a pioneer of our sport.
There has been a line of Flatacraft force 4's in my family for the last 26 years.
But sadly when I needed a bigger boat, there was no Flatacraft suitable around, and I've moved on.
Web sites flatacraft.com and flatacraft.co.uk are available from me, now my Force 4 has been sold.
Nasher
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10 November 2004, 21:22
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Ipswich
Boat name: Obsession
Make: ORKNEY PILOTHOUSE 20
Length: 6m +
Engine: SUZUKI 70
MMSI: 235024496
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 390
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If every member of Ribnet put in £49.18 we could buy it.
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10 November 2004, 21:24
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Devon
Boat name: White Ice
Make: Ranieri
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki 115hp
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 5,015
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Where do I send the cheque?
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11 November 2004, 09:28
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Lymington
Boat name: Farfetched
Make: Solent Ribs
Length: 6m +
Engine: 150hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235021048
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 963
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We could call it a Camel Rib - the boat that was built by committeee 
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11 November 2004, 09:35
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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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That's my next project to turn a camel RIB into a desirable craft!
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11 November 2004, 09:44
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: ramsgate
Boat name: Micki Dee Bee
Make: Ribcraft Seasafari
Length: 9m +
Engine: Twin 250hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235057235
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,622
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11 November 2004, 11:45
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: I.O.W/Switzerland
Boat name: HotShot
Make: shakey
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Tohatsu TLDI
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 1,559
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I thought the dec/jan issue was out on the 17th? A couple of my pics are supposed to be in it....
Tim
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