Excalibur Ribs - Eye Catcher - Page 2

codprawn · 12 April 2006, 15:03

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Originally Posted by pathalla

If you look at boats/ships built for heavy weather they are usually short on style and long on construction, we only have "style" on these little boats of ours because we are usually just out playing around when the waves and weather are nice, otherwise everyone would have an enclosed cabin on their boat, imho. Show me a really stylish serious heavy weather rib, haven't seen one although Buzzi/FBdesign comes VERY close! The 55 is very sharp.

How about this

http://www.ribworker.com/riviera.htm

or this

http://www.ribworker.com/bas.htm

or these

http://www.protectorribs.com/protector/

or even this when it's finished!!!

http://www.rib.net/forum/attachment....chmentid=17744

I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to be honest I prefer ALL the RIBS I have posted!!!

Matt · 12 April 2006, 16:04

It's called a hardboat

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Originally Posted by codprawn

It is possible to have a boat that performs but also looks good!!!

codprawn · 12 April 2006, 16:14

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Originally Posted by MadMat

It's called a hardboat

Got to be honest if someone offered to swop me a nice old Cougar US46 or something I may be tempted.....

And when I stick the new suzuki 300hp on my RIB the 225efi may just find it's way onto a Ring!!!

roycruse · 12 April 2006, 16:32

Personally I prefer the wind and sunshine in my face. Being out in the elements is the whole reason I go boating.

I really cant understand why people buy a boat for leisure use that separates them from the very environment that having a boat allows you to experience - you might as well stay at home in your warm cosy living room.

I can understand the need for cabins etc on boats used entirely for transportation or commercial purposes where the boating is not the reason for going out but simply a means to do something else. But I don't think that is what this thing is aimed at.

My advice - if you need a cabin or a wrap around windshield to cut you off from the elements - stay out of them in the first place. And think of a warmer and gentler pastime - like knitting...

codprawn · 12 April 2006, 17:17

Very true - look how many around the world sailing boats have open cockpits!!!

Jono · 12 April 2006, 17:58

Ugly as feck'.... and I know ugly....

... but that's only an opinion... as is yours... don't be so damned condescending when you are talking about subjectivity... the headline was “eye catching” and that it most certainly is…. But then so was the Elephant man…

jgrace · 12 April 2006, 18:33

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Originally Posted by Alice

Funny how the Irish guys all agree with each other

Here's one who doesn't. I think it's brute ugly. It's got that hulking humvee aesthetic which some people love, but I don't.

tsunami · 12 April 2006, 20:35

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Originally Posted by roycruse

Personally I prefer the wind and sunshine in my face. Being out in the elements is the whole reason I go boating.

My advice - if you need a cabin or a wrap around windshield to cut you off from the elements - stay out of them in the first place. And think of a warmer and gentler pastime - like knitting...

I don't think anybody would argue with you when you say you prefer the wind and sunshine in your face. In an ideal world there would be no need for the shelter this rib provides. However we don't always get to choose what the weather will be during our free time and a lot of the time it is pretty bad!
A lot of people like to cover a lot of distance over a very exposed coastline and this gives the whole family the oportunity to do that in weather that you wouldn't attempt to take the wife and kids out in, in an open boat. All of the people that own and have ordered these boats have moved up from open ribs because it allows them to do more off what they enjoy whenever they want!
All im saying is that what suits some people 100% doesn't have to suit another, same with cars, motorbikes etc...
Obviously we also build open ribs for those that prefer that option!!

pathalla · 13 April 2006, 03:04

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Originally Posted by codprawn

How about this

http://www.ribworker.com/riviera.htm

or this

http://www.ribworker.com/bas.htm

or these

http://www.protectorribs.com/protector/

or even this when it's finished!!!

http://www.rib.net/forum/attachment....chmentid=17744

I suppose beauty is in the eye of the beholder but to be honest I prefer ALL the RIBS I have posted!!!

Nice boats Codprawn, is it ok for me to say I really like the last one???

pathalla · 13 April 2006, 03:10

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Originally Posted by tsunami

I don't think anybody would argue with you when you say you prefer the wind and sunshine in your face. In an ideal world there would be no need for the shelter this rib provides. However we don't always get to choose what the weather will be during our free time and a lot of the time it is pretty bad!
A lot of people like to cover a lot of distance over a very exposed coastline and this gives the whole family the oportunity to do that in weather that you wouldn't attempt to take the wife and kids out in, in an open boat. All of the people that own and have ordered these boats have moved up from open ribs because it allows them to do more off what they enjoy whenever they want!
All im saying is that what suits some people 100% doesn't have to suit another, same with cars, motorbikes etc...
Obviously we also build open ribs for those that prefer that option!!

One thing is certain Tsunami, design on your craft seem to have generated quite the controversy.... it is obvious what you had in mind when designing the boats, not everyone's cup of "tea" but most likely very nice when things get nasty out there in the slop!

jgrace · 01 May 2006, 16:25

Having said it was brute ugly, I actually got a close look at an Excalibur with a closed-in cockpit today and I take it all back. It was much more elegant than I had expected. The video made it look like it was much wider and more blunt-ended than it actually is.

Beyond the mere aesthetic, sitting inside on side-by-side jockey seats and knowing the tubes are outside you makes you feel like you could take on some really extreme weather.

But having said all that, I still prefer the wind in my hair!

ianokeeffe1 · 10 November 2010, 19:01

that excalibur is a grat looking boat looks wel from all angles

willk · 10 November 2010, 19:40

I'm beginning to suspect that out behind the workshop, in a dark shed, beneath a pile of old matting, Joe has another mould that he only uses by the light of a full moon, when the wind blows from Mordor...

Plop!

"Yeth Marthter?"

Chris · 10 November 2010, 19:48

ianokeeffe1 · 10 November 2010, 19:50

alot u know about it..have u ever been on a excalibur ??

Jizm · 11 November 2010, 08:05

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Originally Posted by ianokeeffe1

alot u know about it..have u ever been on a excalibur ??

Poly · 11 November 2010, 08:37

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Originally Posted by ianokeeffe1

that excalibur is a grat looking boat looks wel from all angles

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alot u know about it..have u ever been on a excalibur ??

I've no idea if Willk's ever been on an Excalibur (although I suspect there's a good chance he has - but can't publicly admit it for fear of offending his masters!). However the thing about a "great looking boat" is you don't actually need to get in it to appreciate it.

Excalibur and Redbay may be very practical boats, may have amazing sea keeping and may even have managed to pull off the cabin/shelter thing with somewhat more style than many others, but I'm not sure they conform to a traditional view of "beauty".

the fact that fat ugly birds still seem to get pregnant suggests to me that either man is very pragmatic and can balance beauty against some other traits or some guys have very screwed up view on attractiveness.

willk · 11 November 2010, 11:03

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Originally Posted by Polwart

the fact that fat ugly birds still seem to get pregnant suggests to me that either man is very pragmatic and can balance beauty against some other traits

I suspect that the one you're thinking of is Availability.

I have no personal experience of Excaliburs and I don't recall having expressed an opinion about them here on RIBnet.

I understand that they're a great ride though!

willk · 11 November 2010, 11:09

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Originally Posted by ianokeeffe1

alot u know about it..

i wazn 't refering to hte boats

Chris · 11 November 2010, 14:33

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Originally Posted by ianokeeffe1

alot u know about it..have u ever been on a excalibur ??

If you say that willk does not know "alot about it" then surely you must know the answer to the second part of your question

More to the point have you been on it and have you also been on an equivalent Redbay ?