Irelands eye

gavin · 06 April 2003, 19:43

Beach on the Dublin side of Island

gavin · 06 April 2003, 19:49

inlet

gavin · 06 April 2003, 20:11

Scotty · 06 April 2003, 20:28

Hey Gavin,
Over on D northside were you ? I assume the pics were taken on Saturday we went southside to Dalkey and in around there. I will try and make contact with you, do you have a web address for Hysucat or a contact address ?

Luke.

gavin · 06 April 2003, 20:49

We were in the marina in Howth took a pic of your rib, the fishfinder was on, nice rib very clean and liked the Mercury, we went out on Sunday in the fog practiced with the compass , our plotter is in plotter hospital,we are around most sat/sun in the mornings mostly, no site for the Hysucat yet you have the same problem with keeping a light coloured rib clean its not easy when they are grey.Great marina in Howth will you let us know when the crane is back in action cheers gav/tim

Scotty · 07 April 2003, 08:46

Gav,
I have 4 kids so I have learned that it's pointless to clean anything they use. We have a full cover but dont bother to use it. if the fishfinder was on I was up in the bar, my boys were playing with the rich kids in their "mini ribs" off the island.

benjamin · 07 April 2003, 16:24

What's a 'mini rib'? - Sounds fun

Scotty · 08 April 2003, 20:12

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Originally posted by benjamin
What's a 'mini rib'? - Sounds fun

A yacht tender with an outboard. I think the purists on this site call them sibs. But my kids call them mini ribs.. "cause they are"

Charles · 06 October 2003, 08:27

Quote:

Originally posted by Scotty
do you have a web address for Hysucat or a contact address ?

Luke.

You can contact Hysucat Marine at the follwing address:
Hysucat Marine
They also have a good web-site which is here
Ask for Malan, tell him I told you to speak to him and give him my best wishes!

MeMe · 06 October 2003, 08:52

Gavin, what a real nice lookig bit of kit. I've not seen one of these before. She must be a real flyer, what sort of top end does she pull ? What type of trailer do you have ? I'm going to search the web for some more info, is there a site you could recommend ?

16.

Keith Hart · 06 October 2003, 11:24

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my kids call them mini ribs.. "cause they are"

Well actualy they aren't. A Rigid Hull Inflatable (RIB) as it says has a rigid hull. These come in all sizes from 2.5m upwards.

A Soft Inflatable Boat does NOT have a rigid hull. It is completely inflatable (often including the floor), okay so the transom is made of wood. Anyway the whole boat will fold up into a bag. These also come in all sizes from about 2m to about 6m.

But they are different beasts.

Keith (official SIB to Orkney record holder) Hart

Charles · 06 October 2003, 11:31

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Originally posted by Keith Hart

beasts.

Hart

Hahaha - I like that

gavin · 06 October 2003, 19:45

MEme she does approx 35 kts fully laden , runs dead level and loves bad weather, it jumps from crest to crest, extremely stable no chine walk powered by 2x75 hp fichts propelled under each hull it sits up on a foil when planing, its actually for sale www.dublinsislands.com http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2842
some pics here cheers

MeMe · 07 October 2003, 08:20

superb shots of the RIB. I had spotted it on B&O but unfortunately she's a little rich for my pocket - maybe one day. Good luck with your sale. It's a bit flat at the moment so hold on in there.

Alan · 07 October 2003, 08:46

Quote:

Originally posted by Keith Hart

Well actualy they aren't. A Rigid Hull Inflatable (RIB) as it says has a rigid hull. These come in all sizes from 2.5m upwards.

A Soft Inflatable Boat does NOT have a rigid hull. It is completely inflatable (often including the floor), okay so the transom is made of wood. Anyway the whole boat will fold up into a bag. These also come in all sizes from about 2m to about 6m.

But they are different beasts.

Keith (official SIB to Orkney record holder) Hart

So this is a M-RIB or mini RIB. Note the hard hull (although not much of a deep V!)

Charles · 07 October 2003, 09:35

Then there's a RID - leave that for another day