My day at the boatshow.

Phil Chitty · 14 September 2004, 20:07

Evening all.

Went to the Southampton Boatshow yesterday.

Had to go on myself as the family have had enough of me dragging them round all the RIB stands for 9 hours !!!

1. Selva
2. RIB-X had a fine stand and some pretty good looking RIB's.
3. Another RIB-X
4. Had to go to the Sunseeker stand just oggle !!
5. 3x300hp HPDI's on the back of a Sunseeker Sportfisher. Oh the power!

Phil Chitty · 14 September 2004, 20:10

6. The largest Zodiac on show.
7. Very patriotic!! Lodestar SIB
8. Tohatsu 5.5
9. Ribeye's new smallest offering.
10. Tornado's from Barnet Marine

Phil Chitty · 14 September 2004, 20:14

11. Very tasty looking Ocean Pro 7m.
12. New from Mako.
13. Hmm...wonder how this would go with a 200hp Optimax !!

14. Revenger 715
15. New Swordsman 30. Lovely classic sports cruiser.

Phil Chitty · 14 September 2004, 20:17

16. Is that a RIB or a bathtub? Not sure about these Marlin things.
17. Another bathtub but I can't remember what make !!
18. Nice looking Verado on the back of a Cobra 7.5.
19. Mariner's version. The Verado 250.
20. New offering from RIB-Quest. Check out the location of the dials.

Phil Chitty · 14 September 2004, 20:19

21. Ribcraft.

Manos · 14 September 2004, 20:41

Very nice photos. The FALCON and the MACO look nice.
No 17 is a SACS

Phil Chitty · 14 September 2004, 20:53

I have to admit Manos, I liked the look of the Falcon too.

Must be this South African thing !!

Not seena Mako before. Build Quality looked pretty good.

Colin F · 14 September 2004, 20:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manos

Very nice photos. The FALCON and the MACO look nice.
No 17 is a SACS

manos,

i'm prepared to look daft here..........what does SACS mean?

cheers

colin

Manos · 14 September 2004, 21:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by ribnwheels

manos,
i'm prepared to look daft here..........what does SACS mean?
cheers
colin

Hi Colin,
SACS is a make of a RIB. I think is the RIB in your No 17 photo. They are made in Italy and this one is their cabin version.

Colin F · 14 September 2004, 21:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manos

Hi Colin,
SACS is a make of a RIB. I think is the RIB in your No 17 photo. They are made in Italy and this one is their cabin version.

I thought it was a term for 'such a C..... of S...'(insert what you like here)

funny looking thing for sure

colin

MeMe · 14 September 2004, 21:16

...Phil, especially for those of us unable to make the show this year. Cheers.

Manos · 14 September 2004, 21:18

Is pronounsed ZAKS

Not as strange as the SCANNER ONE

another Italian made short of house on tubes??

Colin F · 14 September 2004, 21:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manos

Is pronounsed ZAKS

Not as strange as the SCANNER ONE

another Italian made short of house on tubes??

that looks like a massive trainer!!!!!!!!

Made for people who can't 'come alongside' without smacking things (plenty of them down here). I heard one bloke ask for a berth next to a rib as "I'm not too good at mooring up", not next to my rib!!!!! Cheeky bugger

Manos · 14 September 2004, 21:36

Same here lol

swginn · 15 September 2004, 00:09

Great photos, Phil. Was nice to see as I was unable to attend this yr. A greeny for your efforts!!

Any pics of the XS-Ribs stand? I know they had an XS-600 on the water and the smaller XS-540 on land.

Thanks again for the pics!!

The Jackeens · 15 September 2004, 06:23

Great photos Phil.

Good preview for the weekend..

Us

ADS · 15 September 2004, 09:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manos

Hi Colin,
SACS is a make of a RIB. I think is the RIB in your No 17 photo. They are made in Italy and this one is their cabin version.

Manos, it is in fact at Cirrus, they did an article in RIB International on it a while back. I am pretty sure they make them in the U.K, Weymouth or Portland I think. I remember the article saying they are built almost entirely using CAD CAM technology. (Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture). I think they do a 6.5M outboard powered one and larger inboard versions.

CJL · 15 September 2004, 09:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil Chitty

13. Hmm...wonder how this would go with a 200hp Optimax !!

These are great boats!

We had three at Uni. Two of them had merc 75s on and them were bomb proof! Not very stylish I`ll give you that but they were a proper giggle in the ruff stuff!

Chris

Manos · 15 September 2004, 12:44

I see ADS probably you right. But not very popular CAD or manually designed

Phil Chitty · 15 September 2004, 14:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Jackeens

Great photos Phil.

Good preview for the weekend..

Us

It was a fine show. Lots of RIBs taking poeple out on the water too.

Bargains galore to be had too.

Got a top pair of Henry Lloyd Bib/brace for Mrs. C for £25.00. Well impressed.

Look out for the Ribeye 650S opposite the Tornado stand. It looks the dogs....!

Hope you have a fine day.

Phil