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[Petrov]

Great looking RIB. Are you using the boat for charter? Do you have pictures from cockpit and deck?

Not yet, will come shortly

[Petrov]

Console pic, just waiting for the electronics.

[Richard B]

Hi Petrov,

What's the blue lever for on the RHS of the console?

[Jono]

Ejector seat?..... Underpants emptier?..... "What the f**k" lever?...

[Louise]

There's no need for that kind of talk here Jono. Behave yourself!

[Petrov]

What's the blue lever for on the RHS of the console?

I have both trim tabs and ballas tank, the blue lever is for filling,
neutral and empty the ballast tank.

Ejector seat?..... Underpants emptier?..... "What the f**k" lever?...

Ejector seat for customers like you

There's no need for that kind of talk here Jono. Behave yourself!

Thank`s

[Pitkis]

Thanks for a photo. Can you tell us how and when you use a ballast tank? How large it is? I have not met a ballast tank in a RIB before, so I would like to hear more about the concept.

[Petrov]

Olà;

The tank is 160 liters.
Hard to explain when it`s better to use the ballast instead of the tabs.
It depends a little bit of how the waves a behaving, short, long, high, low and the combination between them, Most of the time the tabs are outstanding but for example i prefer to use the ballast when it`s high short waves from behind and work hard with the throttle.
And offcourse when it`s time to clean the boat, when you fill the tank it`s coming out water from a hole in the front, than you know it`s full, when you have a dirty boat you continuing to fill and than you have a lot of water spraying out on deck, really great for that.
The construction is mechanical and very easy to use, only three stepps on the lever, fill, neutral and empty the tank, anmd you drive to be able to fill the tank.
Pitkis you have to come to Stockholm and test, it`s not far from you.

[Petrov]

Boat is home.
The first 2 days we had 20 m/s in the northsea (from Zeebrugge, belgium to Borkum, germany) waveheights between 4-6m.
Third day was pretty good because we wnet inside the islands to nordeney saved 25M in open sea.
Day 4 was the kielcanal (speeding ticket for 4 knots 2 much, shit) kiel to simrishamn in Sweden was a great trip, flat water in almost 160M.
Day five was pretty hard with winds from north (in bow) 12 m/s.
It`s only 10-15m water were we drove and the waves are around 2 1/2 m with only 4 m between waves, very bumpy.
Our driving time was 41 hours ex kielcanal and tankstop.
Pics will come shortly.

[Manos]

RIB looks FANTASTIC!!

[The Jackeens]

PETROV


Whats the blue thing on the right side of the console ?

Is it the hand break

Paul

[Manos]

Paul look 4 posts abv n u'll find yr answer

[The Jackeens]

Ophssss

[Louise]

Paul - you bin tippling too, eh?

Petrov - it sounds like you had a pretty good time. Looking forward to seeing your photos. Would like to visit your way sometime!

[Petrov]

Everybody on rib.net are welcome to visit me in the Stockholm archipelago, you just send me a mail before and i will arrange some nice trips among all the islands here.
You will just love it, it`s great cruising.

[Manos]

I might take you up next spring (March is OK?)

[Petrov]

March is ok, but it`s a scary month because the ice can still be laying.
Begining/middle of april is pretty safe.
At my office it disapered the 2 of april this year.
It would be sad to just drink and not do any ribbing, the archipelago is worth seeing.

[Manos]

I see. Lets talk about it one of these days. Will get in touch once I'm back to the UK

[Petrov]

Great, you have my number.

[Manos]

...and your link on my links page