Ribs In China

[pconiglio]

Hello to everybody,
Is anyone aware of any Chinese companies that are presently building/selling RIBS ?

Any suggestions?

rgds
PC

[Manos]

Will ask the Chinese Olympic Sailing team if I get the chance, see where they got theirs.

[pconiglio]

Thks

[Rogue Wave]

yep,

I am involved with a project that is going to start importing Chinese manufactured Ribs which were designed in this Country.

The RIBS are called watermark and the man behind the project is called Joe Mearns. PM or mail me if you would like his number

regards
Stuart

[tiverton_tom]

this is over 10 years old

any 'news' - comments about the RIBS made in China now

6185 part 3-4 (or ISO) quality ( for a passenger vesse

[office888]

Originally Posted by tiverton_tom

this is over 10 years old

any 'news' - comments about the RIBS made in China now

6185 part 3-4 (or ISO) quality ( for a passenger vesse

Greater than 90% of them are garbage. All-glued PVC, with poor grade material and poor grade PVC.

There's a handful of competent factories, but only because they are careful monitored by outside companies whom know what they're doing.

[tiverton_tom]

thanks ... i should have elaborated - only interested in their quality products, many of which are already available in Canadian dealerships

ISO quality - made with hypalon

Originally Posted by office888

Greater than 90% of them are garbage. All-glued PVC, with poor grade material and poor grade PVC.

There's a handful of competent factories, but only because they are careful monitored by outside companies whom know what they're doing.

[willk]

Originally Posted by tiverton_tom

ISO quality

IMO, from personal experience, ISO certification is a load of poop.

[kubcat]

Not a RIB but I have a roll up Chinese SIB that I purchased on ebay about 5 years ago.

It spends 2 weeks a year every year on the water being a tender ferrying passengers and gear so it doesn’t get used a lot but when it does it it is being used hard (max load, max horsepower) and used in the middle of Australian summer. The rest of the year it lives in my lounge room.

When you look at it, it is obviously not the quality of our Zodiac’s RIBs or our Ribtec RIB and if it was the tender to a boat I used a lot more, I probably would have purchased something else but it is still operating as it should, I haven’t needed to reglue anything and no leaks.

It does have ISO certification.

[tiverton_tom]

similar comment on my threat in ribs and ribbing

thanks for the input

Originally Posted by willk

IMO, from personal experience, ISO certification is a load of poop.

[tiverton_tom]

thanks for the input!!

btw, do you need a zodiac driver anytime Dec-March?

;-)

tom

Originally Posted by kubcat

Not a RIB but I have a roll up Chinese SIB that I purchased on ebay about 5 years ago.

It spends 2 weeks a year every year on the water being a tender ferrying passengers and gear so it doesn’t get used a lot but when it does it it is being used hard (max load, max horsepower) and used in the middle of Australian summer. The rest of the year it lives in my lounge room.

When you look at it, it is obviously not the quality of our Zodiac’s RIBs or our Ribtec RIB and if it was the tender to a boat I used a lot more, I probably would have purchased something else but it is still operating as it should, I haven’t needed to reglue anything and no leaks.

It does have ISO certification.