For anyone who doesn't know, Olive33 is from the Forum:
http://www.pneuboat.com/
This is the French equivalent of rib.net and RIB International rolled into one.
As you might imagine it is an invaluable source of information about ribs and all nautical things pertaining to France. Visitors to the country can glean all sorts of info and make lots of friends and contacts by visiting this site.
Unfortunately, for some unaccountable reason, most people on the forum are writing in a foreign language. It might be Europeanish, I am not quite sure.
Still soldier on Eh? Stiff upper lip and all that!