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07 April 2016, 18:22
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wakefield
Boat name: Bouncer
Make: Redbay Stormforce
Length: 6m +
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Can't understand
Why you buy a new rib and strap it to the trailer over the tubes direct from the factory
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07 April 2016, 21:02
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset
Boat name: Seabadger 2
Make: Delta / Ribcraft 6.8
Length: 7m +
Engine: Various
MMSI: -
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I noticed that too.
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07 April 2016, 21:13
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Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
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IMO, it's a throwback to the dive club days of old. It's how the Boating Officer was taught to "lash a boat down properly". Those were 4m SIBs of course and had to be tied down to stop them flying away! Our D.O. was still lashing down a 6m Redbay in 2001 
Hey - I remember when "Stab jackets" arrived and we were warned off them as they were the "Work of Satan". Use one and you would drown upside down on the surface...
Folklore is still alive and well.
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07 April 2016, 22:04
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Fort William
Make: Ribcraft 585
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha F115
Join Date: Mar 2012
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I've seen people loosely put a strap over their tubes as kidology for when plod passes, the boat actually being strapped down properly via transom and bow.
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08 April 2016, 11:51
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Country: UK - Scotland
Make: HumberOceanOffshore
Length: 8m +
Engine: Volvo KAD300/DPX
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mick
Why you buy a new rib and strap it to the trailer over the tubes direct from the factory
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Why not?
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08 April 2016, 15:31
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Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
MMSI: 235111389
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jwalker
Why not?
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Strapping across the tubes does bugger all apart from rub the tubes. It's like trying to tie a blancmange down, but you knew that😄
Sh1t happens
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08 April 2016, 20:35
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucester
Boat name: Lunasea
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzi 140
MMSI: 232005050
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mick
Why you buy a new rib and strap it to the trailer over the tubes direct from the factory
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Who does that?????
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09 April 2016, 08:00
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: Yam 85
MMSI: 235055163
Join Date: Jul 2005
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Plenty. Seen it 4 or 5 times already just on my way around the country on motorways this year.
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09 April 2016, 10:20
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
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Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Good to see you on here Nos again..been quiet lately.
Hope you're well Mate 
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09 April 2016, 10:37
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: South Yorks
Boat name: Black Pig
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: DF140a
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Originally Posted by Maximus
Good to see you on here Nos again..been quiet lately.
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+1 yup👍
Sh1t happens
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16 April 2016, 22:23
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - England
Town: The wilds of Wiltshire
Boat name: Dominator
Make: SR5.4
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Cheers guys 
Just as I reappear, a nasty bout of malware diasbled the pc... 
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16 April 2016, 23:05
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Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucester
Boat name: Lunasea
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
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Have to say when I bought my first rib from a Hampshire dealer , no advice was given as to how I strapped her down....although.I quickly realised strapping over the tubes was not practicable....dealer didn't give a sh*t, or stepped forward to give advice.
When I bought from Ribcraft,clear advice was given - although their advice on engine - "just tilt it fully up" - which I have always done, is at odds with some views about transom savers/ blocks and, and engine angle on tow.
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16 April 2016, 23:13
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i've always towed with engine tilted right up but recently just bought a couple of keel rollers and now engine rests on that.
i have never had an issue with it tilted right up and a ratchet through transom eyes.......but for sake of 10 quid i just got rollers to be safe given the weight of the zuke 200 v6.
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