Possible Second hand SIB

[thornbackflound]

Hi all i have been offered a very good bargain on a 3.5 m hypolon sib ,ex rnli ,its a project needs a few patch changes ,but apart from that looking a little tatty, thats all ,well as i say its dirt cheap only problem is were it is located ,,,,,,,,,plymouth,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,me gravesend ,well because its so cheap i don t mind paying the crate n postage ,he say 50 to £65.00 would cover it,,,,,,now has any one any ideas how much it would WEIGH? it has alloy flooring self bailing snouts aswell,how do i go about arranging it , anyone know of any removal people that do this sort of thing? many thanks for looking and hope someone can help,HAPPY SIBBING

[chewy]

If its a Y-boat then M Chappelow has one and will know the weight roughly.
It'll all pack up onto a pallett anyway, so I wouldn't worry about the weight.

Codders on here runs speedshift who will transport it for you on a pallett. http://www.speedshift.co.uk/

You'll be able to get a price off his site.

How much is the boat?

[thornbackflound]

Originally Posted by chewy

If its a Y-boat then M Chappelow has one and will know the weight roughly.
It'll all pack up onto a pallett anyway, so I wouldn't worry about the weight.

Codders on here runs speedshift who will transport it for you on a pallett. http://www.speedshift.co.uk/

You'll be able to get a price off his site.

How much is the boat?

Hi there,i can have it for ,,,,,,,,,,wait for it,lol,,,,,,,,,,,,,,£150.00 ,plus a home made trailer with it,but cercumstances i can t tow it,many thanks for the info ,excellent

[thornbackflound]

Just had a look and not sure what part of plymouth ?,but with a rough calculation on speedshift about £48 including vat ,going by plymouth town centre,,,,,,,,thats excellent ,wating to see some pic's of it now ,he has it in a lock up,used for fishing and rescues,so must be well looked after,ooh im excited,just a step up from my 2.70 ,the 3.5 i want to keep,this one in portsmouth for holiday fishing,,,,,have to get a good size outboard aswell,more money,lol

[Geoff_Jubb]

You jammy bugger TBF!
Hope you enjoy it, I imagine you will find it a big difference to the 2.7m.
Good luck,
Geoff

[chewy]

Originally Posted by thornbackflound

Just had a look and not sure what part of plymouth ?,but with a rough calculation on speedshift about £48 including vat ,going by plymouth town centre,,,,,,,,thats excellent ,wating to see some pic's of it now ,he has it in a lock up,used for fishing and rescues,so must be well looked after,ooh im excited,just a step up from my 2.70 ,the 3.5 i want to keep,this one in portsmouth for holiday fishing,,,,,have to get a good size outboard aswell,more money,lol

It doesn't usually matter where it is within the UK as long as it not an island or the Highlands.

[chris123]

3.5 m ex RNLI would make it a Y boat.

However, the Y boat has plywood floorboards not alloy and the RNLI has used a range of other SIBS over the years (and people have claimed an RNLI heritage for boats and outboards where there isn't one!). Can you post a photo?

It will be (relatively) heavy - design weight is 50kg for the hull and 25kg for the floorboards, so 75kg before you add outboard, anchor etc. I've never weighed mine but that sounds about right. As Chewy says, M Chappelow on here also has one - he has posted the weights of his on here before:

http://rib.net/forum/showpost.php?p=253321&postcount=42

You will most likely want at least a 10HP outboard - I think Mart uses an 8HP, the RNLI use 15HP.

One thing to check - the main floorboard is a single piece, which will overhang a standard pallet significantly - I don't know the effect this has on shipping costs?

Cheers

Chris

[thornbackflound]

Here is a picture of here with the owner

[thornbackflound]

Whoops here is a picture of here with the owner,many thanks guys on the info ,very good price Geoff ,can t belive it ,needs a bit of work but ,a nice little project and will be a luxury fishing with two ,still gonna keep me faithful seago

[thornbackflound]

Here is another ,whats a little worring is the transom looks cut away? ,surly water could get in ,any ideas what make the boat is?