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Old 19 December 2016, 23:33   #1
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New Member, hello!
Hello Mariners and Watermen,
new owner of a 2009 13 foot (4 meter) Zodiac with a 40 horsepower yamaha outboard, used primarily for scuba diving and accessing surf along the California Central Coast (San Luis Obispo region). Taken it out about five times thus far and always a blast!

Looking forward to getting advice and ideas from the community, especially as it relates to acquiring beach wheels and hoist straps.

Cheers,
-BP

Here's one of me and the buds, freezing our butts off:
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Old 19 December 2016, 23:40   #2
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That's a serious SIB!

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Old 19 December 2016, 23:49   #3
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That's a serious SIB!

Welcome to RIBnet.


Pardon the rookie question but what's "SIB" stand for?
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Old 20 December 2016, 00:17   #4
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Pardon the rookie question but what's "SIB" stand for?
Soft Inflatable Boat v Rigid Inflatable Boat

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It's cheap trashy Eurospeak
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Old 20 December 2016, 02:47   #5
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Welcome aboard! I'm in SLO too but have a little bigger RIB, a 7m zodiac. Hope to see you out there!
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Old 20 December 2016, 23:03   #6
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Oh nice you're in SLO area too! Small world, eh? Where do you usually launch out of? I've only done Morro Bay harbor but thinking about giving Leffingwell a try sometime in 2017...
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Old 21 December 2016, 01:02   #7
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Mostly morro bay. I'm trailer launch only, no hauling across the beach for me. If I can modify my sling points I can launch Port San Luis then. I don't like to as the sling on the tubes makes me cringe.

I always see small skiffs out of Leffingwell and did that with a boat like your 25 years ago diving in college. It's a great area if the swell is down.

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Old 21 December 2016, 04:50   #8
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Old 22 December 2016, 09:31   #9
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Old 24 December 2016, 14:31   #10
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I'm old but a newbie
hiya folks Im Stewart from Montrose on the north east of Scotland, I currently have a 4mtr SIB DSB Zephyr with a 40hp 2 stroke Yamaha, i have the boat deflated and all parts being cleaned and overhauld apart from the enginge it will get serviced and i will renew the water pump and any other thing it requires
im looking forward to having fun and chats on the forum
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Old 26 December 2016, 09:57   #11
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Old 26 December 2016, 10:57   #12
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