aluminium project

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Hi ribsters

I have been looking for a good aluminium welder for the last (3 months ) and I have found one , I am going to build a 10-12m rib with a little help from Adam Younger.

The conditions the rib will be running in are on average 3m but get up to 4-5m with not much trouble, the rib will have no transom and be a self draining deck.

I am in two minds about Jets or surface drives; I can’t have stern drives as the sea creatures get in, on and around creating a major maintenance problem for me. If anyone has some pros and cons it would be great?

I plane is to put a list of everything I can think of on here in the next few days, everyone’s ideas would be much appreciated. Then is a letter to Adam and I hope to get the drawings underway within a month. Exciting times.

Thanks

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i thought at least coders could give an opinion

[Hightower]

Originally Posted by pop

i thought at least coders could give an opinion

Don't think he talks to Kiwis , much prefer to eat em.

Be sure to post the build as this sound like an interesting project. Are you having it built in UK or New Zealand

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Hightower

The rib will be built in NZ, i will post all pics from start to finish on ribnet. I am just getting the last few idears ironed out before i ask Adam to do some drawings.

i will be instaling 2x cats 3126b but with hamilton jets or surface drives? have you any experiance with this set up?

[Hightower]

Absoloutely not! I have driven Pressman, that was a lot of fun.

[codprawn]

Originally Posted by pop

i thought at least coders could give an opinion

Sorry missed this thread.

Sounds like you are describing an Ocean Dynamics to me - as designed by the late - great - Shaun White.

Still built by the same people - they do self build hulls etc as well - could save you a hell of a lot of work!!!

http://www.mustangmarine.com/ribworker/index.htm

Jets and no transoms as standard. They even do one that looks cool.

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codprawn

Shaun White did a great job with ocean dynamics, however i want somthing a little faster. At the price they charge i won't be going anywhere near them, aluminium is cheaper here so its best i build myself, don't worry i am not building alone, i found a good ali boat builder and we got a little deal going.

has anyone been on the ( http://www.technohull.gr/profile.php?lang=en )? it would be great to hear how the hull is? what it handles like? i am looking at a completly different rib but Adam designed it and i would like to hear any information about his work.

[codprawn]

Heard nothing but good reports about Adam and his designs. I don't think aluminium lends itself very well to fancy hull shapes like GRP though.

A lot depends on usage regarding drives. Surface drives are great for long fast runs in calmish waters - jets are better for shallow water etc etc. Just a thought but has anyone ever built a RIB using normal shaft drives? For all round use there is still little to touch shaft drives.

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Thanks coders

i would automaticlly instal hamiltons but they take up so much of the boat, i have sterndrives at the moment and every week i have to get it out of the water and get the trustee leatherman and scrape the bastards off. i am not so keen on surface drives and shaft driven would not get the speed i desire. do you know what the maintance is like on surface drives?

they messed it all up with the aircraft wingon pic above, i like the solent rescue rib the best-to me it just says get out the way.

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Hi people

does anyone know of these guys (http://www.pulsedrive.net/index.htm)? they have fitted a scorpion out and few other ribs.