Cowes! Looking for a company!!

joakimhansson · 15 June 2006, 16:54

8-9 Y ago. I had my first looking for a RIB Boat trip, traveling by car from Sweden

I saw the Scorpion Rib´s and I was also at Isle of weight. I couldn´t find the place so a nice guy picked me up from the harbour and we went to his office (5-10km). And they where building small "tom cats". Small rib with catamaran hull for 20-40 hp. They also maked their own mould in the fabric.
If I remember right the company name was Cowes Marine??! Anyone heard about this company.

Jono Garton · 15 June 2006, 17:32

gone bust i think.

Jono

joakimhansson · 15 June 2006, 21:50

bust=finito?

Poly · 15 June 2006, 21:58

yes - bust means bankrupt / liquidated etc

joakimhansson · 15 June 2006, 22:03

Thanks, I have some fun photos from the company, I will scan them later and see if some of you know if someone build them today.

Rogue Wave · 15 June 2006, 22:12

a guy called Jools who used to be on this forum.....(and I am sure is still contactable by e mail) had a Tom Cat. he may have some further infomation as to whether the company restarded in another name!

joakimhansson · 16 June 2006, 13:06

Thanks, I will try to find him

Alan · 16 June 2006, 13:22

Here's a pic of Jools & my wife Laura on said Tomkat at the Spirit of Cardiff meet up some years back. Jools has left the world of ribbing and bought himself a cabin cruiser. You can get ahold of him through his website http://www.prestige36.co.uk/ (He is Julian Kemp.) Also do a search on rib.net for Tomkat and you'll get various info and pictures.

Christopher · 16 June 2006, 13:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jono Garton

gone bust i think.

Jono

From recollection I do not think that they actually went "bust". It was an orderly liquidation, and I believe all creditors were paid in full. Certainly having made the tubes for the Tomcat they were all paid for with no problems experienced. Joe from Ireland was the owner of CMI(Cowes Marine Intenational).

joakimhansson · 16 June 2006, 14:01

CMI was the name, now I remember. Thanks again. It looks fun, instead a jetski

steveredd · 04 December 2006, 17:25

Hi, just arrived, I will answer this as I have it in my sights, and then I will go looking for an introduction section

The Tomkat rights were bought up by my brother-in-law, who has just died, as far as I understand, (he was a bit of a wheeler dealer type), he sold the moulds and prototypes to Yamaha for them to develop, I don't know what happened after that, I don't think they ended up paying the full agreed price but I couldn't swear to that.There is one unused complete remaining boat so you may see it around soon.

steveredd · 19 August 2008, 17:53

Hi, sorry to dig up an old thread, but I have a collection of spares for the Tomkat, I bought the boat my brother in law had...a yellow one, and it came with a lot of spares, gauges, wiring looms, switches, dash panels, control cables, fuel tanks, steering wheels, fuel fillers etc. So if anyone needs anything give me a shout, I am in North Norfolk so if any one is out this way you may spot me, it seems that Yamaha just buried the design...so it's a bit of a rarity now