If you had 10k to spend what would you buy?

G L · 17 April 2006, 23:12

If you had £8k to £12k to spend on a Rib, what would you do?

Jimbo · 17 April 2006, 23:14

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Originally Posted by G L

If you had £8k to £12k to spend on a Rib, what would you do?

Buy a recentish second hand Ribcraft 585 ideally with an Opti or 4 Stroke on the back.

http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F96752/
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/F92888/
http://www.boatsandoutboards.co.uk/view/RFT033/

Biggles · 17 April 2006, 23:15

Buy an old 5.4 Mtr searider, strap a new 90 HP Yam to the back, get a new trailor and some electrics. You don't get a lot for £10000 in the boating world.

Jimbo · 17 April 2006, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Biggles

Buy an old 5.4 Mtr searider, strap a new 90 HP Yam to the back, get a new trailor and some electrics. You don't get a lot for £10000 in th boating world.

And even if your boating budget starts at 10k, it never ends there!

Nos4r2 · 17 April 2006, 23:17

Damn Biggles, you beat me to it....

Actually, I'd buy a full 5.4m searider package on Ebay that I could use while I waited for the new motor to arrive and recoup half the cost of the searider by selling the original motor when the new one's fitted.

For some reason SR5.4's seem to sell for a lot less than the sum of hull+motor& gear at the moment.

CJL · 17 April 2006, 23:17

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

And even if your boating budget starts at 10k, it never ends there!

Oh sooooooooooooooo true!!!!!!!!

G L · 17 April 2006, 23:19

I need room for my familly and a friends family, we think we need about 6m +

tcwozere · 17 April 2006, 23:19

I would look at this.

Jimbo · 17 April 2006, 23:21

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Originally Posted by tcwozere

I would look at this.

Which would appear to be the same as this. A bargain I reckon.

Nos4r2 · 17 April 2006, 23:22

How many people in total?

tcwozere · 17 April 2006, 23:23

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Originally Posted by Jimbo

Which would appear to be the same as this. A bargain I reckon.

I knew that.... sorta...

At £9300, its more than a bargain..

G L · 17 April 2006, 23:24

Sorry, 4 adults, 2 children, 3 babies(1 -2 years) + one dog

Nos4r2 · 17 April 2006, 23:28

IMHO if you're putting babies and a dog on board a boat you need a cabin and a more enclosed cockpit than a rib can provide.

Poly · 17 April 2006, 23:28

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

How many people in total?

and what are you planning to do with it? (how far do you plan to go, how fast do you want to go, what sort of weather etc)

where are you planning to keep it (on the water or on a trailer - if so what will you be towing it with)?

G L · 17 April 2006, 23:31

The kids will only go out in good weather, and not for long, as for storage, out the water on the tralier.

G L · 17 April 2006, 23:33

We plan to go as far as we dare and towing isn't a problem, what would you recomend?

Poly · 17 April 2006, 23:34

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

IMHO if you're putting babies and a dog on board a boat you need a cabin and a more enclosed cockpit than a rib can provide.

I'd be inclined to agree. We have a two year old and only take him on the boat when its nice and calm. He doesn't appreciate a face full of spray! And although he can talk reasonably well for his age he never tells us he is cold (even when he starts to turn blue!). When he is on the boat he sits firmly on mummy or daddys knee and that can only last for an hour or so at the most.

Nos4r2 · 17 April 2006, 23:36

Deleted-I was talking carp.

Biggles · 17 April 2006, 23:46

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Originally Posted by tcwozere

I would look at this.

that must be a bit dodgy. New its 24 grand + and going for 10...

Poly · 17 April 2006, 23:47

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Originally Posted by G L

We plan to go as far as we dare and towing isn't a problem, what would you recomend?

There are plenty of people on here who would (and have) sung the praises of seariders and ribcrafts and both are very capable boats. If you want to see / try / get opinions on lots of ribs then its probably worth going to RIBex in the middle of May.

There is a lot of personal taste involved too. I personally prefer a rib to look a bit "tough" and am not a major speed freak so I prefer more traditional looking boats to either the modern sleeker designs or the more "mediteranean" designs.