If you had £35,000

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by Manos

Me personally a Swedish Blond with huge B...s,

Balls?

John

[Manos]

are they dual purpose John

[The Jackeens]

Us

[Andy Gee]

[QUOTE=TIM]

Originally Posted by Andy Gee

Personally I would buy something with a bit of shelter, like a Redbay 7.4+, fitted with a inboard Diesel.


I dream about this every night........ My wife is getting pi**ed off

Tim, Here's a wee thing to keep you amused today
Hey Manos nice to see you raving about something other than a Falcon

Andy

[Manos]

Hey Andy SCORPIONS are extremly nice boats ......... but expenssive

[Petrov]

Me personally a Swedish Blond with huge B...s

Manos;

We have plenty of them

[qcamel]

Well I have spoken with Scorpian this morning and it seems that a mere £35k will not get me to the table!!!

I guess that means looking at other manufacturers new boats or second hand Scorpians. If any of you forum members hear of a suitable pre owned Scorpian for sale I would welcome a message from you.

Thanks

Ollie

[Bittentobuggery]

Originally Posted by qcamel

Well I have spoken with Scorpian this morning and it seems that a mere £35k will not get me to the table!!!

What would 35K get you...bows and an anchor locker ?

If I may offer you some advice, wait another 6 weeks and there will be stacks of boats on the market. Take your time and try 'em out. See what YOU like, what feels solid and what gives you confidence, what will be suitable for YOUR requirements. You will also see different layouts and setups, again see what suits YOU.

Scorpion do make an excellent boat but they are not the only game in town. Ribcraft owners enthuse about the seaworthiness and durability of their boats. The Ribtec hull has excellent seakeeping qualities. Redbay have their fans as do a number of other makes.

With 35K to spend, most of the world is your oyster.

[Louise]

Originally Posted by Whiteshoes

Take your time and try 'em out. See what YOU like, what feels solid and what gives you confidence, what will be suitable for YOUR requirements. You will also see different layouts and setups, again see what suits YOU.

I totally agree with this advice, which is similar to the advice given by Richard earlier, but I would also do some research on the forums here by doing some searches on particular RIB makes to see how well the boats are looking/holding up after a couple of seasons' use. For the same reason, I would try to get out on older RIBs as well as the shiny new demonstrators.

Regarding the 'Round Britain' ambition, on the one hand I guess it may be a good idea to go with a 'tried and tested' RIB that has already done it successfully. On the other hand, if you approach manufacturers of RIBs which have not yet completed such a challenge, might you be able to use this as a bargaining tool? After all, it must be good for manufacturers to be able to say that their boats can stand up to conditions in any part of GB.

All IMVHO, of course!

[pmorgan]

I might be slightly biased as we picked up our new Scorpion 8.1 on Saturday ! But the hull is simply awesome. We had lots of opportunity to test it in the Solent chop this weekend, those of you who were out will know what I mean !

Just wish I knew Alan so that he could have got me one for 35K !

[Louise]

Great to hear you've got her at last! Any piccies? Looking forward to seeing her in the flesh. Enjoy!

[pmorgan]

Thanks we will. Sorry we missed you guys at the weekend, we were a bit unsure of timings and weather ! So managed to miss all the racing !

Pictures will follow, it was a bit wild at the weekend so not sure if they will come out ok !

If it helps with the boat budget, I can save you £400, don’t buy a fuel flow meter it is quite amazing how much can flow through those little pipes !

[Alan]

Originally Posted by pmorgan

I might be slightly biased as we picked up our new Scorpion 8.1 on Saturday ! But the hull is simply awesome. We had lots of opportunity to test it in the Solent chop this weekend, those of you who were out will know what I mean !

Just wish I knew Alan so that he could have got me one for 35K !

Errm, never said you can get a new one for £35k. In fact as Ollie has found out you cant get a 7.5m new for that money. There has been an 8.1m advertised by bembridge outboards most of the season for what appears to be silly money (as in cheap).

[Brian]

I would also thought it might be worth asking Andre what Parker can offer for £35k.
There are also several Mercruiser 1.7 diesel offerrings around.

However, thinking outside the box................
why not take say £20k out and get yourself a 6m-ish outboard powered rib for later.
Meanwhile, use the other £15k to hire a BIG diesel rib, and maybe some crew, and go round in style! You would have a whale of a time. (whale of a.......oh, never mind).
Then your own boat will still be in pristine condition when you get back so you can take the family out, trail it to wherever, and play.
You will have had quite enough of the long-distance stuff by then.

[The Jackeens]

Originally Posted by Brian

You will have had quite enough of the long-distance stuff by then.

Very good idea there Brian re the big / little rib selection.

Have you tired of the long stuff yet !!!! I doubt it

How was France sorry off topic

Paul

[Brian]

I dunno how to answer that Paul, really.
On the one hand, standing up in the cold and wet wind, for 10-12 hours at a stretch, can get a tad monotonous, especially if you are running well offshore.
On the other hand, if you have good company, a wise-cracking crew, good weather and beautiful scenary, it's probably one the the most enjoyable times of one's life.
It can all change in an instant though. A line of white breakers appears in front of you, it clouds over suddenly, the 16-stoner next to you steps on you foot, you run out of Marboro's and the engine/gearbox noise alters note.
At times like that it is best to let your mind wander amongst some of the mysteries of life such as:
Why is the water around everybody else's boat flatter than mine?
Isn't it suspicious that there is only one Monopolies Coimmision?
and Why is The Location of Offices Bureau situated in Central London?

[Alan]

Ah yes, the monotony of long distance cruising, your mind does wander from time to time. The great mysteries I ponder are usually somewhere along the lines of "how the hell can I smell ciggie smoke when I'm at the front of the boat, Brian's at the back of the boat and there is a 30kt wind blowing from me towards him!!!".

It is great fun though, moreso in good company both on the boat you're on and the boats that you are cruising in company with. I still rate going round Britain in 2001 as my greatest boating experience todate.

[DM]

Originally Posted by qcamel

what would you buy?

An Osprey Vipermax with a Yamaha HPDI. A good strong northern boat, not one of yer southern flimflams.

DM

[Manos]

Originally Posted by Petrov

Manos; We have plenty of them

Janis I've been looking for an aupair for the last two years any one availiable

PS I'll be there in November so I may have a look my self (if that's OK)

[Manos]

Originally Posted by qcamel

Well I have spoken with Scorpian this morning and it seems that a mere £35k will not get me to the table!!! Ollie

For about 30-35K you can get an 8mtr 4 years old in good condition with a 250bhp on it and all the elctronics, trailer etc. So just wait a month or so and you will find what you want.
SCORPIONS are good liitle RIBs and NEVER buy them new. It looks like their price drops by 50%+ in a few years (after 4 ) so you are in it.