Novurania RIB

[oxboy]

Anyone heard of this rib??????

Any comments will be appreciated

[timw]

Yes, used to drive one with twin 50's at Antigua race week a few years back.

Seemed well built, very much "blue water" type of Rib. Used a lot as tenders to big yachts in the Med and Caribbean.

Expensive I remember.

[Mollers]

It's Nouvrania. A friend of mine runs a sailing school where they have 5.5m. It has a Honda 90 4stroke which is not set up well. It'll do 50knts,but chine walks so badly that it is dangerous. To my mind it is a glorified tender, lots of added plastic and cushions. A poncy looking thing, not a serious Rib.

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by Mollulnan

It's Nouvrania.

No it's not. It's Novurania

A friend of mine runs a sailing school where they have 5.5m. It has a Honda 90 4stroke which is not set up well. It'll do 50knts,but chine walks so badly that it is dangerous. To my mind it is a glorified tender, lots of added plastic and cushions. A poncy looking thing, not a serious Rib.

I woulnd't expect any 5.5m boat to perform particularly well with that engine!

They are definitely more aimed at the leisure/med/tender market than rufty tufty dive boats, but they don't look bad to me.

John

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by John Kennett

No it's not. It's NovuraniaI woulnd't expect any 5.5m boat to perform particularly well with that engine!

They are definitely more aimed at the leisure/med/tender market than rufty tufty dive boats, but they don't look bad to me.

John

Calm down Johnny Boy! Sure it's not Neuvomania!? Why should a 5.5m rib not perform well with a Honda 90 on the back? It is very widely used engine on this size of rib.

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by Mollulnan

Calm down Johnny Boy! Sure it's not Neuvomania!?

Wind your neck in. If you're going to correct people, at least make sure you're right!

Why should a 5.5m rib not perform well with a Honda 90 on the back? It is very widely used engine on this size of rib.

Because it's too heavy (170Kg vs say 120Kg for a Yam 90 2-stroke), making it difficult to get the boat properly balanced as well as raising the centre of gravity. When you start pushing a 5.5m RIB to those sorts of speed it makes a difference.

John

[Rogue Wave]

thats Hoindas HP is measuered at the crank as well. I believe.

I bought one of these it was the old tender to a J class boat J72 I thnk it was a 4.5 with a Yammie 70, went allright but the hull wasn,t designed for a real sea, but if its cheap enough then they are OK. whats the bid at the moment

[Richard B]

Have you found their web site... http://www.novuraniaribs.co.uk/

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by John Kennett

Wind your neck in. If you're going to correct people, at least make sure you're right! Because it's too heavy (170Kg vs say 120Kg for a Yam 90 2-stroke), making it difficult to get the boat properly balanced as well as raising the centre of gravity. When you start pushing a 5.5m RIB to those sorts of speed it makes a difference.

John

So.... does anyone have a 5m RiB with a Honda 90 that doesn't handle like dog at speed?

[Chopppywaters]

im about to order a 5.85m RIB with a 115 honda on the back of it....and ive been in the same set up...handles nicely, chine walks a little