Rib 16 ft german lloyd

[Jason calleja]

Hi all
I have a 16ft rib and have been told that it is CE certified by German lloyd. What is these certification for ? As I want to upgrade the outboard and because of this certification I can't do what I want with my rib any ideas and help. Thanks

[simon23]

I would think if the ce marking gives a maximum hp then that's all you can legally do!

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[ShinyShoe]

The rib.net lawyers are out!

Nothing illegal in the UK about using a rib beyond its CE mark. The CE mark tells you what is 'safe'.

Now your insurance might have an opinion.

Any warranty is likely to be void.

If you kill someone expect the inquiry to ask a lot of questions.

You may reduce your resale value.

As you aren't in the UK I can't say if it has any legal implications? Are Ribs registered in Malta?

[Jason calleja]

Yes of course they are registerd and with a yearly licence of €100 and a insurance of €240

[ShinyShoe]

Originally Posted by Jason calleja

Yes of course they are registerd

Perhaps obvious to you but in the UK we have no registration for pleasure boats under some very large size that dont leave UK waters.

In which case you'd probably want to check with the registration authority.

[Dirk Diggler]

Originally Posted by ShinyShoe

. The CE mark tells you what is 'safe'.

[Jason calleja]

Can some one tell me if there is anything that I can do to convince my outority that I can install the motor and not observe the CE certification. Any ideas because here in Malta is like I will be the only one that is not observing the ce certification. In malta we have ribs and boats starting from 16ft with 200hp and 18ft with 300hp. And my survior reportet me as I have instaled the yamaha F100 on my 16ft rib as it have ce certification for 60hp. I am more than sure that my rib will hold the yamaha F100. Any ideas I have tride contacting CE my boat but they can't help me

[tony t]

Originally Posted by Jason calleja

Hi all
I have a 16ft rib and have been told that it is CE certified by German lloyd. What is these certification for ? As I want to upgrade the outboard and because of this certification I can't do what I want with my rib any ideas and help. Thanks

I wouldn't have anything todo with the word German on it

[captnjack]

100 hp on a 60 hp rated 16ft RIB sounds a bit aggressive to me...

Who's telling you you "can't" put a bigger engine on? Besides mayb common sense...

[ppenman]

I would suggest that you try and get a letter from the RIB manufacturer stating that they're happy with you sticking a 100hp motor on the back. That's what an insurance company asked me to obtain when I was thinking about fitting a 175 on the back of a rib rated for 150.

[Jason calleja]

I don't have contacts of the factory and the local agent refused to do it and maritime in malta refused to do tranfer of engine as the rib is ce rated for 60 hp and I have disidet to do this upgrade because when it is fully loaded with 7 person as it is sertifide the rib is under power with 60 hp. The company decided to certifide for 60 hp so they will never have problems with the guarantee