Ribquest 6.3

[Jon H]

I have seen a decent Ribquest 6.3 which I am considering . For quite a bit more cash I can get a RobCraft

Any views on which woudl be better

I want to take whichever I buy to France, I o W, coastal touring

[Daniel]

you need to go look and inspect both, plus sea trial. RibTec would be another option i imagine.

the Rib Quest is quite a new brand where as RibCraft is well established - this may be the only reason for the price difference, or the costs may be saved elsewhere!

I would look closely at build quality and fit out quality. I saw the 1st show model of the ribquest and was unimpressed, however i am sure things have moved a long want since so make this as a passing comment which holds no weight!

[Leapy]

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[Daniel]

I think rib international have been doing a review of a ribquest havent they?

[matt h]

i would prefer the robcraft myself
i met the ribquest bunch at Southampton, i had a browse the the ribs on show and commented on the seats and consol etc, "isnt that Outhill stuff"?? no they replied, this is our own seats etc, i replied they look exactly the same, and im sure that they are the same,

so i trecked along to Outhill where they were very helpfull and questioned about the outhill copy.

there response was, it is a copy but as they have changed a vent location,they considered it theirs!!

i then asked for 3 quotes from Ribquest, it took 4 months for the right quote to be sent, the breakdown in components showed that they had charged more for the seats etc than the original designers,

Nice company to deal with!!

[tony t]

well everyone has their own opinions so heres mine..... after shopping around i decided on a 5.8 ribquest.. build quality and aftersales service proved to be excellent i found david rose and his team at ribquest spot on with everything they promised so much so i,m considering upgrading to a larger boat and would definetly recommend ribquest ribs to anyone

on another note 2 weeks ago i took a friend out for a spin he was really impressed with the handling quality and build of the boat ... by the way he happens to be a helmsman for the RNLI ............GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME !!!! ....

[Downhilldai]

tony t: what RIBs have you had before?

[John Kennett]

Originally Posted by Jon H

I have seen a decent Ribquest 6.3 which I am considering .

How old is it?

Ribquest has had new owners since 2007, and from what I saw at Excel this year they are building much better boats than the original company.

[ribmech]

In reply to Matthew H's comment regarding Ribquest seats and consoles. We have a number of single, double jockey seats and also single and dual console's all of which were designed and moulded at our premises, within the business we have a trained pattern maker who builds plugs from timber and other composite materials to produce our own plugs and moulds.
The seat and console in question are similar in design to the outhill seat and console. The seat base was drawn and a wooden plug was built to create the mould this is documented in our files with photos etc, whilst similar in appearance to the outhill seat if you were to put the two together it would be obvious to see the difference as every dimension and shape are completely different.
The same can be said for the console there is not a section or dimension that is the same as an outhill console.

The console is 30mm narrower, 10mm higher, 10mm smaller front - back.
Both forward panels are a different shape and the instrument panel is also different in that it is inset and curved, there maybe other manufacturers that have taken direct copies but Ribquest is not one of them.

Regarding quality and build finish, we will let our 5 YEAR WARRANTY speak for itself.....

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO COME AND TEST THE 3 BOATS WE WILL BE EXHIBITING AT RIBEX 09

Dave Rose

[bedajim]

Originally Posted by ribmech

Regarding quality and build finish, we will let our 5 YEAR WARRANTY speak for itself.....

Dave Rose

Hi

Does the 5 year warranty include materials and workmanship? or is it limited ?

May I ask who makes your toobs for you?

Jim