RING 650 good or bad choice for cruising??

[steveH]

Hello all

Am new to this site and am looking to buy a decent cruising rib to use south coast and cross channel (brixham/guernsey)

I have been offered a Ring 650 with a 115 opti but do not know how well the hull handles the lumpy stuff.

Any ideas?

I have extensive sea miles but have never actually owned my own RIB so this would be first purchase and I need a Hull that works in ALL conditions

Thank you

[gtflash]

rinig are very fast boats, look at the bottom and you will see lots of shape and angles. but as aresult they are slightly hard ride, comparable to some others.

Originally Posted by steveH

Hello all

Am new to this site and am looking to buy a decent cruising rib to use south coast and cross channel (brixham/guernsey)

I have been offered a Ring 650 with a 115 opti but do not know how well the hull handles the lumpy stuff.

Any ideas?

I have extensive sea miles but have never actually owned my own RIB so this would be first purchase and I need a Hull that works in ALL conditions

Thank you

[PeterM]

Originally Posted by steveH

Hello all

Am new to this site and am looking to buy a decent cruising rib to use south coast and cross channel (brixham/guernsey)

I have been offered a Ring 650 with a 115 opti but do not know how well the hull handles the lumpy stuff.

Any ideas?

I have extensive sea miles but have never actually owned my own RIB so this would be first purchase and I need a Hull that works in ALL conditions

Thank you

It'll do it but they are just not designed to do it as smoothly as say a ribcraft, but for the same power you will be going quicker in most seas, but with a harder ride . You can always slow down abit ?

I have run my 7.5 hull in most Solent conditions and its just a question of getting good on the throttle to keep it calm and make good progress.

How lumpy are you thinking ?

[steveH]

Thanks for the info

I would always look for a decent window and would not expect to cross in anything over a 4 but you know hox accurate the forcasters can be!!!!! so i would have to plan for up to a 6 i guess.
I would have no problem slowing down a bit but i have also been told that they are heavy and push a lot of water, hence increasing engine load? I am also considering kitting out my shakespeare 620 which i have sitting in the yard????

[A.C.]

Originally Posted by steveH

Thanks for the info

i have also been told that they are heavy and push a lot of water, hence increasing engine load?

As gtflash said it is a performance hull and so gets on the plane a fair bit quicker than a lot of other designs and it definitely does does not 'push a lot of water'.

Unless it was a commercial spec build which I doubt a 6.5 would be they are not particularly heavy.

IMHO who ever gave the above advice is not that well informed on the 'Ring' make of boats.

[PeterM]

The only reason for heaviness is the quality of build. Several people who have worked mine have commented on this, but with a cabin and all sorts of kit mine is pretty quick for its power/weight.

[Pablo]

Sorry, the advice came from me. I'd been on what I was told was a Ring. Big black hefty thing that did not go quick at all. Looked very macho but went like a bulldozer.

[Ian M]

I'm confused, 'cos I tried a 6.5 metre Ring and thought that it rode the Solent very well. It did have a twin engine set up, so may have been a little heavier than other installations, but overall I liked it. Certainly not as 'crashy' as another local make at the same hull length.

[steveH]

Hi again

Thanks for the info, did not mean to cause a problem just needed opinions more experienced than my own.

I have now decided to fit out the new shakespeare 620 that has been sitting in our yard, perhaps a less wise choice? I am not entierely sure.

thank you all