Scorpion 7.5m Rib Re-fit 2012 - Page 2

Ribshop · 13 December 2012, 10:37

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Originally Posted by falcon0310

tubes artic grey ?

No the tubes have been made using Orca Light Grey fabric.
The owner has chosen to go with dark grey wear patches, grey tear drop fender and grey cleat handles.

Ribshop · 18 December 2012, 09:18

Rigging is now well underway and the engine has been fitted with its Security bolt and Tracker.

The console has been fitted with the new Honda gauges and top mount throttle making sure the trim in on the thumb side of the leaver!

The wiring in the console is going in and the engine end is pretty much finished other than a few hols to fill from the old auxiliary bracket.

Ribshop · 23 January 2013, 08:23

She’s almost ready for sea trials, we are just waiting on upholstery and conformation of wear patch and handle positions before fitting.

whisper · 23 January 2013, 11:44

I saw this the other day and it looks awesome, nice stainless steel work on the seats too

Love the Honda

falcon0310 · 23 January 2013, 18:09

that was quite fast refit, wish mine was that quick, but then you do have heated workshop
i only have drive

Ribshop · 23 January 2013, 19:48

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Originally Posted by falcon0310

that was quite fast refit, wish mine was that quick, but then you do have heated workshop
i only have drive

We were quite lucky with the boat in general. Apart for the ground in dirt, bad antifoul, upholstery, wiring, tubes and the lump of plastic coated aluminium bolted on the back and if you ignore the odd gel repair the old girl was solid.

The warm workshops and large tool boxes do help.

falcon0310 · 23 January 2013, 22:47

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Originally Posted by Ribshop

We were quite lucky with the boat in general. Apart for the ground in dirt, bad antifoul, upholstery, wiring, tubes and the lump of plastic coated aluminium bolted on the back and if you ignore the odd gel repair the old girl was solid.

The warm workshops and large tool boxes do help.

well i say looks like 2010 boat now without the price tag
its bit like the humber i have looked dog but when spent 4 hours on it thort this clean up,
i did think when your customer bought that for 5k he was barking but now on refelection
he or she could say it one or two years old, with trouble free / cost free boating for 5/6 years

Ribshop · 25 January 2013, 14:57

Our client confirmed the positions of wear patches and handles yesterday so here they are fitted.

The engines has been tank tested in the workshops along with as many of the new systems tested without the boat getting wet. Looking forward to the splash next week.

falcon0310 · 25 January 2013, 17:21

looks right, i think if you have too many its like car with stripes,
when going out for spin, what prop did you put on
adrian

Ribshop · 25 January 2013, 17:34

I think the patches are just right, it will be pontoon moored so it needed one at the stern for rope wear and one to stand on. The boat has nice lines as it is so your right sany more would be over the top.

We're starting with a bog standard 21"" Ali prop and go from there.

falcon0310 · 25 January 2013, 18:01

why not use tha aframe as stern cleat ? i only like tie on ruber cleats for couple hours,
as said before now its 25k boat

Ribshop · 25 January 2013, 18:12

The rope will be tied to the A-frame but it will wear on the top of the tubes when moored up. The rubber handles wont last 5 minutes where this is going to sit.

Chris · 25 January 2013, 18:25

When Henshaw did Timebandits handles they set them slightly inboard. So from the side you could not see them. Looked very nice :-)

Ribshop · 26 January 2013, 09:28

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Originally Posted by Chris

When Henshaw did Timebandits handles they set them slightly inboard. So from the side you could not see them. Looked very nice :-)

On wider boats this does work, easier to grab hold of while seated and they are out the way from any lines over the tubes. The Scorpion is to narrow to fit them inside, you would catch your trousers on them every time you walked down the boat.