Visit to Chinese RIB Factory

[lakelandterrier]

Originally Posted by willk

Mandarin characters?

An ex-pat working in China might be able to speak / read Mandarin / Cantonese

[treerat]

Originally Posted by Maximus

Or you could...Just take a look at the Absolute Shite they've produced so far....should answer your questions
Or .....ask Kerny...Hadd... And plenty of others on here of their actual experiences....with de lamination and structural defects after Maiden voyages!

Of course a trip to any of the Top British Makers would show you how it's meant to be done

The jury is still out on my Chinese 'Absolute Shite'. She's now 4 years old, been used in some hefty seas, on some pretty long runs and with both light and heavy loads and there is no Maiden Voyage issues.

Will there be in 5 years time? Who knows but until there is she's still going well and most peole that see and travel with or on here like the shape, build and ride.

[willk]

Originally Posted by lakelandterrier

An ex-pat working in China might be able to speak / read Mandarin / Cantonese

He might - IIRC they are the same in character anyway. Fiendishly difficult in any case..

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by treerat

The jury is still out on my Chinese 'Absolute Shite'. She's now 4 years old, been used in some hefty seas, on some pretty long runs and with both light and heavy loads and there is no Maiden Voyage issues.

Will there be in 5 years time? Who knows but until there is she's still going well and most peole that see and travel with or on here like the shape, build and ride.

We all have different standards....but I'm genuinely pleased yours at least have been met!.. and you're happy....so far

Jury!!?? ....not even an optional extra in Communist China
Most buyers of Chinese RIBs I've met have been first time and or Novice Boaters....Wonder what the Brand loyalty is like?....and if many re-purchase?...or learn and move on to other makers?....
Budget is not always (or indeed often) the long term best investment IMO
Especially when yours and probably you're Family's safety is on the line...
The Acid test might just be you're future choices and will be most illuminating

[ShinyShoe]

Originally Posted by treerat

The jury is still out on my Chinese 'Absolute Shite'. She's now 4 years old, been used in some hefty seas, on some pretty long runs and with both light and heavy loads and there is no Maiden Voyage issues.

Will there be in 5 years time? Who knows but until there is she's still going well and most peole that see and travel with or on here like the shape, build and ride.

I might put an X-Pro into the "European marketed" category? The general opinion seems to be that improves the quality.

I've yet to hear a bad word said for X-Pro. The dealer seems to flip around a lot. Moving dealer may affect loyalty as we do see people recommending local dealers for engines for ease...

[btot1]

https://drive.google.com/folderview?...Gx1Vk829qUoSk-



Well, it was interesting learned a lot by going there. Basically all of the components are made somewhere else and they do assembly as well as making and gluing the tubes.

There are about a dozen different companies all within a few miles of each other. So most of these Chinese rib companies are using the exact same parts the only difference is the person who puts it together.

[Bigplumbs]

Very interesting. Looks like they make a lot of towables and similar.

Looks like a bit of a tidy up would not go amis

Dennis

[btot1]

It rained yesterday, all of the stuff outside was pooling water

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by btot1

https://drive.google.com/folderview?...Gx1Vk829qUoSk-



Well, it was interesting learned a lot by going there. Basically all of the components are made somewhere else and they do assembly as well as making and gluing the tubes.

There are about a dozen different companies all within a few miles of each other. So most of these Chinese rib companies are using the exact same parts the only difference is the person who puts it together.

......That must be thier "Secret" then!

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Bigplumbs

Very interesting. Looks like they make a lot of towables and similar.

Looks like a bit of a tidy up would not go amis

Dennis

Your life really THAT dull B.P.?

[Bigplumbs]

Originally Posted by Maximus

Your life really THAT dull B.P.?

Well you are reading it to.

[beamishken]

Originally Posted by Bigplumbs

Looks like a bit of a tidy up would not go amis

Dennis

No worse than Henshaws was last time I was in there!

[Orwell boy]

No different really to a similar small start up in the uk in the seventies ,quite simple really ,we have a glue pot and a pair of scissors ,we can make some rib tubes !!!
its amazing really ,poor country ,low wages i guess, and enough Hypalon offcuts laying around to make a living on ebay in the uk for a year , you can guess by looking that all thats laying around has little or no value ,maybe thats the real difference.