What Are The Prestige Brand RIBS?

Willwors · 27 September 2005, 20:20

I know this may seem like a weird question, but there are so many brands of RIB out there...I have no idea which ones are considered the premium bunch. What are the so called prestige brands of RIB? and which are frowned upon?

hard1 · 27 September 2005, 20:40

Just gone to get my tin hat.....

Hugh Jardon · 27 September 2005, 20:44

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Originally Posted by hard1

Just gone to get my tin hat.....

what a question................

how much you got to spend, i know a nice ribtech with a nice white dining table fitted and a dishwasher also and a fondue, has a couple of seemegirls on the back for good measure, could be considered prestige i guess.....

Richard B · 27 September 2005, 20:44

For what use... leisure? race?

Open or cabin?

And in what range (ie what length?) as in the 4m class the Avon Searider is generally considered to be the one by which all others are judged. But in the 9m class, whilst Scorpion, Pascoe and Redbay are superb offerings, they are up against Fabio Buzzi, possibly the Ferrari of RIBs!

codprawn · 27 September 2005, 20:45

Cougar

Scorpion

Picton/Cobra

Revenger

Mark Pascoe

Possibly Avon/Zodiac for smaller stuff.

Willwors · 27 September 2005, 20:45

i aint buying, but its a serious question. which are the best boats, or are they all really just the same?

Hugh Jardon · 27 September 2005, 20:46

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Originally Posted by Willwors

i aint buying, but its a serious question. which are the best boats, or are they all really just the same?

they are all good for what they do and the money you get

there is no proper answer to your question really as it is all subjective to price/use/fitout etc etc

Richard B · 27 September 2005, 20:57

We all have our brand loyalties... but it's interesting to speak to someone who's "converted" from one brand to another. For example, I spoke to an ex-Ribcraft owner who had bought a Humber Ocean Pro... he reckoned that the Ribcraft was much better made, but the Humber Ocean Pro a much softer ride. Another ex-Ribcraft owner who bought an Humber Assault was desperate to get rid of it because the ride was so bad. Deltas are famous for having a hard, wet ride, but they are well built and lots of people swear by them.

They all have a hull and tubes, but there the similarity ends.

hard1 · 27 September 2005, 20:59

My ex wife was a hard wet ride too.....

And she was well built.....

And I used to swear at her....

Hugh Jardon · 27 September 2005, 21:13

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Originally Posted by hard1

My ex wife was a hard wet ride too.....

And she was well built.....

And I used to swear at her....

so what type of Mrs have you gone for now then?

hard1 · 27 September 2005, 21:35

Sadly after trying hard 3 times on the trot, I am now bereft,

BUT FREEE!

Mollers · 27 September 2005, 21:58

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Originally Posted by Chris Hartley

so what type of Mrs have you gone for now then?

Hey, that Hard1 is as smooth as snake shit!

No wonder he's such a big hit with the ladies.

hard1 · 27 September 2005, 22:14

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Originally Posted by Mollulnan

Hey, that Hard1 is as smooth as snake shit!

No wonder he's such a big hit with the ladies.

Blimey.

Hugh Jardon · 27 September 2005, 22:25

Hey Mollers

us cobra guys have to stick together, have just agreed a price on that 7.5 cobra i showed you,

Hey Hard 1, dont let the osprey boys get away with it.......;-)

Chopppywaters · 27 September 2005, 23:56

to tell ya the truth.....it depends on how you drive it. If you wanna go full throttle over a 5 ft wave and land softly.....your gonna need a big big big boat that goes really slow so your acutaly going liike 5 mph over a 5 ft wave and you wont feel it at all