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Old 28 June 2011, 19:34   #1
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What's the best boat brand?
What's the best brands for RIB boats in your opinion?

Make it in list form if you wish, and of course it would be nice to hear pros and cons but just your preference will do good!
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What's the best car brand?
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Old 28 June 2011, 19:39   #3
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How long is a piece of string?
I would say valiant as I have one and am bias. They are reasonable priced, fast, good layout, look good and well built.
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Old 28 June 2011, 19:47   #4
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What's the best brands for RIB boats in your opinion?
The most expensive, obviously.
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Old 28 June 2011, 19:50   #5
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The most expensive, obviously.

Surely its not that case all of the time.
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Old 28 June 2011, 20:05   #6
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What's the best brands for RIB boats in your opinion?
Just ask what brand people own. Same thing.

The best brand in my opinion/I own a Halmatic
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Old 28 June 2011, 20:10   #7
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Well I'm pretty sure that I would get lots of responses such as "mercedes" or similar if I asked what the best car brand is.. So I'm pretty sure you guys got opinions too. OR opinions on what brands to avoid.
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Old 28 June 2011, 20:11   #8
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Don't get a selva
I was looking at an excel voyager new for my first rib and to be honest the tubing was very tatty and was not cut and fitted properly.
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It wouldn't be weird to ask what's the best song ever, or the best album. It's not at all like asking how long a piece of string is.
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Old 28 June 2011, 20:13   #10
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Don't get a selva
I was looking at an excel voyager new for my first rib and to be honest the tubing was very tatty and was not cut and fitted properly.
That's more like it Anyone else found that the build quality is worse on one brand than another, or that they are more prone to need repairs etc?
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