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Old 04 March 2018, 17:51   #1
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where are all the ribs for sale?

As the title says really...

Back in the day Boatsandoutboards had plenty of ribs for sale, now its a mixture of a few dealers and scams with little else.

We are looking for an 8 meter plus rib, outboard preferred but could do inboard. leisure orientated (over the more commercial look).

where are people selling their ribs these days?
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Old 04 March 2018, 17:53   #2
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It's freezing cold and nobody wants to sell yet?
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Old 04 March 2018, 17:58   #3
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could be...

wheres the fun in that...?

spring is just round the corner, winter snow has melted... must be time for boating soon?
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Nothing's been recomissioned yet with this weather though.
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As the title says really...

Back in the day Boatsandoutboards had plenty of ribs for sale, now its a mixture of a few dealers and scams with little else.

We are looking for an 8 meter plus rib, outboard preferred but could do inboard. leisure orientated (over the more commercial look).

where are people selling their ribs these days?
Simple......Facebook
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Oh dear!
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Old 04 March 2018, 19:50   #7
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Dry stacks often have boats for sale - Southampton Dry Stack have a few that may fit your bill.
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Old 04 March 2018, 20:02   #8
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inboard. leisure orientated (over the more commercial look).

where are people selling their ribs these days?
There were 22 posted here during the month of February - a few have sold. There's a 7.5m Scorpion amongst the remains

In my experience over the last decade, the market really only heats up in March and peaks in April. The tat surfaces and sells in May/June. If you are looking for something particular (as you are) then I suspect a single website solution is unlikely - you might do well to spread the word on the broker network and beyond.
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Thanks all,

Of course, I'm looking lots of sites but there is an absolute lack at the moment.

We missed the "perfect" rib for us back in November as we were moving house and i couldn't manage everything at the same time.

We are in no great rush and will keep looking for whats right. maybe March / April will see some more to market?

i see there has been some on here but so far, nothing that quite hits the spot..
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Of course, I'm looking lots of sites but there is an absolute lack at the moment.
That's not quite what I mean. I'm referring to the boats that WILL be for sale come April/May. If you get the word around, you might get a foot in the door. I can think of any number of boats that sold before they were for sale


No harm/cost in putting a post in "RIBs Wanted" on here either. OK, you'll get some unhelpful replies, but heh!
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I think a lot of what used to be on B&O is now on Facebook. I’m not sure it is the place to find top end high value boats (yet) but it’s certainly somewhere I’d be looking for sub 15k ribs. The usual buyer beware principles apply but the lack of anonymity means it certainly feels like it may be less dodgy than gumtree etc.
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I think a lot of what used to be on B&O is now on Facebook. I’m not sure it is the place to find top end high value boats (yet) but it’s certainly somewhere I’d be looking for sub 15k ribs. The usual buyer beware principles apply but the lack of anonymity means it certainly feels like it may be less dodgy than gumtree etc.
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No - Facebook is free to advertise and free to buy... so you pays no money and gets more choice ;-)
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There's a 7.5m Scorpion amongst the remains
And I wonder most why this one is not yet sold...
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Hi Zippy,
I have lots of options for sale...
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And I wonder most why this one is not yet sold...
Me too, do you know something? is this the one that sat in HMS Collingwood for some years with the gearbox missing, grass growing on the deck and a small tree out of the drain well?

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