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Old 15 January 2011, 09:56   #41
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Not just a proper RIB, the best type of RIB
No, no, he means a Humber.
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Old 15 January 2011, 09:59   #42
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You've just fallen into the classic RIBnet behaviour of claiming that your own brand of boat is better than all the others! To make any such claim you need to have regularly used all the others in a variety of conditions (and preferably have gone back and forth to them as your skill level improved and their designs get tweaked). That means there are very few people who can honestly claim to be in a position to judge the best type of RIB - and even then the best RIB for fun days in the Solent may not be the best for cross Channel jollies or extended cruises in the NW of Scotland. Without at least having tried the leading brands you are clearly just spouting meaningless brand loyalty...
Then after all that go out and buy a Humber ....................... or maybe an XS or possibly a Tornado, or perhaps an Osprey or .....................................
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Old 21 February 2011, 21:00   #43
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Ballast

Chaps! Thanks for all your input. have now added 60kg of ballast into the front stowage. Rough water handling is now excellent and the chine walk has gone. I can actually trim it up now lol.
have a safe and fun season
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