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02 May 2015, 09:35
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Haddington
Make: Avon SR4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50 Hp
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Rib Wanted £2- 4k Budget
Hi Gents
Newbie here the time has come to buy a rib , looking for a rib to have some fun and maybe some fishing in the Forth . Nothing to big as it will be me and few friends.
Thanks
Lee
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02 May 2015, 12:43
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Stirling
Boat name: The Gurnard
Make: Quicksilver
Length: 4m +
Engine: mariner 25hp 2s
Join Date: Jul 2013
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I know nothing about this boat..or who is selling it..or even if its worth the 2K asking price..but I noticed it on gumtree the other day and wondered about giving it a look myself ?..then though I cant justify another boat lol.
its not far from you either..its next village to me.
It might even be sold now..or if its a pup and you buy it..dont blame me..im just forwarding a link 
Humber 5 m Rigid Inflatable Boat | United Kingdom | Gumtree
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02 May 2015, 16:51
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Country: UK - England
Town: Beds/South coast
Make: Ribcraft 585
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yam 115
Join Date: Jul 2010
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That looks like a bargain to me! Humber are great boats, we had one in our dive club for over 20 years! Coupled with the trusty Mariner, you have a good start! You could have some money left over for servicing & maybe putting some decent fish-finder/plotter onboard. VHF radio also of course!
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02 May 2015, 18:20
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Country: UK - England
Length: 3m +
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A 40 on a 5m is a bit under powered is it not?
1989 second hand engine. OK its apparently ex RNLI but that means extra hours on what's now 30 years old? Assuming it is a genuine ExRNLI.
Exact humber model not stated. Is it the assault that is very shallow V and so mince in a chop...?
Assuming that engine is leccy start as well as pull? To me pull start is a pita. Nice backup but depending on your use and plans for start/stopping lots could seriously p*** you off if it's a manual only. Stick two friends on that and to start you need to lean past them to pull the go cord. Not punch them with the cord etc...
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02 May 2015, 18:41
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Country: UK - England
Town: Sidmouth
Boat name: Various
Make: Avon, Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mercury 40, Honda 50
Join Date: Nov 2012
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40 works well enough on a Ribcraft 4.8. 50 seems plenty on a 5m Humber Destroyer.
Older threads suggest the Assault is indeed the shallower V hull ( http://www.rib.net/forum/f8/humber-a...ood-44963.html), which I presume wouldn't need as much power...
But: an old manual start as you say. And does that throttle have an interlock?
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02 May 2015, 18:52
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Country: UK - England
Town: Margate / Ramsgate
Boat name: Bumbl
Make: Scorpion
Length: 8m +
Engine: Yanmar diesel
Join Date: Feb 2002
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I've built this as a tender for myself but it's for sale.
4.5m humber, sweet 3-cyl Merc/Mariner 50 electric everything and oil injection.
It's quite a weapon as it happens !!  
£3000 on trailer.
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02 May 2015, 19:44
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Denny
Boat name: Highland Bluewater
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Originally Posted by ShinyShoe
A 40 on a 5m is a bit under powered is it not?
1989 second hand engine. OK its apparently ex RNLI but that means extra hours on what's now 30 years old? Assuming it is a genuine ExRNLI.
Exact humber model not stated. Is it the assault that is very shallow V and so mince in a chop...?
Assuming that engine is leccy start as well as pull? To me pull start is a pita. Nice backup but depending on your use and plans for start/stopping lots could seriously p*** you off if it's a manual only. Stick two friends on that and to start you need to lean past them to pull the go cord. Not punch them with the cord etc...
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Can't see starter ring on the fly wheel.  Day after arm ache.
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03 May 2015, 07:32
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Haddington
Make: Avon SR4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50 Hp
Join Date: Apr 2015
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03 May 2015, 08:11
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 4,534
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40 works well enough on a Ribcraft 4.8. 50 seems plenty on a 5m Humber Destroyer.
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You're having a laugh right?  Ribcraft 4.8 needs at least 60hp in my opinion.
The Humber (looks like an Assault) with the 40hp will be underpowered. Manual start too.
Zodiac Pro with Yamaha 75hp (Inverness-shire)
Zodiac Rib, Inverness-shire - FAFB
Refurbished Avon Searider 4m (Firefly)
http://www.rib.net/forum/f8/sr4-thin...ing-67709.html
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03 May 2015, 15:04
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RIBnet admin team
Country: UK - Scotland
Boat name: imposter
Make: FunYak
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 30HP
MMSI: 235089819
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Underpowered is all relative. If the mission is fishing rather than fighting big waves at speed forty will get you there and back, just with much less of a grin!
Pull start isn't the end of the world it's one less thing to go wrong / look after, and if the "crew" are fit will be no big issue if the engine is in good shape. Doubtless though that package is unlikely to result in a long term relationship - but everyone is looking to fall in love first time round!
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03 May 2015, 18:49
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Length: 3m +
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Aye but yae widnae take the lonely lass home at the end if the night just because yae didnae expect to fall in love first time round...
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03 May 2015, 19:09
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Stirling
Boat name: The Gurnard
Make: Quicksilver
Length: 4m +
Engine: mariner 25hp 2s
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,653
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Pulling the lonely lass wasnt as difficult as pulling the outboard ..but then the lonely lass pulled me big time .. when she cleaned me out after I fell in love and married her ..so now I would rather pull an outboard any day and leave lonely lasses to pull themselves ..lessons learned
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09 May 2015, 20:52
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Winchburgh west Lothian
Boat name: Papa Bear V1
Make: Humber 5.3 Ataque
Length: 5m +
Engine: 40 Mercury four stro
Join Date: Dec 2013
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Pulling the lonely lass wasnt as difficult as pulling the outboard ..but then the lonely lass pulled me big time .. when she cleaned me out after I fell in love and married her ..so now I would rather pull an outboard any day and leave lonely lasses to pull themselves ..lessons learned |
Well said".....
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27 May 2015, 16:10
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Haddington
Make: Avon SR4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50 Hp
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Found this might have a look this week . Are they any good!!
Avon sea rider 4 meter rib | United Kingdom | Gumtree
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27 May 2015, 17:04
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Sidmouth
Boat name: Various
Make: Avon, Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: Mercury 40, Honda 50
Join Date: Nov 2012
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You're having a laugh right? Ribcraft 4.8 needs at least 60hp in my opinion.
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I missed this, but no, I'm not. It's adequate. By that I mean it'll plane with a reasonable load and is enough power to get you both into and out of trouble in 6ft of sea, which is the most I've seen with that particular combination.
If you'd just said it was better with 50hp or more, I'd have agreed. It transformed the boat from when we upgraded from a Mercury 40 to a Honda 50, but it was OK to begin with. I've never tried one with 60hp or more, so don't know what benefit you really get.
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Found this might have a look this week . Are they any good!!
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Seariders have lots of fans on here. That's a Deluxe one — moulded floor and side-by-side seating. Personally, I trust Gumtree about as much as I'd trust a sleeping leopard though, so it'd be worth making sure it definitely exists.
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27 May 2015, 17:24
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Spoke to the guy today it may need some tidying . Just wondering about the price.
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27 May 2015, 17:28
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Town: Haddington
Make: Avon SR4
Length: 4m +
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27 May 2015, 17:28
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Haddington
Make: Avon SR4
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50 Hp
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27 May 2015, 17:53
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Is it me or is the trailer bending under the weight?
It looks tidy. That'd put me off as I wouldn't want a porn star deuluxe model so it seems wrong to rip apart a sound boat...
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