Forum: Other stuff
07 April 2021, 18:09
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Replies: 91
Views: 5,617
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Forum: Other stuff
06 April 2021, 20:04
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Replies: 91
Views: 5,617
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
08 June 2018, 09:17
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,118
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
04 February 2018, 19:00
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Replies: 2
Views: 888
Have you got quotes for both? If not overly...
Have you got quotes for both? If not overly expensive, I'd suggest Orca 866 1670 dtex for commercial work. Military spec. boats seem to use 1880 dtex hypalon. Rubbing strakes in the right places will...
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Forum: Engines & props
04 February 2018, 17:37
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Replies: 22
Views: 8,014
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
02 December 2017, 16:25
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,725
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Forum: Engines & props
10 November 2017, 19:20
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,733
I had a 30hp ETEC (tiller steered) on a 4.2m...
I had a 30hp ETEC (tiller steered) on a 4.2m Zodiac. The engine was nice and very reliable but too heavy to lift on and off regularly. I had the simple pull-start version and it always started first...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
01 April 2016, 06:24
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,184
Are you sure that this is still the case...
Are you sure that this is still the case following the changes at Zodiac? It certainly used to be that way but I have been told a lot of production was shifted to China in an effort to reduce costs....
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
24 March 2016, 13:32
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,993
Thanks. I will aim for a boat with reasonably...
Thanks. I will aim for a boat with reasonably sized tubes then. Never had a boat with less than 45cm diameter tubes and, as mentioned, they seemed fine and the ride was as dry as it can be for a SIB...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
24 March 2016, 12:56
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,993
Excellent, thanks for that. Now I see the...
Excellent, thanks for that. Now I see the internal width specified is between the tubes as the tube diameters plus the width specified equals the total width. Seems that these type of boats have got...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
24 March 2016, 11:57
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,993
Cheers. My last boat had 45cm tubes and those...
Cheers. My last boat had 45cm tubes and those seemed about right.
Do you happen to know the internal dimensions of your boat and, if so, how they are measured? The spec. sheet for my last boat...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
24 March 2016, 11:25
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,993
Tube diameter
More modern inflatable boats appear to have larger tubes than the older boats, especially the small boats. Based on experience here, does it make much difference regarding a dry ride? Some of the...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
23 March 2016, 10:53
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Replies: 120
Views: 15,279
Regarding the quality issues, do you happen to...
Regarding the quality issues, do you happen to know where Bombard build their boats these days?
I am asking because I have heard that Zodiac moved their production from France to China last year....
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
22 March 2016, 17:45
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,533
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
22 March 2016, 14:00
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,533
Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. I'd...
Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. I'd really like a hypalon boat from Avon as the old ones were great. I haven't had any luck finding a good one recently. Shame they don't make them anymore....
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
22 March 2016, 12:09
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,533
SIB material options (used boat)
Ok, now I have sorted the storage and launching plan I am after an inflatable of max 4m to go with my Suzuki 20hp (4 stroke) short shaft outboard. A friend knows a guy selling a 5 year old Humber 13i...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
22 March 2016, 11:51
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,144
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
20 March 2016, 14:43
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,144
Hand launching with trolley. Weight limit?
Would a 150kg (boat and engine) set up on a launching trolley be too heavy for one person to launch and recover from a shallow slipway? The distance from the secure storage area available to the...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
20 March 2016, 14:35
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,296
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
18 March 2016, 12:53
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,296
Avon/ Zodiac/ Milpro -UK?
Hi,
Does anyone here happen to know what professional Zodiac products (if any) are still built here in the UK, at the former Avon factory in Wales? I recently heard that the milpro division...
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Forum: Bits and pieces
09 August 2015, 18:43
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Replies: 2
Views: 810
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
30 July 2015, 09:31
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,247
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
29 July 2015, 13:29
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,247
Suzuki or Honda 8hp 4 stroke?
Ok, need to replace an 8hp 4 stroke outboard and have been made very good offers for both an 8hp Suzuki and an 8hp Honda outboard (new). Both dealers nearby, good service etc.
The problem is I...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
17 August 2013, 14:33
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,426
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
17 August 2013, 06:51
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,426
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