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Forum: RIBs & ribbing 22 March 2021, 21:53
Replies: 3
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Posted By john4tee
Looks like we have the same antifoul. Elbow...

Looks like we have the same antifoul. Elbow grease, I think.
Thank you for your help
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 15 March 2021, 00:27
Replies: 3
Views: 527
Posted By john4tee
Antifoul

My AvonSR 540 has suffered the indignity of grey sludge antifoul. Does this come off easily?
What do.i put on instead and what preparation of surface needs to be done ? My boat is on a mooring for...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 04 January 2021, 18:41
Replies: 0
Views: 586
Posted By john4tee
Questions

Hi.
Simply because I am Covid confined, and my boat is 220 miles away in a dark and lonely shed, I am planning some minor renovations for when we can travel again. Its an Avon SR540

1: I want to...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 February 2020, 23:16
Replies: 8
Views: 2,837
Posted By john4tee
Thank you all, gentlemen and ladies. I will take...

Thank you all, gentlemen and ladies. I will take all that on board(pun intended) and continue the search.
I have only one wife, but she is still the youngest!
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 February 2020, 19:45
Replies: 8
Views: 2,837
Posted By john4tee
I know that this thread is old but if anyone is...

I know that this thread is old but if anyone is still out there, I would like to know the result. I have an Avon 540 and I like the space but my youngest wife wants a seat and I want to be able to...
Forum: Bits and pieces 25 February 2020, 15:25
Replies: 10
Views: 1,135
Posted By john4tee
Do you have picture of the seat please? I have...

Do you have picture of the seat please? I have AVon 540. might be suitable.
Forum: Bits and pieces 25 February 2020, 15:23
Replies: 4
Views: 881
Posted By john4tee
I am in the same boat (pun intended) with my...

I am in the same boat (pun intended) with my searider 540 and my wife. I am looking for an easily removable bench seat. but don't know what to get. any advice?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 12 January 2020, 22:26
Replies: 4
Views: 1,819
Posted By john4tee
Avon Searider 540. I have to make concessions to...

Avon Searider 540. I have to make concessions to wife and family and want to put an easily removable bench seat aft. i am seeing ads for hook-ons and inflatables. Is this a feasible option. I cannot...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 29 March 2019, 11:47
Replies: 7
Views: 1,947
Posted By john4tee
Thank you, inland Alex. I have the engine and...

Thank you, inland Alex. I have the engine and accessory weights. Just need hull and tubes. Any ideas?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 28 March 2019, 22:28
Replies: 7
Views: 1,947
Posted By john4tee
Thank you all very much for your input. Needless...

Thank you all very much for your input. Needless to say i have another question. Does anyone know the approximate weight of the Avon 540? There are a few frills added to the carcass but nothing...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 March 2019, 20:56
Replies: 7
Views: 1,947
Posted By john4tee
Avon Searider 540

I am finally spending some money on my long suffering Avon 540. There is a Mercury 75 two stroke coming off it and I am considering putting on a new Honda 50 four stroke. Does anyone know if this is...
Forum: Engines & props 08 April 2015, 21:57
Replies: 5
Views: 1,377
Posted By john4tee
The forward part is the part closest to the...

The forward part is the part closest to the transom when the engine is in the vertical position. The back is the part furthest from the boat itself. The back part comes apart easily but its...
Forum: Engines & props 06 April 2015, 22:05
Replies: 5
Views: 1,377
Posted By john4tee
Thank you Nos4r2. I have tried that. Nothing...

Thank you Nos4r2. I have tried that. Nothing doing. There is a bolt under the anode which i removed also. The Back part is quite loose now but the forward part will not budge. I even tried brute...
Forum: Engines & props 06 April 2015, 21:14
Replies: 5
Views: 1,377
Posted By john4tee
Yamaha 90HP/ 2 stroke. Avon Searider 540

Please Help::
I have an Avon Searider 540 with a Yamaha 90 2 stroke engine which I am fairly sure is about 15-20 years old.
I am having trouble with the gear box. . its not engaging and it is...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 16 February 2015, 16:36
Replies: 3
Views: 1,183
Posted By john4tee
Thank y'all for the tips. I will probably try to...

Thank y'all for the tips. I will probably try to get a younger Yamaha 90.
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 12 February 2015, 17:32
Replies: 3
Views: 1,183
Posted By john4tee
Avon Searider 540

There are new rules for emissions coming into force on Irelands inland waterways. Big 2 stroke engines are going to be banned so they are trickling on to the market.
I use my Avon Searider 540...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 22 January 2013, 21:27
Replies: 1
Views: 1,176
Posted By john4tee
Seating

I have an Avon Searider 540 with a single jockey seat console. I want to add more seating but I am unsure of the best approach. Would i have room for two pod seats side by side astern of the console?...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 26 June 2012, 15:46
Replies: 20
Views: 6,713
Posted By john4tee
Oh yeah, and did you screw on the perspex plate...

Oh yeah, and did you screw on the perspex plate or just seal it on with Sika flex?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 26 June 2012, 15:40
Replies: 20
Views: 6,713
Posted By john4tee
Thank you all for your sensible and enlightening...

Thank you all for your sensible and enlightening advice. the perspex plate with the bung sounds like a good solution for me, with the possibility of the equalising tube. However, I am completely new...
Forum: Say Hello | New Member Introductions 26 June 2012, 15:20
Replies: 1
Views: 850
Posted By john4tee
Hello

Hello to all, from me; John. New to boats, new to ribs and new to Ribnet!
I have an old Avon searider 540 with Yamaha 90 2 stroke. I live in Dublin Ireland but I use my rib mostly near Roundstone...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 June 2012, 16:16
Replies: 20
Views: 6,713
Posted By john4tee
Avon Searider 540

I have recently purchased an Avon Searider 540. An old'un but a good'un! I am using it for a bit of sightseeing, fishing, cruising. It's the one with the flooding hull. When I bought it the previous...
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