Forum: RIBs & ribbing
15 February 2020, 20:21
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
29 June 2018, 05:04
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Replies: 21
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I have family on Coll. Any time I travel out in...
I have family on Coll. Any time I travel out in my RIB, I stop off in Tobermory for a break and to refuel. The petrol pump on Coll has limited opening times, and the latest price I heard was around...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
07 August 2017, 12:44
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,785
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
04 August 2017, 20:29
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,896
What is new in the world of Ribs?
Can't fault my recently acquired Rib-X.
It's a 535, but punches well above its' weight. Strongly built but light, very dry, no cavitation and a surprisingly gentle re-entry when it becomes airborne....
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 August 2017, 09:53
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Replies: 84
Views: 32,869
RIB from China - lianya-industry
Here are a couple of photographs that I took of a new Highfield on display at a chandlery in Scotland and available to buy.
The welding as has been commented above is not of the neatest and the keel...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
31 July 2017, 09:20
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,191
I've no idea where the idea crept into this...
I've no idea where the idea crept into this thread that all things of Chinese manufacture are bad and to be condemned. I'm not aware that anyone said or implied this.
There is however a problem...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
29 July 2017, 21:39
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,191
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
29 July 2017, 19:16
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Replies: 37
Views: 6,191
Excel voyager sr470 - Thoughts please...!!!
Looking at the specifications for the excel RIB, I notice that the overall length is 4.7 metres and the hull length is just 3.3 meters. This means that in common with other Chinese manufactured RIBs,...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
06 July 2017, 08:22
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Replies: 41
Views: 5,578
I live on Lismore, and was looking forward to...
I live on Lismore, and was looking forward to being able to nip across to Oban in my RIB, be it for work, play or even just a Chinese carry out, and having somewhere safe and secure to tie up....
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
29 May 2017, 14:59
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,473
What speed
I used to get 27 knots with a 50 hp Suzuki on a Valiant 4.9DR. That was flat out with one up,and a clean hull with hard tubes. I would guess that your prop is perhaps on the course side and you're...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
03 May 2017, 12:06
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Replies: 84
Views: 32,869
Might I just add that I did not knowingly...
Might I just add that I did not knowingly purchase a Chinese made RIB.
The Piranha RIB that I was sold was marketed to me in person as being manufactured in Poland. It was advertised on the...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
03 May 2017, 06:38
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Replies: 84
Views: 32,869
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
27 April 2017, 09:58
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Replies: 84
Views: 32,869
As many here will know, I was suckered into...
As many here will know, I was suckered into buying a Chinese manufactured RIB which was marketed by Piranha Ribs Ltd, and shown at the London Boat Show. It was called a P550 Club Rescue, and was...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
24 April 2017, 12:36
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Replies: 4
Views: 880
I also thought that I might use them as fenders...
I also thought that I might use them as fenders to hang over the tubes, but not sure if the rubber would cause abrasion damage. They are completely smooth on the base so possibly ok.
I also plan to...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
23 April 2017, 13:25
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Replies: 4
Views: 880
Rubber mats
May be of interest to some on here in the U.K.
These mats are on sale at Morrisons Supermarkets for £2 each.119097119098
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
10 April 2017, 07:18
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,463
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
24 March 2017, 17:34
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,268
Despite what the advertiser says, I would put...
Despite what the advertiser says, I would put serious money on this being a cheap and nasty Chinese import.
I base this on personal experience and knowledge of the person who supplied it as new....
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
19 February 2017, 19:43
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Replies: 70
Views: 6,904
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
19 February 2017, 17:19
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Replies: 70
Views: 6,904
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
03 February 2017, 10:40
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,268
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
03 February 2017, 10:02
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,268
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 February 2017, 21:13
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Replies: 48
Views: 4,497
Might I ask what your budget is?
Glad you gave...
Might I ask what your budget is?
Glad you gave up on the idea of the Chinese RIB. It almost certainly wouldn't be CE approved, but would have been marked CE, as in Chinese Export.
Why not give...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
26 January 2017, 08:36
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,626
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
26 January 2017, 07:51
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Replies: 28
Views: 3,626
Following on from my recent experience with a...
Following on from my recent experience with a Chinese manufactured RIB, I wonder if there is such a thing as a "high quality chinese boat".
Don't proceed with the order would be my advice, how I...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
25 January 2017, 14:04
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,268
Brief update
Piranha Ribs Ltd have shut up shop on Hayling Island, pulled their website, and done a runner.
The RIB that I was sold, under the grand title of a Piranha P550 Club Rescue, has proved to have...
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