Forum: Engines & props
07 May 2022, 09:55
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Replies: 60
Views: 8,108
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
04 May 2022, 07:36
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,480
I really wouldn't do it. As everyone has said,...
I really wouldn't do it. As everyone has said, this has disaster written all over it. Can you not get a second engine then the other adult might skipper the second SIB and you just remain close to...
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
02 February 2022, 16:08
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Replies: 7
Views: 631
They are pretty good figures. I supply and fit...
They are pretty good figures. I supply and fit this stuff in the course of my work. On some boats you’ll never get above 15 or 16 watts just because of the loss on the cable.
My wife and I also...
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
27 January 2022, 11:44
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Replies: 7
Views: 710
Fit a new cable
[QUOTE=alt;848299]Ideally, yes. But it's a 100ft cable and the antenna is on the top of a building!
Personally I'd fit a new run of unbroken cable. As Spartacus says introducing joints will reduce...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
26 November 2021, 08:27
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,098
I fit quite a few antennas as part of my...
I fit quite a few antennas as part of my business and use a Shakesphere Art3 SWR meter. You can buy them on line for £118, just Google the meter type. The meter will show you your VHF set output in...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
24 November 2021, 07:25
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,098
I supply Metz Antennas for UK and Europe having...
I supply Metz Antennas for UK and Europe having imported them from the US where they are made. I am a trade member on here as well as being a rib user. The website is https://seasthedaymarine.co.uk....
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
06 August 2021, 18:41
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,145
https://www.gotek7.com/
I’ve been using this...
https://www.gotek7.com/
I’ve been using this company since 2008 for work and the last six years for a tracker on my rib. I have found their trackers to be the most reliable and fastest in a cold...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
08 June 2021, 20:55
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,009
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
04 June 2021, 00:00
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,255
Whip price and postage
The more I think about this the more I think I can sort this out quickly.
I have ordered ten whips tonight from the States but until they go through Customs, I have no idea what the duty will be....
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
03 June 2021, 22:34
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,255
I have a reply from the States. I can get the...
I have a reply from the States. I can get the whips separately and have asked for a consignment to be sent. I just need to work out the import duty and shipping when they invoice me and I can let...
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
02 June 2021, 17:48
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,255
Metz antennas UK
Hi BeerBelly and thanks to Chris Caton too. I thought I had replied to this query from you about purchasing a whip separately. They don’t supply them separately and I just buy the whole units...
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
20 May 2021, 21:38
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,095
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
12 April 2021, 04:39
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,438
One of the two times that we had to use our...
One of the two times that we had to use our auxilliary was on Loch Torridan in strong winds, a 1m chop with a sudden fuel problem a few hundred meters from cliffs on a lee shore in a place which was...
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
05 March 2021, 18:45
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Replies: 47
Views: 3,095
Ofcom emailed about this consultation
We got the email at our Sailing Club and I had one sent to my personal email. It was so heavily worded using phases that appeared to be those that would be used by a scammer from another country that...
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Forum: Other stuff
19 February 2021, 18:11
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,354
I use Parcel Force or Royal Mail (dependant on...
I use Parcel Force or Royal Mail (dependant on weight) to post items to Europe as part of a marine related business. It was fine until Brexit happened and things were pretty quick. Now, even with the...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
10 February 2021, 22:25
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Replies: 56
Views: 3,438
6.5m rib using 6hp Auxilliary
We have a 6.5m rib with a 200hp main engine. We use it a lot up in Scotland offshore between Gairloch and Ullapool whale watching. There aren’t many people around up there for a friendly tow so we...
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
28 December 2020, 18:26
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Replies: 22
Views: 5,765
We had all Lowrance units on our boat but the...
We had all Lowrance units on our boat but the units were getting old so we looked at the space we had on the console and decided we could get a 9 inch screen fitted flush as well as a smaller older...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
29 November 2020, 05:38
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Replies: 41
Views: 2,468
Flip up steps not as hard to use as you think
Flip up steps are not as hard to use as you might think. As long as you can get hold of the bottom of your ‘A’ frame from the water, then you get one foot on the lower step and you’re on your way...
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
30 October 2020, 17:59
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,418
We got one of these just for launching in the...
We got one of these just for launching in the dark to check for rocks etc. It is very bright but other than launching, you destroy your nightlight if you use any lights on the water, as previously...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
26 September 2020, 10:16
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,612
Extra aluminium seat on 3D Superlight
I forgot to tell you, after we had owned ours a few years, using it to take rucksacks over to a small island or as a tender to our rib, we realised that an extra sliding seat wouldn’t go amiss,...
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Forum: Engines & props
31 August 2020, 09:37
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,115
We’ve got a 2004 Etec 200hp on our Rib, a 6.5m...
We’ve got a 2004 Etec 200hp on our Rib, a 6.5m Ballistic. We’ve had the boat and engine for five years and it has never let us down or failed to start first time. It is quiet and doesn’t produce...
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Forum: Say Hello | New Member Introductions
04 August 2020, 05:02
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,794
Personally I’d follow the previous advice about...
Personally I’d follow the previous advice about PB2 courses then go for a 5.5m plus and the biggest engine that you can afford, 150hp or upwards otherwise you’ll buy something smaller and be looking...
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Forum: Engines & props
09 July 2020, 16:43
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,775
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
11 June 2020, 17:26
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,139
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
28 April 2020, 20:38
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Replies: 2
Views: 912
GPS Rollover
It was GPS rollover in April 2019 that caused this. It’s the reason a lot of people upgraded older Chartplotters that weren’t capable of taking firmware updates. It’s a quirk of GPS rectified with...
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