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Forum: Bits and pieces 12 October 2011, 12:33
Replies: 3
Views: 1,251
Posted By Ed the Duck
PM sent. Ed

PM sent.

Ed
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 08 April 2010, 18:16
Replies: 12
Views: 3,218
Posted By Ed the Duck
Geoff We live close enough to make sharing an...

Geoff
We live close enough to make sharing an order worthwhile if it saves costs.

Ed
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 08 April 2010, 15:47
Replies: 9
Views: 3,151
Posted By Ed the Duck
The RNLI boats in this instance provide a beach...

The RNLI boats in this instance provide a beach rescue service. This requires them to operate amongst other water users.

Whilst sitting on the back of the wave is a safer method for the boat, you...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 08 April 2010, 13:26
Replies: 3
Views: 1,844
Posted By Ed the Duck
The valve may not need replacing. I have had...

The valve may not need replacing. I have had leaks caused when the valves collar (plastic bit that holds the valve in place by grippin the fabric) has loosened. When this happens the fabric isn't...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 08 April 2010, 12:39
Replies: 46
Views: 35,604
Posted By Ed the Duck
Another, less abrasive glue removal method is to...

Another, less abrasive glue removal method is to use glue from a hot glue gun.

Melt the glue gun glue into a block and use it like a rubber, once it cools. No idea why it works, but it does the...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 08 April 2010, 11:13
Replies: 12
Views: 3,218
Posted By Ed the Duck
Found some! ...

Found some!

https://www.avonstainlessfasteners.co.uk/products2.htm

2nd line down.

Ed
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 08 April 2010, 11:09
Replies: 12
Views: 3,218
Posted By Ed the Duck
Geoff, Search for T (or Tee) nut in stainless...

Geoff,
Search for T (or Tee) nut in stainless steel - I have tried and failed to find a supplier to provide me with just a few for use on my floor for securing fittings. I prefer to use them rather...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 08 April 2010, 11:02
Replies: 9
Views: 3,151
Posted By Ed the Duck
SIBS in big surf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oM4Y3LVGyg

A favourite video of RNLI SIBs operating in big surf.

Enjoy

Ed
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 13 January 2010, 20:29
Replies: 49
Views: 21,457
Posted By Ed the Duck
PM sent...

PM on its way to you. Operate a similar boat just up the coast.
Ed
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 27 September 2009, 13:11
Replies: 28
Views: 6,662
Posted By Ed the Duck
More D-Class / Arcancia in surf video

A link to one of my favourite videos showing RNLI D-Class in big surf.
Ed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oM4Y3LVGyg
Forum: Bits and pieces 29 July 2009, 08:06
Replies: 1
Views: 1,237
Posted By Ed the Duck
PM Sent. Thanks Ed

PM Sent.

Thanks

Ed
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 12 April 2009, 14:03
Replies: 5
Views: 3,539
Posted By Ed the Duck
BC'er, I opted for a Gemini Surf 420 in...

BC'er,

I opted for a Gemini Surf 420 in hypalon 5years ago, primarily because I wanted a bombproof boat, suitable for use in surf and for 10-20NM passages, that I could drag up and down beaches...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 25 January 2009, 09:16
Replies: 11
Views: 3,020
Posted By Ed the Duck
Prairie, I completely agree. Tape up the air...

Prairie, I completely agree. Tape up the air intake and run the engine. The air held in the engine cover will keep the engine going for quite a while.

After several years of operating in surf,...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 29 July 2008, 13:52
Replies: 49
Views: 21,457
Posted By Ed the Duck
This is my Gemini 420 Surf/GRX at about 20-25kts...

This is my Gemini 420 Surf/GRX at about 20-25kts on a flat day, no payload. Note how the base of the cat hulls are reinforced with a rubber triangular profile. The shape helps slice through chop.
...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 07 July 2008, 17:01
Replies: 16
Views: 9,213
Posted By Ed the Duck
Buying a Gemini Boat in UK

It may be worth trying Paul Lemmer at Ribs Ltd. He certainly is a fan of the gemini boats, I recall speaking to him a few years back and hearing how the Gemini GRX were some of the most fun boats he...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 06 July 2008, 11:51
Replies: 16
Views: 9,213
Posted By Ed the Duck
Towing behind the Gemini 420. Using a surfboard...

Towing behind the Gemini 420. Using a surfboard here, practising for tow-in to waves, but wakeboard works too.
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 06 July 2008, 11:05
Replies: 55
Views: 14,771
Posted By Ed the Duck
Gemeini 420 foor depth / sponson size

Prairies Tuber's Gemini Dive 470 is an awesomely well built boat with huge diameter sponsons, the surf 420 sponsons aren't as big and so I do find myself sat on the floor in anything other than the...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 06 July 2008, 10:04
Replies: 16
Views: 9,213
Posted By Ed the Duck
Adam I have a Gemini GRX 420 SIB with a 40hp -...

Adam
I have a Gemini GRX 420 SIB with a 40hp - no problems wakeboarding behind that with 3 adults onboard. I Imagine the Ceasar Surfcat would perform the same, and maybe the Zodiac Futura Mk II...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 25 April 2008, 20:26
Replies: 50
Views: 27,464
Posted By Ed the Duck
Do you mean indoors as in a house, or indoors as...

Do you mean indoors as in a house, or indoors as in a corner of a garage?

I use a GRX420 (a zapcat with a bow - like a Ceasar Surf Cat) and would suggest that deflating a zapcat after every use is...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 06 February 2008, 12:56
Replies: 18
Views: 3,641
Posted By Ed the Duck
For flooring in a thundercat I would recommend...

For flooring in a thundercat I would recommend using expanded polyethylene foam. It's resistant to petrol spills, doesn't rot, relatively cheap and can provide good impact protection. It's easy to...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 21 January 2008, 11:00
Replies: 22
Views: 4,266
Posted By Ed the Duck
https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7007...

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7007081.stm


Is this the incident where the PCSOs watched on as a child drowned? As always, the media story doesn't always reflect the full story.
...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 15 August 2007, 13:43
Replies: 24
Views: 5,133
Posted By Ed the Duck
I was advised to use a homemade rubbing block...

I was advised to use a homemade rubbing block made of acrylic glue to remove glue residue. Tried it last week and it worked superbly. It may be one of these that your brother uses.

Really easy to...
Forum: Engines & props 17 June 2007, 13:45
Replies: 7
Views: 3,916
Posted By Ed the Duck
I think these type of covers are just bags to...

I think these type of covers are just bags to place over the hood during storage. The ones I saw didnt have cut outs to allow air to get into the engine whilst running and flapped around. With no air...
Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs 16 June 2007, 17:34
Replies: 18
Views: 7,214
Posted By Ed the Duck
Prairie Tuber, See above link for reply. Sorry...

Prairie Tuber,
See above link for reply. Sorry for not replying sooner - work getting in the way of enjoying life.

Look forward to hearing of the 470 - don't think you'll regret waiting for the...
Forum: Engines & props 16 June 2007, 17:22
Replies: 7
Views: 3,916
Posted By Ed the Duck
Not appreciably. Run the engine near to WOT and...

Not appreciably. Run the engine near to WOT and find that ear plugs work best for deadening the sound. At idle, there is a slight reduction in sound.
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