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Forum: RIBs & ribbing 19 April 2017, 22:24
Replies: 5
Views: 814
Posted By Burgie
It's a boat we've been donated. Sad to see a RIB...

It's a boat we've been donated. Sad to see a RIB in such a state.


Will try these suggestions sometime next week, will report back. Thanks all
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 19 April 2017, 15:40
Replies: 5
Views: 814
Posted By Burgie
How to remove dark spots?

It's time for me to get the Sailing Club Ribs back up to standard again. I'm cleaning with Poly Marine on the tubes but i have these black spots that won't come off.


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Any ideas what i...
Forum: Engines & props 31 January 2017, 21:12
Replies: 10
Views: 1,832
Posted By Burgie
We don't use the flush point. We only use muffs,...

We don't use the flush point. We only use muffs, to reduce engine damage and untrained people to do it. If used on sea water muffs are the best so you have a real deep clean. As a user said above,...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 09 October 2016, 11:44
Replies: 4
Views: 834
Posted By Burgie
Hypalon.

Hypalon.
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 08 October 2016, 12:54
Replies: 4
Views: 834
Posted By Burgie
Restoring Fabric

The fabric on my rib handles is fading, how do I go around making them black again without taking it off and replacing with new fabric?
Forum: RIB gallery 16 August 2016, 17:53
Replies: 137
Views: 33,978
Posted By Burgie
That looks amazing. Very beautiful. Presume you...

That looks amazing. Very beautiful. Presume you get to speed around with that extremely large outboard. Do you know (rough figure) how much this cost to build?
Forum: Engines & props 11 August 2016, 20:41
Replies: 8
Views: 3,115
Posted By Burgie
Interesting, everyone seems to have their...

Interesting, everyone seems to have their preference. When I was doing my RYA PBA we were out supporting some of the activities (sup, sailors, windsurfers) and we were assigned to prop guarded ribs.
Forum: Engines & props 11 August 2016, 09:24
Replies: 8
Views: 3,115
Posted By Burgie
Prop Guard

I'm trying to get my sailing club to buy prop guards for their ribs. Does anyone have a prop guard or recommend one?
Forum: Engines & props 09 August 2016, 15:20
Replies: 27
Views: 8,660
Posted By Burgie
Alright, i travelled for a while to get some good...

Alright, i travelled for a while to get some good fuel and injector cleaner. I ran it for 20mins and now it runs great. Thanks guys :)
Forum: RIB gallery 09 August 2016, 14:44
Replies: 1,280
Views: 508,967
Posted By Burgie
Don't have a photo of it all together, I was just...

Don't have a photo of it all together, I was just down at the yard today so I just snapped a few pictures. Yeah the yard is messy. The tractors pretty new :)
Forum: Other stuff 09 August 2016, 07:40
Replies: 5
Views: 1,574
Posted By Burgie
Forecast was for drizzle and no increase in wind....

Forecast was for drizzle and no increase in wind. But if you looked out you could see rain and thunder, so the boats should have come in anyway. This was the same weekend as that guy died...
Forum: Other stuff 08 August 2016, 21:21
Replies: 5
Views: 1,574
Posted By Burgie
Open Day Disaster

A little story...
This happend a few months ago, my sailing club was holding a open day in ~June. It is one of the towns bigger attractions as we bring in Kessock and Invergordon Lifeboat, Moray...
Forum: Engines & props 08 August 2016, 21:00
Replies: 27
Views: 8,660
Posted By Burgie
That may be the problem, the sailing club loves...

That may be the problem, the sailing club loves to pump cheap fuel into our outboards, I'll have a look tomorrow and see of that's the problem.
Forum: Engines & props 30 July 2016, 09:37
Replies: 27
Views: 8,660
Posted By Burgie
Plugs were replaced a few weeks ago, the fuel...

Plugs were replaced a few weeks ago, the fuel system has been flushed.
Forum: Engines & props 29 July 2016, 22:38
Replies: 27
Views: 8,660
Posted By Burgie
Also forgot to mention that we had gravel in the...

Also forgot to mention that we had gravel in the impellor, but as far as I'm aware a Honda dealer fixed this. The engine seems to tick over before it cuts out.
Forum: Engines & props 29 July 2016, 22:36
Replies: 27
Views: 8,660
Posted By Burgie
Honda 60HP 4 stroke idle problem

Hello,
One of my sailing clubs ribs suffers a problem when idling, it's a Honda 4 stroke 60HP from 2011. The engine will idle for ~10 seconds. I have replace the fuel lines and cooling system and...
Forum: Say Hello | New Member Introductions 19 July 2016, 08:49
Replies: 2
Views: 670
Posted By Burgie
Hey There

Hi,
I'm Euan, I'm 15 years old and I'm a Coxswain for my Safety boat at my Local Sailing Club. I drive a Humber 6m Destroyer with a Yamaha 60hp 4 stroke petrol engine. My most recent upgrade was the...
Forum: Engines & props 18 July 2016, 10:39
Replies: 6
Views: 1,062
Posted By Burgie
I think the Fire Brigade are coming but you know,...

I think the Fire Brigade are coming but you know, 1 thing isn't always enough for some clubs. I'll do the safety briefing on that. Pretty sure this idea came from a few pints, as you said....
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Forum: Engines & props 18 July 2016, 09:54
Replies: 6
Views: 1,062
Posted By Burgie
Yeah, that's what I was thinking,but they asked...

Yeah, that's what I was thinking,but they asked me to use the outboard engine...
Forum: Engines & props 18 July 2016, 08:58
Replies: 6
Views: 1,062
Posted By Burgie
How to (safely) create spray

Hi,

Ok, this sounds a bit mad but I got asked by a member of my sailing club which I do safety cover for, how do you create spray? They want this for the Raft Race next week, so I can purposely...
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