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Forum: RIBs & ribbing 21 November 2006, 19:33
Replies: 40
Views: 12,348
Posted By mickey
So what's the procedure if you're about to...

So what's the procedure if you're about to capsize - jump clear or hang on? I'm presuming "jump clear", but it can't be easy because you'd want to be quite sure you wouldn't have a ton of boat...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 17 November 2006, 09:15
Replies: 35
Views: 7,362
Posted By mickey
Have I missed something - do XS have a problem...

Have I missed something - do XS have a problem with toobs?
Forum: Electrics and electronics 14 November 2006, 13:46
Replies: 20
Views: 8,340
Posted By mickey
... which would probably make the rf frequency...

... which would probably make the rf frequency for radar less safe rather than more safe (higher frequency is absorbed more by the human body, I think).

So the only comfort for users of radar on...
Forum: Electrics and electronics 11 November 2006, 22:45
Replies: 20
Views: 8,340
Posted By mickey
Looking at Garmin's website, I see that they...

Looking at Garmin's website, I see that they advertise a 25 degree vertical beamwidth for their 2kW radar. Stuck atop any normal A frame and I reckon you're going to be in the way of the beam as it...
Forum: Electrics and electronics 10 November 2006, 18:20
Replies: 20
Views: 8,340
Posted By mickey
Safety of marine radar

What is the received wisdom about the health risks from radiation from marine radar mounted to a rib?

As we all know, there is concern over the radiation from a mobile phone, and from mobile phone...
Forum: Electrics and electronics 14 October 2006, 06:50
Replies: 9
Views: 2,362
Posted By mickey
I've used Optimas in all sorts of applications...

I've used Optimas in all sorts of applications (but not RIBs since I don't yet own one!).

If you look around you will find them for perhaps twice the cost of a normal lead acid. They are...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 09 October 2006, 17:30
Replies: 3
Views: 1,248
Posted By mickey
Safety on long trips

Could anyone advise on whether radar and/or an auxiliary are sensible/essential for longer tirps, eg across the Irish Sea or to the Channel Islands? We may well travel solo.

I presume an...
Forum: Engines & props 03 October 2006, 23:29
Replies: 5
Views: 2,200
Posted By mickey
150 Verados and Suzie's

I don't know whether I have missed something, but I cannot find any comments on 150HP four strokes anywhere on this site.

Does anyone have any comparative experience?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 02 October 2006, 19:13
Replies: 10
Views: 2,339
Posted By mickey
If you mean goggles as in a mask without the nose...

If you mean goggles as in a mask without the nose piece, then Splash in Newquay sell a brand which is pretty good. Supposed to be useful for water skiing etc. Tel. 01637 873182.

When you take...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 02 October 2006, 18:00
Replies: 46
Views: 11,039
Posted By mickey
Thanks for all the comments. Any thoughts...

Thanks for all the comments.

Any thoughts regarding the comparative rough sea handling capabilities of Solent, XS and Rib-X ribs?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 01 October 2006, 21:27
Replies: 46
Views: 11,039
Posted By mickey
The salesmen keep telling me that a 6m+ rib is...

The salesmen keep telling me that a 6m+ rib is good for (more or less) any sea. Shouldn't I believe them?!

Anything must beat my 4m SIB in a Force 7 off North Cornwall this summer ...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 01 October 2006, 15:25
Replies: 46
Views: 11,039
Posted By mickey
I should have said that the reason for needing at...

I should have said that the reason for needing at least 6.5m is the need to carry 8 people. Quite some party ...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 01 October 2006, 13:29
Replies: 46
Views: 11,039
Posted By mickey
New light 6.5m+ rib

I'm looking for help on choosing a 6.5m or 7m leisure rib with good rough sea handling capabilities (we want to travel long distances off north Cornwall and west Wales). My main criterion is that it...
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