Forum: Engines & props
01 December 2007, 00:16
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,877
what alarm
is it low oil or temp alarm,,i had a 150 opti that was mounted high on the transom and at speed or certain slow runing with bow up the low water alarm would go off,,ended up was just air around top...
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Forum: Electrics and electronics
29 November 2007, 22:35
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Replies: 17
Views: 3,565
garmin gps72
i use 1 of these ,had it for years,,use on jetski,boat,car and farm as it gives elevations,,has evry country and waypoints programed in,floats when ya drop it over board,lots of features i never use...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
28 November 2007, 21:46
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Replies: 95
Views: 34,494
dinner time
when they(girls) finish racing and cleaning the boats ,they can cook my dinner
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Forum: Engines & props
27 November 2007, 00:21
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,569
chine walk
chine walk will happen for a number of reasons,,a starting test is to trim up and see if theres any play in your steering,also sum engines have anti vibration mounts,(rubber),,and at speed with lots...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
23 November 2007, 22:27
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Replies: 17
Views: 9,789
fuel sniffers
you can buy a fuel sniffer that will give you a RON ,octane reading,,,we use them to check fuels in race karts during scrutineering and racing,,but simple tests have shown,,that within 72hrs in a...
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Forum: Other stuff
23 November 2007, 21:50
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Replies: 91
Views: 14,355
interesting
ok lets put this in 2 boating,,if a boat is in a river and water is running at x speed,,the boats motor has to be kept at x revs to keep it stationary,,,if the speed of water in creases so does the...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
17 November 2007, 00:25
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Replies: 6
Views: 2,593
setup
avon seasport,,60hp yam,,40mph,goes well and with a 60 seems well within its design ,wish it was 100hp rated,,
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Forum: Bits and pieces
17 November 2007, 00:17
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,931
engine height
have you tried lifting the engine 1 hole up on the transom,,depending on your boat and set up you may gain your rpm and even save sum fuel,,get lighter steering,etc,,for no cost just an hours work,
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
12 November 2007, 22:38
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,579
thanks
thanks for the info ppl,,happy boating
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
10 November 2007, 23:39
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,579
whats the best to use for signing or decals on ribs
guess this is the place to ask stoopid questions,,so here we go,,id like to put an emblem on my avon rib,(seasport),,was think of do it myself as have the design,,so whats the best mediam to use,,do...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
09 November 2007, 01:05
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Replies: 80
Views: 35,924
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
09 November 2007, 00:31
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,409
avon seasport 4.25
avon seasport 4.25 yammy 60hp 2stroke,,40mph at 5500rpm,3blade,19x14 s/s solas prop seems to run same speed loaded or not once trimmed out
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
06 November 2007, 00:54
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Replies: 14
Views: 3,310
seasport 4.25
have a seasport 4.25..at rest sponsons keep the boat sitting flat at rest,,at speed it has a fglass running plank that it sits on,,drives just like a glass ski boat,,till put the sponsons back in...
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Forum: RIB gallery
04 November 2007, 01:22
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Replies: 625
Views: 179,895
TNT1700 macho hull
sorry its not a rib but im new to ribbing will post pics of avon seasport soon,my mates are ribbing me about going to a rib boat after having lots of fast ski boats,,stuck a pik of the jetski in as...
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Forum: RIB gallery
04 November 2007, 00:41
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Replies: 625
Views: 179,895
sorta wake shot
heres a pik of my old troycraft 2.4,,,bit hard to get a wake shot at that speed,,lol,,
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
02 November 2007, 01:11
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,290
very interesting
hey ppl ,,i havent had a chance to take the boat out again this week,,but on those runs i posted i was using a humingbird sounder with >>speed,,and it was showing 120kph at best but 110 seemed easy...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 November 2007, 09:05
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Replies: 128
Views: 18,569
shame ur not an aussie
if you were an aussie>>True Blue<< would suit the boat,,ive watched the progress and the boat is a credit to you and your attention to detail,,good luck and may she carry you thru many happy voyages
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Forum: Other stuff
01 November 2007, 08:16
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,508
who is being discrimated against
well gday to another aussie albeit a mexican(from victoria) and he will call me a cockroach (from nsw)as the footy codes have their own discriminations and as far as indiginous ppl goes we have a...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
01 November 2007, 00:00
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Replies: 255
Views: 51,193
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Forum: Other stuff
31 October 2007, 13:17
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,508
no fuel if ur aboriginal
< Edit: Moved from a discussion about fuel containers (https://www.rib.net/forum/showthread.php?t=21976). JK >
in australia they wont sell fuel to indigenous ppl near the missions,as theres an...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
31 October 2007, 12:39
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,290
lol
have anuther gps that i use in car,,will take that as well next time then will have 3 speed checkers,,gotta say it dont feel like that speed,,as in the ski boat you knew you was travelling,,and 65ks...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
31 October 2007, 12:31
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Replies: 255
Views: 51,193
height does matter
as you are all well aware of engine jacking plates,,they are designed to adjust engine height on the transom,,and the engine height is like tuning suspension on your car,,it can give/lose grip in...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
31 October 2007, 01:22
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,290
new to ribs
hey everyone im used to fast ski boats but decided to try a samll rib,,for sum fun,,bought a s/h avon 4.25 seasport with a 60hp feto 2stroke yam,,had a standard 17 alloy prop which found a semi...
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