Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
24 September 2011, 19:01
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Replies: 9
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Money! I don't like the way the boat bends with...
Money! I don't like the way the boat bends with every bit of chop. It's 13 foot so does bend a lot when fully loaded, so i'm just trying to give it more stiffness so it rides over the chop better. It...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
05 September 2011, 12:16
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Replies: 9
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The plan
I'll go ahead on that basis. My only worry would be if the floor wasn't fitted securely enough and the boards dislodging while at sea, so I'll do some tests with varying widths of board and find the...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
05 September 2011, 07:50
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Replies: 9
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I'm guessing that the boat didn't come with a...
I'm guessing that the boat didn't come with a floor originally, and I'm doing this because I feel it would be of benefit but I want to get it right. I suspect that a floor which sits tightly under...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
04 September 2011, 20:17
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Replies: 9
Views: 12,028
More detail about boat floor
I've drawn what I mean by the tubes distorting in the image below which shows the floor inflated without the floor board, the current positioning of the board before inflating and where the floor...
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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs
04 September 2011, 12:15
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Replies: 9
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Design for DIY wooden floor
I've just bought an inflatable boat, a 13 ft Metzeler Juca. It has an inflatable floor, and came with 2 home made ply floor boards. These have been designed to fit tightly right into the edges of the...
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