Forum: RIBs & ribbing
19 August 2009, 11:02
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Er - would these be the same li-ion batteries...
Er - would these be the same li-ion batteries that spontaneously combust in laptops, sports cars and i-Pods? That accounts for the three grand ticket - it includes a subscription to a helo-rescue...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
19 August 2009, 10:51
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Agreed. It obviously depends upon individual...
Agreed. It obviously depends upon individual intentions and preferences. I'm weighing up the pros and cons between twin 200 Verados vs a single 300. There are tangible power to weight ratio and cost...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
18 August 2009, 22:35
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Replies: 112
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aux engine
Finally, no idea why the battery is three grand. He didn't tell me the price at the time but emailed me later. I wonder why.....
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
18 August 2009, 22:33
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Replies: 112
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aux engine
Followed the 2 links in Codprawn's reply but the one I saw was orange and a bit bigger, although much smaller than a normal aux outboard. You could certainly handle it much easier; if the batteries...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
18 August 2009, 22:20
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Replies: 112
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aux engine
Don't know anything else about them. They're German and very expensive. The guy at Seawork said there are two types. The bigger ones with two batteries are not necessary for ribs. In fact their demo...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
18 August 2009, 22:09
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Replies: 112
Views: 13,826
aux engine
Simple really, after looking at all the current ribs, just decided that XS ticks all the boxes for me; they're basically the same as the old Tornado, which is a proven hull. And they can fit a...
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Forum: RIBs & ribbing
18 August 2009, 20:57
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Replies: 112
Views: 13,826
aux engine
My two penny-worth for a leisure rib (you're not likely to go too far offshore) is to have one main engine plus aux. (Better power-to-weight ratio, lower costs etc.) I've had two hard boats: Sea Ray...
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