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Forum: RIBs & ribbing 08 December 2003, 10:20
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Posted By simmons0
I should be at LBS. Will pop down for the day if...

I should be at LBS. Will pop down for the day if i feel liek it. Nothing definate.

If i do go then ill just look for electronice cheaper than Jason buys them for. Ive got all the prices that he'll...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 23:01
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Posted By simmons0
Where are you guys going to keep your ribs? and...

Where are you guys going to keep your ribs? and where do you plan to use them?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:58
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
The Prosport site needs changing. It says the...

The Prosport site needs changing. It says the 6,5m hull is a medium vee hull. That has changed. Its now the dam deepest vee ive ever seen at 26 degrees.

And Jasons address is spelt wrong. And its...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:55
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Posted By simmons0
One trunk?

One trunk?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:54
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Posted By simmons0
Which website. The Prosport site needs some...

Which website.

The Prosport site needs some "work" doing to it.
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:52
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
I think i will ask for them. So reasuring to...

I think i will ask for them.
So reasuring to know that you can empty the boat in a matter of minutes.

Are you having trunks steve?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:45
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Yer i though about trunks. How much did he...

Yer i though about trunks.
How much did he charge for them?

Im thinking if i do use the standard bilgepump then ill also throw in a high capacity pump the really shift water out.

The little...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:40
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Are you just having his little bilge pump on a...

Are you just having his little bilge pump on a float switch in the back or are you having something else?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:38
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Don't know, but a long time. They used to be...

Don't know, but a long time. They used to be called Prosport ribs LTD. and based in Nuneaton (I think. I was told all this but forgotten)

Dont know about tubes.
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:35
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Oh yes that was discussed. Hes goign to have...

Oh yes that was discussed.
Hes goign to have them coming down from the frame into 2 D-rings in the floor about 50cm infront of the frame. Will be detachable.

He didnt say where the rope will be...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:31
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Yes Ian it is from a different mould. Not quite...

Yes Ian it is from a different mould.
Not quite sure where he got Feb from. Seems very unlikely.
But he did say delivery will not be affected by demand for the bigger ribs. 6m is also different...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:21
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Well its gonna be stored in Coventry about as far...

Well its gonna be stored in Coventry about as far away from the sea as you can get.

Only about 2 and a half hours to Porstmouth though. Might keep it on the water in Lymington for the first season...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 22:13
Replies: 237
Views: 33,298
Posted By simmons0
Well i think youre right. Steering on my old...

Well i think youre right.

Steering on my old boat went in the middle of lake windermere.
Managed to drive it back at about 10knots while sitting on the tubes steerign with a paddle.

I wouldnt...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 21:52
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
well it depends on what type of steering he had...

well it depends on what type of steering he had fitted. There were 3 boats that i saw in detail at Jason's place. One with a 140 suzi the other a 200 mariner and the other a 225 evenrude. All of...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 21:37
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Might get the console with bench seat. might not,...

Might get the console with bench seat. might not, all depends on price. I am having the Double console with a lockable Lewmar hatch makign it totally water proof.

The XM radio can easily be...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 20:23
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Photo's - well some genius (Dad), not me of...

Photo's - well some genius (Dad), not me of course took out there a digital camera with 12! dead batteries :(

Anyway it really is just a farm. Thers not a lot to see and the whole company had...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 12:31
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
90hp suzi 4/s Should be well matched to the...

90hp suzi 4/s
Should be well matched to the boat, would have preffered the 115 but its the same block and a bout 1.5k more so i can chip it after 2 years wen the warrenty expires of i feel it needs...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 12:01
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Oh, somebody, Ian or JANHO i think put loads of...

Oh, somebody, Ian or JANHO i think put loads of pictures of a lime green prosport 8.5 beign build on the prosport thread. Saw that one again in St. Peter Port.

When it is finished we plan to drive...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 11:45
Replies: 237
Views: 33,298
Posted By simmons0
yes but the engine for his demo rib hadn't...

yes but the engine for his demo rib hadn't arrived so it wasnt going to be on anyway and it was bloody cold!
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 07 December 2003, 11:41
Replies: 237
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Posted By simmons0
Well ive just come back from geurnsey. Boat is on...

Well ive just come back from geurnsey. Boat is on order, should get the money to him tomoro morning.

The boat are amazing. The 6.5m hull is the dam deepest vee ive ever seen at 26 degrees!
All...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 05 December 2003, 20:41
Replies: 237
Views: 33,298
Posted By simmons0
Does anyone have experience with the Nasa DCS...

Does anyone have experience with the Nasa DCS radios? There going real cheap and claim to be waterproof.

and Ian, does Jason buy and fit nasa radio's?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 04 December 2003, 22:15
Replies: 237
Views: 33,298
Posted By simmons0
Yes should be cheaper on Cd but otherwise from...

Yes should be cheaper on Cd but otherwise from Garmin at least its £300 for the large charts and £200 for the small ones.
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 04 December 2003, 13:48
Replies: 237
Views: 33,298
Posted By simmons0
is it liek the Garmin plotters where the base map...

is it liek the Garmin plotters where the base map is so simple you really need the bluechart chips at 300 quid a piece?

Or do Navman sell it with a detailed base map?
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 04 December 2003, 12:27
Replies: 237
Views: 33,298
Posted By simmons0
Steve, in my opinion the Navman your gettign is...

Steve, in my opinion the Navman your gettign is betther than any of the Garmin units we have discussed on this thread. I would much rather have a colour plotter than a simple GPS but really cant...
Forum: RIBs & ribbing 03 December 2003, 21:07
Replies: 237
Views: 33,298
Posted By simmons0
Oh, and yes probably will be at LBS

Oh, and yes probably will be at LBS
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