Show us your Searider

[Rudders999]

Still in active service after 18 ish years

[Safetyman73]

Guys& Girls
Just a short posting to say hi and show you my searider 5.4m have not collected yet got it from a very good pal who has bought a new one. To cut a long story short i have a honda Cr 125 on a 55 plate that he wanted so he now has a bike and i have a searider. Dont know how old it is but will need a little TLC been under cover for 2 years the engine is run and cleaned every week along with his new one to keep theem in shape.

Below some pictures, it has a Jonson 140 V4 on it at the mo i will have to swap this out for a 90 the 140 scares me and it is my first rib after all.

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Safetyman73

Guys& Girls
Just a short posting to say hi and show you my searider 5.4m have not collected yet got it from a very good pal who has bought a new one. To cut a long story short i have a honda Cr 125 on a 55 plate that he wanted so he now has a bike and i have a searider. Dont know how old it is but will need a little TLC been under cover for 2 years the engine is run and cleaned every week along with his new one to keep theem in shape.

Below some pictures, it has a Jonson 140 V4 on it at the mo i will have to swap this out for a 90 the 140 scares me and it is my first rib after all.

Bloody hell,is your transom intact?! I wouldn't even try using that with a 140 on. It's rated for maximum of 90hp!

[Safetyman73]

I will be checking it out when i collect he has been running for about four or five years with the 140 on the back but i wont be will be looking for a 60 - 90. One of the reasons i found this forum to get info like that as i dont think he knew.

Cheers

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Safetyman73

I will be checking it out when i collect he has been running for about four or five years with the 140 on the back but i wont be will be looking for a 60 - 90. One of the reasons i found this forum to get info like that as i dont think he knew.

Cheers

Check the transom very very thoroughly. Any signs of cracking,don't buy it.I'd want the boat to be VERY cheap.The motor isn't worth much either by the way-no-one wants aging gas guzzlers. What value do you put on the CR125?

I suspect that old Johnson is more than the max rated weight too.

Last 2 digits of the hull ID number will give you the year.

[Safetyman73]

sorry typo XR125 L on a 55 plate was my learner bike and then my sons first 125 straight swap for the boat. Well i will be looking for a smaller engine thats for sure and if the transoms fine then all good if not them my marine engineer pal will be rebuilding the transom when he does the gel coat :-)

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by Safetyman73

sorry typo XR125 L on a 55 plate was my learner bike and then my sons first 125 straight swap for the boat. Well i will be looking for a smaller engine thats for sure and if the transoms fine then all good if not them my marine engineer pal will be rebuilding the transom when he does the gel coat :-)

I did wonder-didn't think CR125s were road reg'd.
Sounds good-at that price then, I wouldn't say no either.

[C-NUMB]

As my smallest kids can't properly reach the floor from the jockey seat, so made a lower bench for them. Now they can sit little lower and they feel pretty safe between the tubes and the main seat. It was built from garage leftover stuff so its not beautiful....It is fastened to the boat with a SS turnbuckle, so very easy to remove. Not much space left with the 70 liter tank in the rear, but still worth while. As You can see its pretty narrow to park the boat where it is, I need to pull it ther by hand

The good thing is that its incredibly difficult to steal.....

[Jonny H]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

Check the transom very very thoroughly. Any signs of cracking,don't buy it.I'd want the boat to be VERY cheap.The motor isn't worth much either by the way-no-one wants aging gas guzzlers. What value do you put on the CR125?

I suspect that old Johnson is more than the max rated weight too.

Last 2 digits of the hull ID number will give you the year.

Johnson 140 hp 140.6 kg, Yamaha 90 hp 119.0 kg Taken from my old brochures

[badbaws]

http://www.rib.net/forum/members/295...icture679.html

A little tatty round the edges, but rib 34.8knots on the GPS.. so no old slouch, and the covered bow means no typical searider wet boat effect as the bow cover and windscreen keep the waves and wind at bay..

[zubol]

It's my baby: http://www.rib.net/forum/members/6318-albums.html

[matt h]

Few pics i dug up from last years Searider!!

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by zubol

It's my baby: http://www.rib.net/forum/members/6318-albums.html

Interesting. Have you tried one with a standard console? How does it compare to the bench seats?

[Bushrider]

Hi Zubol !
Great boat ! Where did you get the bow locker from ?
Is that selfmade ?
Regards - Jürgen

[zubol]

Hi Bushrider,

I made it by myself. I will put more photos if you are interested

[zubol]

It's much more comfortably, especially when you ride with 6 year old daughter
Besides, I have 2 rows of benches. First one for me and the little one, second for the miss - right now she can lie down and catch the sun

[Bushrider]

Hi ,
Yes of course I am interested to see pictures !
I am sure I am not the only one
Great job !
Must be very comfortable to get in / out of the boat and gives good storage for the anchor line or others ..
Regards - Jürgen

[zubol]

Here you go - photos and small description how I did front locker
http://www.rib.net/forum/members/6318-albums157.html

[Bern Hanreck]

As winter approaches , here's everything you chappies need to know about essential Searider Maintenance.......

[Kraken999]

Originally Posted by matt h

Few pics i dug up from last years Searider!!

The thread title says show us "your" searider. Even last year it was mine. Still going strong and enjoying it's dual role.

Regards.