Am I mental? Thinking of going back to a hardboat...

[dnv]

Originally Posted by Andre

There is nothing wrong in switching to a hard boat with a cabin and a bit of comfort.
Checkout the Parker Pilothouse and Weekend boats on Sussex Boat Shop and in the latest PBR magazine there is a boat test of the Parker 660 Pilothouse

Andre, is this the dark side of yours?

[Poly]

[QUOTE=Bigmuz7;525973][QUOTE=Poly;525929]Nor did I see any mention of a "head" which I think may also put off the more delicate visitors!

Funny how it goes ? some of our wimmen social lot would just appreciate the 'getting to where we go' and find a place to do the business.. others wont go unless its 'shanks' finest .. .. and was made in the town in which I have resided for 20years .. I think the girls need to man up a little and just get on with things, and dispense with the fluffy bits of life

Ah well I am inclined to agree, but in my view if you want to sleep on board then you need (1) A kettle/stove of some sort (2) Some form of crapper! This should preferably not involve standing outside in the rain at 3 am nor sleeping in the same enclosed space as a chemical toilet.

Originally Posted by Markyboyo

Believe it or not that site is blocked on the ship I am on at the moment as the web address contains the word "sex". I would love to feed our IT administrators into a blender feet first. Interestingly we had allot of Angolans here recently and they could look at any porn they wanted to as their web addresses were in Portugese.

I will check them out when I can. Do they do a pilot house in the region of 5m? 660 may be a little over the 1.5 ton limit all up for my licence.

does the bitly link work: Sussex Boat Shop or see attachment!

[spartacus]

I like it. Plenty days I've been out in bleed'n miserable weather and wondered why I put myself through it. Somewhere to get a brew would be on my list. Regards sleeping in it... unless its calm, the water will slap off the hull and echo in the little cabin. Could probably use stound-proofing. Okay if you've had a few beers I'm sure!

Seating seems restricted on deck would be my only criticism.

Bridger Marine has a Quicksilver 580 which might be of interest?
John Bridger Marine

[SPR]

I like the finmaster range

http://www.finnmaster.fi/en

but I would not sell my rib till I was sure I liked hardboat !

[Roger Barr]

Small world Markboyo and Rogue wave.
I spent 6 years rotating out of Angola working onshore in Sonils base. I was Field Serivce Manager for BP Block 18 for FMC. I had crew on the Sedco Express, DeepSea Stavanger when she took over, Bourbon 101, Seven Pacific, Russell Tide and bourbon jade at various times.

Back to the thread, I have had open ribs, a 7.4 redbay cabin rib then moved on to hard boats, can't beat the ribs for fun and hard boats for facilities.

Wife and I very pleased with the Princess I have now, but loved the cabin rib, fitted warm air heating to the cabin for comfort and had a lot of fun.

All comes down to budget and the type of boating you do. Buying the boat is the easy bit, it's the maintaining, storage and extra fuel costs that are the killer.

Secretly miss the buzz of open ribbing though....

[chris.moody]

First I admit to being a WAFI last year, now people discussing hard boats and liking them (BTW I like hard boats too ), whatever next?

[martini]

One of each is the answer, works for me anyway

Going WAFI is a step too far though...maybe when the worlds supply of fossil fuels has completely disappeared but hopefully by then there'll be a DIY retro-fit nuclear reactor kit on the ASAP website

[Anchorhandler]

Originally Posted by martini

.maybe when the worlds supply of fossil fuels has completely disappeared)

Speaking of which....

You need to start using Martini II a bit more.... Things are slowing down here at the refinery! :-)

Hows the RR doing anyway.... Better now?

Simon

Sent from my iPhone using Rib.net

[martini]

Originally Posted by Anchorhandler

Speaking of which....

You need to start using Martini II a bit more.... Things are slowing down here at the refinery! :-)

Hows the RR doing anyway.... Better now?

My fault, apparently you're supposed to change the oil and filter now and then

Under the rocker covers it was so gunged up and full of carp I'm surprised the engine still turned over

V happy with the mechanic, just started up on his own around the corner from me and used to work for an independent LR garage. Sorting out the oil problem with new hoses and pressure valve, rocker gaskets etc, flush engine, new oil and filter, fix coolant leak, new starter motor and fixed recurring suspension fault code - £600 parts and labour

[Anchorhandler]

[QUOTE="martini;526059"]

My fault, apparently you're supposed to change the oil and filter now and then

Under the rocker covers it was so gunged up and full of carp I'm surprised the engine still turned over

/QUOTE]

Haha, you tw@...

Glad it wasn't terminal though....

Speak to ya soon....

Simon

Sent from my iPhone using Rib.net

[Erin]

Originally Posted by martini

£600 parts and labour

That's actually probably cheaper than a couple of routine services round here so you probably did the right thing by being lazy!

[Lee argyle]

Just as well the boats your interested in aren't made in Scunthorpe. Re Hardboats why not. I'd quite like a Phantom or an Extreme one day

This time last year I was working in Block 18 I.m thinking it's about 30 degrees at the moment..Say hello to the Doradoes and Manta rays for me[/QUOTE]


Prior to RIBing I've run a few Phantoms, last one was a 20 with a 280hp Offshore Merc hung off the back......all I've got to say is it wasn't family friendly ( especially at 90mph!). Great boats but for a social fun day, with room, comfort and safety I run a RIB

[jlanng]

I sold my RIB a few years back. Kids are old enough to enjoy getting out now, so I have the same decision to make. Even considered a sailboat for a while, but soon got past that one.

My thinking at the moment is that on a beautiful cloudless day a RIB will offer max smiles per hour. But as an overall year round ownership prospect, something with a heater and a loo will probably edge it.

[ssobol]

I have a 470 console RIB and a got a 22' cabin boat last fall.

The cabin boat has a fully enclosed cabin, berth, sink, stove, potti, seats, table, fridge, outside cockpit and has plenty of room for us (two adults). Last Dec. we took it 120 miles on the Potomac (US) in two days and spent the night on it. It was quite comfortable.

The RIB has got a console and a bench seat. We certainly would not have gone anywhere on it in Dec.

On the cabin boat the driving position is inside. There is a full roof and you have to look through windows to see out. On the RIB you are sitting outside and enjoying the view all around.

The RIB is like an old jeep (not that its old) in the that you can bomb around in it and go pretty much anywhere, stop where you like, etc. and not worry about it. The cabin boat is like having a big shiny Cadillac, you're afraid to scratch the paint and you can only park it in a proper space.

The Cadillac is prettier and much more comfy, but it is not anywhere as much pure fun.

[martini]

There certainly seems to be more hard/mobo owners/wafi's on here than I imagined. Maybe we should get a hard boat section on ribnet...

[Erin]

You mean a counselling section?

[Andy B]

Although this is a RIB forum and the reason that I originally came here was because many of my friends had RIB’s. It is also one of the best “boating” forums online.
A bit of micky taking aside we all have a common interest, and although we choose to go about it in different ways either through choice, financial constraints or style of boating required.
It’s all about getting out on the water
Some like to be out in all weathers battling the elements, others just want a nice day out with family and friends, then there’s thoughs who work with RIB’s who bring another side to the story.
I’m sure most on here have been through many different types of boat in their time from eBay speedboats up to supper tankers.
Just think how boring life would be if everybody made the same choices

[paddlers]

Certainly my favourite boating forum ! It's a mine of useful information for anybody interested in being out on the water & provided you don't get involved in the Landrover/Jap/Mercedes debate quite civilised...
I currently own a hardboat & a SIB with the usual collection of outboards so there's no end of useful chat on here.

[Poly]

Originally Posted by Erin

You mean a counselling section?

[Jizm]

Originally Posted by Andy B

Although this is a RIB forum and the reason that I originally came here was because many of my friends had RIB’s. It is also one of the best “boating” forums online.
A bit of micky taking aside we all have a common interest, and although we choose to go about it in different ways either through choice, financial constraints or style of boating required.
It’s all about getting out on the water
Some like to be out in all weathers battling the elements, others just want a nice day out with family and friends, then there’s thoughs who work with RIB’s who bring another side to the story.
I’m sure most on here have been through many different types of boat in their time from eBay speedboats up to supper tankers.
Just think how boring life would be if everybody made the same choices

Well put mate. I've used quite a few other boat forums and this one is still the best.
Just not convinced on the wind assisted thing if I'm honest, still, I'm not known for my patience.