Anyone identify this RIB?

[martini]

Named "Specialist - Jersey", I paced it out at around 14m. Fitted with triple Yamaha TRP drives and can't really tell you anything else!

Any ideas?

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by martini

Named "Specialist - Jersey", I paced it out at around 14m. Fitted with triple Yamaha TRP drives and can't really tell you anything else!

Any ideas?

A 'one orf' i'd say.

[GJ0KYZ]

Is that down the boat park at the moment?

[martini]

Originally Posted by Mollers

A 'one orf' i'd say.

Maybe but its at least got to come from an existing moulding and/or built by a boat builder?

Originally Posted by GJ0KYZ

Is that down the boat park at the moment?

Yep, took these today, it's an impressive size if nothing else. Beats me how it's got Jersey written on it but I've never seen or heard of it before

[GJ0KYZ]

Sweet Jesu, that's a big bird; I just went to have a look at it. I don't know if you paced it out but it must be 12 or 13 metres. Pity about that middle leg though; it's a bit low for skinny water.

[karlT]

Was berthed in Elizabeth a few weeks back. Great Tow post that we could of done with over xmas

As it is in Jersey my money is on it being an M-Rib Madeira Ribs ??

http://www.m-ribs.com/index.php/MRCD...Cargo-Rib.html

[GJ0KYZ]

My boat could fit inside it, easily.

[martini]

Originally Posted by karlT

As it is in Jersey my money is on it being an M-Rib Madeira Ribs ??

Do you mean because of the local Madeiran connection?! M-Ribs are actually built in the Netherlands but I think you might have nailed it anyway. There's a few pointers to this being the same boat:

[martini]

Originally Posted by GJ0KYZ

I don't know if you paced it out but it must be 12 or 13 metres.

Originally Posted by martini

I paced it out at around 14m.

[Erin]

One of you must have a strange gait. Either that or you can't count.

[martini]

Originally Posted by Erin

One of you must have a strange gait. Either that or you can't count.

You can come and hold the other end of the tape for me tomorrow then

[Channel Ribs]

Originally Posted by Erin

One of you must have a strange gait. Either that or you can't count.

All of the above?

[GJ0KYZ]

The boat park was shut so I guessed the length by peering through the railings with my torch. Whatever the exact length, it's a whopper and that's for sure.

[biffer]

have a look in the marina and see if there's a large racing sail boat in there, that rib is the chase boat for it, i know they were having trouble a while back with the engine/leg set up, seem's unlikely there'd be 2 of them about so i'mguessing it's the same one

[karlT]

The Madeira bit was a play on words.

If it is a chase boat for a yacht I have a good idea who the owner is, and given the name it is probably his for sure. However, I am not going to post a name on a public forum

[martini]

Originally Posted by karlT

The Madeira bit was a play on words.

If it is a chase boat for a yacht I have a good idea who the owner is, and given the name it is probably his for sure. However, I am not going to post a name on a public forum

You may pm me then

[karlT]

pm sent - you must destroy it once read and do not diclose its contents if you know what I mean !!!

[martini]

Originally Posted by biffer

have a look in the marina and see if there's a large racing sail boat in there, that rib is the chase boat for it, i know they were having trouble a while back with the engine/leg set up, seem's unlikely there'd be 2 of them about so i'mguessing it's the same one

Do you know the name of the racing yacht Biffer?

[GJ0KYZ]

It's definitely 12m long; I paced it out this afternoon. Here's the website: http://www.m-ribs.com/index.php/MRCD...Cargo-Rib.html

The outboard version is shown with a crane lifting jetskis aboard: http://www.m-ribs.com/index.php/MRC1...Cargo-Rib.html

[Erin]

Looks a lot better in the water than out.