Avon Sea rider s4

marksails · 23 August 2009, 07:58

What do you think of this RIB?
It's on sale at 800 euros and I intend to buy it.
Is it a good price?
Thanks to all
Mark :-)

chewy · 23 August 2009, 08:02

Which trailer do you get, the one on the first pic the boat is too far on, is it the right trailer?
What are you going to do with it? If put a console on etc you might be best buying one already done as the cost soon mounts up although I did enjoy doing mine.

marksails · 23 August 2009, 08:07

The price is without trailer... :-(

Do you know what materials are made up in the tube?
Hypalon or PVC?

chewy · 23 August 2009, 08:11

Tubes are Hypalon, mine is a 1985 and its on the original tubes and they lose no air at all.
I paid £1300 for mine with engine and trailer.

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...ight=chewy%27s

marksails · 23 August 2009, 08:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by chewy

What are you going to do with it? .

I intend to transform it by adding a console and an engine of 40/50 hp

marksails · 23 August 2009, 08:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by chewy

Tubes are Hypalon, mine is a 1985 and its on the original tubes and they lose no air at all.
I paid £1300 for mine with engine and trailer.

http://rib.net/forum/showthread.php?...ight=chewy%27s

UMMMH
this is interesting....a very good job.

chewy · 23 August 2009, 09:43

Ta very much.

Nos4r2 · 23 August 2009, 10:26

Look closely at the transom-it looks a bit swollen to me as though it's very wet inside, though it may just be the picture.

chewy · 23 August 2009, 10:38

It has got quite a few holes in the top of it.

marksails · 24 August 2009, 22:33

Thank you guys for your advices I will chek the transom with care
;-)

marksails · 25 August 2009, 17:02

The seller does not possess the documents of the RIB

JSP · 25 August 2009, 17:04

I'd chalk that down as a bad one and keep an eye for another.

chewy · 25 August 2009, 17:49

What documents do you need?

marksails · 25 August 2009, 19:57

The certificate of homologation with the dercription and the characteristics . The copy of the certificate of the same kind RIB will be enough.
The problem is that in Italy there aren't RIBs like that and is very difficoult to me to see another similar rib :-( .... I love UK RIBs

marksails · 02 September 2009, 19:15

what do you think about the caps ?
I saw that on the original models the hole is not plugged.

JSP · 02 September 2009, 19:23

That's the rear hole for the flooding hull. The last owner of my RIB had tried to use a hatch like that and I soon found it let water in at a very fast rate.

marksails · 02 September 2009, 19:34

I'm afraid that the cap is concealed from internal problems.
you think is possible?

chewy · 02 September 2009, 19:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by marksails

I'm afraid that the cap is concealed from internal problems.
you think is possible?

Not sure what you mean?

Tim M · 02 September 2009, 19:40

I think he means is it covering something dodgy up. I doubt it as - as has been said thats the flooding hull exit. If it leaks just rip it off and see how you find the flooding hull.

chewy · 02 September 2009, 19:47

The little plug on the left is just a deck drain.
Water inside the hull won't do it any harm.