Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 17 June 2010, 19:49   #1
RAD
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Essex
Boat name: Club Boat
Length: no boat
Engine: Yam 40hp
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 288
Olympic Ribs - WPNSA

Saw this on another forum:
Apparently 21 twin 150hp RIBs were delivered to the Academy
yesterday.

They nearly all have alinghi/Hublot/Wisekey on them.
__________________
RAD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 June 2010, 19:53   #2
RIBnet Supporter
 
willk's Avatar
 
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14,684
Just seein' Singles in that pic?
__________________
willk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 June 2010, 20:26   #3
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,020
What make?
__________________
---------------------------------------------------
Chris Stevens

Born fiddler
Chris is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 June 2010, 21:14   #4
RIBnet Supporter
 
willk's Avatar
 
Country: Ireland
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Feb 2008
Posts: 14,684
Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris View Post
What make?
Ribeye?
__________________
willk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17 June 2010, 22:01   #5
TMB
Member
 
TMB's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Weymouth
Boat name: Amelia
Make: Atlantic 21,3x SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2x75,2x40,90hp
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 115
Teah there is 21 of these 8.5m Protector RIB's just arrived. There are a couple with single 150hp, but at least 80% has twin.
__________________
www.taylormadeboating.co.uk
training tailor made for all your needs
TMB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 June 2010, 06:28   #6
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Dartmouth
Boat name: TIDEL III
Make: AVON SEARIDER
Join Date: Jun 2003
Posts: 823
i wonder if there is a buy back clause in the contract to supply
__________________
paul tilley is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 June 2010, 08:01   #7
Member
 
biffer's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
they are protector's from the america's cup team, i'll be doing the commisioing sometime in july
__________________
biffer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 June 2010, 17:55   #8
RAD
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Essex
Boat name: Club Boat
Length: no boat
Engine: Yam 40hp
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 288
Sorry was quoting, but yes I am told there are twins too!

If you need a driver, always happy to help!!
__________________
RAD is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 June 2010, 18:14   #9
Member
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Gloucestershire
Boat name: Osprey
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: E-tec 300 G2
MMSI: TBC
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,020
Quote:
Originally Posted by TMB View Post
Teah there is 21 of these 8.5m Protector RIB's just arrived. There are a couple with single 150hp, but at least 80% has twin.
Good to see the Olympics comittee supporting a UK manufacturer.
__________________
---------------------------------------------------
Chris Stevens

Born fiddler
Chris is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 18 June 2010, 22:07   #10
Member
 
biffer's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
mmmmm!
__________________
biffer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 June 2010, 08:10   #11
Member
 
biffer's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
going down wednesday to sort through them, i'll try to get some pic's
__________________
biffer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 June 2010, 08:14   #12
TMB
Member
 
TMB's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Weymouth
Boat name: Amelia
Make: Atlantic 21,3x SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2x75,2x40,90hp
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 115
Pop over and say Hi, I will be with some students on my Atlantic 21.
__________________
www.taylormadeboating.co.uk
training tailor made for all your needs
TMB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 19 June 2010, 08:49   #13
Member
 
biffer's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: swanwick/hamble
Boat name: stormchaser
Make: custom rib
Length: 8m +
Engine: inboard/diesel
Join Date: Aug 2007
Posts: 3,848
Quote:
Originally Posted by TMB View Post
Pop over and say Hi, I will be with some students on my Atlantic 21.
you'll be in weymouth i'll take it, i'll try to come over, the boats are all out of the water and i'll be on london olympic's time, no promises
__________________
biffer is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28 June 2010, 12:44   #14
TMB
Member
 
TMB's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Weymouth
Boat name: Amelia
Make: Atlantic 21,3x SR5.4
Length: 7m +
Engine: 2x75,2x40,90hp
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 115
My boat is in the sailing academy, so free to chat at any time with another RIBnet guy!
__________________
www.taylormadeboating.co.uk
training tailor made for all your needs
TMB is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




All times are GMT. The time now is 20:55.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.