Presentation and Rib opinion

[drcii]

Hello my name is Bruno and I’m writing y guys from Portugal.

I’ve been looking at the forum from some time, but just did the registration today.

I discover the potential of Ribs this summer when i did a tour in the Sado River looking for some Dolphins...

I’ve been lookin at some Rib manufacturer and i would like your opinion in some of them

Portuguese constructor:
Barcoeste ( www.barcoeste.pt) they have a nice 6.20meter rib in a nice finish.
Valiant (www.valiant-boats.com) the Vangart 570

Other makers:

Capeli seems really nice finish ( more expensive)
Bat 590 sl ( www.bat.it) seems really nice finish ( more expensive)
Nuova Jolly www.nuovajolly.com seems really nice finish (more expensive)

In all of them a 90 to 115 HP seem to me ok.

Talking about a 4 strokes engines, are there big differences between a Japonese ( Suzuki/Honda/Yamaha) and a mariner?

My objective is to do some trips on the Portuguese costs and some water sport

Thank y in advance
Bruno

[codprawn]

A lot depends on what you want to do with the boat - the ones you are looking at seem to be more leisure based - just because a RIB looks pretty doesn't mean that it will handle well - if you only want to use it in calm waters a medium V hull is ok but for rough water you need a deeper V.

The Suzuki seems to be about the most popular 4 stroke in that size - very smooth and quiet.

I am sure there are some people here with experience of Valiants - they are quite a popular make - look at Avon/Zodiac/Bombard as well.