tiger ribs- opinions?

Shara · 06 March 2003, 17:05

can anyone give me any advice on whether tiger ribs are good sea-keeping hulls and ribs?

would be very grateful to you! Thanks guys.

John Kennett · 06 March 2003, 22:25

The RNLI have chosen them for use on the Thames where the waves tend not to be very significant. Don't know if that's any reflection on their sea keeping though . . .

I've only ever seen a couple of Tiger RIBs, and not actually tried one, but they looked pretty solid and had an above average finish for an aluminium RIB.

John

Jelly · 07 March 2003, 08:22

Hi Shara
I think you are refering to the Tiger for sale with the ALu hull and desiel jet.
All I remember is that they are built in the channel islands some where, I only found one frefference to then in a diver mag
sorry not to be much more help
Jelly

Christopher · 07 March 2003, 17:17

Tiger Marine can be contacted as follows

Martin Dronsfield
Tiger Marine
Holyhead Enterprise Centre
Kingsland Road
Holyhead
Anglesey
LL65 2Hy
Tel 01407 760500

Do not know if they have a web site.

Windchill · 10 March 2003, 15:07

The Tiger in question was built by Babcock and Wilcox in Scotland for Tiger Marine, whose office is on Anglesey.

Without prejudice of course, I think this one was a prototype/demo boat, and not very well finished. The boats used by the RNLI have had to be significantly re-worked post delivery to get anywhere near the required spec.

I've seen them, and personally wouldn't want to be thrown about in a big sea on one.

Sorry to be so negative!

crazyhorse · 10 March 2003, 19:51

You are indeed correct windchill in my opinion ,as I was offerd a Hull only for sale.I didnt jump,or maybe I would still be fitting my non rcd rib out now.As far as Offshore Sea boats dunno ? just dont like any Diy as im uselas at it.

Shara · 10 March 2003, 20:52

thanks everyone! so helpful as ever!
thank you.
still looking!
over shore diesel....

mike · 14 March 2003, 16:15

I was talking to a crew member of a local rnli site and he told me that the tigers were apparently fitted with jet drives and spend a lot of time not running correctly due to impellar and tube obstruction. they are apparently very fast and were off the shelf hulls the selection was made because of a 15 minute response time requirement.It may be worth asking them direct at one of the 4 staions on the tidal thames (phone numbers in the book normally).

Windchill · 15 March 2003, 06:39

Not off the shef hulls at all!! Bespoke alloy jobs, though where they originate from I don't know.

The 7m does a wonderfull tail slide I'm told!! no grip at the after end in tight turns!