Tips when putting a RIB in the marina?

[Max...]

Hi chaps - not been around for a while. I will have the sell the Searider this early summer so I am seriously thinking of putting it in the local marina for a month in June.

This way I can have a last few weeks of blasts without worrying about time and tides etc.

Not looking for arguments for/agaisnt marinas' but practical tips and do's and don'ts etc. I should be able to access it every few days.

[SimonCh]

Make sure you splice a bridle or buy one so that the boat sits straight in her berth. My friends yacht had some damage caused to it by a rib mooring in the Marina, with a rope only on one side of the transom, which caused the rib to sit at an angle and rub on his yacht.

[Starovich]

Originally Posted by SimonCh

Make sure you splice a bridle or buy one so that the boat sits straight in her berth. My friends yacht had some damage caused to it by a rib mooring in the Marina, with a rope only on one side of the transom, which caused the rib to sit at an angle and rub on his yacht.

No need to buy, just use Springs

[chewy]

Fenders, you don't want your rib used as a giant fender and equally others don't want a bug grey mark off your rubbing strake.

[Dry Run]

Depends on the marina location and I'm sure you've thought of it, but don't leave anything valuable on the boat that might not be there when you come back. Also, just beacause a locker claims to be watertight, don't assume it will be! Once went back to find 5 hydrostatic life jackets fully inflated in the "watertight" locker!!!

[martini]

Originally Posted by Dry Run

Depends on the marina location and I'm sure you've thought of it, but don't leave anything valuable on the boat that might not be there when you come back. Also, just beacause a locker claims to be watertight, don't assume it will be! Once went back to find 5 hydrostatic life jackets fully inflated in the "watertight" locker!!!

Excellent point, often overlooked and if they haven't got room to inflate then they can go bang (personal experience )

Also you may want to check the condition of your bilge pump and battery. Knowing our summers you could come back to a swamped boat that won't start

[Erin]

Further point, and pretty obvious to most (wouldn't you agree Mr Channel Ribs ) is that marinas are also tidal due to the sill, so you still may not just be able to go for a blast exactly when you feel like it. The accessible hours will vary between marina depending on the sill height. Worth checking IMHO

[Channel Ribs]

Originally Posted by Erin

Further point, and pretty obvious to most (wouldn't you agree Mr Channel Ribs )

I would indeed

As much as we would have enjoyed anchoring of Sark for afternoon tea, being stuck in the glorious St Helier sun trap was no hardship!

[martini]

Originally Posted by Erin

Further point, and pretty obvious to most (wouldn't you agree Mr Channel Ribs

[Max...]

Cheers chaps - don't have such a luxury as a bilge pump. Marina is non-tidal and accessible 24/7 pleased to say, not that I'd go out other than normal daytime hours.

It's a modern marina and has good security but do people normally leave flares/spares etc in their lockers?

Is it usual to pop a cover over the console/instruments etc?

And after 4 weeks in the water will a jetwash manage to clean the hull? - it's not anti-fouled.

[Erin]

I've always thought a cover over the console is a good idea. Makes it harder for people to see what's underneath and hopefully they'll pass to the next boat if they're opportunist thiefs.

4 weeks in the water should be fine with no antifoul.

I always leave flares etc onboard. Hopefully that's not the kind of thing that would get nicked. Not of much interest or commercial value to anyone other than another boaty, and hopefully they wouldn't stoop so low as to nick a fundamental item of safety gear. Lock your fuel away though!

[Dry Run]

I agree, flares are only ever really nicked by kids! 4 weeks in water should pressure wash fine, although it's the discolouration of the tubes that can be harder to get out - Hypalon makes a great "key" for weed growth!!!

[willk]

Originally Posted by Dry Run

Hypalon makes a great "key" for weed growth!!!

Our Chewy reckons that some class of wax will protect hypalon against weed fouling - he'll be along in a minute to confirm the brand - if he isn't busy banning people

[chewy]

Originally Posted by willk

Our Chewy reckons that some class of wax will protect hypalon against weed fouling - he'll be along in a minute to confirm the brand - if he isn't busy banning people

Aye up lad, any carnauba wax should do, it'll make cleaning the tubes even easier when you do lift it out. I've even painted the leg on my outboard with clear waxoyl to see if it stops growth!

Am just drawing up my hitlist now, have got to "G" and just thinking who I should start with.....

[willk]

Originally Posted by chewy

Am just drawing up my hitlist now, have got to "G" and just thinking who I should start with.....

Have you tried Heir of a "G" thing?