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Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

07 June 2016, 15:04

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My Achilles (new owner)

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Posted By nabiul

The extra wooden bits on top are for...

The extra wooden bits on top are for reinforcement because of the motor. The original okoume floor boards are quite thin and not very strong, mine started developing cracks on the third floor board...

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

09 September 2015, 00:25

Replies: 17

Moving too slowly 9.5 hp, 630lbs, 10ft achilles??

Views: 6,639

Posted By nabiul

Actually we got it planing! The compression...

Actually we got it planing! The compression wasn't that low, I just wasn't pulling hard enough, a friend managed 70psi. We swapped out the condensers, filed down the points and reset the timing....

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

02 September 2015, 00:09

Replies: 17

Moving too slowly 9.5 hp, 630lbs, 10ft achilles??

Views: 6,639

Posted By nabiul

Update: The motor is bad, 60psi compression...

Update: The motor is bad, 60psi compression readings in both cylinders and sparks wont jump a gap more than 1/16".

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

31 August 2015, 17:55

Replies: 17

Moving too slowly 9.5 hp, 630lbs, 10ft achilles??

Views: 6,639

Posted By nabiul

The 5 horse angler I sold was made sometime in...

The 5 horse angler I sold was made sometime in the 60's. But yeah I am kind of wary it being a single cylinder engine and it is more than I'd like to pay; more than I paid for the 9.5 horse johnson....

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

31 August 2015, 15:27

Replies: 17

Moving too slowly 9.5 hp, 630lbs, 10ft achilles??

Views: 6,639

Posted By nabiul

Any specific reasons why they are bad, I've...

Any specific reasons why they are bad, I've already arranged to meet with the seller? If it is junk then it is being priced like a good johnson or evinrude at $250 (inflated prices in southern...

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

31 August 2015, 15:07

Replies: 17

Moving too slowly 9.5 hp, 630lbs, 10ft achilles??

Views: 6,639

Posted By nabiul

Two passengers on board, about 230lbs each; we...

Two passengers on board, about 230lbs each; we tried both at back and one at back and one close to the bow. My friends also went out, about 160 at back and maybe 230 right on the bow; they moved...

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

31 August 2015, 05:53

Replies: 17

Moving too slowly 9.5 hp, 630lbs, 10ft achilles??

Views: 6,639

Posted By nabiul

How fast would you estimate this boat is moving?...

How fast would you estimate this boat is moving? I think this is close to what is happening to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6dW-02bPQ4

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

31 August 2015, 03:59

Replies: 17

Moving too slowly 9.5 hp, 630lbs, 10ft achilles??

Views: 6,639

Posted By nabiul

Moving too slowly 9.5 hp, 630lbs, 10ft achilles??

I picked up a 9.5 hp johnson like in the link below and had it out on the water today. I know for a fact the motor was not producing full power, the rpm was unstable and it appears the little...

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

25 August 2015, 17:16

Replies: 13

First time owner achilles SPD-4DX

Views: 4,288

Posted By nabiul

If I could find a replacement I would, I can...

If I could find a replacement I would, I can probably order them from the states, but not in time for this season. I think I will try cutting vinyl disks or maybe some silicone caulking.

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

24 August 2015, 01:39

Replies: 13

First time owner achilles SPD-4DX

Views: 4,288

Posted By nabiul

I'm glad to report that the boat, replacement...

I'm glad to report that the boat, replacement floorboard and the DIY h connector we made worked like a charm, despite a little water leaking through the one way bilge valve. However there is a slow...

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

20 August 2015, 17:19

Replies: 13

First time owner achilles SPD-4DX

Views: 4,288

Posted By nabiul

Awesome thanks for the help guys! I'm going to...

Awesome thanks for the help guys! I'm going to try making a replacement connector and see if I can't be out on the water this weekend.

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

19 August 2015, 19:42

Replies: 13

First time owner achilles SPD-4DX

Views: 4,288

Posted By nabiul

Can you take a look at the floor and see if I...

Can you take a look at the floor and see if I have everything, except for the missing middle connector. And whats up with the back, why does it have extra pieces screwed to the bottom?
...

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

19 August 2015, 17:17

Replies: 13

First time owner achilles SPD-4DX

Views: 4,288

Posted By nabiul

I looked up this purple power stuff and...

I looked up this purple power stuff and apparently it can strip paint and damage plastic surfaces?

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

19 August 2015, 15:56

Replies: 13

First time owner achilles SPD-4DX

Views: 4,288

Posted By nabiul

The valve looks like this right now without the...

The valve looks like this right now without the brown flap.

https://saturninflatableboats.ca/inflatable-boats/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DrainValveRepairs.jpg

Forum: Inflatable boats - SIBs and folding RIBs

19 August 2015, 15:01

Replies: 13

First time owner achilles SPD-4DX

Views: 4,288

Posted By nabiul

First time owner achilles SPD-4DX

I have been using a seahawk 4 up until now, but even with mods it just doesn't move like a real boat. So when I saw this come up on kijiji for a reasonable price, I jumped on it.

Being a first...

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