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08-18-2017, 08:06 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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Mid Week Run Out
Sonas in is the yard for some maintenance and upgrades. So yesterday we took the RIB out for a spin. One of the big advantages of now being retired, we can do this mid-week when we practically have the place to ourselves!
Lovely few hours, pity we were chased back home by some afternoon thunder storms!
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08-19-2017, 11:56 AM
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Guru
City: Trenton
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1,521
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Yes, retirement is nice. Every morning is like a Saturday morning.
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34' Marine Trader
"Angelina"
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09-23-2017, 07:04 AM
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Guru
City: Punta Gorda, fl
Vessel Name: Escapade
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37 2002
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 1,231
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Quote:
Originally Posted by alormaria
Yes, retirement is nice. Every morning is like a Saturday morning.
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Without the crowds.
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09-23-2017, 09:42 AM
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Guru
City: Seabrook, Texas
Vessel Name: Small World
Vessel Model: Defever 50
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 611
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pgitug
Without the crowds.
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Being free of weekend crowds is great. We spent the summer on Pickwick Lake and found that we usually stayed in the slip on weekends and went out during the week.
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09-23-2017, 09:43 AM
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Guru
City: Seabrook, Texas
Vessel Name: Small World
Vessel Model: Defever 50
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 611
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Nice pix, BTW.
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09-23-2017, 10:46 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,540
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Greetings,
Mr. m. WONDERFUL pictures. Thanks.
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09-23-2017, 05:12 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Wifey B: We have so much fun in our RIB's, just exploring like you were doing.
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10-08-2017, 05:16 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Blacksburg
Vessel Name: Sea Fever
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 49 Classic
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 40
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Sorry.
Newbie here.
What's RIB stand for?
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10-08-2017, 05:19 PM
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Guru
City: Seabrook, Texas
Vessel Name: Small World
Vessel Model: Defever 50
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 611
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt. Sea Fever
Sorry.
Newbie here.
What's RIB stand for?
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Rigid inflatable boat
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10-08-2017, 05:20 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Capt. Sea Fever
Sorry.
Newbie here.
What's RIB stand for?
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Rigid Inflatable Boat.
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10-08-2017, 05:38 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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It is where you have a fiberglass "insert" (floor, seating, transom) with two air tubes made out of hypalon, neoprene, or PVC usually. These tubes, depending on size of RIB, can have 3, 4 or more chambers which are inflated using a pump.
The benefit is an extremely stable boat, which is also lighter that a full fiberglass boat, and which can move very fast with smaller HP outboards.
Hypalon, when well maintained, can last for decades. You will find small RIBS from one manufacturer for example, Avon, banging about that can be 20-30 years old!
Also, unless the tubes are compromised, the whole boat can fill with water and it will stay afloat.
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10-08-2017, 05:47 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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10-08-2017, 05:53 PM
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Guru
City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,235
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Oh and, yes, they can also have "jet" engines, though that tends to raise both the purchase and maintenance prices!
My 15' AB Nautilus DLX RIB has a 60HP Yamaha four stroke, this maxes out at around 5600rpm, but I run it at 4300 and cruise along at 30mph.
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10-08-2017, 06:23 PM
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Guru
City: st pete
Vessel Model: 430 Mainship
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 3,483
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
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I want one! But just a bit too heavy for my boat, so I'll suffer with a smaller one, but would sure would like a fast one.
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