Does anybody have a light-weight RHIB (around 100 pounds and power capacity
around 10 HP) that has good structural integrity?

I am looking at the West Marine model 310, which seems to fill my
requirements.

I have been the 13-foot whaler route, the West Marine 8-foot inflatable with
floorboard and blow-up keel with 2.5 HP route, float-bottomed 10-foot
inflatable with 5 HP route, and currently have a Bombard 10-foot inflatable
with floorboard and blow-up keel (which will not keep its bottom attached to
the tubes).

The best of the inflatables was the West marine unit which I flat wore out
over a period of about ten years - lots of use.  This crappy Bombard I have
has rarely been in the water and has been well covered for the 7 years I
have owned it, and it just falls apart.

Rich Gano
CALYPSO (GB-42-295)
Southport, FL

I just bought and installed a 10.5'  rib by AB, weight is just near
100lbs...I added a 15hp Honda 4 stroke which 110lbs...am able to lift them
both BY HAND with the davits I installed from ST Croix...got the whole
package from Suncoast Inflatables in  Clearwater..btw davits have 300lb
capacity w/ 9:1 purchase and added a small ss winch on motor side, but don't
really need it, yet!

Ted
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Sent: Monday, August 07, 2006 12:38 PM
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Subject: T&T: 10-foot RHIB experience

Does anybody have a light-weight RHIB (around 100 pounds and power capacity
around 10 HP) that has good structural integrity?

I am looking at the West Marine model 310, which seems to fill my
requirements.

I have been the 13-foot whaler route, the West Marine 8-foot inflatable with
floorboard and blow-up keel with 2.5 HP route, float-bottomed 10-foot
inflatable with 5 HP route, and currently have a Bombard 10-foot inflatable
with floorboard and blow-up keel (which will not keep its bottom attached to
the tubes).

The best of the inflatables was the West marine unit which I flat wore out
over a period of about ten years - lots of use.  This crappy Bombard I have
has rarely been in the water and has been well covered for the 7 years I
have owned it, and it just falls apart.

Rich Gano
CALYPSO (GB-42-295)
Southport, FL

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