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10-foot RHIB experience

GJ
Gil Johnson
Tue, Aug 8, 2006 4:40 PM

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

Rich, I purchased a Walker Bay 10' RIB.  It's the lightest, can support up to 15HP.  It also has a false floor that's easily removable.  It's designed such that sand and the such should end up under the floor.  It also has built in trim tabs and wheels (if you care).  It's not fiberglass, but rather Walker Bay's plastic like material--the same that's used for kayaks (I think).  I installed a 9.8HP Nissan, but haven't launched it.  Hope to this weekend, now that I have my davit installed.

Gil
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Does anybody have a light-weight RHIB (around 100 pounds and power capacity around 10 HP) that has good structural integrity? Rich, I purchased a Walker Bay 10' RIB. It's the lightest, can support up to 15HP. It also has a false floor that's easily removable. It's designed such that sand and the such should end up under the floor. It also has built in trim tabs and wheels (if you care). It's not fiberglass, but rather Walker Bay's plastic like material--the same that's used for kayaks (I think). I installed a 9.8HP Nissan, but haven't launched it. Hope to this weekend, now that I have my davit installed. Gil Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.