Boat buying...puzzled about 350mag power

[mark101]

No one needs to tell you Cap'n that the cost of buying a boat is the easiest part to fund. I miss the big boat but running this little RIB (now named "soft play area") is a breeze in comparison. I intend to trade up when the time is right but like you, I plan on going newish and not too big. I have to say, I am enjoying the freedom (save for the hassle) of trailer boating. Very tempted for a bigger RIB now but it's a trade off vs. weekending/heads facilities and of course shelter from the weather. Why are RIB's so blinking expensive???


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[ColinR]

It's a fashion thing. When they were considered working boats they were a lot cheaper. Not that the chavs have decided that they are the equivalent of a marine BMW/Audi the price has risen accordingly.

Present company excepted of course

[Ianfs]

It's a fashion thing. When they were considered working boats they were a lot cheaper.

I agree, all of a sudden they got lots of wizzy things fitted and shot up in price. In the past I considered a Rib mainly because of the safety (used correctly of course) but its the openness I'm not keen on.

Knowing your Admiral Ian I suspect anything over cruise speed will be met with strong disapproval

It's a control thing Colin, when she was standing on the stern deck of the Shoreham Tamar Class Lifeboat, just the 51' with 2000hp, in a force 6/7 she wanted to get off. But do you remember she was screaming with excitement when she was helming and asking Peter the Coxon, if she could go faster......

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Why does the sea never look as rough when you're looking down on it?

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Talking of Admiral's I had to add this one, Master and Commander, doesn't he look in control....

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[mark101]

PMSL at the chav comment Colin, and thanks for precluding me.

I too like the safety aspect Ian. I only have three chambers on mine but I guess you'd have to be pretty unlucky to hole the hull and all three air chambers.

It's a doddle to handle though and great fun. Agree with the lack of shelter though - that's a shame and I don't have £100k plus to spend on a cabin RIB, which look horrible IMO anyway.




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[Ianfs]

Mark you are spot on. I'm torn between speed and usage.

My dad bought a Broads Cruiser on a whim once, it had a chuggy diesel engine with a top speed of about 8knts. It slept 4 of us comfortably and drove on fumes! So we got to use it a lot.

The Sunseeker 32 is a good buy but the burning question is whether the bigger engines will in fact be more economical at cruising speeds? I doubt it but its a nice thought eh? They didn't used to be but then machinery has moved on somewhat in the last 50yrs.

So the debate goes on, is having a bigger engine in say a 25 footer more economical at cruising speeds than a similar sized boat with a smaller engine which is running harder at say 25knts?

The Sealine still has the edge though!

[ColinR]

I only have three chambers on mine but I guess you'd have to be pretty unlucky to hole the hull and all three air chambers.

We bought a RIB about 20 miles into Plymouth with a tube completely flat and 6 fully kitted divers on board after hitting a mooring buoy (I wasn't at the helm). Just tied the deflated tube to the bottle rack and once we were on the plane it was no problem at all. There is still buoyancy in the hull so they're pretty difficuly to sink.

That was a 6.5m Osprey with a 90 on the back.
Ah the memories.

I agree about cabin ribs Mark. Pretty ugly things generally.

[ColinR]

It's a control thing Colin, when she was standing on the stern deck of the Shoreham Tamar Class Lifeboat, just the 51' with 2000hp, in a force 6/7 she wanted to get off. But do you remember she was screaming with excitement when she was helming and asking Peter the Coxon, if she could go faster......

Ah, so true.

And it might have been something to do with the closeness of a man in uniform

[Matt13]

I don't think ive had mine going any faster than 39 knots i vary rarely have WOT as the conditions are not always that good. Having said that they were good on Southampton water today missed martin and james on the water but we met up for lunch at Mercury.

Mark- your back on the forum. Hope all is good and you're enjoying the rib. ?

[mark101]

Cheers Matt. All good with me and loving the RIB. My regards to you too. Hopefully, see you on the water this year as IOW is on the cards during the summer (if)


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[shibbs]

She's a '94 Sunseeker 32, owned by a guy in his 70's who hasn't got anyone to crew with him now. In 2006 he re-engine her with twin Yamaha me 422's 275hp each!

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Now she is a boat!! Don't know if you remember my first post on the last forum about the Mexico.. Classic Sunseekers all the way, but.. as you say, if i was in that price bracket, i think i would go newer, just for that peace of mind and a bit more reliability. (I do love those Sunseeker's though!!)

So the debate goes on, is having a bigger engine in say a 25 footer more economical at cruising speeds than a similar sized boat with a smaller engine which is running harder at say 25knts?

I can certainly say that coming from an 18 foot boat with 2.5 straight 4 which really had to work for a living to the 25 foot with the V8 was nowhere near as scary fuel wise as i expected for that reason. The V8 is effortless, straight up on plain and cruising at 25 Kts with very little effort.
Obviously it uses more but for the amount of extra boat its pushing, not as much as i expected..