Good points and I'm open to all comments. The last thing I want to do is to break it completely...
You make some excellent points. Thank you for taking the time to respond. I’ll take a look at each option and have a search for the...
How heavy per cubic metre would a fibre glass/foam sandwich be? And what is the most important thing to think about? Surely adding weight will...
Do you think this is achievable for a DIYer? I've put patches on but I'm not sure how you keep everything in line when doing this and stop it from...
Cheers Rumars - good suggestions! the hull is fibreglass so it’s a no go on the aluminium sadly - otherwise that will what I would do. getting...
I spoke to an engineer who told me it was pretty bendable. At 12mm I don’t think I could bend it myself but a fabricator should be able to....
Thanks for the ideas. I’ll have a think. I was thinking about using 50cm diameter poly pipe but I can only find stuff that is 12mm thick. At...
That’s an interesting thought! Any pics of the Rescue ribs you talk of? I don’t think I’ve ever seen them..
Very much so. A HDPE collar would be great - just not sure how to make one...
I like this idea. I might give this a go on a pool toy and see what the results are... Still looking at ways to replace the tubes a year on! I...
Aha! I see the potential confusion :). @TANSL is the designed of the boat that I said I liked the look of, not the actual boat that I have....
@TANSL I liked the "tubes" on the side, with the larger inside dimensions. Not sure if this would work on my boat though being a bit narrower. I...
The boat is 4.8m long and 2.25m wide, including the tubes: Captain 480/480B/Hypalon-Silver Marine Professional Boat Manufacturer | by ORPC-Silver...
Thanks for your replies guys. @Mr Efficiency, I'm not sold on the idea of solid tubes - I would definitely consider building some sides, but I am...
Hi all, I have a 4.8m RIB that has sponsons/tubes that have come to the end of their life. As it seems with all RIB tubes, they are leaking air...