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    Posted: 15 Sep 06 at 12:13am
Originally posted by Chris Noble

lol well you wont do damage to a topper or pico like that but an RS300.... and for my own sake im laeving it like that


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Originally posted by Calum_Reid

Originally posted by Iain C

Gordon, you can tow "traditional" boat that way, however it's overkill to tow boards/toppers like that (capsize them across the RIBs stern).


If you capsize them onto the console seat and then sit on the mast you can drive almost flat out and do no damage to the boats. this only really aplicable to plastic little boats like a topper, pico, topaz effort.

This works really well. Plus you can leave the sail and foils as they are while towing. I'm not sure it does the two piece masts any good though...
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lol well you wont do damage to a topper or pico like that but an RS300.... and for my own sake im laeving it like that
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Originally posted by Iain C

Gordon, you can tow "traditional" boat that way, however it's overkill to tow boards/toppers like that (capsize them across the RIBs stern).


If you capsize them onto the console seat and then sit on the mast you can drive almost flat out and do no damage to the boats. this only really aplicable to plastic little boats like a topper, pico, topaz effort.

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personally i feel safest on the water (especially if it's really blowing and a rough wind against tide situation) with a HUGE rib with a HUGE engine on the back!
The effectiveness of a rescue boat, however, is much more down to who is driving it.  It makes a big difference when someone really knows what they're doing in a scary on the water situation.....
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Originally posted by JimC

Its all important stuff this. Clearly a propguard that you can get an Oppie sailor sized limb through is worse than useless.

So an ideal Rescue boat would have...

Low sides or at least one low side that you can roll injured folk in with the minimum of lifting and disturbance

what about a bow ramp ?

would be a very good idea  for getting people in and out , you could even use it with a long (spine) board


A prop guard or protected impeller unit that cannot possibly cause injury, cannot or v difficult snag loose ropes (getting difficult here) and cannot shred sails

Enough speed to get to incidents fast (don't want folk drowning before you get to them)

Steady to not bump the injured too much on return.

Don't want much, do we.

(oh yes, and cheap for poor clubs to buy!)

agree with the rest



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Originally posted by gordon

Ideally the RIB shouldn't be towing boats. The RIBs are there to ensure the safety of  competitors.

 

The ideal is to have a heavy launch with a good diesel engine for towing boats - I would also like to have such a boat availble for laying marks anywhere where water is deep and tides are strong. In this case a pot-hauling power winch would be a wonderful addition to the boat's gear(dream on)

 

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Gordon, you can tow "traditional" boat that way, however it's overkill to tow boards/toppers like that (capsize them across the RIBs stern).

You will also struggle to tow a Moth, and some skiffs like a 49er, they tow much better alongside with a wing on the sponson.

My ideal design for a heavy weather boat would be this...

Or for a combined rescue/jury boat, what about this?
RS700 GBR922 "Wirespeed"
Fireball GBR14474 "Eleven Parsecs"
Enterprise GBR21970
Bavaria 32 GBR4755L "Adastra"
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Originally posted by Granite


Originally posted by Jack Sparrow

What you really need for power speed economy
and safety is a Jet boat!
Nice guarded water intake loads of power and enough speed to get
around the place. Oh and loads of fun for the poor old rescue driver stuck
on it all day!

So something like this would be the ultimate

http://www.aluminium-jet-ribs.co.uk/index.htm

maybe a little smaller thought!
Just watch the steering when
you put the reverse buckets down it may just go the oposite way to you
expect!




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Originally posted by Jack Sparrow

What you really need for power speed economy and safety is a Jet boat!
Nice guarded water intake loads of power and enough speed to get
around the place. Oh and loads of fun for the poor old rescue driver stuck
on it all day!

So something like this would be the ultimate

http://www.aluminium-jet-ribs.co.uk/index.htm

maybe a little smaller thought!


Just watch the steering when you put the reverse buckets down it may just go the oposite way to you expect!
If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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In fact I've just found a use for all those annoying jet ski's that endanger
everyone - turn them into jet rescue craft!

http://www.dockitjet.com/

in fact you could even have one of those surf rescue tow floats for super
easy crew recovery. And you can get in very shallow.

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