The Ideal Rescue Boat

Haha No using the A frame was a last minute emergnecy descision as the towing bridle off the transom snapped! but yes agree heartliy that do not use the a frame as it snapped rope crushed three of my fingers and broke them which then involved the firebrigade and the ambulance (but thats a whole other story)

I'm also a big fan of footstraps and like 49er  I prefer standing not sitting especially with large waves around and when going at higher speed stops you back and knees being jarred! however if i'm on patrol cruising around 6-8 knots sitting is fine! Also with our set up we try to make sure we don't have anyone sitting on the sponsons. My only gripe is as we have the most uncomforable seats ever! and also for us girlies that work there they are a little to high so it still makes it uncomforatble when standing up, i guess they didn't expect female patrol officers!

this is our usual rib set up! note the Towing bridle! as you can see both seat are quite high (excuse the bad pic of me!) but there loads of easy access round the boat which makes it great!

this is a bad shot of our general console set up, as you can see we have fish finder on the left top side the GPS and other gear, our radio is set at around knee height but dead centre so we don't have the dial issue! but yeah i can see how that would be a problem.

10 guesses for which harbour patrol we are!

is the pic taken pool

anyone get to go out and play in Sundays strong Southerlies.Had to lay a start line for a bunch of yachties who were keen on sailing around our island in an F7.Had a nervous passenger onboard,and by the time we were done had a nervous driver as well! Been a long time since i been in a RIB that vertical,and not in a hurry to go there again.No speed involved,just climbing huge seas and being caught by the wind.