RobBradley
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
We were looking at buying an F-Rib next year around the same time as hopefully a bigger boat, intention being it would be our tender and a very capable one by all accounts.
Then I thought, I am having a smaller investment mature soon, why not buy one as soon as it does and get some practice in, and get to know our waterways.
So thanks to Alan in Faversham, he arranged a demo of a 360 with a 15hp motor.
Not really expecting much, being 3 adults and my 6 year old son, we wanted to know how it would handle the three of us, as we would be the main users of it.
I was surprised to see us hitting just over 15 knots, even Alan was happy.
Thoroughly enjoyed it, and more importantly so did my son, considering we originally thought of the 430, then the 375, but after a play with the 360, she is the girl for us, to watch Alan deflate and pack down so easily, gave hope that we could do it individually on our boat.
Overall we loved it, and cannot wait until we can buy one, and Alan is assured of our business. We loved it and can store it easily on our balcony, we have a public slip way less than 10 minutes walk, and at high tide, can go direct in to the water from practically our front door, so inflate in our undercroft parking, then wheel to the water and off we go.
Cannot wait!
Rob and Steve, and little Joshua.
We were looking at buying an F-Rib next year around the same time as hopefully a bigger boat, intention being it would be our tender and a very capable one by all accounts.
Then I thought, I am having a smaller investment mature soon, why not buy one as soon as it does and get some practice in, and get to know our waterways.
So thanks to Alan in Faversham, he arranged a demo of a 360 with a 15hp motor.
Not really expecting much, being 3 adults and my 6 year old son, we wanted to know how it would handle the three of us, as we would be the main users of it.
I was surprised to see us hitting just over 15 knots, even Alan was happy.
Thoroughly enjoyed it, and more importantly so did my son, considering we originally thought of the 430, then the 375, but after a play with the 360, she is the girl for us, to watch Alan deflate and pack down so easily, gave hope that we could do it individually on our boat.
Overall we loved it, and cannot wait until we can buy one, and Alan is assured of our business. We loved it and can store it easily on our balcony, we have a public slip way less than 10 minutes walk, and at high tide, can go direct in to the water from practically our front door, so inflate in our undercroft parking, then wheel to the water and off we go.
Cannot wait!
Rob and Steve, and little Joshua.
