Have you lost an 2.5metre RIB?

[DavidonMersea]

One washed up on the Mersea shore about 2 or 3 months ago, and it is still here

 

[Bigplumbs]

One washed up on the Mersea shore about 2 or 3 months ago, and it is still here

Is it a Rib or a SIB ?

 

[DavidonMersea]

Is it a Rib or a SIB ?

RIB is rigid inflatable, but what is SIB?

 

[scottie]

Don’t know either but perhaps Soft( shell) Inflatable Boat or rubber duck flubber Avon type

 

[Capt Popeye]

RIB is rigid inflatable, but what is SIB?

Recon that as RIB is Ridgid Inflateable Boat , SIB is Soft Inflatable Boat ? {#

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Recon that as RIB is Ridgid Inflateable Boat , SIB is Soft Inflatable Boat ? {#

I thought it was Southampton International Boat show!

 

[LittleSister]

If it's pointy at one end, floats, the engine works and the boat has no distinguishing marks, then I think it must be mine.

 

[DavidonMersea]

If it's pointy at one end, floats, the engine works and the boat has no distinguishing marks, then I think it must be mine.

There is no engine

 

[Bigplumbs]

There is no engine

Who nicked the engine

 

[LittleSister]

There is no engine

I, er, had forgotten I'd removed the engine.

 

[Seashoreman]

Who nicked the engine

Could you explain what a SIB is please.

 

[Capt Popeye]

Could you explain what a SIB is please.

err ; Soft Inflateable Boat , ie , no solid centre section caus thats a RIB (Ridigid Inflateable Section {#

 

[Seashoreman]

err ; Soft Inflateable Boat , ie , no solid centre section caus thats a RIB (Ridigid Inflateable Section {#

Thanks, never heard that one before, I assumed it was something made up by Bigplumbs.

 

[Cobra]

Who nicked the engine

If it was on the beach at Mersea it is now probably gracing the stern of a Fishermans tender!

 

[penfold]

It's an inflatable dinghy, why invent an acronym for something that doesn't need one?

 

[billskip]

Does it have a French connection.....

 

[DavidonMersea]

err ; Soft Inflateable Boat , ie , no solid centre section caus thats a RIB (Ridigid Inflateable Section {#

This one has a fiberglass base

 

[penfold]

Then your title is correct; it's a RIB, a pedant might insist on RHIB but both are in common usage so it's a bit moot.

 

[Capt Popeye]

Then your title is correct; it's a RIB, a pedant might insist on RHIB but both are in common usage so it's a bit moot.

Ok Ok Ok so whats a RHIB then ? please

 

[penfold]

Rigid Hulled Inflatable Boat.