Hurricane
Well-known member
What is the dock that you are getting for the Ribeye?
I ask because I keep my Novurania on a dock beside the boat.
It allows us quick access to the Novurania if all we want to do is go out on the RIB.
However, it doesn't keep the scum off the bottom of the Novurania.
The dock is a rigid EZ Dock like this
It keeps the RIB clear of the water but the bottom of the hull gets a few splashes every now and then.
After a couple of weeks, the bottom of the RIB gets a calcium/salty coating.
So, for me, the dock is OK as long as I don't keep the RIB on the dock for the whole season.
I don't antifoul the Novurania.
Actually, it was one of your suggestions that resolves this issue.
You may remember that when I was designing the chocks for the Novurania, you suggested a couple of outboard "V" cutouts in the chocks.
These outboard "V"s allow me to "park" the RIB "halfway" when I lift it back onto the flybridge.
This "halfway position" allows me to clean the RIB's bottom.
To clean it, I use that Spanish acid called Agua Fuerte - just a wipe with a cloth and a wash off with a hose completely cleans the scum off.
It may just be our marina or the positioning of my dock so it may not be an issue in a different location.
On the plus side, though, having the RIB on a dock is really useful when we want to use it quickly.
I ask because I keep my Novurania on a dock beside the boat.
It allows us quick access to the Novurania if all we want to do is go out on the RIB.
However, it doesn't keep the scum off the bottom of the Novurania.
The dock is a rigid EZ Dock like this
It keeps the RIB clear of the water but the bottom of the hull gets a few splashes every now and then.
After a couple of weeks, the bottom of the RIB gets a calcium/salty coating.
So, for me, the dock is OK as long as I don't keep the RIB on the dock for the whole season.
I don't antifoul the Novurania.
Actually, it was one of your suggestions that resolves this issue.
You may remember that when I was designing the chocks for the Novurania, you suggested a couple of outboard "V" cutouts in the chocks.
These outboard "V"s allow me to "park" the RIB "halfway" when I lift it back onto the flybridge.
This "halfway position" allows me to clean the RIB's bottom.
To clean it, I use that Spanish acid called Agua Fuerte - just a wipe with a cloth and a wash off with a hose completely cleans the scum off.
It may just be our marina or the positioning of my dock so it may not be an issue in a different location.
On the plus side, though, having the RIB on a dock is really useful when we want to use it quickly.