Tender choice

[tetleys]

Having dismissed a Williams jet rib to go in the back of my Targa 47 i have a short list of the following tenders all around 2.7 metres and intend to put a
9.9hp on the back to make sure it will plane.

Ribeye 280 with aluminium hull

AB Lummina 9 with aluminium hull

Walker Bay Genesis 270 with composite floor

All three seem good for the job , just got to make a final choice so any comments/thoughts greatly received

Cheers

Tetleys

 

[kanajobe48]

Hi tetleys
Can t give much advice on the tender but would recommend a 15 Hp 2 stroke yammy, goes like billio and very reliable!

 

[tetleys]

Yammy was top of the list for the engine, all those three have max engine 10hp

 

[Greg2]

We bought an AB Lumina 3.1m with ally hull last year. An excellent bit of kit. Very well made and remarkably light for its size. We have previous experience of AB when we chartered/sailed in the BVI (it was the yacht tender) and we were impressed then. We have a 15hp Mercury two stroke (same block as the 10hp), which is good. We had a Mercury 10hp on our last RIBs (Valiant 3m with GRP hull and Honwave 2.7m air deck) and it was up to the job.

For what it is worth I would say the AB out from the competition you have listed

 

[rafiki_]

I have a Ribeye, and could not be more pleased. Lightweight, robust, amd great people to deal with.

 

[tetleys]

I have ordered the AB this afternoon

Thanks for the replies

cheers

Tetleys

 

[Greg2]

Good choice!

 

[Alpha22]

I bought a new dinghy too.... called it Haemorrhoid ...... 'cause it's a "Little Tender"!!!!!

BOOM!!!