dgm
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I'm looking for a new tender or jetrib for my new Azimut 55. Do you have any advise for a fast tender or jetrib not more than 250kg max weight. I'm looking for a fun boat that will carry 4-5 people.
Tender & Jetribs
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tcm
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we hva novamarine 105, goes like absolute stink.
NorthernWave
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If you get it before Chrimbo you can join the Tender Race from Island Harbour Marina to cowes and back.
How is the Azi?
Chris
Relaxation starts at the pontoon gate
How is the Azi?
Chris
Relaxation starts at the pontoon gate
jfm
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There's lots of choice. You are fortunate being able to take 250kg, we bort a new tender a few months ago but had a tighter weight limit. Choices include:
Nautica RIB10. Yamaha 80hp, 230kg. Very posh looking, teak on deck and blue tubes if you want (white tubes will go grey if you put it on the swim platform of your Az55, due to exhaust deposits. It will look filthy after about 20 hours motoring, so think hard about colour. Exhaust soot is hard to clean off)
Zodiac projet 350. Same Yam 80hp motor, for some reason 300kg weight. Main advantage of this boat is its very low height. So when on swim platform chocks it sits low down, which helps with passerelle and also allows easier use of cross line stern mooring lines if stern-to mooring in the Med.
Avon 320DL jet rib. Cheapest source in UK is Ron Hale (or are you in Med?). 240kg, with Yamaha 80hp engine. Nice looking, but high, total opposite of Zodiac, so beware this
Novamarine, as mentioned by TCM. Dunno weight. Main difference is it has Mercury jet engine, not Yamaha. Dunno hp (the merc website says they start at 175hp, eek) but this boat goes like stink. It's probly 100-125hp or something
There are others too, but these are the main makes of jetrib you see. If you decide to get a RIB with outboard, (will be a bit lighter and 60% of cost of a jet rib) there are loads of makes. You would want about 20hp, and I would look hard at the new ultra light Honda 20hp 4 stroke, see this month's MBY. Otherwise get a Mercury or Yamaha imho
Nautica RIB10. Yamaha 80hp, 230kg. Very posh looking, teak on deck and blue tubes if you want (white tubes will go grey if you put it on the swim platform of your Az55, due to exhaust deposits. It will look filthy after about 20 hours motoring, so think hard about colour. Exhaust soot is hard to clean off)
Zodiac projet 350. Same Yam 80hp motor, for some reason 300kg weight. Main advantage of this boat is its very low height. So when on swim platform chocks it sits low down, which helps with passerelle and also allows easier use of cross line stern mooring lines if stern-to mooring in the Med.
Avon 320DL jet rib. Cheapest source in UK is Ron Hale (or are you in Med?). 240kg, with Yamaha 80hp engine. Nice looking, but high, total opposite of Zodiac, so beware this
Novamarine, as mentioned by TCM. Dunno weight. Main difference is it has Mercury jet engine, not Yamaha. Dunno hp (the merc website says they start at 175hp, eek) but this boat goes like stink. It's probly 100-125hp or something
There are others too, but these are the main makes of jetrib you see. If you decide to get a RIB with outboard, (will be a bit lighter and 60% of cost of a jet rib) there are loads of makes. You would want about 20hp, and I would look hard at the new ultra light Honda 20hp 4 stroke, see this month's MBY. Otherwise get a Mercury or Yamaha imho
DepSol
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(white tubes will go grey if you put it on the swim platform of your Az55, due to exhaust deposits. It will look filthy after about 20 hours motoring, so think hard about colour. Exhaust soot is hard to clean off)
NO IT IS NOT!
Dom
I am boating again ;-)
NO IT IS NOT!
Dom
I am boating again ;-)
BrendanS
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Soltron cleans soot off tubes too!? This stuff has so many uses /forums/images/icons/smile.gif
Bejasus
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Apparently it cleanes the inside of tubes too. If jimmie is to be believed that is.
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dgm
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Thank you all for your advise. On the Azimut 55 you can store the tender on the flybridge, also they have developed a patern for underwater excaust through the hull when navigating. So I'm hopping that the tender will be kept clean.