Thinking of a switch to a RIB

[Peterlewis321]

Having had a couple of ribs(6.4m and an 8m) I’d say140hp as a bare minimum on a c6-6.5m Rib. 175hp on a 6.5-6.8m. 200hp for a 6.8-7m. Am a bit out of touch with outboards but I think there is a compromise between going up a size on engine versus the engine weight when you are going from say a 4cyl to a 6 cyl, etc. Just my opinion!

 

[julians]

surely the answer to how much power is needed is the max that the boat is rated for delivered by the lightest possible outboard for that power?

 

[Commercial Dave]

Having had a couple of ribs(6.4m and an 8m) I’d say140hp as a bare minimum on a c6-6.5m Rib. 175hp on a 6.5-6.8m. 200hp for a 6.8-7m. Am a bit out of touch with outboards but I think there is a compromise between going up a size on engine versus the engine weight when you are going from say a 4cyl to a 6 cyl, etc. Just my opinion!

We have twin 90s on a 6.8 and on a calm sea it will do 38 knots with 4 people onboard

 

[lisilou]

This is real boating and shows what a small boat can do

Yes but bloody uncomfortable as several of those eps have shown.

 

[limecc]

Yes but bloody uncomfortable as several of those eps have shown.

Harry carefully plans trips during good weather windows but it's harder to avoid those pesky overfalls that a larger boat handles with ease.