Leaking valves? The way to fit new ones on uPVC tubes.
Fitting New Valves in Hypalon
Five simple steps to remove and refit new valves on your rigid hull inflatable or inflatable boat made from Hypalon fabric.
# 10 Bellows on the road …
One of my customers recently broke a transom stay and when I went to recover the craft for repairs I realised that the other stay was also about to rip … Read More
# 09 Summers here …
Yep, the sun is over the yard-arm once again and it’s that time of year when a man has gotta do what a man has gotta do! With his RIB … Read More
# 08 Watch and learn …
Holidaying in Blakeney, Norfolk, just after the war, we used to make almost daily trips, depending on the tide, in Stratton Long’s motorboat ferries out to the Blakeney Point, an … Read More
# 07 Ready steady go …
As I walked around the Earls Court Boat Show, I felt the buzz of the occasion. This atmosphere has taken some forty-seven years to build and I wondered if it … Read More
# 06 Kill cords … think about them!
Automatic Craft Immobiliser, that is what Kill-Cords are, as far as powered craft are concerned. The correct fitting of the Kill-Cord is very important, especially in fast planing boats. These … Read More
Glacier Bay – Alaska
A short story about a trip to Glacier Bay in Alaska from the city of Vancouver (British Columbia) in the wake(s) of Captains James Cook and George Vancouver. From 1998, … Read More
Scottish Highland Gathering
HIGHLAND GATHERING – 28 MAY 2000 The 2000 millennium saw two major Scottish RIB Events in progress at the same time. One, the ScotRIB Grand Prix, no longer a race … Read More
# 05 Safety first …
My theme for this contribution to hotRIBS is … do not rush your boating, either in preparation, launching or manoeuvring ‘Safety First’ is a boating ‘must’. When we are … Read More
