RIB CHECKLIST

If you already have a RIB or you are buying for the first time this list is intended to outline what is essential and what is a 'luxury item' that will only get occasional use. If RIBs are your 'pleasure and passion' try to be clear about the difference between needs and wants.

A quality RIB can be described as the '4x4' of the sea. If you use the analogy of a military spec Landrover as a starting point you will see that in terms of equipment and technology 'less is more'. That nice 'showroom 4x4 feature list' may simply fail when taken off road.

You are always going to be limited by what you can carry on a RIB so rather than buying 'lots' kit of buy 'quality' equipment. The test of anything is how it performs when it is used in anger. If you want advice on setting up boats we offer a service based on experience.

RIB Equipment Check List

Selection of Essentials must include:-

Boat
Engine
Console
Seating

Selection of Secondary Equipment will include:-

Controls & Electrical
Steering
Throttle
Gear Shift
Battery
Gauges
Rev Counter
Fuel level
Battery Condition

Chandlery
Anchor
Chain
Warp
Shackles
Mooring Warps
Cleats
Fairleads
Towing eyes

Safety
2 x Kill Cords
Bilge pump
Handheld VHF
Nav lights
Flarepack
Paddles
Boathook

Navigation
Compass
Current Tides & Almanac
Charts & Plotter

Non Essential Equipment may include:-

Fishfinder as Depthsounder
GPS Chartplotter
Fitted VHF
Fitted Ariel
A-Frame
Ski & Wakeboarding Tow Point

Trailer
Roller System
Electrics
Lights
Tie-Down straps
Security

Offshore Equipment:-

This list is endless and obviously reflects the expected conditions
If in doubt buy the strongest option and have a back-up for everything