If it's of any interest, here is a link to the MAIB report on Milly.
I would only draw attention to two sections, one from the main body and the other at the end of the Annex:
1.17 PREVIOUS SIMILAR ACCIDENTS
From 2005 up to and including this accident the MAIB has been made aware of 21 accidents involving small high speed craft which have circled or continued out of control because a kill cord was either not used or was not properly connected. These have resulted in 7 fatalities and 12 injuries.
SAFETY LESSON
The kill cord serves only one purpose, to stop the engine when the driver moves away from the controls. To ensure that this tragic accident is not repeated it is essential that all owners and operators of vessels fitted with kill cords:
- Test them regularly to ensure that the engine stops when the kill cord mechanism is operated.
- Make sure that the cord is in good condition.
- Always attach the cord securely to the driver, ideally before the engine is started, but certainly before the boat is put in gear.
- Stop the engine before transferring the kill cord to another driver.
Further information regarding the use of kill cords can be found at www.rya.org.uk/go/killcord.
Best advice is put it up for sale
^^^ go down this comprehensive list and you’ll be fine.
Come on chaps, there’s loads of fun to be had on the water. The OP has come for advice and he’s getting it.
FWIW the incidents I’ve been involved with sorting out over the years have nearly 100% been caused by multiple things going wrong one after the other. The key to safety is good preparation, the ability to realise when things are starting to go wrong and being able to make the decision to head for home early.
I'll be the first to acknowledge that boating can be expensive, however it can also be a very pleasurable and rewarding hobby.
I've sunk ;-) a lot of money into boating over the years but the enjoyment of being out on the water has been considerable and I've no regrets.
I think perhaps some of those people who've highlighted the cost may have never owned a boat, so their view is somewhat one-sided.
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Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
In a weird way, this thread has made me more confident about ownership of a RIB.
Financially I can't justify it but if my circumstances change I'll be bumping this.
You'll definitely want a gas conversion as it will destroy petrol. I ski behind a Nautique 200 which has a 6.0 litre PCM engine. I has a Prins system so runs duel fuel (warms up on petrol and then coverts over to gas). It would be way too expensive to run it on petrol in the UK.
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Brilliant. I'm not the only one who wakes up and thinks. Why?. Enjoy.
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I'm sure it will work out fine, and if not it can always be sold on.
Lost a lot more on watches over the years I suppose.
I will post on our progression but I think with all we have to get sorted and in place it may well be next season it gets in any water apart from a wash.
I have a 6.5m RIB. Cost me £12k 3ish years ago. Engine is a 2 stroke 115hp Mercury. Came on a good trailer.
So far I've been:
£12k purchase
£600 for full service
£350 for lifejackets
£80 floating handheld vhf
£240/month when I berth it
£250/yr insurance
£500ish for PB2, VHF and survival courses
Fuel is £160 per tank and it gets about 1litre/mile. Again 'ish'
Probably spent £1,200 fully rewiring with proper marine cable, new fuse box, new fuel sender, change all fuel hoses, waterproof deck jb's.
New, awesome 4 blade prop £200
VHF antennae £60
2-stroke oil is £55/4litres.
£100 various cleaners.
Fun factor and freedom from traffic, speed cameras, pollution etc: off the scale!!
Consider a sailing dinghy.
Cheap, environmentally friendly, great for exercise and very sociable.
Plus competitive opportunity for those who fancy racing.
I have a small rib. Cost buttons and needs little maintenance.
It goes in the sea in May and comes out again in October. Costs £50 a year to moor for the summer.
Only has a 30HP motor so really fuel efficient. I get it up on the water and pull the throttle back a touch and it sips fuel. When we go fishing a 30 tank lasts us ages.
It's a really stable platform and super safe if you take a little care and know what you're doing.
All pics from the week before last:
We are getting there slowly.
Boat is in cracking condition, got it into the local boat yard all year round and includes launching and recovery.
The guys there are great and have, are giving great advice.
Insurance sorted and all accessories purchased.
It has had a dry run with the Water muffs and runs sweat.
Will we get it in the sea this year, hope so even if it's for a few lessons.
Next year in the season (March to September) will be the real test, actually looking forward to it now.
Good to hear you are sorted, get some pictures up when you can.
I've finally found a replacement myself, deposit paid, the sea trial went well so the deal was done. The Southampton Boat Show is now getting in the way of getting it transported to my home marina.
Edit
Apologies, I thought this was the other "boat" thread.
Nice Fletcher there though, as others have said PB2 course as a minimum, kill cord and go easy, that thing will shift and the ocean can bite.
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This is for sure ... here is a tale of stupidity that I got away with ...
I was pretty much living in a RIB in Menorca for the summer teaching sailing ... often this was quiet /dull ... one day whilst supervising the fleet on a distance sail in very little wind a huge gin palace went past ... the sea was flat calm so when I saw the wake I thought I'd have a bit of fun wave jumping ... I had an 80hp outboard and the RIB was pretty quick and I gave it the beans heading for the wake ... as I approached the wake I suddenly realised it was much bigger than I thought ... even though I backed off hard I still hit it at speed getting huge air ... how the RIB didn't flip I have no idea but I landed vertically and the boat filled up and the engine cut ... I was bricking it but eventually the engine restarted and off I went again ... stupid fool having learned a lesson to not muck about in RIBs ...
I sent the picture to my oldest son (the dinghy sailor). He lives with three other (ex-)sailors / now students in one home. This RIB was applauded! (So was the car towing the trailer).
Looking at Guinea’s rib & low costs, thinking I should get one for us to enjoy in the summer months.
Then remember we have a smart car, a Boxster & a cayman. Can’t get a 4th car to tow a boat.
Back to the drawing board!
Gordon Ramsey's new RIB:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=882196372399064
I saw this being built at Ribeye earlier this year, since then the seat configuration has been revised to a more family-orientated layout. (And thankfully the original steering wheel has now been changed (it was hideous, IMO)).
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Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Dutch and Belgian optimist sailors ‘share’ the same competition. A few yrs back a Belgian mother and her young daughter always turned up at the various venues with a white Panamera and a trailer with an optimist and white RIB.
One day, her dad accompanied her. Same trailer, same RIB and optimist. Not the same car though… He towed the trailer with a BRG
Bentley Mulsanne. First and only Bentley with a tow hitch, I think.
(Nowadays they visit the venues with an RV the size of Blenheim Palace).
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Then I found this… you can never have enough hp
4x350 hp will do, I suppose?
https://www.bva-auctions.com/nl/auct...SAAEgIdfPD_BwE
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[QUOTE=thieuster;5833848]Then I found this… you can never have enough hp
4x350 hp will do, I suppose?
https://www.bva-auctions.com/nl/auct...SAAEgIdfPD_BwE
When they say that owning a boat is like burning bank notes… in this case it just burns petrol faster.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Yeah!
This boat is being sold on behalf of the Dutch Customs and Revenues Department… I wonder why!