Storm Running in the RIB

[Steve Miklos]

We took the RIB out to check out the storms yesterday.

[Sea-Dated]

Cool

[cigdaze]

How was it up here? We were down on Sanibel Island this weekend when the storm rolled through on Saturday night. The water was NASTY.

[Steve Miklos]

Actually was only 1-3" just very dark out. I was showing the nephew about storms.
Steve

[MattBMiller]

Cool boat!

[Ratickle]

Actually was only 1-3" just very dark out. I was showing the nephew about storms.
Steve

Looks like you're having a real good time........:sifone:


How do you keep the cigar in with a smile that big?????? (That is a cigar?)

[T2x]

What kind of rib is it? Length? Power?

I am looking seriously at one of Stevie Curtis/Jim Dyke's Airships.

T2x

[Ratickle]

What kind of rib is it? Length? Power?

I am looking seriously at one of Stevie Curtis/Jim Dyke's Airships.

T2x

Here's the one thread/posts I remember about it.

http://www.seriousoffshore.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8368

[T2x]

Here's the one thread/posts I remember about it.

http://www.seriousoffshore.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8368

I have all the info on the Airship, I was curious about Steve's hull.

[Ratickle]

I have all the info on the Airship, I was curious about Steve's hull.

Post 18 was Steve saying what it is, that's the only place I recall it being mentioned here.

[Steve Miklos]

Post 18 was Steve saying what it is, that's the only place I recall it being mentioned here.

I really like the Airship and it is much more performance oriented. This is an Italian SACS 680. It was a yacht tender I went to look at an Airship and bought this it suited dog boating better and was priced really right.

http://www.sacsmarine.it/

Steve

[Steve Miklos]

What kind of rib is it? Length? Power?

I am looking seriously at one of Stevie Curtis/Jim Dyke's Airships.

T2x
Hi Rich
It is a SACS 6.8 meter (hull only) about 25' with the tubes. It goes 44 MPH a 150 Johnson. Has a ton of storage and is rated for 16 people and 150 Kilo of luggage. It has a real soft dry ride. I added a fair amount of weight to it. Added a battery and upgraded to both Group 31. 1k Honda genset ,Windlass,Stereo 40 gallon Fresh Water etc.
The Aiships/Cougar are stunning and seem to run really well I have heard 70 with a big Verado CMS has one.
Steve

[Maximus]

The Miss GEICO team really loves our 10 meter Cougar Rib. It's tremendous in the bump and will run Low 70's with a pair of Mercury 300xs's 4 guys a T top and full load of fuel. I've chased down more than a few offshore boats in her and seen some wide eyes as we pass. Lots of compartments rigging is great and trim Items right off the Sunseeker line. CMS sold their Airship to David Woods it's beautiful (Bob does everthing cool) will do 65mph and last I spoke with David was ready to make a deal.

[Wobble]

We took the RIB out to check out the storms yesterday.

It was rougher than that in Galveston bay Sunday, as usual the marine forcast of "baywaters smooth to slightly choppy" was wrong. we experienced 2-4's with the occasional 5' roller. Plenty of airtime on the run back from Kemah.:USA:

Actually it seems like the only time the bay is smooth is when they have a poker run scheduled.

Cool RIB

[T2x]

Hi Rich
It is a SACS 6.8 meter (hull only) about 25' with the tubes. It goes 44 MPH a 150 Johnson. Has a ton of storage and is rated for 16 people and 150 Kilo of luggage. It has a real soft dry ride. I added a fair amount of weight to it. Added a battery and upgraded to both Group 31. 1k Honda genset ,Windlass,Stereo 40 gallon Fresh Water etc.
The Aiships/Cougar are stunning and seem to run really well I have heard 70 with a big Verado CMS has one.
Steve

Thanks...sounds like you did it up right.....

[PJC]

The Cougar/Airship R8Sport will run over 70 with the 300 verado:driving: