Go for the jet, then you can do this [}:)]

jets aren't very good in open/ rough water...and they dont give you as much efficiency (more hp/ fuel)

Go outboards.. jets are only useful for getting up mangrove creeks to retrieve crabpots or for taking tourists out in shallow rivers in NZ :-)

22NM in 45mins is probably reasonable, but that's doing 30kts with a full load of gear and passengers in open water.. probably won't be very comfortable.

Couple of other things to think about..

1. Do you have a particular RIB in mind for that trip? I reckon you'll have a hard time getting one in survey for 16 people in open water..

2. Do you already hold a commercial skippers ticket? or are you planning on getting one, or employing a skipper? 22NM is beyond the 15 mile limit (from the coast) allowed for the Coxswain's ticket.

I live in caloundra QLD so i'll basically take it over the bar off of happy valley and then out to Flinders Reef. Which technically i'm within 15 Nm from either Moreton Island or caloundra so I wouldnt have to go the next ticket.
As for paying customers there not paying me am going to be working through a dive shop, So the dive shop will be I'll be just the guy that owns and runs the RIB
And yep i'll be skippering it as long as i pass my orals on sept 10. (crossing my fingers)
The boat i'm looking at purchasing is a Naiad 11.3 RIB from woody marine fabrication in Tingalpa. Similar to the one from scubaworld that does diving off of HMAS Brisbane.

SMG what brand would you go for if had the choice?

thanks SMG i was pretty shore a coxwain could work with paying customers just restricted to the size of the boat and the distance from shore. Never the smart arse i'm ex navy so know when to keep my mouth shut lol.
Have done my research on the boats woody said they can do it for 16+2 for the survey required. Main thing was the engine and getting over the damn caloundra bar as it can get shallow at low tide.

cheers

myusernam said...

yongala dive out of ayr have a similar boat with a similar run. maybee you could contact them and ask them what they think of it/ would do differently.

True - the Yongala Dive Rib is a good example.. I went out on a whale watching boat in Hervey Bay recently called "Awesome"..as the name suggests, it's another good example. I think it was run on 3 x Honda 300hp?? It was full kitted out though, so weighed more than what you'd be running.

^^^^ If Awesome is a Woodies vessel then you'll have no worries - the whole trip out on it my wife and I were discussing how we could convert it to a dive boat!!

Awesome is the "12m version" - I had a look at the survey certificate (occupational habit) when I was on board - it technically measures in at 11.8(ish..?).

The manufactured length is usually the longest distance between points. Ribs have a unique why of being measured for survey - I think it's only the waterline?? In short, a coxswain can drive it!

The scubaworld Niad looks similar to the Yongala dive boat 10m version. Looks like fun!!

Niad's are good boats, a lot stronger than zodiacs.

Jets are good for real shallow water work but they are in efficient in open water and are s#*t to steer in a straight line. Plus you have extra deck space taken up with he inboards.

Your ticket would cover you up to your survey length, overall length of the vessel can be longer. Coxswains should cover you for taken passengers out, once you get to your master V or IV there different endorsements for trading and fishing.

I've always found the yamaha 4 strokes to be fairly reliable, I don't like honda's too much. We have just started to use evinrude e-tecs at work, you get good power out of them and they use about the same amount of fuel as a 4 stroke. I've been impressed by them so far. As with anything you just have to have good amintenance and they should be good for a while.

birdseyeview said...

Go for the jet, then you can do this [}:)]

After this vid, I don't know what all the discussion is about.
This is obviously what you need because you can use the exhaust to cook all the crays and fish on the way back home. Just supply the passengers with a few barbeque forks and the jobs done.
And it looks like it doesnt go very fast so they will be well cooked when you get home.

(sorry,. just trying to be helpful.)

by the way if you are looking for bigger boats try stabicraft

^^^ I stand corrected...