RIB Advice please.

[Bass Dood]

Hi.

Had a moment of weakness yesterday and brought a RIB and little outboard.

RIB by M.D.M (The Burden Group) Model = 265L, looks about 8-9ft.
Outboard Yamaha – 2.5 Hp – four stroke

Had a look at it and the outboard looks brand new and the RIB very clean, then bidded on ebay and won, going to pick it up later today.

Plan on using it around Torbay, lanching from Meadfoot and fishing around there and Thatchers areas, and poss other Torbay areas.

Going to get a life jacket for wife and I and poss some foldy uppy wheels too for easy transportation, and a roof rack.

Big questions are.

Anything I am missing? any thing you guys think I need to do or know for boating and safety, thougtht about taking a spare spark plug.

Cheers in advance

BD

[TerryW]

Welcome to boat fishing. The spending starts now. . .

If you don't have these already, you might consider:

- An appropriate anchor for the area plus a short length of chain and enough line to anchor securely at the depths you will be fishing (2x the depth is usually enough). Those folding anchors work a treat and are quite small for the grip they provide.
- Oars and rowlocks for when your outboard goes phut. Good exercise as well.
- A second fuel tank for when the first one runs out or gets water in it;
- A hand-held Fire extinguisher;
- Hand-Held VHF radio (you will eventually need to have some training but you are allowed to make MayDay calls without a licence and also to listen in to coast guard weather forecasts and marine warnings). A mobile phone will do but you might need to keep it in a waterproof box.
- Flares in case the radio goes "phut" when calling for help.
- Something to bail with (bucket and/or big sponge).
- Enough tools to be able to change a spark-plug and cut line from your prop and repair the main tubes in an emergency.
- A longish painter (16 feet) so that you have some line to tie up to something stationary when required e.g. a mooring buoy.
- A hand or foot inflator that always goes out with you.
- A fish box. I hate sharing a RIB with a 20 slimy fish.
- Loadsa kitchen towel.
- A cutting board. Watch out for those main tubes.
- A floating torch for when it is getting dark and the engine won't start;

Hope some of this helps. . . . Let us know how you get on.

Terry

[Bass Dood]

Great thanks Terry great advice, all noted.

Thanks

BD