Monthly Archives: March 2015

Upgrading the Rib

So the Moody arrived with an Avon 340 rib, with no engine. Unfortunately, Maria has an unfortunate history with inflatables and seems to lack the ability to get in or out elegantly, she has the same problem with Lotus Elise’s 🙂 We knew if we were going to have a tender that Maria would be […]
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Davits – overhaul

We had spent a long time selecting our rib to make sure that we didn’t overload the davits which are 300Kg Simpsons Davits.  We selected a rib that weighted less than 100kg and an engine that meant that all-in we were at less than 50% of the maximum load of the davits. It was therefore […]
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