July 9th, 2010 | Posted in RIB Maintenance, Ribs | No Comments »
Mechanical Checks
Check grap handles, RIB tube lines and lifelines for integrity.
Check ground tackle, lines, fenders, etc. It’s amazing how sitting in your RIB’s anchor locker doing nothing can still lead to degradation over time.
Check chainplates and cleats…
July 8th, 2010 | Posted in RIB Maintenance, Ribs | No Comments »
Well, it’s nearly the beginning of the summer school holidays, the time of year when most RIBs are used most frequently. With most RIBS being kept on driveways or marina hard standings until being used, I thought it would be …
May 28th, 2010 | Posted in RIB Maintenance, Ribs | No Comments »
With a replacement set of RIB tubes costing the same as a family hatchback, taking good care of them is a bit of a no brainer…

Ballistic RIBs, like many others have hard wearing Pennel Orca fabric, renowned for …