Boca Inlet in 560 Sedan Bridge?

HUMPH said:
I have separate insurance for my Caribe but if yours was on the swim platform, it may be covered on your yacht insurance.
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Having just gone thru the process of insuring the boat in the first place, I can say that, at least for MY policy, a tender is explicitly NOT covered in the main yacht insurance. I was told if I were to get a tender, I'd have to get a separate policy for it. So, my best guess is that "it depends" on your specific policy. If you have a "tender deductible" in the first place, that must mean its covered somehow. I'd just call you agent and ask. They should be able to guide you to IF you should file a claim or not.
 
My yacht policy allows a tender to be covered but it had to meet certain criteria (I.e. hp). Since the novurania is rated at 104hp, it didnt qualify so I also had to get a separate policy. Agree with Joel, just give your agent a call
 
OK, so I have the opportunity to go test this out today. Used I think around 2000 Nautica RIB Jet. Owner reports just under 13' LOA 5'4 Beam @ 575lbs and perfect running condition. I think I can knock him down to $5500 - $6000. Any feedback? Most of you know tenders better than I do obviously since mine is swimming right now ;)

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The low speed handling is like that of a jetski. They are like a jetski when it comes to reliability and maintenance. Jetskis are relatively powerful and quick for their size and weight, like a Ferrari. Also like a Ferrari, they can require a lot of love and care when compared to a 25 - 50 HP four stroke outboard.

All of that being said, I may have gone that route if they didn't weight so much.
 
Be careful getting over 12'. If that is on your swim platform in rough seas you have to be careful of waves hitting it and ripping it off of the platform. If it's secured well enough it can damage the platform. Also make sure you run with the plug out and a good cover on it. That boat will hold a lot more than 800lbs of water.
 
agolk2 said:
OK, so I have the opportunity to go test this out today. Used I think around 2000 Nautica RIB Jet. Owner reports just under 13' LOA 5'4 Beam @ 575lbs and perfect running condition. I think I can knock him down to $5500 - $6000. Any feedback? Most of you know tenders better than I do obviously since mine is swimming

Nautica builds a very nice RIB. My novurania is also a turbocharged jet. Plusses and minuses. John has mentioned some of them. Our boat kids love the novurania, it'll do 54mph and is a blast to run but i've also had to pull the jet drive to get a boulder out of it after someone gave it too much throttle near shore and it turned into a big vacuum cleaner. If you flush them after use and are careful where you run them it should serve you just fine. If you don't, expect problems. If I were buying again, I'd probably opt for a 4 stroke outboard. There are several good ribs out there...Caribe, nautica, AB, zodiac come to mind.
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Test drove it today - pretty good condition. Minor issues. Did some measurements though:

6'1" - 6'4" at the WIDEST Point (actual beam at the stern is 5'4") 12' LOA. I think the beam is too much. I couldn't find the exact specs for it because they no longer make the exact model but the closest Nautica (now Ribtech) jet rib is like 760LBS. This doesn't seem correct but the thing is definitely loud and smokes at LOW due to the two stroke engine. I really don't want to damage the TNT lift or wear it out with this and I worry that in rough seas it will do what you all have said and mess my stuff up!! I guess most of all I'm concerned with the weight! Would be fun to have this or a jetski on the back of that 560 though I can tell you that!!
 
Joel,
Welcome aboard and congrats on the 560. It is a great boat!

I've contemplated a jet RIB a couple of times but they typically don't handle rougher water as well as a nice deep RIB with an outboard. I have the Caribe DL13 with a 40HP 4-stroke. I would not recommend anything longer as I have to have it situated perfectly or I get wash pushing on the dingy or motor. Also, I wouldn't want anything heavier on the back.

Paul
 
Hey all - I thought I'd update my post from last year with some hard data! :)

Over the holidays, I acquired a new Lowrance HDS9 Gen 2 with sidescan. One of the features/services is the "Insight Genesis", which allows you to make your own maps using your own soundings. I bought it for my tender so I could use it to map out shallow areas and reefs for diving.

In any event, as a test of the new feature, I spent about an hour on a calm day a couple of weeks ago mapping the inlet. Was pleasantly surprised by the data. Attached is the resulting sounding that came out the other end of the process. The soundings are adjusted for tide. So, as you can see, one should be able to hug the west and south shores of the inlet, then move toward the center as you approach the exit, then south east (about 120 degrees) and never see less than 7 or 8 feet, even at low tide. Most surprising to me was just how deep it was on the south west elbow, even up close to the rocks.

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Hmm - anyone know how to make the image bigger? That is how it uploaded.
 
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joelkoz said:
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Hmm - anyone know how to make the image bigger? That is how it uploaded.
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Joel,

I think the best approach for this would be using the photobucket. Upload the image to PB and when uploading image to the thread just use URL from PB. This way you're not limited to the pic size from your PC, rather displaying a full size image from another site.
 
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