Just to point out, I'm not looking to buy a boat right now, not even this year. I'm just doing some research for the future, and that is what took me to this site.
Sibfisher wrote: ↑18 Jul 2020, 10:45
They have got some nice looking boats and the prices seem to be very reasonable
Martin wrote: ↑18 Jul 2020, 16:35
Unfortunately I think F-Rib HQ have the market plugged for Europe and America’s.
You’ll be very lucky to get any response from Winboat directly.
Well, if no one can explain what I would get from an f-rib that makes it worth so much more, then I would obviously rather try to find alternatives.
To a newcomer like me, this f-rib thing looks a little odd. If I compare the products offered at their respective sites, it's the same stuff, just with massively inflated prices. Looks like they (f-rib) want to hide their origin and make people thing that they are the unique original, and therefore make people pay.
Locally, I could get a new generic "no-name" rib with a trailer for less than the price of an f-rib of the same size. And that with small features that the f-rib doesn't have (double hull, locker etc). That is just weird, logically it should be the other way around.
But I would prefer assembling/disassembling and transport it
inside the car rather than having to trailer it, that is why I'm here..
Martin wrote: ↑18 Jul 2020, 16:35
F- Rib will no doubt still do a one off colour as I have, but you pay a premium for the line stopping and change of spec.
I, like you wanted the f-rib but really didn’t want the base grey colour. The thought of having a boat that blends in with the sea just didn’t calculate in my head.
I went and had a look at your thread. It looks like you got an f-rib with a stock winboat color scheme, that they are already offering at their site. Can't see why there would be a need for line stopping for that.
What premium did you pay for that?
Me on the other hand, would like something that is a bit more unique. Generally, it seems like 90% of all boats are grey or white, which I find quite boring and just too common. So just a full/solid yellow, orange, green, black, or something else not so common, would suffice. But with the information above, I would guess that they can't do that.
Martin wrote: ↑18 Jul 2020, 16:35
I too have seen a few f-ribs with the winboat transom plate attached, I can only presume it was down to lack of stock of the f-rib transom plates.
The f-rib and winboats are made in separate lines and as already suggested, the specs are slightly different.
Hope that answers a few questions?
I have seen that many people suggest that there is differences, but no one tells any details. What are they, if any?
I've been studying lots of photos and videos but I cant really see any difference except the colors and logos?
More or less unrelated to this topic:
In a thread somewhere, a guy (The Gurnard I think?) was saying that a f-rib 330 is too heavy for one person to handle. As it is the size I was looking at, that put me off a bit. Would it be possible to put it on some kind of portable sack barrow? Or should I forget about it and look for something lighter?
And another question. While browsing this forum I have seen the term "wee boat" used repeatedly. What does that mean? Google did not help me this time.
