I'm a novice, so I apologize if I'm off on correct boat terminology here.
I use a SIB, never used a RIB, but hear the rib has a superior hull. Aside from the hull of the SIB being soft and wobbly, a difference I've noticed is that SIB hulls don't have strakes, aside from the one for protection over the keel. Since the SIB hull has more drag than a regular hull, I don't see why strakes aren't glued to the bottoms of the boats to try to offest some of this, as it seems to to be that this is the purpose of strakes. It also seems to be an easy job to glue on your own strakes (of appropriate size and shape). Have an opinion on this?
Another observation is that the second layer of fabric added to the bottom of the tubes is not flush with the surface of the boat. The front of the boat then has a mm high drag spot. A spot of glue to smooth this ridge would eliminate the drag, but I'm not sure if it really matters.
I use a SIB, never used a RIB, but hear the rib has a superior hull. Aside from the hull of the SIB being soft and wobbly, a difference I've noticed is that SIB hulls don't have strakes, aside from the one for protection over the keel. Since the SIB hull has more drag than a regular hull, I don't see why strakes aren't glued to the bottoms of the boats to try to offest some of this, as it seems to to be that this is the purpose of strakes. It also seems to be an easy job to glue on your own strakes (of appropriate size and shape). Have an opinion on this?
Another observation is that the second layer of fabric added to the bottom of the tubes is not flush with the surface of the boat. The front of the boat then has a mm high drag spot. A spot of glue to smooth this ridge would eliminate the drag, but I'm not sure if it really matters.
