AB Ribs

Sea Rider

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Who knows well or have heard about AB Ribs, are Caribe Inflatables competitors.

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ronaldj

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Re: AB Ribs

Have heard of both of them.
My local Zodiac dealer sells AB ribs
 

fbpooler

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Re: AB Ribs

I have seen many of them, and they appear to be fine craft. Nearly went for a RIB version, but the fully inflatable fit our needs better.
 

ronaldj

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Yesterday I looked at the AB Lite AL 9. And the UL 9. And UL 10 What I discovered is that even at 9feet the aluminum hull Ribs have more interior room than the 11 foot Sib I'm using now. I believe the difference is that there is space available all the way to the hull for the Rib vs all the way to the top floor on the Sib.
 

Sea Rider

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Are those non flat decks, concave shaped folding transom ribs ? Can you post some pics, are they well priced ?

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ronaldj

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I will go back and take some pictures for everybody.
 

ronaldj

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The AB Boats I looked at were the Lammina AL series which is considered a Superlight. I also looked at the UL series which is Ultra Light. Now the Ultralight ribs are amazing amazing in that the 10 foot boat is 95lbs and can use a max of a 9.9hp motor
 
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