Iskander-M
Cadet
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- Jun 19, 2019
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Hi guys,
Just bought another project boat, an empty hull coming from the Rigid Raider Mk1, no console or anything, the plate says “MOD 5.2M Dell Quay Marina Dory 10 men max or equivalent” (will post the pic later).
As far as I know (may be wrong) this is copycat of the Boston Whaler 17 hull that was adapted by Dell Quay for military production for MOD. Looks like this boat was built for the military use even before the RTK Marine bought the Dell Quay Marine with all the moulds. Wikipedia claims the RTK being the originator or the Rigid Raider so now it looks like this is wrong.
My question is about the min engine size I should go for. Looking at the RTK specs the max size was 140hp and 8 persons, boat weight 800kg (empty or with engine fitted?). I saw on other websites that the weight is 500kg, not sure.
I plan to use it as a tiller fishing boat maximising the deck space, no console or anything, taking may be 3-4 passengers max for fishing trips. What would you recommend guys?
Thanks in advance
Just bought another project boat, an empty hull coming from the Rigid Raider Mk1, no console or anything, the plate says “MOD 5.2M Dell Quay Marina Dory 10 men max or equivalent” (will post the pic later).
As far as I know (may be wrong) this is copycat of the Boston Whaler 17 hull that was adapted by Dell Quay for military production for MOD. Looks like this boat was built for the military use even before the RTK Marine bought the Dell Quay Marine with all the moulds. Wikipedia claims the RTK being the originator or the Rigid Raider so now it looks like this is wrong.
My question is about the min engine size I should go for. Looking at the RTK specs the max size was 140hp and 8 persons, boat weight 800kg (empty or with engine fitted?). I saw on other websites that the weight is 500kg, not sure.
I plan to use it as a tiller fishing boat maximising the deck space, no console or anything, taking may be 3-4 passengers max for fishing trips. What would you recommend guys?
Thanks in advance