The Complete RIB Manual

The Definitive Guide to Design, Handling and Maintenance

Dag Pike

• Publisher: Adlard Coles
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781408180136
• Print ISBN:
  9781408180129
• Edition: 1

First built in the 1960s for rescue work, the Rigid Inflatable Boat has revolutionised the marine market. The Complete RIB Manual, published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the first RIB, is the ultimate reference catering all aspects of a RIB's design, handling and maintenance, aimed at all owners and users, both commercial and leisure. The emphasis of the book is entirely practical, and covers:

1. A History of the RIB
• Early development
• Modern design: leisure, commercial and military

2. RIB Handling
• Impact of hull design, tube types, internal layout and engines
• Driving techniques: throttle control and driving position
• Advanced techniques for economy, sport and rough seas
• Cruising: planning, weather, anchoring and communications
• RIBs as tenders - stowing and towing
• Launching and transportation
• Safety and survival

3. Maintenance
• Outboards, diesels, water jets, stern drives, fuel tanks and electrics
• Tube care: cleaning, repair, replacement
• Hull maintenance
• Winter storage, checking for leaks, servicing

The Complete RIB Manual is a comprehensive worldwide reference for all RIB owners and users, covering all the information necessary to handle and maintain a RIB of any size.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• INTRODUCTION
• PART ONE: A HISTORY OF THE RIB
• 1 EARLY DEVELOPMENT
• 2 RIBS TODAY
• PART TWO: RIB HANDLING
• 3 WHAT MAKES A RIB WORK?
• 4 RIB CONTROLS
• 5 RIB DRIVING
• 6 RIB CRUISING AND LEISURE USE
• 7 RIBS AS YACHT TENDERS
• 8 LAUNCH, RECOVERY AND TRANSPORTATION
• 9 COMMERCIAL AND MILITARY RIBS
• 10 RESCUE RIBS
• 11 SAFETY AND SURVIVAL
• PART THREE: RIB MAINTENANCE
• 12 ENGINES AND PROPULSION
• 13 ENGINE AND PROPULSION MAINTENANCE
• 14 TUBE AND HULL CARE
• EPILOGUE: THE FUTURE
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• eCopyright