Ripple Tenders

This design is suited as a tender to a large vessel. It can be set up as an open boat or as a centre console fishing configuration. The open boat version would be more commonly chosen for use as a tender however the centre console boat would also suit. The centre console layout can also be supplied with a composite targa/hardtop assembly which covers the helm area. The fishing boat has the feature of a wrap-around fishing deck forward of the helm. This design can carry good loads and is a capable boat which could venture offshore in appropriate conditions.

This design is a little unique to the rest of the range as it was developed from the 2.8m design and lengthened according to a particular client’s requests. The result was a more slender boat with slimmer hulls. It is a capable tender with good payload capacity and can easily carry 4 to 5 adults. This design proved to perform well and is used as a day tripper for extended periods. The other advantage of this model is that it will fit in a standard sized box trailer width-wise.

This design is of good size and is well suited as a tender for a larger cruising vessel. It can comfortably carry 5 adults and gear. The 3.2m Ripple design has extra length and freeboard to deal with choppy conditions. It will be ideal for day trips where additional carrying capacity is required and extra comfort for longer periods. Performance will not disappoint with excellent planing speeds and also ferrying slower speeds.

This size is a popular choice for an average sized cruising yacht. It is spacious enough to carry 4 to 5 adults with additional gear. This model is suited to davit storage but is light and small enough to drag or carry if required. The extra length provides more relative comfort in any chop or rough conditions. Performance is excellent under power whether on the plane or at slow speeds. This design also makes a capable and safe vessel for day trips away.

The 2.3m Ripple design is of good internal size with a surprising amount of carrying capacity. This model is large enough to carry three adults with personal gear. This sized tender is suited to a cruising yacht 35ft to 40ft in length. This tender would be best kept on lifting davits but is compact and light enough to be man handled and stowed on deck. This design will plane easily with one or two passengers however will perform well at displacement speeds also.

Had BSF out on Lake Barrington on Saturday – 1st proper day trip – brilliant success. The for’d locker was so handy ! Blew up later on in afternoon but I was determined to make it to the northern end of the lake so kept going. I reckon it was blowing 20 knots so a bit of a chop but she handled it fine. Anyway that’s the reason I built the boat – day trips – & it was a brilliant success. Teddy the dog had a ball ! He got gamer as the day went on – climbing on to the foredeck even when arked up – how he didn’t end up in the drink I don’t know ! LOL

We had an afternoon on the Leven (next river west), an afternoon on the Rubicon (next river east) & yesterday we had a day on Lake Cethana which is the next lake up the system from Lake Barrington. I was able to get onto the dam face yesterday & got a photo looking down at Lake Barrington.