Availability
Availability is certainly an important question. However guaranteed delivery is more important.
We believe that a vessel must be delivered on time and to date we have never failed. To reinforce the ethos of delivery we underwrite with a £1000 per week penalty clause !
Pre order we will give you a clear indication of lead times. We will then detail the production schedule so that you know what is happening and when.
Below is an example of our schedule for a typical production.
| Week | Surveyor Notification | Client Notification | |
| Receipt of Order | 1 | ■ | ■ |
| Order of third party components | 1 | ||
| Completion of aluminium consol | 5 | ■ | |
| Completion of Self right frame | 6 | ||
| Delivery of electronics and components | 6 | ||
| Wiring of consol electrical systems | 7 | ||
| Completion of Hull and tubes |
10 | ■ | ■ |
| Fitting of consol and seating | 11 | ||
| Fitting components | 12 | ||
| Systems testing | 13 | ■ | ■ |
| Sea trials | 14 | ■ | ■ |
| Client testing and training | 14 | ■ | ■ |
NOTE. ALWAYS CALL FOR LATEST SLOTS AS THINGS CAN CHANGE ( sometimes for the better). We also do our best to have a 10m bare hull in stock for those in a serious rush and there are times that this can be manouvered into production. If all else fails we may be able to charter you one of our own fleet until your new one is ready..... just ask as we are here to help.
How Much Will It Cost
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We prefer to offer a full commercial pre coded spec as used in our own passenger operations. Such vessels range in the £55 to £70k zone for standard beam RHIBS and 60 to 75k for wide beam RHIBS. However it is quite possible to complete a coded 8.5m vessel for 12 pax well under £50k. For a 6m safety vessel for standby then a commercial package can be in the order of £15 to £25k whilst a 4m safety boat can come in at under £10k. For overseas buyers we have Dollar and Euro accounts and can agree on a fixed exhange rate if required. Cabin RHIBs range from £85k to £150k. |
And What About the Returns
Remember we also run a fleet of our vessels for seafari operations as well as chartering to offshore sector. Thus we know excpetionaly well the rates that can be expected from various sectors of the market.
If you have an idea then feel free to put it forward to us . We will advise you but rest assured we would never divulge your proposal or step onto your toes.
And running costs
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If you are looking at setting up a new operation then it is just not the cost of the vessel that will factor highly in your analysis. Running costs are a very significant part and from many years of experience of our own commercial operations we have detailed knowledge of running and maintenance costs. We will advise on these and even make recomendations at design stage so as to minimise running costs.
For those looking at the seafri type business then again we have xpert knowledge and will advise on matters such as fuel duty rebates, VAT etc
The cost of all this info
If buying a Quinquari RHIB then, of course, information is free as part of our services. However, we have had a few unscrupulous souls plagiarise all our well earned knowledge so we will reserve the right to charge for consultancy advice against those who do not adopt old fashioned business values !!!.