Is this £50k Ukrainian RIB the perfect starter boat? Aquaspirit 585 CC test drive review | MBY

[@davidodonovan1699]

Perfect timing BTW. It's good to support a good cause in buying up whatever they have built.

[@aquaspiritribs299]

**Update **The VHF holder is not a factory option. This was not supplied by us. There is now new improved upholstery and we no longer have the large net under the console.

[@simpsondnb45]

the perfect starter boat doesnt cost £50k, loose £10k the day you buy it, require full wet weather gear and is best suited to rough water

[@ambitionsskyyyy]

Exactly ffs

[@thebmwfanboy10]

Looks pretty good

[@BR0SE1DON]

Yeah… I wouldn’t pay £50k for that.

[@IbrahimHyderiGoth]

nice boat enjoyable ride when you take boats on rides in your videos

[@120Livi]

Looks great, shame some of the quality has been let down by what must amount to a few hundred dollars worth of cost cutting

[@PhilbyFavourites]

That glaring set of what can only be scissor cut marks, or a deranged man with a Stanley (utility) Knife, on the plastic holder fitted on the right hand side of the dash. [Edited after watching it again - 06:00 it’s the alleged holder for a hand held VHF, iCom must be having a coronary looking at that level of bodging]. That’s not what I would call a custom fit. If I was confronted with that after laying out my £50K…….

[@aquaspiritribs299]

The VHF holder was fitted by the owner and is not a factory option.

[@PhilbyFavourites]

@@aquaspiritribs299 thank god for that! I had a look over your stand on the Thursday, there was no sign of the offending item. The upholstery work seems to have improved. And you’re working to a price point. I wish you well with the sales. So 8,000 views for a KZbin video and I wonder what the footfall was over those four days at the Boatlife Show? Did you convert interest to sales?

[@aquaspiritribs299]

@@PhilbyFavourites We sold 5 thanks, so worth the effort and we will most likely attend next year.

[@PhilbyFavourites]

@@aquaspiritribs299 brilliant 👍🏻👍🏻. Good to see the marine world is still buoyant. I’ll look out for them in The Solent.

[@firehawk9546]

Anybody know where to get that seat by itself for my current boat?

[@jimbob1427]

Love these reviews

[@cookiemonster2299]

Pretty good that one 👍🇬🇧

[@ty.d.g.7550]

How much 2nd hand

[@nothingsurprisesmeanymore]

Did you say they are made in Russia?

[@MotorBoatYachting]

Maybe we'll have to update the title in a few days 😬

[@anthonynicholas1165]

One critique i have to make, that welding looks like it was done by a blindman, i'm not sure i'd pay fifty thousand for a boat from Ukraine for one, or that had such awful welding for two, would it kill them to grind back their rough work.

[@stuartbaker6339]

Try Brig or Grand.

[@aquaspiritribs299]

not kill them but it wouldn't be 50k anymore.

[@tonyadeney1245]

50k aint small change ------------- but lot of rib boat for money /// like ... good review ...

[@johningham4942]

A nice sub £50K starter rib that when tidied up would become a great sized inshore or coastal boat, a great tour of this newly built "Aquaspirit" Jack!

[@robi2452]

Would prefer Zar Mini 18. Much more value for your money.

[@Dragonbaymarine717]

Hi, please contact with me if you wanna a boat like ZARmini 18

[@mhappy01]

Can't see the kill cord..

[@TheWiseGuyzz]

3:53

[@daiquiri.]

Lol 50k "starter" boat.. Some parts of the worlds are so loaded with cash it's not even funny..

[@Nick_G7IZR]

How can you say £50k is a "starter boat". Shows how out of touch you are!

[@darthkek1953]

For an _aluminium_ outboard? This is a starter price. That you cannot afford it doesn't change the fact it's a starter price.

[@rykehuss3435]

Obviously nobody with regular amount of money buys a 50k boat as a starter boat alone, you get some friends together and its bought together in a co-ownership fashion.

[@Nick_G7IZR]

@@darthkek1953 And an ally boat isn't a normal starter boat either. A starter boat, for most people is glass-fibre, s/h and half that cost. It also looks shoddy and not worth the ticket price.

[@darthkek1953]

@@Nick_G7IZR When you can afford one you can decide not to buy one.

[@Nick_G7IZR]

@@darthkek1953 Ha! At least I have a boat... x

[@jamesjannell8706]

Grest review. Love the New RIB boats hitting the market. Just sure hope Putin doesnt takes aim at all the RIB builders in Ukraine. There are many including Gala, Brig and Highfield. Putin please go home 🏡

[@diogenez471]

I dont think its fairly valued.