THE AIRIB RIGID INFLATABLE BOAT (RIB) HAS MANY SPECIAL FEATURES.  For a full description read the AIRIB Features page.  THESE FEATURES GIVE THE FOLLOWING USER BENEFITS:

BETTER PERFORMANCE

• good seakeeping hull characteristics
• light weight hull giving high strength to weight ratio
• variable deadrise
• choice of deadrise to suit field of operations

LONGER LIFE / MORE DURABLE

• robust aluminium hull, transom and sides (gunwales) - well engineered for strength and resilience
• stepped chine eliminates beach damage to buoyancy pontoons
• sacrifical / replaceable keel shoe
• double skin pontoon system, protects inner air tubes
• maintainable pontoon system
• choice of pontoon fabric - (hypalon, polyurethane or pvc) to suit budget & preference 
• proven reliability - established commercial and defence client base

LESS MAINTENANCE 

• no gluing of structural parts
• mechanical attachment of pontoons to hull using well proven twin track system
• simple, quick, puncture repair system - allows permanent in-field repairs

SUPERIOR SAFETY / RESERVE BUOYANCY / CARRIES MORE LOAD

Hull:

• presure tested permanent buoyancy compartment below deck
• hull gunwales (sides) means that the boat can carry load even with damaged pontoons

Pontoon System: 

• inner air tubes inside an outer protective cover (double skin sytem)
• multiple, separate buoyancy tubes - not a single compartmentalised tube
• reserve buoyancy in adjoining tube/s comes into play if a tube is punctured
• buoyancy tubes are protected inside an outer protective cover
• low pressure pontoon system reduces the potential for rapid deflation
• compressed inner tube system allows small punctures to self seal

AUSTRALIAN MADE AND SOLD BUILDER DIRECT

• allows custom finish

BETTER VALUE WHOLE OF LIFE

• replaceable pontoon sytem
• completely refurbishable