Avon Rover 2.80 Rib Tender

Avon Rover 2.80 RIB fitted with Honda 10 HP Outboard Very clean and tidy example of a high quality rib as you can only expect from Avon, coupled with the performance and reliability of a Honda engine. Perfect as a tender to a sailing or motor yacht with lifting eyes port and starboard at transom and bow or a centre one available at bow. Centre console helm position with remote gears and throttle, console houses the 12 litre fuel tank, battery box, foot pump and patch kit, plus there is still storage room to spare. Solid and flat fibreglass floor with drain and electric bilge pump to keep cockpit dry, very handy if you have your best shoes on! Engine is electric start with pull cord as a backup making it very user friendly, full wired navigation lights with Port, Starboard, Masthead and Anchor mounted to removable pole in the console, ideal for after dark voyages back from the pub.
Comes with recently overhauled Snipe trailer and a working lighting board. This rib had a full overhaul in Jan 2023 and was only used for the 2023 summer season afterwards. Work completed was as follows.Full machine polish to hull and transom Tubes deep cleaned and treated with UV protector and satin polish Engine re-rigged with new throttle and gear cable, new conduit for hoses hoses and cables Electric Whale bilge pump and Osculati nav-lights installed with blue ocean switchesNew battery box and 12v isolator switch installed New Bosch starter battery Grab ropes on tubes replaced New hardwood oarsTransom bungs removed, reinstalled and sealed with sikaflex and new 316 stainless screws Steering cable inspected, cleaned and lubricated at outboard and at steering wheelEngine transom bolts resealed with sikaflex Engine prop was changed to a lower pitch than standard which greatly improves acceleration and ability to get on plane Full engine service including new timing belt, valve clearance adjusted, prop shaft cleaned and greased, new anodes, engine oil and filter, fuel filter, spark plugs, thermostat seal, full carburettor clean and new gaskets, new impellor and gaskets and gear oil. All parts used were genuine Honda purchased from a main dealer. Grease points lubricated with marine grease.All other parts used on the craft are marine quality name brand products and bolts/screws used are 316 stainless or bronze/brass for marine corrosion resistance.
In preparation for the sale some other work has been carried out including Trailer has had new wheel bearings, keel rollers and adjustable hull rollersNew jockey wheel and winch New wheel arches/mud guardsEngine has just had annual service with fresh oil and filter, gear oil replaced, new fuel filter and spark plugs. Everything works as it should, very smooth and quiet running, overall this is a very well presented RIB ready to be used and enjoyed, it has some marks and a few minor scratches from use, tubes have no patches and stay inflated for a long time. I am selling for a friend but very familiar with the boat having completed the work to it and also shared plenty of trips on it. The only reason for sale is he was using it as a tender to a flybridge motor yacht which he recently sold and replaced with a sports cruiser that could not take the weight of the Avon. Which weighs just under 200kg.
I can deliver locally to Guildford or within about an hours drive, any questions please ask.