Small Inflatable Boat Setup - How To Setup a SIB 

Great job mate. Love the play by play. I also like the fact that you didn’t edit. Newbies need to see it all. Really appreciate that. Had to subscribe.

Great little video mate 👍🏻 really enjoyed watching it 🎣🐟🌊😎👍🏻

Try a leaf blower instead of an electric pump. It saves tons of time, the SIB gets blown up in seconds and you just top up for 2mins with the foot pump. Really easy when fitting the floor as well and it's super low faff

Almost done the inflating right. Its very important to bring the tube with the pressure releave valve on pressure first (the front tube in your case). This enables the bladders from this tube to expand into the other two tubes (left and right bladder). Then you can bring the other two tubes on pressure. Now, when the tubes heat up by the sun, all the 3 tubes can expand and release pressure by this one pressure release valve. No one seems to know this and it is not mentioned in any user guide i know of.

Great setup master 👏

Great video well done

Nice work 🤙

Good video to be fair, some useful tips 👍

Thanks Jake, this video is a huge help. I'm looking at getting into sibs this year so I've learnt lots here. I was looking at excels but may veer towards the hydrus as I can get an air deck and alloy deck to swap over when needed. Unfortunately I can't trailer mine so alloy deck for when I've got help, air deck when solo seems like a sensible choice 👍

I've the vanguard 365 lovely boat. I've pop riveted clips in the floor at the front which hold straps (like in seat belt strap but with buckle) i put rubber mats down with double sided tape which can then hold the battery / fuel midship. One thing i don't recommend the seyvolur pump. The hose is fairly thin and it split on my maiden voyage. Luckily I could put my finger over the hole. The company never replied to my email and it was quite expensive for a replacement pipe. I rebuilt the pipe with pond pipe but invested in shark 2 pump (which also deflates) I also found seyvelor was inconsistent with pressures between chambers. Keep up the videos and hope you are all OK from the video where ya was hit :(

I'm sorry, man, but it seems to me that you made a flight into space by unfolding the dinghy. 😁

Very concise guide Jake, just a suggestion though, get yourself some ACF50 spray for your metal bits, it's good stuff, used on precious aircraft on carriers, perfect for steel and alloys!

The hard floor is a pain however in my opinion it’s the best design for a sib I’ve tried all the different floors on offer!

Very helpful video. Where can I find the next in the series?

Is there a keel air chamber? Well yup there’s it is. Nice work

Very interesting vlog , I'm looking into purchasing one and an outboard , can you recommend where to purchase one as so many sites about atm .

GOT A V AIR FLOOR WANT TO LOOK AT THE MUSCLE FISHING ALSO GOT A TRAILER AND TRANSOM WHEELS LEAF BLOWER AND PUMP & MADE A BATTERY BOX FOR MY FISH FINDER

Hi Jake, ive just been watching your video its great thanks. Im after some advice if you could help. Im very new to sibbing, and have recently purchased a Tobin Sports inflatable boat (from Costco). Its 3.3m long with a inflatable keel (the sausage keel) and air deck. The recommended psi is 3.5 for the tubes and keel, and 5psi for the air deck. Ive been told by others that this seems quite low compared to other sibs. I have a 9.9hp on the back. When i tried the boat last weekend for the 1st time, it was fine at low speed, but when i opened the throttle the boat seem to almost porpoise (im told thats the term) and the engine seemed to struggle. Again im told thats cavitation and ventilation. I thought it was fully inflated, but possibbly not. And the sausage keel appeared to be leaning more to one side. I then deflated the keel, managed to get it more centre and inflated everything again tonthe psi. It was better, but the cavitation / ventilation issue was still there at increased speed. I have been advised to ensure the air deck is under the lip of the transom (which it wasnt), and potentially inflate the keel higher than the recommended 3.5psi. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Enjoyed the vid...about to pull the trigger on an Excel sib...but having nightmares about the benefits of air or alu. I will be inflating every time I use it. Thus deflating every time. Tell me an alu floor is worth the hassle once seaborne ? 👍🤔

How do you set up the anchor? specifically how is it attached to the sib? Cheers.

Hi Jake, Kev has suggested I get this boat - now I want to ask you, does water get inbetween the floor and the hull? On my current sib it fills up quite quick and slows me down. Does this happen with yours?

Good advice about the vhf . A always worry about buying one because I am awaiting doing my licence but your correct probably better taking one even without licence. Do you have any recommendations on a good budget vhf ?

Great video mate. I think this is the new Sib I'm going to order! I believe this is the Tornado Grey?

Jake did you have did you have any issues with the Tohatsu on the Excel , did you have the bow diggin in at sea ? Lots of discussions on social media just now regarding the excel boats , I was going purchase one

What wheels are you using?

Hello might be a dumb question but what length motor do you suggest... LONG SHAFT or SHORT SHAFT motor?

Did you ever get round to doing a video on making the sib box ?

Nice vid.How about giving us the prices of all the extras etc

What colour scheme is that mate is it the dark carbon grey looks good

Would a 6hp motor do well in the sea? With a 3m sib

Where do I get a pump just like yours?

What happened after the hit and run was the boat damaged

How long is it

Put it in the water

Man you Brits crack me up with your Aluminium . It’s not spelled the way you say it. Aluminum………scuba tank works bud… I laugh because we had a British Army Leftinant Arabic speaker in Iraq in 03 when the war began. God was he funny…..

Would a 6hp motor do well in the sea? With a 3m sib