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Orca Retail Proudly Works with European Partner Repairers

Orca Retail Partners

Orca® Retail has more than 100 partners all over Europe and the UK.

The company is a leading provider of RIB tube material for the RIB boating industry, with an extensive and diverse range of products to repair, replace, maintain or customize your precious RIB.

CSM neoprene fabrics, glue and hardener, maintenance products and flexible tanks (clean water, grey water, fuel) are some of their available products.

Each of the six tube fabrics has its specific use as you can read when clicking on “Fabrics” on their top menu. Even if you’re not a repairer, it broadens your perspective on tube material.

Meet the team

Take a peek on their website and/or meet them during the Metstrade in Amsterdam from 15 to 17 november 2022 (Hall 1, booth n°850).

Proud to share that ORCA Retail is a Friend of RIBs ONLY.

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Custom A811 Ribeye White Yamaha 300hp V6

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

James and Ross take a look at a factory custom A811 Ribeye. Videos of other RIbeye’s A881.

ORCA® Cleaners’ Impressive Results

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

Keep your RIB (safely) Clean

Our Facebook group consistently shares informative posts on RIB maintenance and ensuring the tubes are safely cared for.

This video shows great results of the cleaners proposed by Orca® Retail.

It’s important you use safe products and who else would know this better than these guys.

They’re the market leader for the most important brands of inflatable boats.

Proud to share that ORCA Retail is a Friend of RIBs ONLY.

All fabrics are produced, validated, and checked by their internal lab to ensure they meet RIB standards. The shipping is trans-European.

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Ribworker Jet Boats Awesome Precision Manoeuvring

Karel Overlaet, RIB Advocate

Impressive Ribworker’s show

Shaun White, who designed the Ribworkers (and is driving the yellow RIB), was asked to play around and demonstrate what makes these boats so unique: awesomely tough workboats, precision manoeuvring but also fast and fun (see the end bit).

These RIBs are capable of power-braking or spinning on their axis – slowly for precision manoeuvring even at high revs, faster for jet boat spins for exciting passenger trips.

The first boat, built 37 years ago, is still working as a salvage and rescue vessel.

This video, shot some years ago, shows a display: all water users were warned to keep clear and that they would get wet and both RIB skippers were highly experienced.

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