{"id":16744,"date":"2022-10-21T18:02:36","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T16:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=16744"},"modified":"2025-08-21T12:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T10:28:22","slug":"fluids-removable-slide-on-hypalon-csm-tubes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/fluids-removable-slide-on-hypalon-csm-tubes\/","title":{"rendered":"Fluid&#8217;s Removable Slide-on Hypalon\/CSM Tubes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid2_3.jpg\" alt=\"Fluid's Removable Slide-on Hypalon\/CSM Tubes @ RIBs ONLY - Home of the Rigid Inflatable Boat\" class=\"wp-image-16745\" style=\"width:840px;height:368px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid2_3.jpg 853w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid2_3-150x66.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid2_3-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid2_3-600x263.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fluid&#8217;s Removable Slide-on Hypalon \/ CSM Tubes system<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tubes Easy Replacement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fluid Watercraft stands out as one of the few manufacturers offering removable, slide-on <a href=\"https:\/\/en.orcaretail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hypalon<\/a>\/CSM collars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This feature makes maintenance far more efficient. Customization is also greatly simplified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike permanently glued pontoons, these collars can be replaced in as little as three hours, minimizing downtime and cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sponsons are secured with precision using a robust 17 mm 5086 extruded aluminum bolt rope system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This method ensures durability, strength, and ease of installation. It takes about 3 hour to replace them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is an innovation that combines practicality with professional-grade performance for demanding RIB applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Way to go, Fluid!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fluid uses the famous <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/the-making-of-gemini-wr880-rib-a-ribs-only-exclusive\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"7224\">GEMINI hulls<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid1.jpeg\" alt=\"Fluid's Removable Slide-on Hypalon\/CSM Tubes @ RIBs ONLY - Home of the Rigid Inflatable Boat\" class=\"wp-image-16746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid1.jpeg 853w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid1-150x100.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid1-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Fluid1-600x400.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Fluid&#8217;s Removable Slide-on Hypalon\/CSM Tubes &#8211; detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proud to share that <a href=\"https:\/\/en.orcaretail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ORCA Retail<\/a> is a Friend of RIBs ONLY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tubes Easy Replacement Fluid Watercraft stands out as one of the few manufacturers offering removable, slide-on Hypalon\/CSM collars. This feature makes maintenance far more efficient. Customization is also greatly simplified. Unlike permanently glued pontoons, these collars can be replaced in as little as three hours, minimizing downtime and cost. The sponsons are secured with precision using a robust 17 mm&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[435,247,66,475],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16744","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-fluid","category-how-to","category-pennel-flipo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16744","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16744"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16744\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16744"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16744"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16744"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}