{"id":20956,"date":"2023-02-24T15:35:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=20956"},"modified":"2023-02-24T15:37:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:37:29","slug":"notable-espadon-780-pro-wows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/notable-espadon-780-pro-wows\/","title":{"rendered":"Espadon 780 Pro Wows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m7_j-ekSvss\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espadonboats.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Espadon<\/a> 780 Pro is a Tunesian Rigid Inflatalbe Boat (RIB). The boat is remarkable in two ways I will point out below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This RIB is like many RIBs a versatile watercraft designed for a variety of uses including recreational boating, diving, fishing, and even commercial applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Two Notable Characteristics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I had the opportunity to test certain models of their RIBs a few years ago on a flat sea, I noticed that the bigger RIBs tilted less than all the other brands I had ever driven. This gave me a strange feeling of skidding and took some getting used to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I saw in this video presentation of the Espadon 780 Pro, is the same effect. I think it&#8217;s the combination of the <a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/what-the-hull\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5103\">hull<\/a> design and the distance of the tubes from the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My attention was also drawn to the extra thin layer of spray generated along the outboard once in plane and at speed (see 00:59 &#8211; 01:04 and 01:11 &#8211; 01:14 for example). I first thought it was the trimming of the Yamaha but apparently it&#8217;s not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ESPADON-780-PRO-spray.webp\" alt=\"ESPADON 780 PRO spray @ RIBs ONLY - Home of the Rigid Inflatable Boat\" class=\"wp-image-21309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ESPADON-780-PRO-spray.webp 853w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ESPADON-780-PRO-spray-150x66.webp 150w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ESPADON-780-PRO-spray-768x339.webp 768w, https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ESPADON-780-PRO-spray-600x264.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Espadon 780 PRO extra spray<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This could impact speed in general because of the extra drag but it won&#8217;t deter buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Espadon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shipyard started in 1993 in Tunisia and their actual range is from a 450 to the 34 Premium flagship. They&#8217;re divided in Pro and Pleasure models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Overall length<\/td>\n<td>7.95 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Overall width<\/td>\n<td>3.80 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tube diameter<\/td>\n<td>0.60 m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tube fabric<\/td>\n<td>Hypalon Neoprene<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number of passengers<\/td>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Number watertight compartments<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total weight without engine<\/td>\n<td>800 kg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fuel tank<\/td>\n<td>347 l<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Shaft<\/td>\n<td>Extra Long<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minimal power<\/td>\n<td>150 hp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum power<\/td>\n<td>300 hp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Recommended power<\/td>\n<td>250 hp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum speed<\/td>\n<td>50 knots<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CE category<\/td>\n<td>B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tunisian category<\/td>\n<td>Maximum 60 Miles from a shelter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Espadon 780 Pro is a Tunesian Rigid Inflatalbe Boat (RIB). The boat is remarkable in two ways I will point out below. This RIB is like many RIBs a versatile watercraft designed for a variety of uses including recreational boating, diving, fishing, and even commercial applications. Two Notable Characteristics When I had the opportunity to test certain models of&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":[493,6,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-espadon","category-video","category-yamaha"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20956","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=20956"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20956\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}