{"id":42490,"date":"2026-04-30T23:51:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T21:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/?p=42490"},"modified":"2026-05-03T16:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:05:17","slug":"harbour-masters-verdict-can-an-electric-rib-deliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/harbour-masters-verdict-can-an-electric-rib-deliver\/","title":{"rendered":"Harbour Master\u2019s Verdict: Can an Electric RIB Deliver?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe width=\"853\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Pc6l1-6C-fM?si=fMrXLl3bja9QRvA9\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Electric RIB with RAD Tested<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While I&#8217;m not yet convinced that electric propulsion for motorboats is the future, I find its evolution worth following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Livington Harbor, senior harbour officer Gregory Patani evaluated a RAD-powered Ribcraft Rigid Inflatable Boat during intensive patrol operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over several days, the crew conducted towing, river patrols, and daily harbour duties. Initial impressions were strongly positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The silent propulsion of this electric RIB improved communication with mooring holders and visitors without stopping or approaching closely. Manoeuvrability proved exceptional, with turns achieved within half a boat length.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vessel reached 20 knots and delivered smooth, quiet performance. Battery life supported full working days, with overnight charging ensuring readiness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He concludes the system suits commercial harbour operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This video was published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RADPropulsion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the <strong>RAD Propulsion<\/strong> YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/category\/rad\/\">There&#8217;s more to see<\/a> here about this electric RAD propulsion system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RADPropulsion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electric RIB with RAD Tested While I&#8217;m not yet convinced that electric propulsion for motorboats is the future, I find its evolution worth following. In Livington Harbor, senior harbour officer Gregory Patani evaluated a RAD-powered Ribcraft Rigid Inflatable Boat during intensive patrol operations. Over several days, the crew conducted towing, river patrols, and daily harbour duties. Initial impressions were&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":[38,371,510,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42490","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ribcraft","category-electric","category-rad","category-video"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42490","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=42490"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42490\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42490"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42490"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ribsonly.com\/2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42490"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}