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Nautica International: builder of inflatables and RIBs. NAMMERT insures a Nautica International regardless of year built or where you bought it, liability, hull, legal expenses and personal accident cover from one house, taken out online in five minutes.

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At a glance

Origin

several countries

Class

inflatables and RIBs

Typical sizes

3,1 to 10,1 m

Premium from

from €49 a year for liability

Worth knowing

Nautica International; cover, cost and conditions

Nautica International is based in Pembroke Pines, near Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Founded in 1982, it first imported folding boats from Italy and turned to rigid inflatables in 1985. Hulls are fibreglass, some with added Kevlar, and the boats serve as yacht tenders and as tough RIBs for leisure, military and police use. The name reads simply: Rib plus the length in feet, so a Rib 25 is 7.6 metres. Sport Utility, Deluxe and Widebody describe fit-out and beam, Jet or Diesel the propulsion.

Our model records list 30 Nautica International models, 17 inflatables and 13 larger RIBs. Build years run from 1992 to 2012, and none is still in production. Lengths range from 3.1 to 10.1 metres, with half between 4.0 and 6.3 metres. The small tenders run from the Rib 9 Sport Utility at 3.1 metres to the Rib 16 Deluxe at 4.8, including the Rib 12 Jet and Rib 15 Diesel. From 18 feet come the larger RIBs, from the Rib 18 at around six metres via the Rib 19 and 22 to the Rib 25 at 7.6 metres. The largest is the Rib 33 Twin Diesel at 10.1 metres, built from 1992 to 1998.

Many of these boats hang off the stern of a motor yacht or sit in its garage, ferrying guests ashore; others are trailered to the ramp. Value depends on the tubes, which age with sun and heat, on the hull, and on the outboard, jet unit or diesel and its hours. A jet or diesel tender is dearer to replace than an outboard boat of the same size.

Questions and answers

Frequent questions

What does the number in a Nautica International Rib name mean?

For Nautica International: It is the length in feet.

In our records a Rib 12 measures 3.5 to 3.8 metres depending on version,

a Rib 25 7.6 metres and the Rib 33 Twin Diesel 10.1 metres.

Where are Nautica International boats built?

For Nautica International: In Pembroke Pines near Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Founded in 1982, the company has built rigid inflatables with fibreglass hulls since 1985,

as tenders and for official use.

The cover that fits

For the whole class of boat

For Nautica International: What matters for inflatables and RIBs is the same across every brand;

engine output, how a claim is settled, cruising range and theft protection.

The class page lists every point and every brand in this class, Nautica International included.

Insuring inflatables and RIBs, every brand and every condition

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Nautical information What counts before you cast off, papers, equipment, waters

Licence

Required inland and at sea from 15 hp (11.03 kW); below that, none.

Registration

Registration from 3 hp; carry the boat certificate on maritime shipping routes.

Waters

Inland lakes, the coast and the Wadden Sea, mind the tide tables and the fairway.

Equipment

Lifejackets, paddles, pump, repair kit, anchor gear and signalling equipment.

Cruising range

RIBs close to the coast; check air pressure before every trip and after temperature swings.

Weather

From Beaufort 4 the ride turns hard, and offshore wind sharply raises the risk of drifting.

General guidance, not a complete account;

what governs are the rules of the waters you are on and the manual of your Nautica International.

Current wind force and direction for your waters are shown on the Home.

Series by Nautica International, build years and cover

Rib 9 Sport Utility

Rib 9 Sport Utility is an inflatable without engine from Nautica International,

built from 1996 to 2012.

Rib 10 Sport Utility