EXPLORE WITH RINKER

Dream_Inn

Very nice slide show!  Adds a nice family touch to the Rinker website!

Dream_Inn

I guess I should add a couple here since I didn't see any from the Chesapeake bay!

jmillerrinkerboats

Dream_Inn said:

I guess I should add a couple here since I didn't see any from the Chesapeake bay!

Thank you! Are you on Facebook or Instagram that I could tag you when I share some of these photos?

Dream_Inn

Sorry, not on either one.  But please share. The bottom two pics are from our Rinkervous we do each year.

jmillerrinkerboats

Dream_Inn said:

Sorry, not on either one.  But please share. The bottom two pics are from our Rinkervous we do each year.

Awesome, thanks! Can't wait for this year's Rinkervous!

donnahiebert

reneechris14 said:

grand kids out at Napa tree beach,RI

Wow the boat and the kids are having fun. I really admire you, looking at this new Rinker. I don't know what model it is. Can you give me some information about this boat, bro?

reneechris14

@donnahiebert that is an 05 342, I will sell it to you.

ATXyachtgirl

New to the forum! We're on Lake Travis, Austin, Texas 
2006, Rinker Fiesta Vee 310 

Cheers to you all!

Handymans342

We need a close up of that bikini. Make sure it’s a real Rinker brand

YYZRC

Amazing how much better the boat looks with a tinted windshield!

ATXyachtgirl

YYZRC said:

Amazing how much better the boat looks with a tinted windshield!

It really does! Changed the entire look. 

Dream_Inn

Welcome to the forum @ATXyachtgirl The older 310s are a great boat!  Our prior boat was a 2002 310 and really loved that boat!  It looks great with the bimini off and that arch!

ATXyachtgirl

@Dream_Inn - Thank you! We love the boat. Use it for yacht chartering on Lake Travis & always get great feedback from clients. I have a question for you: Do you know if Rinker issues stability letters for these boats? Game warden's now requiring this for our inspection process... the yacht certification plaque isn't sufficient.... Having trouble getting in touch with Rinker to ask this question.... 

raybo3

@ATXyachtgirl welcome to the RBOC great looking boat

TonyG13

If I remember my USCG Auxiliary days, Stability Letters are required for "Inspected" Vessels. Basically bigger passenger ships, cruise ships, etc.

You are probably operating under a USCG "six-pack" license? That would be an "Uninspected Passenger Vessel" (UPV) -- which is any vessel usually under 100 gross tons carrying six or fewer passengers for hire.

USCG Auxiliary can do UPV inspections, but I believe only USCG can do "Inspected Vessels."

I would go back to the Game Warden and ask him for a copy of the written regulations for guidance. They should provide you with better guidance.

TonyG13

@ATXyachtgirl - Just looked at the Texas "Party Boat" page...

https://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/boat/laws/party_boat/

Lots of info. Looks like if you can get a six-pack inspection from the USCG Auxiliary, that should suffice (IMO):

"The annual water safety inspection is not required for a vessel carrying passengers for hire that has a Certificate of Inspection (COI) issued by the US Coast Guard. The COI is required for those vessels that operate on navigable (federal) waters by definition. If a vessel has such a document (required annually by the USCG), then a State COI is not required." 

You may want to contact the local Coast Guard Auxiliary unit and ask if they have a certified inspector. I think this is one of the local flotillas:

http://wow.uscgaux.info/content.php?unit=081-07-05

rasbury

Here is mine!

randy56

Lookin good ras

smparr01

Hi, I’m new to the forum we from Sacramento Ca. Boating on the Calif. Delta out of Tower Park Marina.

Ian

Welcome! What year is that - looks same as mine (2003) but with the beam and weight how do you trailer without a permit and with what?

rasbury

Nice looking rig and welcome!  You stumbled across the best boating forum out there and hope you hang around! Just watch out for the diesel discussions and hard top and you'll be fine.

Klipse05

Longboat Key, Florida

Dude_Himself

Booked a slip at Stock Island Marina for the first week of May, going to Pandemic Vacation in a trailered 280EC with the wife and three daughters for 10 days in Florida.

Stay Tuned!

tughill

Three Mile Bay, Oneida lake NY. managed to get a pick with our 420 and our old 340 together. Bothe great boats!

tughill

Correction, 342 not 340 I cant type today (or any other day).

Handymans342

tughill said:

Correction, 342 not 340 I cant type today (or any other day).

I have snowmobiled Tug Hill. Used to spend summers in Old Forge

NickCruz

Can someone tell me the name of the windless that comes on a 2003 Rinker 270 FV, I am trying to figure out how to manually release mine.  It worked one day and now its stuck up and will not go down.  I think its up to tight.  Can't find any buttons on the windless itself or a name.

Handymans342

Nick, that would be a Lewmar 600. No longer made or supported but you can search online. The 700 is the replacement

NickCruz

Thank You Handyman

cowboybrax

Hi Rinkers,
I have a 2006 Rinker 270EC, Do you think this size of vessel meets the USCG 5GRT minimum requirements?
It is 30' LOA. But actual dimension is only 27'long, 9.1 wide and 3.8 Depth.
please advise.
Thank you all.