So I am planning on opening a dive shop in the Kykladic Islands in Greece, in which there is a fair bit of wind in summer (hence all the picturesque windmills). I have been advised that inorder to go out every day, I need a RIB as a hardshell boat will just beat up the passengers.
Also, the maximum length boat I can have where I only need a fast boat license, not a captain's license, is 10 meters.
Does anyone have experience modifying such a boat to have seats and securing tanks/dive gear? My hopes is to provide 2-tank dive trips where customers have refreshments in between dives (water, watermelon, etc.).
If there are any brands of RIBs people would recommend, that would be appreciated as well.
Also, my preference is for a diesel engine.
Part of my plan is to provided training/services for disabled divers, so a nice platform at the end. Aqua Team which has an office in Athens and boats in Kythnos (one of the Kykladic islands) and Porto Rafti have such a platform. One of the owners, Manthos Marras, is a DDI instructor (trainer too if I'm not mistaken). He showed me a picture of it the other day when I was asking questions for opening a shop (super nice guy and super helpful).
Also, the maximum length boat I can have where I only need a fast boat license, not a captain's license, is 10 meters.
Does anyone have experience modifying such a boat to have seats and securing tanks/dive gear? My hopes is to provide 2-tank dive trips where customers have refreshments in between dives (water, watermelon, etc.).
If there are any brands of RIBs people would recommend, that would be appreciated as well.
Also, my preference is for a diesel engine.
Part of my plan is to provided training/services for disabled divers, so a nice platform at the end. Aqua Team which has an office in Athens and boats in Kythnos (one of the Kykladic islands) and Porto Rafti have such a platform. One of the owners, Manthos Marras, is a DDI instructor (trainer too if I'm not mistaken). He showed me a picture of it the other day when I was asking questions for opening a shop (super nice guy and super helpful).