New RIB Delivered to Vermont State Police

The Vermont State Police Department Marine Division has taken delivery of a specialized RIBCRAFT 7.8 RIB built by RIBCRAFT, a U.S. manufacturer of professional grade rigid inflatable boats for safety professionals, law enforcement and military agencies.

The 25-foot RIB is the third RIBCRAFT boat in the Department’s fleet and will be used by the State Marine Patrol for patrol, enforcement operations as well as search and rescue applications on Lake Champlain. Designed as an offshore fast response craft, the 7.8 provides improved rough water capabilities the department required, the builder said.

The professional grade RIB features a center console with a windscreen and front bench seat, leaning post, large open aft deck, antenna arch, tow post, crash rail, and a tube reinforcement package.  Equipped with a 300HP Evinrude E-TEC G2 engine, the boat reaches speeds in excess of 50 mph.