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Guide — Use · the RIB for those who go out fishing
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Space aft · stability at rest · lockers · anchoring · range · updated 25 September 2026
To fish from a RIB, four things matter: clear space aft, stability at rest, lockers for the gear and a fuel tank suited to your trips. In the NAVY range the NAVY 6.00, 2.50 metres wide with 135 litres of fuel, can be helmed without a licence within 6 miles with a 40 hp outboard (under Italian law the limit is 30 kW, that is 40.8 hp, together with the cylinder-capacity limits); the NAVY 7.60, 2.89 metres wide with 280 litres, is the size for those who go further out.
PLATE 02
The short answer
A fishing RIB is not a different kind of RIB: it is a RIB chosen with a different order of priorities. When you fish you stay still for hours, at anchor or drifting, you stand up, you lean over the side to haul in a line or to net a fish, and you bring aboard a great deal of gear that gets wet and dirty. That is why the right questions are not about top speed, but about the clear deck space aft, the beam of the boat, the number and shape of the lockers, the way you drop anchor and how much fuel you can carry.
In the table below you will find the six NAVY models read through an angler's eyes: dimensions, tube diameter, people, fuel tank, power and what there is for anchoring, as standard or on the price list. These are the figures from our data sheets, the same ones you will find on each model's page. The data sheet of the NAVY 6.60 is being updated: we give you its dimensions on request.
| Model | Length × beam | Tubes | People | Fuel tank | Power | Anchoring |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAVY 4.80 | 4.80 × 1.82 m | Ø 48 cm | 6 | 60 litres | up to 70-80 hp | no item on the price listask us for it in the quote |
| NAVY 5.50 | 5.50 × 2.35 m | Ø 50 cm | 9 | 135 litres | up to 115 hp | reinforced anchor locker as standardanchor roller on the price list |
| NAVY 6.00 | 6.00 × 2.50 m | Ø 52 cm | 10 | 135 litres | up to 150 hp | reinforced anchor locker as standardanchor roller on the price list |
| NAVY 6.60 | on requestdata sheet being updated | ORCA, 1.3 mm | on request | on request | on request | on request |
| NAVY 7.60 | 7.60 × 2.89 m | Ø 52 cm | 15 | 280 litres | 200/250 hp recommended | anchor locker with roller on the price listalso the electric system with anchor and chain |
| NAVY 9.50 Cabin | 9.80 × 3.20 m | ORCA, Hypalon-neoprene | 15 | 500 litres | twin outboards, power set in the quote | fit-out defined in the quote |
Figures from the Naviglia Yachts data sheets · length overall · the maximum number of people on a CE-marked RIB is the one shown on the builder's plate and in the owner's manual · anchoring items from each model's price list.
PLATE 03 — Five points to check · Naviglia vision
First: clear space aft
SWIM PLATFORMS WITH LADDER AS STANDARD ON THE NAVY 7.60
This is where the angler works: you let the line down, bring the fish in, unhook it. On the 7.60 the swim platforms with the folding ladder are standard, and with a single engine they stay clear.
Second: stability at rest
2.89 M BEAM · Ø 52 CM TUBES
At rest the beam is what counts, and on a RIB the gunwale is a tube running from stern to bow: that is where you brace yourself when you lean out to haul in.
Third: where the gear goes
ON THE 7.60 · TWIN LOCKERS AT THE BOW
Rods, tackle boxes, landing net, oilskins: everything needs a closed place of its own, so that nobody walks on it. On the 7.60, lift the cushions of the bow sunpad and two twin lockers open up.
Fourth: how you drop anchor
STAINLESS BOW FITTING · ANCHOR LOCKER · ELECTRIC SYSTEM ON THE PRICE LIST
Anyone who fishes at anchor drops it and weighs it several times in a morning. The anchor locker and the windlass decide how much effort every change of spot costs you.
Fifth: how far you can go
280 LITRES ON THE NAVY 7.60 · 135 ON THE NAVY 6.00
The fish are not always just off your doorstep. Choose the tank for the trips you really make, together with the engine power: there is more on that further down.
The 7.60 pagePLATE 04
The first criterion · space aft
On a leisure RIB the stern is made for sitting in the sun and climbing back aboard after a swim. On a fishing RIB it is where the work gets done: you let out a trolling line, hold the rod when bottom fishing, bring the fish aboard, wash down the deck. When you look at a boat for fishing, count how many metres of clear deck are left between the stern bench and the engine, and check whether you can walk along the sides of the console without climbing over anything.
On the NAVY 7.60 the swim platforms with the folding ladder are standard, and from there you can slip into the water and climb back aboard for a swim between one drop and the next. On the 7.60 the engine can be single or twin, and for anglers the single has a practical advantage: with twin engines you lose the stern swim platforms. On the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00 the stern has the seat with cushion and steel backrest and the folding steel stern ladder; on the NAVY 4.80 the folding steel ladder is standard.
The deck matters as much as the space. On the NAVY 4.80, the NAVY 5.50, the NAVY 6.00 and the NAVY 7.60 the EVA synthetic teak is standard, stain-resistant and non-slip: it is the surface that gets wet with seawater, bait and scales, and it has to stay safe underfoot when the boat rolls. The automatic bilge pump is standard on the 4.80, the 5.50, the 6.00 and the 7.60, and the last three also have a manual foot pump.
PLATE 05 — The second criterion · stability at rest
From 1.82 to 3.20 metres of beam · ORCA Hypalon-neoprene tubes
When you are fishing the engine stays off for most of the time, and the boat moves as the sea pleases. At rest, stability comes first of all from the beam: the NAVY 4.80 is 1.82 metres wide, the NAVY 5.50 2.35, the NAVY 6.00 2.50, the NAVY 7.60 2.89 and the NAVY 9.50 Cabin 3.20. Anyone who fishes standing up, with someone beside them, feels the difference from one size to the next.
The tubes, which run along the whole gunwale, do the rest. Their diameter grows with the size: 48 cm on the 4.80, 50 on the 5.50, 52 on the 6.00 and the 7.60. From the 4.80 to the 7.60 they are in ORCA Hypalon-neoprene by Pennel & Flipo, 1.3 mm thick, and those of the 9.50 Cabin are ORCA Hypalon-neoprene too. For an angler the tube is also where you brace your knees when you lean out to net a fish, and the rubbing strake with extra grab handles, on the price list for the 4.80, the 5.50, the 6.00 and the 7.60, gives you one more hold along the side.
Then there is the sea you go out in. The 4.80, the 5.50, the 6.00 and the 7.60 are in design category C: Directive 2013/53/EU defines it for wind up to and including force 6 and significant wave height up to and including 2 metres. The NAVY 9.50 Cabin is in category B, up to force 8 and waves of 4 metres. These are design limits, not an invitation: go fishing only in a sea your experience can handle.
The third and fourth criteria · lockers and anchoring
A tidy fishing boat is a safe boat: no lines underfoot, no hooks on the sunpad, no tackle boxes sliding across the deck. Here is what you will find on the NAVY boats, with real photographs of the boats in the showroom.
The lockers
On the NAVY 7.60 in the photograph, once the cushions of the bow sunpad are lifted, two twin lockers open with their lids raised; further forward is the anchor well. This is where the broken-down rods, the lure boxes, the oilskins and the landing net go, out of the sun and the spray. On the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00 the reinforced anchor locker is standard. A practical tip: before you buy, open the lockers and try stowing your own gear in them. In the showroom you can.
Anchoring
Bottom fishing means dropping anchor, fishing, weighing anchor and moving on, sometimes several times in a morning. On the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00 the anchor roller is on the price list at €552 + VAT. On the NAVY 7.60 the price list offers the anchor locker with roller, at €1848 + VAT, and the electric system with anchor, reinforcement and chain, at €6828 + VAT.
Shade and lights
Anyone who leaves before dawn sails with the lights on: the roll bar with navigation lights is standard on every NAVY up to the 7.60. Anyone who stays out until midday needs shade: the stainless steel bimini is on the price list for the 4.80, the 5.50, the 6.00 and the 7.60 (on the NAVY 4.80 it costs €1386 + VAT), and on the NAVY 7.60 you can also choose the stainless steel and fabric T-top, at €3876 + VAT, or the fibreglass hard top, at €5980 + VAT.
After fishing
The EVA deck is stain-resistant and non-slip: it is made to get wet. To rinse the deck, your hands and the gear before heading home, the shower with a 50-litre tank is on the price list for the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00, at €738 + VAT; on the NAVY 7.60 the 60-litre version costs €2214 + VAT. On the NAVY 9.50 Cabin the shower is on board, with 150 litres of fresh water.
PLATE 07
Rod holders, echo sounder, livewell
Let us be clear: rod holders, a livewell and rod racks are not items on the NAVY price list, and we will not write them down for you with a price that does not exist. We build every boat to order, one at a time, with no assembly line, and we are glad to take on changes: special requests go to our workshop and are assessed on the chosen model, before the order is confirmed. We receive requests of every kind, from room for dive cylinders to a stern left clear for cool boxes: tell us how many rods you want to carry, where you want to keep them and how you fish, and we will answer on your own case.
The same goes for electronics. The engine is not included in the list price, and electronics do not appear among the standard equipment from the 4.80 to the 7.60: you choose the echo sounder and the charts. Among the items in the NAVY configurator are the Garmin 723 GPS and the Garmin 115i VHF. If you fish, tell us when we configure the boat: we choose the helm electronics together, model by model, and you will find them written in the quote.
A detail of the Italian rules: a sounding device appears among the mandatory equipment only for navigation within 50 miles and with no limit from the coast (Annex V of Ministerial Decree 146/2008, in the text of Ministerial Decree 133/2024). A natante (under Italian law, a craft with a hull up to 10 metres) does not go beyond 12 miles, so on board a natante the echo sounder is not an obligation: it is the instrument that tells you where to drop your line.
The space for a display is measured on the real console, not on a data sheet. Come and see it in the showroom: bring the dimensions of your echo sounder, if you already own one, and together we will work out where it can go, how it reads from the helm and where the transducer cables run.
PLATE 08 — The numbers that count when fishing, only the certain ones
135
litres of fuel
on the NAVY 6.00
As on the NAVY 5.50.
280
litres of fuel
on the NAVY 7.60
500 on the 9.50 Cabin.
2.89
metres of beam
on the NAVY 7.60
The basis of stability at rest.
52
centimetres
of tube diameter
On the 6.00 and the 7.60.
«The most luxurious road is the sea.»
PLATE 09 — The fifth criterion · power and range
Yamaha · Mercury · Honda · you choose the make
Anglers who fish close to the coast can even go out without a licence. In Italy, within 6 miles of the coast, you may sail without a boat licence if the engine does not exceed 30 kW, that is 40.8 hp, and the cylinder-capacity limits set by the law (art. 39 of the Italian Recreational Boating Code): that is why the 40 hp outboard is the choice of those who do not hold a licence. With the 40 hp we recommend boats up to 6 metres, that is up to the NAVY 6.00.
Anglers who go trolling far from the coast, or look for grounds beyond 6 miles, need a licence and more power. The NAVY 4.80 takes up to 70-80 hp, the NAVY 5.50 up to 115 hp, the NAVY 6.00 up to 150 hp; on the NAVY 7.60 we recommend 200/250 hp, and the NAVY 9.50 Cabin carries twin outboards, with the power set in the quote. A NAVY can be bought with or without an engine: the engine is chosen separately, by power and make, and we quote it together with the boat.
We do not give you a range in miles: it depends on the engine, the load, the sea and the pace you keep, and we do not publish measured fuel consumption figures. Instead we give you the certain figure, the tank: 60 litres on the 4.80, 135 on the 5.50 and the 6.00, 280 on the 7.60 and 500 on the 9.50. Once the engine is chosen, we work out together how many litres your trips need.
PLATE 10
At sea, with the law alongside
In Italy, anyone fishing from their own pleasure boat follows the same rules as anyone going out for a swim, with a few regulations that anglers come up against more often. Safety equipment is carried on board “in relation to the navigation actually undertaken” (art. 54 of Ministerial Decree 146/2008): what counts is not the hull's category but where you are going that day. The rules of recreational fishing itself, that is species, sizes, quantities and areas, are not the subject of this guide: check them with the maritime authority of the area you fish in.
PLATE 11
Model by model
There is no best fishing RIB in absolute terms: there is the right one for the way you fish, for how many people you take and for how far you go. Below is the NAVY range with what each size offers to anyone who goes out with rods, and the list prices, always plus VAT and with the engine not included.
Guide written by Naviglia Yachts, a brand of Michelessi Corporation Srl · updated 25 September 2026 · list prices in force from 9 September 2026
Anglers' questions
The questions we are asked by people looking for a RIB to fish from, with the answer we give in person. One at a time: when you open one, the other closes.
The best RIB for fishing has clear space aft, enough beam to stand at rest, closed lockers and a good anchoring system. In the NAVY range the NAVY 6.00, 2.50 metres wide, suits inshore fishing, even without a licence within 6 miles with a 40 hp (Italian limit 30 kW, that is 40.8 hp, plus cylinder-capacity limits); the NAVY 7.60, 2.89 metres wide with 280 litres of fuel, suits those who go further out.
A 6-metre fishing RIB like the NAVY 6.00 can be helmed without a licence within 6 miles with the 40 hp (Italian limit 30 kW, that is 40.8 hp, plus cylinder-capacity limits), carries up to 10 people and stays within 2.55 metres on the road. The NAVY 7.60 is 2.89 metres wide, with 280 litres of fuel and swim platforms as standard, but needs a licence for the recommended power and becomes an exceptional transport on the road.
Yes. In Italy, within 6 miles of the coast, you may sail without a boat licence if the engine does not exceed 30 kW (40.8 hp) and the cylinder-capacity limits of art. 39 of the Italian Recreational Boating Code. That is why the 40 hp outboard is the choice of those who fish without a licence, and with the 40 hp we recommend RIBs up to 6 metres: the NAVY 4.80, the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00.
Rod holders and a livewell are not items on the NAVY RIB price list, so they have no written price. But we build every NAVY to order, one at a time, and we assess special requests on the chosen model before the order: tell us how many rods you want to carry and how you fish, and we will answer on your own case, with the quote.
The fuel tank of a NAVY RIB ranges from 60 litres on the NAVY 4.80 to 135 litres on the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00, 280 litres on the NAVY 7.60 and 500 litres on the NAVY 9.50 Cabin. The range in miles depends on engine, load and sea: we calculate it together for the chosen engine.
Under Italian law a RIB with a hull up to 10 metres is a natante and, if CE-marked, sails within the limits of its design category and in any case no further than 12 miles from the coast (art. 27 of the Italian Recreational Boating Code). Beyond 6 miles you need a licence and at least one VHF radio, even a handheld one. The 4.80, the 5.50, the 6.00 and the 7.60 are in category C.
To fish at anchor from a RIB you need an anchor with its chain and a locker to keep it in: on the NAVY 5.50 and the NAVY 6.00 the reinforced anchor locker is standard, and on the NAVY 7.60 the electric system with anchor, reinforcement and chain is on the price list. Under Italian rules, for craft over 7 metres, measured as in the boat's documents, the mandatory equipment also includes the black anchor ball (Annex V of Ministerial Decree 146/2008).
A NAVY fishing RIB starts with the NAVY 4.80: from €13,924 + VAT · engine not included. The NAVY 6.00 is from €17,987 + VAT · engine not included and the NAVY 7.60 from €33,000 + VAT · engine not included. On top of the boat's price come the engine, fishing options such as the anchor roller, the bimini or the shower, the trailer if needed and any made-to-order requests, all written in the quote.
PLATE 13
See also
Once the boat is chosen, two questions remain: how much power, and whether you need a licence. And then there is the size that, of all ours, we most often recommend to anyone who fishes inshore.
Guide
The right power for size, load and use: from the 40 hp without a licence within 6 miles to twin outboards.
Read the guide
Guide
The 6 miles, the 30 kW and the cylinder-capacity limits: what art. 39 of the Italian Recreational Boating Code really says.
Read the guide
The model
The 6-metre RIB: 10 people, 135 litres, up to 150 hp; from €17,987 + VAT · engine not included.
See the model
PLATE 14 — In person
A fishing boat is chosen standing up, on board. Come and see the NAVY boats in person: open the lockers, stand at the stern as you do when you fish, and then try one at sea. The rest, from the engine to the rod holders, we write together in the quote.
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