Thoughts On This Boat Options

[hustler57]

hello fellow fishos,

just cruising thru ebay and found this little toy

what are youor thoughts on it ? ? ?

not to sure how stable it would be in a little bit of chop in the bay but then again never really seen much of these ?

how do you fishos think it would go in a little chop


http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Aussie-Whaler-4-1m-...=item27ae1f526c


if the link doesnt work the item number is 170425012844

[nimrod]

hello fellow fishos,

just cruising thru ebay and found this little toy

what are youor thoughts on it ? ? ?

not to sure how stable it would be in a little bit of chop in the bay but then again never really seen much of these ?

how do you fishos think it would go in a little chop


?http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Aussie-Whaler-4-1m-Runabout-with-Trailer_W0QQitemZ170425012844QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAU_Boats?hash=item27ae1f526c


if the link doesnt work the item number is 170425012844

 4.1m_boat.jpg ( 59.98K ) Number of downloads: 18


My initial thoughts were " it's a hell of a lot different from what you just got out of "
But then I thought, That is not the question at hand.
To try and give MY opinion, I believe it would be an extremely stable boat, a great little platform for fishing river or bay, and would cope quiet well with some chop. You would of coarse have certain limits and it would take some getting used to, cats and tri hulls behave differently to mono hulls and it takes some time to learn how to handle them properly.
No doubt the price will go up quiet considerable from where it is at the moment.
If it's what you would settle for I believe it would be a reasonable bay and river boat.
I would be asking the seller what sort of $$$$$ he wants for it before worrying too much.

[oz man]

There we go link fixed for you.

[Fed]

What about the kids Hustler?

[Jumpus GooDarus]

Your yoking Benny ????

A far cry from wot ewe posted about the boat ewe were after.

My personal view the hull itself is a shitter esp @ 4.1 meters those hulls sit very low to the water & wash from another boat going past will make it very uncomfortable.

Not the sort of boat you'd want to be taking a baby out in & the 25 hp motor on the back would be struggling to push that hull

[hustler57]

hello fisho,

i spoke to the owner this morning, apparently it handles little chop not to bad he said,

he said that top speed on it is around the 22 knots,

im going to have a look at it tomorrow, its not what i was actually after but thinking about it last night at work i was
thinking well my partner is pregnant and the little bubis due in march, ive got my almost 3 year old daughter, so after my son is born he wont be in the water or on a boat for at least 2 years, my daughter loves the water and if i take my daughter out with us it would ony be in the georges river or port hacking for a cruise and a little fishing, so that pretty much means me out in it alone, when my family gets older and little kids grow up then il upgrade again.

my only concern is how far it sits out of the water but il suss that out tomorrow,

and in terms of $$$ well its on at $2800 now and he said he would be happy to take $3250 for it, maybe down to $3000,

so for that price its not a bad boat... he said he has taken it outside... but like i said the only major concern is how it sits in the water,

what du ya gys tink ?

[Fed]

For me taking little kids out on boats lasted for one trip.

[hustler57]

thats where im lucky fed, my daughter is happy to just sit there and watch the water,

plus i just dont have much time, in all the time i had the saint i went out maybe 6 or 7 times,

and i have access to a bigger boat if i wanna go outside but like i said my only concern is how it sits in the water and also whats a 2e survey /

[nimrod]

thats where im lucky fed, my daughter is happy to just sit there and watch the water,

plus i just dont have much time, in all the time i had the saint i went out maybe 6 or 7 times,

and i have access to a bigger boat if i wanna go outside but like i said my only concern is how it sits in the water and also whats a 2e survey /

Mate IF you can get that boat for $3000 grab it fast, but make sure you get all the signed papers and If he lets it go that cheap I would be getting a revs check on it. If he tells you it's his long lost cousins boat that had to go overseas or something and left without signing the papers, think twice.

[hustler57]

yep il be doing a revs check on it,

he said he bought a bigger boat which is moored down at picnic point, he mentoned the name and i know of the boat,

well for that price i really dont think i should say no but just depends how low it sits in the water,

[nimrod]

yep il be doing a revs check on it,

he said he bought a bigger boat which is moored down at picnic point, he mentoned the name and i know of the boat,

well for that price i really dont think i should say no but just depends how low it sits in the water,

Boat has been sold, was it you who bought it ?.

[storms72]

Noisy hull slap in rough water. Very smooth ride in flat or gentle swell but uncomfy as when it gets a bit rough. Good buy for whoever got it for 3k

[hustler57]

fellow fishos,

nah something was suss about the owner,

on the fone he said to me he would take $3250 for it , then i noticed later that night it was sold, so we called him up,

he said he sold it for $4000 but if we can match tat or better it we could have it... hmm i dont play those games,

good luck to him but...

[nimrod]

fellow fishos,

nah something was suss about the owner,

on the fone he said to me he would take $3250 for it , then i noticed later that night it was sold, so we called him up,

he said he sold it for $4000 but if we can match tat or better it we could have it... hmm i dont play those games,

good luck to him but...

Don't spose you'd be interested in an old Pongrass 17' half cab for around those $$$$$ 115 hp Johnson motor .

[Spudly]

got any pics frank?

[Fed]

Pics in the other thread Rumpus.
http://www.fishingozstyle.info/forums/inde...?showtopic=1997