I have been looking at lots of fishing pictures on various sites and it dawned on me that we fisherman use pretty every conceivable type of boat to get to the fish... So I was wondering what everybody here rides to get to the fish...
I personally run a 22ft. Pathfinder Bay Boat with a Yamaha 150 2 stroke... Rigged for inshore and offshore; and I fish primarily out of Florida... I use it to catch Snook, Tarpon, Reds, Bonefish, and Trout inshore... And Sailfish, Wahoo, Tuna, Dolphin (Dorado), Grouper and Snapper offshore... My objective this year is to add a Marlin and Swordfish to my list of "Done its"...
Here is my ride...
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Quote from: dblply on March 16, 2012, 02:25:50 AM
I have been looking at lots of fishing pictures on various sites and it dawned on me that we fisherman use pretty every conceivable type of boat to get to the fish... So I was wondering what everybody here rides to get to the fish...
I personally run a 22ft. Pathfinder Bay Boat with a Yamaha 150 2 stroke... Rigged for inshore and offshore; and I fish primarily out of Florida... I use it to catch Snook, Tarpon, Reds, Bonefish, and Trout inshore... And Sailfish, Wahoo, Tuna, Dolphin (Dorado), Grouper and Snapper offshore... My objective this year is to add a Marlin and Swordfish to my list of "Done its"...
Here is my ride...
(http://www.myfishingpictures.com/data/500/medium/After2.JPG)
Nice Boat,mine is a o4 key west with a good old 90 yamaha i go out 30 mil out of SA FL
18' Trophy, 115 4stroke and 9.9 merc 4 stroke kicker, Scotty electric downriggers, an Ace pot puller that mounts on an extra scotty mount, Penn 320's for salmon fishing, and penn 113h's modded to Yellowtail specials for halibut. I fish, crab and shrimp in Puget Sound and the Straights of Juan de Fuca. This is the only picture I have on the water, one of the other boats in our fishing club took the picture, and if you can believe it, my buddy later said, "I didn't really think she was taking a picture".....
(http://fisharc.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/0000/6438/w640.jpg?1266369823)
This Float tube is the love of my life.
Started Tubing about 7 yrs ago and love it...
Over the years I have owned 4 boats. Just cant justify the expense any more..
Have friends with Personal boats all over So Calif.
So getting out in a boat isnt a prob, fresh & Salt, plus I use the Cattle boats, up to 7 day so far.
This was on Lake Arrowhead a few yrs ago. Great Smallie & LMB lake...
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this is what we all need.......
My battle with cancer and then getting crushed forced me into downgrading from the boat below to a 21' Cuddy and a 14" flatbottom skiff.
I can't bielieve I was so fat back then,
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If things get worse I'll be running one of these "boats"
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2003 Pathfinder 2300DV with 2009 Yamaha F250B
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Jeez Lee, you've been through the ringer.
Glad all's well now.
Quote from: redsetta on March 18, 2012, 11:56:33 PM
Jeez Lee, you've been through the ringer.
Glad all's well now.
Yup, and things have to be bad to be worse now.
True - but, as Wallace would say, you must be tough as a billy goat's knee now... ;) ;D
Quote from: redsetta on March 19, 2012, 03:35:50 AM
True - but, as Wallace would say, you must be tough as a billy goat's knee now... ;) ;D
Now you are going to keep Wallace up trying to come up with another homely. ;D. Lee hang in there. You sound like you can tough out anything. You're my hero. 8) You are a like a Timex watch. "Take a licking and keeps on ticking." Dominick
Some days are better than others and at least I'm around to complain.
Hey! Yeah that`s the important thing.
Buzz
Hey Lee,
We're happy to hear you complain as long as you stick around ;)
Hey Everyone,
This is my ride. An Ocean Kayak Prowler 13 Angler. I think that it's pretty B A!
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Regards,
Dan
My ride is a Red 2006 Hobbie Quest, Length 13 feet, primary drive: ME, Down Rigger: Who has room for a down rigger? Trolling motor: see primary drive. Crab Pot Winch: see primary Drive. Rod and reel combo's: Penn Surfmaster with Shakespere Tiger 7 footer. Speed: On a good day 5 MPH, fuel usage: 2 cliff bars per hour. Fish: Trout, Bass, Salmon, Halibutt, Rock Fish, and anything else dumb enough to latch on. Weight : 60 pounds. With me on it 280 Pounds.
(http://i1372.photobucket.com/albums/ag355/SoCalAngler1/Boat_-_Pacifico_zpsa8fab3bb.jpg)
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EDIT: Resized Photos, I don't know what happened to make the photos so large but I hope this makes them as small as I posted in the first place.
18' CSB Huntsman Dorado with 2003 115 Johnson running 17" pitch prop. Hull has a 21.5 degree V so it's good if it cuts up rough. Sixty litre under floor fuel tank & 2 x 22 litre tote tanks. Has a VHF fitted. Also carry PLB with GPS. There are 2 rules on my boat. 1. Everybody wears a lifejacket 2. Nobody takes undersize fish. Need to update the sounder & chart plotter looking at a Raymarine Dragonfly.
Regards
Mark
Kiwi made 6.5m Predator a great way to spend money.
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Roll on summer....
I know I am late to this party but i have an interesting pic of mine. A few years back I decided to do some trailer work. Since I did not live close to water, I decided to lift it off the trailer sitting in the garage. Suffice to say it took a little engineering. I called it Air Javelin. It is suspended from warehouse racks by two 40,000 and two 10,000 pound straps. I put the jack and stands under it to reduce the load on the straps, and to keep it from moving. It wanted to sway without the extra support. It hung like that for a week.
1997, 20 foot Javelin, 200 horse Johnson. I run a 13 1/4 by 27 inch pitch Renegade prop. At 5600 rpm, I am running just over 70, depending on the load. Some of those bass can really move.
2007 Mako 2201 (made in same factory as Kenners - serial number begins with "KEN"), 200 HP Mercury. These were taken when I first brought it home - a little wear on it now.
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Here are some pics of my boat Elaine, she is an 18ft Raider Wheelhouse with a Honda 115 outboard.
Have had boats for 30 years & had this one for 5 years now
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(http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu261/headlightphoto/2013-06-26120714_zps0eaf3340.jpg) (http://s654.photobucket.com/user/headlightphoto/media/2013-06-26120714_zps0eaf3340.jpg.html)
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My friends similar boat just to show what they look like on the water
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BTW how do we post pictures from Dropbox please ?
headlight
Here she is in the lock about to set out for a days fishing
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Couple of Blond rays & a Conger eel
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headlight
Headlight, what type of fish is that in the bottom picture?
The last picture is nothing like our Conga Eel, Congo Bunny or Joey Brown in the Northeast.
Mike
Quote from: fatstriper on October 13, 2014, 10:34:51 PM
Headlight, what type of fish is that in the bottom picture?
Conger Eel.
Here is another one I had on a friends boat
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headlight
I've heard that there are conger eels up in Mass but I've never seen or caught one. Mike have you caught them before?
Headlight, what was the weight on that conger? Do you eat them? I'm assuming this is somewhere in the UK.
First eel is 25lbs second one is 40lbs & yes caught in the UK in The Bristol Channel.
Yes you can eat them.
headlight
Our Conga Eels don't look anything like the one in the picture. This looks more like our Silver Eel which can be eaten. They make good Tile Fish bait cut in chunks.
Our Conga Eel is the biggest 3' long, Brown to blend with the bottom & can crush Crabs & Shell Fish. It eats anything in it's face.
Mike
Nice fish and cool boat. Conger is officially on my bucket list now.
Quote from: bluefish69 on October 14, 2014, 12:12:45 AM
Our Conga Eels don't look anything like the one in the picture. This looks more like our Silver Eel which can be eaten. They make good Tile Fish bait cut in chunks.
Our Conga Eel is the biggest 3' long, Brown to blend with the bottom & can crush Crabs & Shell Fish. It eats anything in it's face.
Mike
They go to over 100lbs in the UK.
The belly is white but the topside of the eel is dark grey to brown or almost black depending on the ground they live on.
They have extremely strong jaws are very strong & are quite predatory.
We normally fish fish baits for them on the bottom.
They live in structures, wrecks, holes in rough ground etc.
"Conger is a genus of marine congrid eels.[2] It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 3 m (10 ft) in length, in the case of the European conger. Large congers have often been observed by divers during the day in parts of the Mediterranean Sea, and both European and American congers are sometimes caught by fishermen along the European and North American coasts."
headlight
:D
Quote from: jonnou on September 24, 2014, 09:13:11 AM
My pride and joy and some of the family from about april may
1992 Lazercraft 5.6m 18'4"115 yamaha 4 stroke rigged for game fishing
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31' Ocean Master Custom. Wheelchair accessible from the ramp. Electric/Hydraulic helm seating, up and down, forward and aft.
This boat has caught TONS of fish in the last 5 years. It now has twin Yamaha 300's, hardtop, and a full upper station.
That is a lovely looking bit of kit I"m jealous ;)
headlight
Looks very well appointed are those simrad electronics?
That's one good looking boat.
Rgds
Mark
This is mine, she's up for sale if anyone is interested. Need a bigger one. ;D
(http://downeastboatforum.com/members/el-mar-albums-parker-2530-picture1224-image.jpg)
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Quote from: TechTeach2530 on October 15, 2014, 02:21:45 PM
This is mine, she's up for sale if anyone is interested. Need a bigger one. ;D
(http://downeastboatforum.com/members/el-mar-albums-parker-2530-picture1224-image.jpg)
(http://downeastboatforum.com/members/el-mar-albums-parker-2530-picture1241-image.jpg)
Another great looking boat, looks a bit like a UK boat called an Osprey but obviously it isn"t.
headlight
Its a Parker 2530, built in North Carolina, USA.
Quote from: TechTeach2530 on October 15, 2014, 04:43:17 PM
Its a Parker 2530, built in North Carolina, USA.
Nice, I looked on their site last year at their 2320 as I am looking for something bigger & foreign boats seem to be rated to much higher hps than UK boats which seem to be very conservatively rated.
headlight
heres my ride
customised 22ft Seaspray with twin 90 etecs
built to tackle the great southern ocean
as you will see beach launching is the option we have to use
no ramps here
that looks like it will handle your weather
down there ;)
when is your tuna season?
cheers
hi there
tuna are around mostly end of December through to May but i picked up a small southern blue
last week so you never really know.
nice jockey wheel gadget ;D
dont forget to post up some photos
you are only 5 hrs from me,im in rockingham.
best weather months?
233 Dusky forward cuddy console (FCC)
23'3 water line
26'11 hull and bracket
4100 pounds
1988 hull, reworked in 2008/2009.
New stringers, fuel tanks, deck, transom and 2005 mercury optimax 250. (The pic has the old power 250 mariner RIP)
Tankage for 210 gallons, I usually carry less tan 50g.
10 gallon water tank
Loaded cruise is 29mph, 37 top
Normal load cruise is 36-37, 46 top.
Power tech OFS 4 blade wheel, 17"pitch, custom vented(loosened up the wheel a lot- red to anyone)
18' rupps out riggers
Twin 3010 garmins, xm weather
Epirb
2 icom radios, digital antennas
Life raft in a bag
2 survival suits
Commercial flare kit
Lowerance 7 HDS ready to be installed.
Flowscan
Custom built 50gal livewell/ leaning post 2 2000 pumps
All LED lighting
All new wiring and switches last year
3 group 31 batts (I will not have a dead battery)
2 3000 bilge pumps
150qt in deck fish box
16 rod holders in the gunnels and t top
Storage for 20 rods in the cuddy
Port a pot in the cuddy
Electric heat at the console (I fish in below freezing temps, well, used to)
I did all my fiberglass work, including building the leaning post/live well. I also did all the electrical rigging.
I've been 97 miles of the beach with her.
I'm constantly changing and adding stuff.
It's old, but it's paid for and get me where I want to go.
1)All hooked up
2) 39 pound black fin tuna would have been the NC state record, had my buddy not been so quick with the blade
3) big ol gaffer dolphin.
4) 50 pound striped bass ( about 35* in the pic).
28' TWM TE288, 315hp turbo yanmar deisel.
beautiful boats
capt dav, quality fish ;)
Classic 93' Mako 261b w/ twin 2013 ETEC 200 HO's
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22 Catalina, 160 % North Genoa, Hood Chute ,North main, Pinks 40% trolling main,15% North storm jib , 5 hp Honda 4 stroke , Garmin GPS, epirb, 2 King vhf rigs, Humingbird sonar, last year in 37 days boating we spent $61 dollars on fuel😳
2004 proline 33 WA Twin Yamaha 225. 2000 26' angler WA 250 Johnson
04 Hydra Sport 212cc w/150 Evenrude. Had It since new. About 1500 hrs on the motor. Been a good machine! Guys at the marina bust on me all the time. They say it has a fish magnet on the bottom.
I'm good with that!!!!!
I bought this one! http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/threads/2008-blazer-bay-1860-snook-hunter-for-sale.576835/
(http://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/threads/2008-blazer-bay-1860-snook-hunter-for-sale.576835/)
It's a Blazer Bay 1860 with a 90hp Yamaha 4 stroke. Humminbird 1186c si fish finder/chart plotter, MinnKota 80# trolling motor with I-pilot and a foot control. I just put in 4 new batteries, 2 for starting/house and 2 for the trolling motor.
Got it back in Feb. I've had it out 4 times and my son another 6 or 7 times including down to San Diego and twice to Catalina. I was on a 2 1/2 day trip on Memorial Day weekend and son had boat out paddy hunting for YT.
Mark,
Couldn't see your ride because Bloody Decks wouldn't let me in without joining. ::) Can you post pictures and info?? Thanks,
TomT
Tugboat, that's a boat of dreams!! I have a Saltwater Fishing book written by Mark Sosin and Georgo Poveromo and in it are a bunch of different Mako CC hulls; for the past 15 or so years I've drooled over that book. I hope to have a 261 at some point. Just outstanding vessels.
http://www.thehulltruth.com/attachments/boats-sale-wanted/88752d1255910527-1979-chris-craft-22-inboard-tournament-fisherman-complete-restoration-chris-craft-sale-pics-001-large-.jpg would have wanted one of these back in the 70's, i was young and didn't have enough money, and made of wood, yum yum, oh well, guy's check it out
Wow, that's a beauty. Not sure I'd want to fish it!
Wow, you guys all have dream boats and mine is not even worthy to mention and I thought I had a dream boat prior to reading this thread. :o Now it's back to square one for me, but keep them pics coming please.
Ted - The one thing about dreams is we all have different ones! Show what ya got! Mine's made of plastic, haha!
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Hey Dan, its really not always about what you want but what you have and how you make it work for you!!!! I started with an 8' aluminum boat and I spent more time bailing water than fishing. We have a group of Yakers here in Ct that come up with some impressive catches. Some of them even fish at night!!!!
......................Lou
Quote from: coastal_dan on May 08, 2015, 01:04:20 PM
Ted - The one thing about dreams is we all have different ones! Show what ya got! Mine's made of plastic, haha!
You and me both:
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I fish in south central Alaska. About 7 years ago I built a 24' Tolman. It was my first and likely last boat I build. It is a composite stitch and glue, epoxy and glass over plywood. It was designed by a long time Alaskan boat builder that passed away last year. Powered by a Suzuki 115. We regularly run 40 to 80 miles on a weekend. It will sleep 2 for a long weekend. It is designed as a family fishing boat with safety in mind. We regularly take 6 adults and 2 kids. It will fish 4 adults nicely and 5 if you don't mind close quarters. Cuddy is about 7', cabin is 7', and fish deck is 7' with a 3' anchor well making up the 24' length. 8' beam. We really enjoy getting out in it.
well done. Quite an achievement
Beautiful job, Ken --
Looks like a very capable vessel for the Northern waters -- especially the ability to get inside when running out or back in rough seas.
That 4 stroke 115 should be fairly economical to run -- while offering a little speed/power against wind and swells -- particularly when the intervals are close. What kind of fuel capacity on board?
Looks like it is well set up for fishing, too.
It never ceases to amaze me -- the sheer amount of folks on this Board with tremendous talents in many varied directions.
Best,
Fred
I have a 62 gallon belly tank. The little 115 will push it along at about 29 statute miles per hour with 4 on board. Top speed we hit on calm water with 2 on board was 32 MPH. Fuel economy is about 4 - 4.5 MPG depending on load. My normal speed is 24 -26 MPH. That is about as fast as my eyes can keep up, I am usually not in a hurry. Of course my son likes to make sure that it is wide open. It works for us. Ken
we've gotta get this guy to take us fishing!
let me know when you are getting here. I can always use pointers so I can do more catching and less fishing. I probably have an old real you can use, once you fix it. (grin) Ken
The big PaPa sails again.
Not sure why my pictures keep coming up side ways?
My boat Elaine out of the water this weekend for an annual engine service & general clean & tidy up, out for 2 days & was back in the marina Sunday morning
Couple more pics
Very nice
Yes had her since the end of 2008 & have been well impressed with her, re-engined her with a new Honda 115 EFI couple of months after getting her which hasn"t missed a beat since.
37kts flat out & .6 litres a mile at between 22-24kts cruise, weather permitting.
My friend Glyn"s identical boat with 125hp mariner 2 stroke out of the water the day before for me to service the engine & clean & tidy up
Jack plate courtesy of Carolina Jack Plates, makes a big difference to performance & consumption raising the engine on these hulls
This is my stabicraft just before I bought it.
Its a New Zeland built boat.
The whole outside is air filled pontoons, sealed and solid.
The boat had unbelivable sea keeping ability and is solid as a dock underfoot.
And it does 40 knotts with a 90 hp merc
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Nice boat, good luck with it.
The lodge in Alaska I went to 4 years ago had stabicrafts for their fleet. Like you said solid as a dock under foot ...very smooth... easy handling.
I love mine.
I have had her airborne several times and she comes down beautifully and soft.
We have quite unpredictable seas over here and I went out one day in calm seas and a serious squall came up.
I wasn't worried, it was rough and damn uncomfortable, but still felt reasonably safe.
Heading back in I came up behind a glass boat twice my size and he was in all sorts of trouble, both bilge pumps going flat out.
He radioed me and asked if I could follow him in, just in case.
I did and it looked hairy, but he got in all right.
Turns out the squally kicked up 3 meter plus seas and 3 meter waves.
As I said my Stabi was doing it rough, but we took very little water, three other boats actually sunk.
Safe little boat.
How is ride in a 2 foot or better chop?
In small chop it tends to bang a little because the pontoons hit the water.
If the chop is consistent you just trim down and hit the go go button, it rides over the chop easy.
In larger chop its in its element, and will ride as fast as you are game to go.
The tracking is very forgiving, so its quite hard to stuff it up.
I find Lake Macquarie (In Australia)to have inconsistent chop which is worst case scenario, so I have to keep it at around 20 knotts.
It can get up to 3 foot waves coming from all sides and all over the place.
The shallow bottoms and land protrusions with large water area all contribute to the crappy water.
I have seen Bass boats virtually swamped and open boats taking on more water than they can get rid of.
The Stabi takes it all in its sride, although I do get some spray if I hit a wave and the wash gets airborne.
Generally just enough to wet my glasses, I have never taken a wave over the front or side.....yet
These boats are built for New Zeland boating conditions, some of the toughest in the world.
The New Zealanders are also suicidal in the way they drive their boats, going out in conditions I wuldnt even venture to the beach to have a look.
But tough they are and the boats are made tough to suit them.
The buoyancy and the rear pod setup virtually eliminate any possibility of water coming in from behind
The front just wont go under, Trust me I've gone down the face of a wave badly and the Stabi just hit the bottom and flattened out.
Love this boat, but I do have one small complaint.
It steers like a ford with bald tyres and stuffed steering rack at slow speeds.
Seriously, at slow speed this thin is almost impossible to keep on a straight line.
You need to be doing better than 5 knotts or you get sore arms from continual steering adjustment.
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You got yourself a good one. West coast safe ;)
Quote from: valkie on November 07, 2015, 02:47:00 AM
These boats are built for New Zeland boating conditions, some of the toughest in the world.
The New Zealanders are also suicidal in the way they drive their boats, going out in conditions I wuldnt even venture to the beach to have a look.
But tough they are and the boats are made tough to suit them.
We'll collectively take that as a complement :)
At the moment I'm fishing from one of 2 boats, either my workmate's recently acquired Mac 4.2 centre console:
(http://www.fishing.net.nz/asp_forums/uploads/20071127_215050_P1030889_Large.JPG)
Awesome boats, this is his second one after the first one dismounted the trailer and mated with a parked Nissan.
Very stable, beamy, lots of room for a small boat.
Otherwise, the old man's 4.4 metre Ramco Seeker
Both are great little boats, fish 2-3 people comfortably, and make for very cost-effective boating.
On the right day we'll happily take either boat well offshore.
Had the Stabicraft outside a couple of weeks ago and began to become a little concerned.
The waves were knocking the little boat all over the place and you had to hold on just to stay vertical.
We decided to head in when the water was more white than green, and proceeded to cruise in along at around 15 knots.
Then we saw the other boat, now, no names mentioned, but this was a well known brand of boat and was touted as being sea worthy.
But as we watched, it was really struggling to make headway.
Each wave washed over the bow and in the side, when it slowed, water came in over the stern.
They were in serious trouble, bilge pump working overtime.
Now the old Stabi was being knocked around, but we still hadnt taken a drop of water over the side, Except for spray.
I got on the radio and asked if he was OK, and he said that he was taken by suprise at the ferocity of the waves.
I knew it was bad, but that bad???
I followed him in as far as the bar, but he elected to hide in the leeward side of the island rather than brave the somewhat daunting looking bar.
Coming in was the worst I have been through and we were between two huge waves, one behind and one in front, I kept the Stabi on the back of the front one all the way and we got through without any problems.
Later on I found I had been in gale conditions and that the bar was considered un-navigable, but the good old Stabi never let us down for an instant.
Ill never go out in conditions like that again, but its good to know that if I get caught out, Im OK.
The other boat.
Saw him a couple of days later, he said he had a terrible night bailing and wondering if he would get through the night.
He watched us come in on the bar and said for most of it we were invisible because of the waves and water.
He is now in the market for a Stabi.
Guess he was impressed.
In Washington there is a company called ACB (Air Chambered Boat). Seems to be the same idea as the stabi. They explain it as an aluminum rib. I've seen SEALS do utterly ridiculous things in there ribs. I'd say you got a good boat.
Ron
There are stacks of Stabicraft clones on the New Zealand market now, all of them good boats...
Frewza (built down the road from Stabicraft by an ex-stabicraft employee, I believe)
Senator
Kiwikraft
Osprey
At least, they're the ones that spring to mind. I wonder how many of them get exported any further than Australia? With the dollar the way it is you could buy a 21ft Frewza Hardtop with a 140hp Suzuki 4-stroke for less than 35000USD... chuck it on a car-carrier for another couple of thousand and you're into a lot of boat for the money.
Almost bought a frewza, but it was only going to save me a few thousand and with import duty and getting an Australian compliant trailer, even that would be eaten up.
From what Im lead to believe they are as good as the Stabi, but I dont think they look as good.
I volunteer for Marine Rescue and see some scary sights every day.
This morning I was on radio shift, we overlook the bar.
I watched as several small tinnys with one person on board putt out into the ocean.
Now it was calm today, but as we all know, that can change very suddenly.
These tinnys dont float real well, and some have virtually no freeboard.
But the onbe that really took the cake was one of those plastic folding boats.
You know the ones, they fold flat and open up like an origami model.
It headed off into the ocean with what looked like a 5 hp motor struggling to get it against the incoming tide.
Two people on board and no life jackets....................suicidal.
On the east coast we have Tidewater Boats manufactured in the Carolinas. On the Delmarva coast they are the hottest thing going. Everyone is getting their CC models. I bought mine 2 yrs ago.
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my toy
Sure not the dream catchers some of you guys have but it has a lot of miles on it and puts me onto some big fish, a pic of which I had to add just because the boat is not fancy. Nice pic cruising in the Canadian Shield on the French River also.
Took her out from under her winter cover today and she fired right up. Can't wait to get out on the water.
I like other Vintage equipment besides my reels. This is a 1962 Corl and I also have a homemade 16 foot skiff made by 2 guys from 1954.
Larry, that is a great boat / engine combo.
That's awesome.
My RIB boat
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Pioneer 222 Sportfish
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Catchem up!
Anyone familiar with this? Took this picture at the Villages in Florida last year.
Keep em coming guys
Great lookin' boats folks! You will all prolly get a kick out of my vessel...We call her the bass tub...hee hee! Here's a pic of me with the trolling motor flat out. Darn close to making a wake...:D
That looks just like one of my boats Mo. A 12 ft. Sears Gamemaster.
Really loving this thread !
I'm boatless at the moment but hope to have a remedy for it this spring....Jeff
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For Sale Cheap!
Quote from: Vintage Offshore Tackle on November 18, 2016, 08:16:41 AM
For Sale Cheap!
Randy, what is the scoop on this boat. Iwould like more info. Dominick
Not trying to take a sale away from Randy, but Dom what size boat are you looking for? Something to keep slipped or on a trailer in Cabo or something trailerable here in the states?
Quote from: Dominick on November 18, 2016, 11:22:51 PM
Quote from: Vintage Offshore Tackle on November 18, 2016, 08:16:41 AM
For Sale Cheap!
Randy, what is the scoop on this boat. Iwould like more info. Dominick
Dominick,
It is a 21' X 8' Radon, manufactured by H & F in Bandon, Oregon in 1979. I bought it last year. It has two Mercruiser gas engines with Bravo outdrives. It ran great the last time that I used it, but it has been sitting on its Custom Trail-Rite trailer, purchased new in 2008, in my driveway for six months since then. I am used to diesel boats, and the thought of a gasoline explosion or fire scares me to death. I had planned to remove the engines and install one big outboard with a kicker but I bought the boat before I had any idea how much those big outboards cost.
It has some great electronics, including a Furuno MFD 12 networked witha Furuno DFF1 Sounder with Furuno 1KW Transducer (this is a super powerful transducer which reads beautifully even at 100+ fathoms), a Furuno BBWGPS WAAS/GPS Receiver Antennae, and second Furuno DGPS GP-36 with NMEA0183 interface, two ICOM DSC radios, and old Raytheon R-21X radar with open array antenna. It even has some unusual electronic signalling Scotty downriggers that have adjustable frequencies that supposedly are effective in targeting specific species.
I had the boat surveyed before I bought it, and I have attached a copy of that survey for you. The hull is super heavy duty, as is typical with Radons. As is also typical, some of the plywood in the foredeck and the house structure is going bad and will need to be repaired/replaced. Some of the wiring is also a mess and should be redone, but the boat has "good bones" as Radons are known throughout the West Coast and Hawaii for their strength and seaworthiness. I have never been on a boat of 50' or under that tracks as straight running downhill or quartering downhill in a steep afternoon slop as this one does. It would make one hell of a nice day boat if someone wanted to put the money or time into it. I am offering it at $14,750 for the boat, trailer and electronics.
Please take a look at the survey and let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Randy
Quote from: AlasKen on May 27, 2015, 06:20:12 AM
I fish in south central Alaska. About 7 years ago I built a 24' Tolman. It was my first and likely last boat I build. It is a composite stitch and glue, epoxy and glass over plywood. It was designed by a long time Alaskan boat builder that passed away last year. Powered by a Suzuki 115. We regularly run 40 to 80 miles on a weekend. It will sleep 2 for a long weekend. It is designed as a family fishing boat with safety in mind. We regularly take 6 adults and 2 kids. It will fish 4 adults nicely and 5 if you don't mind close quarters. Cuddy is about 7', cabin is 7', and fish deck is 7' with a 3' anchor well making up the 24' length. 8' beam. We really enjoy getting out in it.
nice boat, this look like a panga with a big cabin on it, wondering how it will work in our local water with all those short waves bumpy waters