First boat always looking for a decky to learn from or any advice on the boat or ideas to improve it
Submitted by poser on Sun, 2013-09-01 20:06
hey fellas finally got my new boat its a 2008 custom built center consol has really nice free board. im 6,4 and it comes up to my waist and has about 650cm out the water looking at takin it around the back of garden island hopefully this weekend if the weather is good any tips info or advice for the boat would be awesome.
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beau
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Been plenty of pinks, 50-60cm
Been plenty of pinks, 50-60cm dhuies, and stonker kgw around the islands and five fathom bank lately. Heaps of Skippy in the burley trail and solid sambos if you're lucky!
Tradewind
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Date Joined: 18/09/12
Weather is looking
Weather is looking interesting from thur onwards, could be in luck!
petermac
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serious
that is a serious looking weapon
poser
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Date Joined: 25/01/13
cheers guys dont no what
cheers guys dont no what happened to the pik and the comment yea gunna hang around in the sound for a bit mayby have a look back off gardnen island
Vinesh87
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Nice one what donk ya got on
Nice one what donk ya got on the back ? If you need a decky im always keen !!
Browndog
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Nice tub
Hey Poser, nice tub. GI is my usual patch, and I'm often down that way & keen for a fish. Don't know if you could learn anything off me though, but Beau and Vinesh seem to come up with the goods!
Look forward to seeing some photos with blood on the deck!
BD
poser
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bit underpowerd i reakon it
bit underpowerd i reakon it has a 2006 yamaha 40hp 4 stroke on it were looking at goin twin 40s or mayby bigger single will have to test it owner reakons it sits at about 20knots so time will tell beats my tinny thats forshore :)
Vinesh87
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How big is it ?
How big is it ?
I looked into twins and due to being double the weight i wouldnt on a smaller boat ! Only for reliabilty and there pretty good these days.
40hp yam = 2 x 100kg
70hp yammy = 1 x 110kg
black gen
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is this a joke?
is this a joke?
Vinesh87
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na i dont think its as big as
na i dont think its as big as it looks. maybe a 4.8 ?
Tradewind
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Someone's selling a 50HP
Someone's selling a 50HP Mariner 4Stroke on Gumtree
Might still be too underpowered though, but only $1800
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/thornlie/boat-accessories-parts/50hp-four-stroke-mariner-engine/1026861785
poser
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Yea close mate its only a 5
Yea close mate its only a 5 meter didnt want any thing to big to learn in
Vinesh87
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Date Joined: 02/04/11
haha nah nice one, bigger
haha nah nice one, bigger than my first boat it went like this:
3.6m -- 4.8m -- 6.7m !!
jarrid
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i'm trending the wrong way -
i'm trending the wrong way - 6.4m, 5.9m down to a 4.2m. my next boat will address this issue...
my 4.2m quintrex has a 40hp on it and it has enough power to get out of the hole quite quickly and does a touch over 25 knots, but i would have thought with the extra weight and length of yours you'd want a few more ponies.
anyway, good luck with it mate and take it easy exploring, particularly if you go around the back of GI as there are reefs all along the back of the island. tip would be to watch the water as much as the GPS as too many people rely solely on whats on the screen.
pale ale
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Always check your bungs!!!
Always check your bungs!!!
grantarctic1
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Nice
Nice first boat , looks like a great tub to learn with . 40 hp might be a bit under powered but i wouldn't worry about that for a while. It will definately get you around in the sound and even out on the 5 Fathom no prob's .
jakjackson
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I have a centre connie 5.4m,
I have a centre connie 5.4m, ali plate with a 90 yammy on it. Goes well with the 90