New Boat Build - Genesis 730xl transducer time ..
G'day everyone,
I dont normally write too much on here but I will give it a crack. After much procrastinating and a lot of indecision I have recently ordered a custom boat to be built by GenesisCraft and am hoping to document the build on here for all to enjoy.
After initial consultation with numerous boat builders I felt immediately comfortable dealing with Matt at Genesis, nothing has been a drama or too much of a hassell. He was only too happy to get a quote out to me late on christmas eve and even said to call over the chrissy break if needed. Fast forward six months and this great customer service has not waivered at all. Another selling point to me was the quality of work which was second to none - I could not fault a thing (myself being a welder trust me I looked hard).
Boat overview:
730xl Hard top with custom ally Genesis trailer
250 Yamaha - will be fitted further down the track
sounders - two 12 in simrads ..transducers
Anyway pics of work to date and will post updates as I get them. Cheers
5/07/17 - updated pics attached below.
11/7/17- 2 new pics boat upside down . hopefully the last.....
20/7/17 . started trailer ... this is going to be one tough trailer.
26/7/17. transom pics an a few others
31/7/17 . this weeks progress...really happy got these pics. had to have a beer or more...
2/8/17 . went up to have a look only 1 pic more to come. boys were busy with bow rail an overhead console..
12/8/17. boat on trailer what a good sight
6/10/17 . boat painted
boat got windows ..
meglodon
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Thanks for the post
I'll be watching this with great interest, it's good to see things start from scratch and then watch it go through the process of growing to become the finished item. I like the lateral bracing between ribs I have a pressed alli boat and there is none of the strengthening like plate boats.
Billy pink
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Very nice mate
Going to be a beast, gona be interesting seeing the progress
Rob H
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Please post away
Enjoy watching a boat come together, a good mate builds the best ally crayboats in WA and Ive been contemplating putting up a thread showing one coming together.
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Everyone's just winging it.
Australiamaid
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be interesting
that would be awesome to watch .as a young fella I did work experience down the wharf in gero. I remember we cut 1 up to middle. big job it was.
sea-kem
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Do it Rob, my old boss had a
Do it Rob, my old boss had a mate in Freo building them quite a few years ago. He took me down there one day and I watched them lay a keel and I was in awe. I loved the smell of that place.
Love the West!
scano
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A mate of ours bought a genesis tinnie
Had it custom built from 4mm plate Ali and 4.6m long. It's a beast of a tinnie! Goes like the clappers with the big tiller steer donk he put on the back too. Very good build quality and service also
JohnF
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Sure Scanno, that 4.6 tinnie
Sure Scanno, that 4.6 tinnie is nice and all, but I thought it would have been better at 30 knots over the rocky outcrops up at the top of the gulf..... :)
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
oldman
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I have a 5.8 xl sports 2009,
I have a 5.8 xl sports 2009, my brother in law next size down and a mate has the same. The only fault we have with them is for a self draining deck that they all leak. The only advice I can give you would be to flood the deck at that stage.to check for leaks. Apart from that i am very happy.if you're painting your boat make sure you have a couple of anodes fitted .
Australiamaid
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thanks for the replies
Cheers everyone. Great to here all the positive feedback re the Genesis boats.
Oldman I recently had an assassin that did the same thing, ended up finding that it was leaking through the fuel tank access floor panel but will take your advice on board.
Thanks again.
Australiamaid
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thanks for the replies
Cheers everyone. Great to here all the positive feedback re the Genesis boats.
Oldman I recently had an assassin that did the same thing, ended up finding that it was leaking through the fuel tank access floor panel but will take your advice on board.
Thanks again.
Belly Fish
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Similar to mine
I have the same boat.....now 13 years old. I stretched mine to 7.5m as the old owner (Paul Wagenar, if I remember) asked if I wanted to cut the 9m side sheets cut down and I said no, leave them. Repowered with twin 150hp 4 stroke Yamahas...gets 42 knots. It might be too late for you, but I asked for lots of mods, some of which I'd recommend. One that comes to mind is I built my side rails into the gunwale, so the gunwale is flat. The sides of these boats are huge, so height can be an issue for shorter people. I know I'm biased, but mine is the best fishing boat I have been on. It is not, however, the best riding. I have had mine weighed at 3357kg wet, before I put the 4 strokes on but with steel trailer, so it will round out to around 3.5T. I now have an awesome Ace aluminium trailer. Yours with a single donk and ali trailer will still be over 3T I reckon. Unless they build them different now, yours will come out 2.7m wide, with bow rails stretching this out to 3m. I have oversize permit for mine. Welcome to see mine if it helps your build decisions.
Ashen
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"The sides of these boats
"The sides of these boats are huge, so height can be an issue for shorter people".
Well, fk that then. Off my wishlist!! Haha
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Walfootrot
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Will be following this, looks
Will be following this, looks like its going to be a nice rig!
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Brock O
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Will be interesting to watch
Will be interesting to watch unfold, 7mt is a dream size for me one day.
Did you not go for reverse chines....or are perople steering away from these now....or not part or there design ?
Australiamaid
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chines
Hi mate yes they do a reverse chine. I had them on my old 660 an just decided on something different , my mate had a genesis 7.3 an now a 7.6 dive series with spray rails an it sits really nice so that's the reason for me to go that way.they do both reverse chine or spray rails ..it's up to the person...
Faulkner Family
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looks like she will be a
looks like she will be a force to reckon with out there.
only prob i can see is its ali not glass
with a 250 shes go
unna fly
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Vinesh87
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Very nice! Ive got a 750
Very nice!
Ive got a 750 Preston, pretty much identical to what you are buidling. I have a 300 yammy on the back and it goes awesome!
t bone
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will be waiting for updates
I dropped in to have a chat and look over a few boats with Matt end of last year. He is definitly one of the best options and will be talking to him more when upgrading from the crusher...
Rob H
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Im not sure if your aware he
Im not sure if your aware he doesnt build Maritimos
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
t bone
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hmmmmmm
hmmm, they are rather nice too.... got me thinking. Maybe just keep the crusher for the tender ;)
Australiamaid
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just a quick update
so woke up yesterday morning started chatting to the wife about foam filling .I got the go ahead. so called matt at genesis craft an bang., no drama at all the big girl is getting its foam.
rob90
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If there was an emoji with a
If there was an emoji with a hard on id use it here. Definately gonna be keepin an eye on this, love seeing quality work unfold.
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
Australiamaid
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update photos
Just a quick update on this week's progress .Flooring and foam filling currently underway, foam is compliant to commercial/survey vessel aussie standards so more than adequate for the job. Also happy to see the boxes in the transom for the trim tabs to be recessed into - I think this is such an awesome idea!
edit: not sure how to add images other than on the original post?? Pics 6 through to 10 are the updated ones.
t bone
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rather impressed.
Got an email from matt yesterday talking about this boat.. ha ha.
Peaked my interest so much that im going to head down to the city to have a stickybeak at it up close and personal... That team in there build a very nice vessle.
Keep the updates coming..
Australiamaid
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Had a look today
Hey mate I popped in and had a look today - you won't be disappointed.
Australiamaid
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my first boat visit
Being only 150 km away from the Genesis workshop proved too tempting and today it got the better of me, so a quick trip up the freeway and I finally got to see what will be my new boat in the flesh. Am pleased to say that she didnt disappoint as the quality thus far is top notch. Looking forward to seeing next weeks progress :)
Australiamaid
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boat up side down
ok hopefully the last time I ever see this upside down.... as u can see the bottom is welded out an ready for the spay rails an planing strakes an keel channel . I really like the cut out for the recessed trimtabs looking good so far
Deleted
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That recess for trim tab
That recess for trim tab looks like a beauty of an idea. Is that on all their boats?
Vinesh87
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Pretty much the best mod
Pretty much the best mod ever. Wish i had it
Australiamaid
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recess
hey gillyL . these are an optional extra . but for me there was no questions about having them....
skipjack
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Does filling the hull make
Does filling the hull make much of a difference? I haven't heard of many ali boats with foam filled hulls
Australiamaid
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foam fill
this is my second one foam filled. I guess it's just a bit of peace of mind. It provides level flotation which means if the boat gets swamped and totally fills with water it will still float upright and god forbid it flips it will then at least provide something to cling to. an wont go down. also it quietens it down alot ....
rodfishsa
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G'dayNice boat, all the best
G'day
Nice boat, all the best with it
Just for clarity, just putting foam in doesn't make a boat float upright, it can but takes sealed up gunnels, not just under the floor, that will just keep water out if there's an opening
Cheers
Rod
Australiamaid
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yermate
yer mate I understand I could have worded it a bit better. then how i did
Australiamaid
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genesis craft trailer
well I am very happy to see the start of my new trailer . looks like its going to be tough as
bradz
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Trailer
Not sure if there are enough cross members
I did then the best that I knew how. When I knew better, I did better.
meglodon
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That's going to be one
That's going to be one very solid trailer, it's certainly looking the goods for long trouble free trips.
Australiamaid
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hope so
lets hope so . my last trailer was absolute nightmare...
crano
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Trailer
What was the story with the old trailer ?
Australiamaid
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trailer
lets just say it was a friday trailer and I truely didnt realise how bad it was until I started looking around at new ones whilst doing my homework for this boat. It continually crabwalked, wearing the inside of the right rear tyre and heating up the bearings. After much investigation we found the leaf spring on either side were of differing sizes and the axles were 15mm out - absolutley no care had been put into building it that is for sure! I will not name names but I will not bye 1 of those again. my new one already looks better even without wheels haha .....
Stevo81
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A quality trailer for the new
A quality trailer for the new rig to sit on just completes the whole setup.
You dont realise how bad a shit trailer is till you get a good one from my experience!
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Australiamaid
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starting to look good
just a quick pic update . very happy with the progress to date
Australiamaid
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update
few more pics for u to look at . showing this weeks build progress ...
Dale
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She's looking the absolute ducks nuts mate. Can't wait to see it finished.
"Just because you are a Character, Doesn't mean you have Character."
Mr Wolf
Stevo81
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Coming along nicely
Coming along nicely mate!
Have you decided on your electronics yet?
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Australiamaid
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yes
I will be running two 12in simrads , 4g simrad radar and transducer undecided at this point ...hope I made the right decision as I have only used furuno sounders
Stevo81
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Be interested to see what
Be interested to see what trannys you choose...keep us updated
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Australiamaid
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transducers
will keep u posted mate. I want to get the best out off my units so still doing my research....
t bone
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happy days
I doubt you will be disappointed with the simrad gear mate. That's what I run in mine and love it. Only thing I wish I changed during the construction stage was having the ability to install a thru hull.
Australiamaid
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boat inspection
what can I say .......... . looking the goods
Deleted
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whats the plans for paint
whats the plans for paint etc one of those decal wraps would be my choice on new boat
Australiamaid
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paint
yer I have seen them they look good .. but for me its going to be mid blue side an white top simple but hopefully effective...
Deleted
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cheers for posting to bud
cheers for posting to bud
Vinesh87
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I would never paint a boat.
I would never paint a boat. clearcoat as most.
You will agree with me after your first kimberlies trip haha
Australiamaid
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haha
yer I am hearing ya . got to love a few battle scars.
kirky79
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Really enjoying
This one,
It looks the bomb mate. Enjoy.
Mitch88
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Im with Vinesh on the paint
Im with Vinesh on the paint topic to.
No need to worry about pitting under paint, aged looking paint, if you do a mod you dont have to worry about getting it painted again,bubbling paint etc etc.
Neat looking build but :)
Hope you got some under cover storage for her.
Australiamaid
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paint
iam hearing you an vinesh . I wanted it bare ally myself BUT my wife said that she didnt want a work boat .. an the old story is, keep them happy u can go fishing when eva u want .... an yes there is a big shed waiting to meet her...
Belly Fish
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Shed clearance
I gather you've checked the height clearance you need for your shed. I brought my Genesis home on the trailer before the hardtop rails and rocket launchers were fitted. Had to drop the rocket launcher down the back edge of the hardtop a bit to get it into my shed (3.4m clearance). I also had to extend my garage a bit because these things end up long on the trailer. Mine shed is 11m long and it just fits
Australiamaid
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shed
yer mate all good in height as I have 4.2 door height an plenty of length too cant wait to get it home ....
Belly Fish
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Transducers
If you are going for through hull transducers, would be good to fit them now. I've got them in mine and they are good. If you go for blue and white, then it will look a lot like mine!!
Australiamaid
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transducers
looking in to my transducers now . so let u no soon .. your boat looks like a beast in the pic, hope mine looks same...
Australiamaid
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ready for paint
As you can see she is all fabricated an sitting on her new genesis craft trailer, an what a good job they have done. she is heading to window templating this week then off to get paint , can't wait to see it all painted.
ChrisG
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When you get to mounting the
When you get to mounting the transducers have a look at fibrelite marine webpage. Under marine accessories, image gallery. Looks to be a couple of Ali boats with some custom transom mount set ups for BIG transducer sized transducers.
Australiamaid
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thanks mate
thanks mate I did see them . looks like ill go through hull at this stage .haven't had a chance to really sit down an sort transducers out yet , but its a job ill have to get to very soon ,
Jim
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Looks good and im a wee bit
Looks good and im a wee bit jealous!
Just curious but whats the strake above the chine that goes from stern to midships do? im guessing stability at rest?
Bend over
Australiamaid
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bit off update
Just a bit of an update were we are at, it's at the paint shop so the next lot of pics she will look a lot different can't wait wait to see it done ....... also hi Jim they are rear buff rails hopefully these help rubbing up on jetty down the ramp .
Australiamaid
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paint
I no its been awhile between updates, shes all painted an I reckon its been worth the wait.
Curndog
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Looks mint
looks mint mate and very enjoyable seeing the build process. Also a little jealous haha
Saulty2
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looks great
def. something to be proud of ,may be an idea to fit a 12,000 lb grande winch or similar to retrieve onto the trailer so as to make it easier on the dekky after an all day out catching fish or will it be a drive on.
sstevee
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Love the colour choice! Nice
Love the colour choice! Nice rig
Australiamaid
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blue
thanks mate , as soon as I seen the colour I new that was it ..
Australiamaid
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drive on
yer mate I am very happy how its coming along . I will be driving it on as it just easier on every 1
Doc
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Great looking rig. Might look
Great looking rig. Might look for something similar once we've had enough of travelling,,, maybe
Australiamaid
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travelling
thanks mate. looks like u living the dream there one day hopefully that be me to thats living
Australiamaid
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windows
well the windows went in this week , its really starting to look good. super happy how she is coming on its getting closer ...
Deleted
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bloody trailer is hugeeee,
bloody trailer is hugeeee, looks like a monster of an ali. have watched this build since early stages and blown away with the build
Australiamaid
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thanks mate
thanks mate for following. hopefully more updates soon
Ian.Haslehurst
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Great lines and extended top
If the Boat is going to weigh greater than 3ton I would go with 300hp. I went trough building a custom sailfish S9, took 18months from time of order. My regrets on build were,
not insulating the kill tanks, going for 2.5 beam and not 2.8, Built in sydney so had to travel and rely on pictures other than that was great fun and I would do it again.
Like your desiion on twin 12" MFD's you wont regret it. Great trailer and fantastic looking build. Enjoy.....
Straycat
Australiamaid
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thanks mate
yes I am in discussions bout the motor with the better half now .. an I did read your post of your sailfish what a beast looks very nice , cheers
Lastchance
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The best thing about the
The best thing about the larger screens is that its a bit easier to see when you are doing km/h (kh) and knots (kn). Even then some folks can still get it wrong!
Great looking boat too by the way, I had one similar (Preston Craft) and loved it - should never have sold it..........
Australiamaid
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2 screens
believe it or not it was the wife that suggested that combo. so I was yep done..... haha
Ian.Haslehurst
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Cheap night vision
With the dual screens you should be able to port a night vision monocular to the screen. good for night travelling if no radar. I put a post on it some time ago...
Link - http://fishwrecked.com/forum/furuno-tzt2-12#comment-725419
Straycat
Australiamaid
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night
I do most of my fishing at night , an roughly head out 40 mile plus off bunbury
but I am fitting 4g simrad radar to this boat, so hopefully I have this covered but ill do some research on it thanks ..
Murphdirt511
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Nice boat
Ripper of a boat mate!!!!!!
Australiamaid
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thanks bud
yer I cant wait to see how it goes , I am really hanging to pick her up...
matty77
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im guessing that was you
im guessing that was you heading towards bunno on tuesday with the tub behind? looks like a sweet rig in the flesh.
Australiamaid
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Taken delivery
Yeah mate that was us towing the big girl home the other day.
Still a work in progress as no motor just yet. I am recovering from surgery which has rendered me unseaworthy for a while and cant justify the warranty on one just ticking away with zero hours on it.
Still super happy to finally have it home and in the shed. The genesis guys have done an awesome job and hopefully it will be back in their hands sooner rather than later to get completed.
meglodon
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The song "sweet dreams are made of this"
Comes to mind when I look at your boat, she is certainly a dream come true. Well done may you have a long long life of enjoyment to come.
Australiamaid
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Thanks
Thanks meglodon. She has really come up nice its definitely a dream come ture ........