ultimate boat
Submitted by allrounder on Fri, 2009-03-13 19:29
What is everyones ultimate boat?Forget about cost just function and usability .
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So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
- was sponsored by Atomic Lures and Shimano but they dropped me
.Now sponsored by Fog Dog(The best fish coating out there) and raider lures.
Faulkner Family
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key words , plenty of deck
key words , plenty of deck space with cabin (trailable)
RUSS & SANDY
"A family that fishes together stays together"
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
allrounder
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Date Joined: 10/11/08
mine is the wally
a wally tender is my dream boat.Not good enough at computers to do links but if you type wallytender into google you will see what i mean
oooohh yeh baby
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
allrounder
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i would settle
for a wally dingy if not able to get the tender
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slothwan
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http://www.wally.com/jumpch.a
http://www.wally.com/jumpch.asp?idChannel=41&idUser=0&attivo=2-2
Andy Mac
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Looks like the "Hummer" of the ocean
Cheers
Cheers
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keen_fisho21
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Date Joined: 30/03/08
big open deck sleeps 10 or
big open deck sleeps 10 or more lol toilet and moored next to my big ass mansion in mandurah lol
kane
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Date Joined: 07/12/08
No limitations hey? Ill have "Aussie Rules" then
An unrealistically affordable trailerboat i would like if I won lotto would be something along the lines of the biggest trailerable fibreglass hardtop cat available.
A more realistic boat I do plan to buy sometime before I die (After the home extension is finished) is something along the lines of a 7m hardtop Razerline or Jackman type setup.
Goooooone Fishin!
Gooooone Fishin!
bibs
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Date Joined: 20/07/06
razerline
good choice on the razerline kane,my old man has the 7m hardtop with 225 horses on the back.its a great boat but my ideal boat would have to be a big cat with plenty of deck space and lockable cab.(gotta hide the toppo's somewhere)
wopjrb
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Date Joined: 05/03/09
30ft
30ft plate with good cabin and 6cylinder diesal inboard, crayboat style, with lasers that zap seagulls and blowies, like the ones in starwars.
Watto069
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Date Joined: 15/01/08
ABcat. Say no more So many
ABcat. Say no more
So many fishing spots. Not enough sickies!!!!!!!
allrounder
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Date Joined: 10/11/08
alot better boats
out there than aussie rules around i would buy the old true north before normans old boat but that is what makes this site good you can have your opinion without getting bagged out. There are some boats around that are just mind blowing
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Faulkner Family
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i would love to get an ex
i would love to get an ex cray boat and totally deck it out with all mod cons and just go where you want to go, but has to have at least a queen size bed, standard boat beds are too bloody short
RUSS & SANDY
"A family that fishes together stays together"
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
roberta
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Date Joined: 08/07/08
Russ & Sandy have to agree those ex
crayboats both Bob & love, watch them all coming in at Leeman and they seem to just glide throught he water any weather, yes our dream too, the tender would be the old seeker and have it moored at Leeman with our mansion across the road, buy a new tractor to take her out the water for the winter. Not far to Jurien to get her serviced and hull down, just need to win lotto to full fill our dreams. Doesn't cost anything to dream though.
SPEWIE LEWIE .. Ginger Tablets Rock
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Ginger Tablets Rock
jay_burgess
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Big fiberglass centre cab.
Big fiberglass centre cab. Massive range for extended GT trips. Enough room in the cab to store plenty of gear.
allrounder
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like the 800 prowler
from haines hunter .Im with you on that or even a 23 walkabout noosa cat.I would be more comfy putting that into casting range than a 800 thousand dollar wally boat.Even though it has a great casting area at the bow it is still alot of cash to have around a reef system.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Watto069
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Date Joined: 15/01/08
You don't want aussie rules
You don't want aussie rules mate it's so full of bog. I worked on that thing. Looked great when it was finished but alot of stuff was hiddin from the eye
So many fishing spots. Not enough sickies!!!!!!!
wopjrb
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Date Joined: 05/03/09
dont forget the
dont forget the $1200 fuel bill 4 the crayboat
wopjrb
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i wonder
i wonder if u could use a petrol engine on lpg in a large boat
Faulkner Family
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cant remember who i asked
cant remember who i asked about that one a while ago, but aparanyly you would have exhaust issues,
plus it would be a bugger putting the tank under the boat, could rust out too quick and just imagine the drag
RUSS & SANDY
"A family that fishes together stays together"
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Tony Halliday
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yes
yes, you can as long as the fitment is done by a licenced gas plumber, DPI approved and the gas storage cylinders are above the deck or off the back on the marlin board.
I am looking at LPG injection on my turbo diesel to improve the fuel usage and up the power. Main issue is where you put the big gas cylinders. I intend to use 2x 48kg cylinders on the back of the marlin board.
In Brasil, most yammie outboards run off a 9kg LPG cylinder.
Tony
Full-time piscatorial-idiot, in The Vines. "It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC) Greek poet.
Supporter of Meals on Reels & The Wally Weight
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
scotto
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octopussy
that big one that bill gates's mate owns. was up in exmouth a year or 2 ago. i think its the 2nd largest privately owned yacht in the world or something.
he gets his crew to steam it to wherever, then he flies over and gets on it for the weekend or whatever, does a couple of dives, buggers off, gets his crew to steam it to somewhere else on the planet, and does it again the following weekend.
dunno whether he is single or not, but i'm guessin there is more than one kind of diving happening on that boat, or at least there would be if i owned it...
roberta
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The tenders on octopussy would be enough
SPEWIE LEWIE .. Ginger Tablets Rock
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Ginger Tablets Rock
ody
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Hi Ya,Yep, Octopusy for me
Hi Ya,
Yep, MV Octopus for me too. Mind you, couldn't afford to fill the tank on the tenders let alone the ship itself. And it is only one of three such boats Paul Allen has. One of them was built with extra head room so his basketball team could fit on board comfortably!!
http://xo.typepad.com/blog/2005/05/paul_allens_oct.html
It is the worlds 4th largest private yatch, sencond largest non 'head of state' yatch.
Cheers.
RECFISHWEST member
wopjrb
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Date Joined: 05/03/09
would
probably only be worth it on a commercial vessel if it would work, me olld mans 87 cruiser utes on gas and the tanks massive, gets about 250 ks 2 35-$40. running a 4litre engine
carnarvonite
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Flash boats
Was over in Auckland to drive a boat back to Oz during the America's Cup in 2000.Some of the bling boats that were there made the mind boggle
150+Foot sailing boats where the back swivels up to reveal a 30ft launch with 2x jetskis on either side,chase boats for the cup yachts that were 30foot with the inflatable skirts like the Niads with 4x250hp outboards on the back.You could pick the rich teams by the number of tenders and the engines on the back of them
Moylee
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Date Joined: 05/12/06
CONTENDER
24.5 degrees of deadrise - can float big twins easily - and regardless of size can cruise at mid 20s in anything the west coast can dish up - if only i had the balls when the dollar was @ 0.97. Maybe next time ?????
scottbec
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Date Joined: 18/01/07
this first one is similair
this first one is similair to the wally's that slothwan mentioned above, not sure if they are same co. or not???
http://fjordboats.com.au/
and also just for some cruizin:
http://www.halvorsenboatsales.com.au/enter.html
but the one carnarvonite mentioned sounds pretty nice. not sure if i would bother with the sails though, would just rip them off and throw a few big penta's in it... one day!!!
there are a few hybrid boats around so that could also be a good option when it comes to saving $ on fuel...
HuggyB
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Date Joined: 03/08/08
for me at least
such a thing does not exist - I need about 4 or 5 ultimate boats. Anything else is a comprimise and therefore not "ultimate".
1. A blinged up Skeeter i20 for Dams and river work.
2. A Venom ultimate centre console for inshore reef work
3. A Leisurecat 9000 Kingfisher for serious offshore work
4. A 60 foot liveabord "mothership" that will tow the Venom
5. A Spencer Express 43
The Terrorist - coming to a fishing spot near you.........
jersey
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Date Joined: 12/06/08
Each to thier own
I have a 22'2" Trailerable C/C GradyWhite, it has plenty of deck around the consul 55SQ' Made from GPR and has flotation to float level if full of water,rides real soft and is sweet in all conditions that recreational boater go out in or can get caught by.some things I would change as a diver/fisherman (were never happy)but all in all its a very good all round boat for my purpose, jersey
Tony Halliday
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for me???
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/2007-HYDRA-SPORTS-3300-Center-Console-%28Showroom-Condition%21%29--94113619
I'd be very happy with a 33 foot Hydra-Sports for my fishing needs. Very fishable, very sea worthy and very dry on the run. oh and it's on a trailer as well, so I could have it towed to Exxy or Broome or where ever the fish are..
and a 50 foot WA styled fiberglass cray boat with exstended cabin as the live-aboard.( nice three cabin set up and dinning area, exstened to most of the back deck. could tow my hydra-sports to the battle grounds...)
Tony
Full-time piscatorial-idiot, in The Vines. "It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC) Greek poet.
Supporter of Meals on Reels & The Wally Weight
Tony Halliday: ~Meals on Reels ~
It takes a strong fish to swim against the current. Even a dead one can float with it
"It is always in season for old men to learn." Aeschylus (525-456 BC)
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998)
Andy Mac
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I'll wait a few weeks before choosing
Cheers
Cheers
Andy Mac (Fishwrecked Reeltime Editor & Forum Moderator)
Youngest member of the Fishwrecked Old Farts Club
AmericanBen
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Date Joined: 26/01/09
Dream Boat
It's not being made by Chiver's by chance is it? Was thinging about grabbing the last 610wa but the new boats look awesome but are much more $$$. Cheers, Ben
allrounder
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Date Joined: 10/11/08
my next real boat
may well be the one you speak of Andy
i am happy with the allrounder 670 but my step up in a couple of years.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
callum
Posts: 417
Date Joined: 29/10/08
a boat
about now i would be pleased with any boat. but first a car :)
i'd rather be fishing
happy fishing
macka17
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Date Joined: 15/11/07
Hi. Perfect fishing
Hi.
Perfect fishing boat.
Went down to SA on a charter last yr. 35ft Ex Cray (Gavin Mair). 320hp stern drive diesel.
Launch trlr, straight off beach with a high mount tractor.
No Rego's. Just a Launch Permit Required apparently.
He paid $125 for it, with near new Volvo duo prop in it..
I win Lotto I got two on order. One for Tuna in SA, and one kept up in Darwin...
PERFECT Fishing machines. Cruise at 15\20 knots. Max about 23knots. In Most seas...And don't use much more fuel $$$$ wise. than those big outboards screaming away to themselves.
Macka17
macka17
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Whoops. $125.000....
Whoops.
$125.000....
Macka17
Iceman
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Next Boat
Quintrex Offshore Centre Cab 670. Big enough to take me well offshore (Fads etc). But small enough to tow up North (Exmouth/Coral Bay). Price tag approx $70k - sill saving. Currently have Qintrex centre Console 570 legend. Fantastic hull that can handle all conditions.
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Brooka
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Date Joined: 05/02/09
One powerball
Boston 345 Conquest
Deegs
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Date Joined: 09/11/07
Riviera 47 or blackwatch 46
Misses even happy with that lot. One power ball or maybe two