"Ranger" 620 Fisher Maxi

[Col_s]

Here are some pics of a boat we just built for an Ausfish member.........Camsharkman.
It's a 620 Maxi Half Cab with a full list of options.
It is powered with a 175 hp Suzuki Four Stroke.
Electronics are Koden Radar, Plotter and Sounder, Garmin Plotter, Navman Radios and Majestic Stereo.
As you can see it's painted all blue....... to be a bit different.
The pics will tell the story.

Cheers Col

[seabug]

Once again, great attention to detail.

That cabin looks really sleek.8-) 8-) 8-)

Sure got plenty of rod holders.;)

Regards
seabug

[Greg P]

Keep rollin them out Col ;)8-)

Is that a vent under the glovebox for when the cab is locked ?


Cheers

Greg

[snapperm8]

deffently looks like a real nice rig there



cheers dave

[nigelr]

Thats what I call a beautiful boat!
Congratulations to both builders and purchaser.
Cheers!

[Col_s]

Greg.......Good spotting 8-)

You got it :D

Cheers Col

[crazboutfishin]

Ahhhhhhhhh dribble dribble. Dad isnt home yet with the pics of ours!!!! argh!! haha. Beautiful work Col.

Cheers
Crazy

[seabug]

Hi Col,
What is the white gismo in the top/left of the cabin?

Great visibility looking out!

Regards
seabug

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[bluefin59]

Excellent job by the builder and the owner for not scrimping anywhere now i am jealous deffinately worth the wait by the look of things...;D ;D ;D ;D

[Fat Chilli]

Seabug - are you refering to the white suspended rod holders? (the weird shaped thing).

Must have heaps of rods, I count storage for 25, including the rod rackin the cabin. Lucky bugger. Sweet boat.

[INTIMIDATOR]

Geez Col
Your team sure have got talent , something like that must take a while to put together.
Payney!

[seabug]

Thanks fat chilli,
So thats what its for.

I reckon that is about the prettiest boat that Col has built.

Regards
seabug

[Dantren]

Okay, this may be a stupid question, but here goes.....

Can you enlighten me on the two 4 inch cylinders where the bungs should be?????

[Tangles]

now thats a proper boat..

cheers
mike

[seatime]

real nice guys,

is there a windscreen wiper?

[fez]

Dantren,

They are balast tubes, at rest water floods in and helps the stability of the boat. Getting onto the plane they drain out.

Col another sweet looking boat where is this one going to live?

Fez

[chuss]

that's a really nice setup!

Perfectly set for fishing!

[STUIE63]

dantren
i don't know what tey're called but they are a form of ballast tube they fill up with water when the boat is stopped so the boat can sit lower and not roll so much and they can have a deeper v so the boat rides better
Stuie

[tripplenipple]

How's the stability with the hard top?

[rubba]

how much did the boat cost please very nice

[Col_s]

Gelsec......There are no wipers, it wouldn't be difficult if the owner found he wanted some fitted.

Rubba....have sent you a PM.

Tripplenipple.....now that's a different name :o ;D
Stability is great ,the water ballast system we use works a treat
(on our boats.;) )

Accolade........Sometimes they can take a little longer then they should !!::)

Cheers everyone

Col

[DAVE_S]

Accolade........Sometimes they can take a little longer then they should !!




very interesting quote


accolade thats what i like a person who takes pride in there work you may be the man ;)

[the_bomber]

I am guessing the owner likes a certain colour?
what does she top out Col?
What pitch prop was the go? and
What is a good cruise speed at what revs and fuel use at that?
Sorry for all the questions but I just love the idea of a 175 zuke.

[Wazfish]

hey col, im in the market for a new boat, something like 4.8 - 5m side console, do you guys make this size? or only do larger boats, what sort of coin am i lookin at?

any info would be appriciated
waz

[Col_s]

I am guessing the owner likes a certain colour?
what does she top out Col?
What pitch prop was the go? and
What is a good cruise speed at what revs and fuel use at that?
Sorry for all the questions but I just love the idea of a 175 zuke.

I think he may like blue :)

Never looked at the speed ,only ran it out quickly to check that it was getting the correct revs. It would be around 35-36 kts.


The prop's a 15.25" x 19" pitch. That varies on the actual boat ,we often go up in pitch.

Cruise speed at 4000rpms is around 20kts, once again this can change, depending on the boat, and around 17-20ltr/hr.

Waz, If you send me your details I can send a CD to you with all the info on it.

Cheers Col

[Wazfish]

hey Col, i dont know how to send pm's and i dont really want to put my details on an open forum, whats your email adress, i will email my details to you there.

cheers
Waz

[camsharkman]

Hi everybody, I've been off the air lately due to computor dramas! Thanks for the feedback.
I'd have to agree it's a great looking boat and I'm pretty damn happy with it. It was areal marathon effort from Col and the guys but we got there in the end which is main thing - it was no ordinary spec as you can see!!
The boat will be used off Gladstone but by years end will more than likely see it's action out of Port Stephens - Sydney(Browns!!!!) - South Coast.

Cost all up was approx $90k and about 10 months build time.