Plate v fibreglass

[troy]

This has probably been debated on Ausfish on numereous occasions and i apolgised for starting it up again.
Having not been in a plate boat before i am curious to find members thoughts on comparions ride wise.
I will leave out the cruise craft as many of you know they are my favourite.
So what i am asking is will a plate boat ride as well as most of the the top glass boats of the same size.
Eg The Fisher Boats have a very big repuation.
Again i am sorry if this is a repeated thread.
Thanks
Troy

[revs57]

People that have been in my riptide compare the ride to a 680 haines patriot so I know its good but others reckon it too so must be O.K.

[snelly1971]

Hi Troy....I was a Plate owner and just loved the things...I have only recently purchased my first Glass boat ....I personally think it depends on size and weight...i have riden in many 6 meter plate and glass boats and found them to be similar ..with the exception of cats...My 6 Meter Tri-star would stick up to a 6 meter Eden Craft out side...with a compatible ride....Having said that....I now own a 28 foot Tri hull and have spent alot of time in 23 and 27 cats and i doubt if there is a plate boat that size to match the ride of those...

Cheers Mick

[peterbo3]

All things being fairly equal, a glass boat will ride better than a plate boat. Having said that, I have a Fisher 6400 on order.
I wanted a basic fishing boat that can take ramp & rock abuse. So no paint. I wanted heaps of grunt & a 175 Suzi will do the job. I would need a 225 on a glass boat that size. I wanted the boat custom built. Hard to get that done in glass production boats. I wanted a 300L tank. I also wanted value for money & I think the value is in plate boats. The Fisher will be still worth good $$$ in five years.
The ride is important but for me there were other factors.

[balls_deep]

I have found that standing up & steering in both glass & alloy when rough it stops your spine from being compressed & it does not matter if you are in a alloy or glass boat if the sea is rough its rough so stand up take the shock through the Knees & hang on this is the best method I have come up with many a long trip home from the banks. Sorry to be sinacle.

[NAGG]

For ride , finish & aesthetics ..... Glass wins hands down ! ..... However if you fish alone or in rough country ... & like to run your boat onto sand , mud etc ...... Then plate would be the material of choice ... also easy to tinker with in alloy Personally if I wanted a hardcore fishing boat in the 6M mark ..... I'd be buying a plate center cab (I loved the sportfish in that configuration) ... Nagg

[Greg P]

Glass or plate - if the hull is a dog of a design it will ride like crap and there are plenty of glass boats out there that are heaps of sh!t.

There is not a great deal of difference in hull weight these days for a "real" platey v glass boat and most 6m glass boats would fit inside a platey. If the hull is well designed then the ride will be good - simple as that.

[Wahoo]

Glass or plate - if the hull is a dog of a design it will ride like crap and there are plenty of glass boats out there that are heaps of sh!t.

There is not a great deal of difference in hull weight these days for a "real" platey v glass boat and most 6m glass boats would fit inside a platey. If the hull is well designed then the ride will be good - simple as that.

yep what Greg said


Daz

[troy]

I will tell you why i started this thread as i have been in plenty of alluminiun boats the same size as a 445f haines and there is no comparision as far as ride wise the haines kills them.
Hence the question about plate boats.
Thanks
Troy

[disorderly]

People that have been in my riptide compare the ride to a 680 haines patriot so I know its good but others reckon it too so must be O.K.

Surely you jest?

[revs57]

Nup!!! Not jesting. Even though I'm a fisho Disorderly, I'm not in the habit of fibbin or telling half truths, There are two passengers that have favourably rated the ride in comparison of a 680...that was their call not mine.

So there you go!

[revs57]

Ummm, I would consider these guys reputable, they fish out of a heap of different boats.

Now having said all that Troy, if you're looking at the 4.5mt size, the haines would cream just about anything in its class in that size

Cheers

Rhys

[baitable]

lets also throw in stability at rest.... surely this is also not an important consideration. Why have a great ride going into and with the sea, but have to tippie tow and balance weight when at rest. I think a couple of plate boats clearly have both positive attributes in this respect!!!

[Dunco]

I've got a thread for my 4.6m 4mm plate boat in the mix under NQ project. It's a 360kg hull with 6 degree deadrise. I have never seen a glass boat with that type of stability. So if someone made a glass boat with a flatish bottom would it still be a better ride than a "real" plate boat?