4.1 allycraft rhino

[lifestyle]

How you going allycat . I had a look at the stacer nomad 4.29 on the net. It looks very nice with the fit out they have which i beleive is standard. All this research starting to give you the sh!ts yet? Have a look and see what you think.

[stuartym]

Hey Alleycat, i did this back in April and ended up with a Satcer 429 Nomad Elite
with a Mercury fourstroke 30 goes well, build is quite acceptable for a mass produced boat compared to a few of the others out there that I looked at
Good luck mate.

[alleycat]

Well i think i sussed out the best 4.15 around for my bay fishing, its the horizon 4.15 safari, great outfit and has pedistal seats instead of the bench seats, has a 3 mm bottom and 2mm sides, if your into plastics around the bay this looks like just the boat, and i looked at quite a few.

[dogsbody]

Gday Alleycat, Hope you find the right boat for your needs.

Seems to be a few Alley crafts with cracks down the keel, good to see mine wasn't the only one.

This problem is caused by gaps between the ribs and the floor of the boat. When your driving it is flexing and sooner or later it will crack as mine did after 12 months. Nearly sunk had 100mm before water came over the transom.

Anyway just check that the ribs are hard up against the floor in any of the boats you look at.



Dave.

[alleycat]

Allycraft have clinker bottom, not much contact with bracing ribs, hence flexing.

[shappy]

hey alleycat, do you mean brooker safari or does horizon make a safari as well? i can't find a safari on the horizon web site.

shappy

[Blackened]

Allycraft have clinker bottom, not much contact with bracing ribs, hence flexing.

G'day

Just about ALL of the mass produced tinnies do.

I know of a 16' quintrex runabout that is around 4 years old and has had about 80% of the welds done and re-inforcing put in. All due to ribs/bracing not being tight enough and given too much room to move.

Dave

[alleycat]

hey alleycat, do you mean brooker safari or does horizon make a safari as well? i can't find a safari on the horizon web site.

shappy

Hi shappy, im not sure but it was the horizon safari at marine tune at burliegh i looked at, they get it specially made up for them, best boat ive seen so far, i thought it better than the seajay sp, i can only give an opinion but its a boat you should look at for bay work.

[shappy]

thanks mate, i will be ready to buy after xmas and will check it out, as that is the boat layout i am looking at.

thanks, shappy

[ozlongboarder]

Alleycat, what price is the hull only with no motor or trailer?

[alleycat]

Alleycat, what price is the hull only with no motor or trailer?

Mate i was quoted 5k for bare boat and trailer, they have package deals with motor ect but i have a motor 18 months old i want to keep, they said february was quickest i could get one but thats no drama for me.

[ozlongboarder]

Mate i was quoted 5k for bare boat and trailer, they have package deals with motor ect but i have a motor 18 months old i want to keep, they said february was quickest i could get one but thats no drama for me.

I dont need a trailer just a hull and motor only.

Have you got there number?

What hp are you putting on it?

[alleycat]

I dont need a trailer just a hull and motor only.

Have you got there number?

What hp are you putting on it?

sent you a pm, i have a 30hp yamaha to go on mine, cheers.
PS, i have the 30hp yamaha cv and if i had my time over i would have got the 3cyl 30hp for just 700 more with elec start, much better motor.