Tell me the bad things about polycraft

[NAGG]

Mate i think tese boats are great vaule for money and it is a credit to polycraft. Iwould think that anythink over 6m in plastic could have issues off shore. But as asmall boat they would have to be better then a quintrex. REGARDS MARK

Why would a polycraft be better than a Quintrex ( or any other boat).
Keeping the the build material ( polyethylene) out of it ...... I'm curious to know the answers!
I actually see design limitations due to the manufacturing process ( side angles) , lack of ability to modify (lift a floor) , reduced deck space ( side walls are thick) ..... & finish.

Nagg

[tin can marlin]

You make a good point nagg. To follow are some of the many reasons. 1.much better ride 2. lot less noise 2. basicly unsinkable 3.harder to damage 4. smaller company to deal with so more intrested in the boat than the corprate crap. And i could keep going. But i should have said on my post these reasons. Thanks for the chance to clear it up. Regards mark

[NAGG]

You make a good point nagg. To follow are some of the many reasons. 1.much better ride 2. lot less noise 2. basicly unsinkable 3.harder to damage 4. smaller company to deal with so more intrested in the boat than the corprate crap. And i could keep going. But i should have said on my post these reasons. Thanks for the chance to clear it up. Regards mark

Mark
Most glass boats would have a quiet & soft ride too! ..... My Hornet has level floatation! (unsinkable) ..... A smaller organisation cannot afford the R & D costs of the big manufacturers ...... I cannot comment on too many manufacturers ( but the couple of Millennium hull Quinnies I've been in seem pretty good)
..... All boats are a compromise in one way or another ...... but to claim a Polycraft as the best .... yes there are some good features but there are some downsides too

Cheers

Nagg

[rumy1]

I have to comment ... the Polyboat finish is less appealing off the showroom floor than glass or aluminium. FACT
There are no side pockets for storage ( they are extras )
You cop crap from heaps of people.

I bought a Haines Signature 5.42C and I have had lots of trouble with it and have thought alot wheather I should have bought a polyboat as I nearly did.
But I can tell you that every time I am approaching the concrete boat ramp I think how good it would be to own a poly boat right now !!!

You'll be very happy with your boat as my brother was with his 4.55m CC.

[TheRealAndy]

Well all I can say is that in 25knots and 2metre chop these things are awesome. Definately a better ride than a tinny, and much to my surprise I think it handles just as well, if not better than glass. Moving around the boat makes them steer a little more than I would like, but other than that I cant fault it yet.

[NAGG]

Well all I can say is that in 25knots and 2metre chop these things are awesome. Definately a better ride than a tinny, and much to my surprise I think it handles just as well, if not better than glass. Moving around the boat makes them steer a little more than I would like, but other than that I cant fault it yet.

Pretty impressive ...... those conditions would make most boating uncomfortable ..... specially in a 4.5M!

Nagg

[themissus]

The only complaint I have, is it can be a pretty wet boat. I don't think i would go back to a tin boat. We are looking for a bass boat at the moment and I'm trying to con the boss into a tuff tender. Poly's are easy to look after, ok so they wont win a beauty contest but who cares it's a fishing boat!! We even had a fire on board and it didn't melt.
I love my tuppleware boat and wouldn't trade it for anything
Hope you are happy with yours.
Cheers Kim.

[Greg P]

Well all I can say is that in 25knots and 2metre chop these things are awesome. Definately a better ride than a tinny, and much to my surprise I think it handles just as well, if not better than glass. Moving around the boat makes them steer a little more than I would like, but other than that I cant fault it yet.

May even give Ian's Kevlacat a run by that wrap

[TheRealAndy]

May even give Ian's Kevlacat a run by that wrap

I am a bit of a nutter. I am used to chasing sailing boats around in 20knot winds and 3metre swells so it was a fairly tame test for me. In saying that, its still does not handle nearly as good as a southwind. In my opinion the long boats are by far the best boats I have driven. You can drive them almost flat out to windward in a big sea and they just take it on the nose without any complaints. The outboards might not like it as much, but the boats dont care at all!! Trim up and open the throttle and hang on, yeeeee haaaa.........