Boat size for FNQ

[Chimo]

Jabba

Dont want to hi jack the thread so I'll pm re the foils but short answer is I dont see an issue with them; maybe I'm going too quick with the 2 13.5 * 20s to bog down.

Chimo

[pilchardjones]

wags,
yes 6m+ is the go. anything smaller and you miss out on getting out there too often due to weather.
a mate has a 625 CC and he loves it. he had a longboat, but wanted to trade up as to low freeboard gave him a couple of frights i think.
i was amazed a couple of weeks ago in townsville when we were putting in at about 4am, and a line up of 15 or so boats were cueing to get to the ramp. probably 50% were cruisecrafts which proved to me they have a very big following here. good choice i think.
steve

[ozbee]

Just don't go ahead first and buy a cat before trying one up here the angle of the coast from about ayr up starts to slope back making seas very short choppy and quite often coming in at two angles. The very short swells and side on chop it is not the best conditions for cats hence 99.9 percent of boats up here tend to be mono. please don't take this as a poor regard for cats i quite admire there abilities in more southern waters.

[Guido]

625 CC would be a sweet rig, but i don't agree that there is an "ideal" size for our waters. "Ideal" depends on how long you want to stay out for (day/overnight), how keen you are to cop a hammering, how often you want to go out, how many people you want to take, cab or CC, towing, tides.

There's really not much in-between with the weather up here. It's either blowing hard or it's glassed out. A 6m boat in 15knots/1.5m conditions will still bang and I would prefer to stay home and avoid punching for 2hrs+ out to the reef.

[ifishcq1]

A longboat won't bang in a 15kn breeze

SL

[chop duster]

true 15knt head sea and you will! maybe if you putting along at 6 knots it won't

[Malcolm1976]

I have been in a 6m Hooker in 15knots and just about drown it was so wet. I agree with fishing when the weather is good. Especially over the kinds of distance we have to travel to the reef. Its a long way to bump around.

[ifishcq1]

Hooker?you are kidding, they are dangerous, they do not count as longboats ..I said longboat as in Yammy ub or workboats they can easily do 20knts into 15knt! I have two and wouldn't even entertain another power boat in running to the shoals and further, 100km+.. Look at the charts buddy we have more days 15 and over in CQ than nearly anywhere and if we want to fish we have to go when it is 15

SL

[chop duster]

yer righteo mate! I will just have to take your word for it.

[ifishcq1]

Hi Chop Duster, anytime you are up this way come for a run just give me a yell


SL

[chop duster]

ifish
no worries, although, 100km @ 20knots sounds boring, you'd want to have a good sterio

[disorderly]

ifish
no worries, although, 100km @ 20knots sounds boring, you'd want to have a good sterio

Up north you have to go where the best fishing is....and often travel slowly in less than ideal conditions.
I had a 4 hr 15 minute trip home weekend before last.....long,slow and rough...but never boring.

Those afflicted with ADHD need not apply for deckie spots up here.

[ifishcq1]

I am with Disorderly boring is not an option

SL

[Wahoo]

I had a 4 hr 15 minute trip home weekend before last.....long,slow and rough

LOL Scott, maybe it had something to do with the aspro hanging off the back of your boat





sorry mate, left yourself open there



Daz

[Wahoo]

I'd like to know your thoughts on a suitable size boat for fishing the reefs off Townsville as I might be heading that way this year or next. I would like to buy a CC 625 Outsider and firstly would like to know if it's too small or about the right size.

Cheers,

Wags

Hi waggs, sounds like a fine boat, anything over the 6m is good for the waters up this way


Daz