webster 4m

[Lbudgie]

just wondering if anyone here has a 4m twinfisher? i know that there are a few 4.3 around but am more interested in the 4m with something like a 40hp on it. whats it like ?

[Outsider1]

just wondering if anyone here has a 4m twinfisher? i know that there are a few 4.3 around but am more interested in the 4m with something like a 40hp on it. whats it like ?

I don't own one, but did spend a week using one recently out on a charter on the Swains. The Kanimbla has six 4m Webster dories;

http://www.kanimblacharters.net.au/boats.php

They are powered by 30hp Yamaha 2 strokes.

I was very impressed with the Webster hull, we typically fished 3 in each Dinghy and they are very stable and handle and ride very well. More like a 5m boat and punch way above their size category. They are also relatively dry for their size and turn the water back down very well.

The 30hp Yammies were pretty good most of the time, I saw about 29/30km per hour at WOT on the handheld GPS, they started first time and ran mostly without problems. We did have one break the starter mechanism during the weeks but no problems with the engines themselves. We generally used close to a full tub of fuel each trip, but we were covering some miles at times.

With 3 onboard the 30hp did sometimes struggle to pull the boat out of the hole and they tended to cavitate a bit but they may have been the set up plus they run a prop guard which would increase drag a bit . They are rated to 40hp I believe and a 40hp would be ideal I reckon.

Cheers

Dave

[whatscracken]

I got a ride in a 4m Twinfisher with a 40hp Yamaha 4 stroke on the back through the bay. I have a 4.2m tinnie and the Twinfisher is so much more stable and has heaps more room. The Yamaha was faultless and it was well suited to the boat. It was also a lot dryer than my tinnie cutting across the chop.

I also had a ride in a 4.9m with an 80hp Yamaha which was great as well

Great boat in my opinion but they are not cheap either

Chris

[Lovey80]

I have the 4.3m and would not have even considered a 4m. The 4.3m is simply a 4m with a sealed pod on the back with steps either side. This allows for a heavier engine to be bolted on. The new ones also have little extended (Hull) pods on the back for even more bouyancy in the rear. I originally had a 40hp 2 stroke on the back and have just upgraded to a 50hp Suzuki fourstroke with 10 hours on it now and can highly recommend it. It beats my old engine in every single way and its not even propped right yet. I have it interfaced with a Lowrance 527c combo and all the info I could possibly want is right there on the consol.

Cheers

Chris

[Lbudgie]

Thanks for the replies. Have herd a lot of excellent reports for the larger twin fishers. Am looking for a smaller boat for bay and estuary work 99% of the time by myself. Would like its stability.
Just need to find one now.
Many thanks blokes.

[Dan the Man]

I know of a customer how lives in Paradise point who would be more then happy to take you for a run in a 4.0m tiller it has a 40 yamaha fitted, loves the chop and only just the other day rescused some people who had fallen out of there smaller dingy, great for stability at rest and smooth ride through the chop.