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    Re: What Boat do i need ?

    Garden variety 5m pressed tinnie, yep a good comparison on a glassed out lake! But for some reason i though you were talking about 15 plus knots of that very ugly 2 foot nth qld chop! A 5.2 kc over hyped, Not a chance!!!
    Alcohol doesn't agree with me, but i sure do enjoy the argument!!!

  2. #17

    Re: What Boat do i need ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Jomaweb View Post
    thanks everyone so far for their opinions, I guess budget is going to be the biggest thing to contend with, I have not really decided on what sort of money I'm going to spend, I guess I'm not a person who will take a shortcut on buying something, in saying that I'm not going to spend a fortune on it either. I like to feel safe in the water, I guess I would be looking around 35-50, which is probably not going to get me the best boat on the water, but I should imagine I would find something nice and sufficient for what I want to do.

    RE: levinge, I might go and see those guys down there, only 1/2 hour drive and I think he deals in 2nd hand aswell..

    Well thanks again, opinions are all good and give me plenty to think about. Thanks

    G'day,

    I am a fan of glass boats in deep water ports like Sydney where even the harbour beaches and ramps have lots of sand. In Queensland the exposed rocks and lack of pontoons around launching ramps recommend plate boats. It's personal experience and others will disagree but every opinion is equal.

    Recommeding a plate boat and following the earlier thread, I would hunt the east coast market for a well maintained 2 or 3 year old Barcrusher as a great fishing and all weather boat. You are more likely to find stock in Sydney or Melbourne, closer to where they are made.

    Aim for the 6.1M model but be prepared to settle on the 5.6M if that all that's around. The Brisbane dealer is Stones Corner Marine and they may be sitting on stock that they want to move in the current downturn.

    Good thread! Let us know what you find and decide.

    White Pointer

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    Re: What Boat do i need ?

    When I finally upgrade from my backbusting tinny it will be to a glass boat with a nice vee and a bit of weight to the hull (thats if a pontoon is ever constructed locally ).

    Whichever way you go if there is no need to rush in then I'd anticipate with the current economic situation that there is likely to be good bargains available before too long .

    Oh and if you are after a cat ....then it's never too early to begin working on the prerequisite superiority complex.

    Scott

  4. #19

    Re: What Boat do i need ?

    Scott

    There is absolutely nothing COMPLEX about a cats SUPERIORITY at all!!!!!!

    Ian
    Alcohol doesn't agree with me, but i sure do enjoy the argument!!!

  5. #20

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    ian ,mate you are sounding more and more like dean every day
    and damn i wished i owned one
    cheers ian

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