Advice on boat for south coast rivers/lakes

[John H]

After selling last boat around ten years ago and moving from the tropics to Canberra, I've got the itch to go fishing again.

My plan is to get a small boat to hit some of the rivers in the south coast around Batemans Bay and perhaps the Lake Eucumbene & Jindabyne for some feshwater fishing.

I'm currently going to have a look at Webster Twinfisher Manta Ray 3.8 with a 18 HP 4 Stroke Tohatsu for $7500. I'm thinking this should suit my needs.

Anyone have any comments on this boat.

Edit: Added a photo

[sleepygreg]

That sounds like a perfect boat for what you are doing. And not a bad price either. Just remember they are not a fast hull, so you wont be breaking any speed records, but they are very stable and roomy for their size, draw a little more water than a similar sized v-nosed punt, but that shouldnt be an issue where you are fishing. They were originally designed for the exact area and purpose you have in mind.

Greg

[Noelm]

with that rig you will abe to fish a thousand places, even down on the coast at Batemans Bay, it will be a good boat to use, remember it is still only 3.8M long, but it is a BIG 3.8 being almost square (well rectangular) and it will have unrivaled stability.

[John H]

Any idea on the performance of the 18hp 4 Stroke Tohatsu?