New sea jay plate boat

[jake0]

No don't work for them, and yeah i do have a 7.3 console have had for quit a few years, just looking at upgrading and also down scale a bit at the same time. I also a have one of there smaller dinghy's as well.

ta colo, i have seen a few other pics of these boats floating about on A/F, they look good, how do they handle the
chop? well i take it, nearly 60K for a 5.3 is a bit pricey thou, would you think?

[colo]

ta colo, i have seen a few other pics of these boats floating about on A/F, they look good, how do they handle the
chop? well i take it, nearly 60K for a 5.3 is a bit pricey thou, would you think?

Yeh it handles the chop really well. Pesonaly if i was to spend that much I would probaly step up to something a bit bigger. But in saying that i can kinda see were the extra dollars are, but thats just my opinion .

[swift]

ta colo, i have seen a few other pics of these boats floating about on A/F, they look good, how do they handle the
chop? well i take it, nearly 60K for a 5.3 is a bit pricey thou, would you think?

Another person has already said that they received a quote for $50K..... a bit different than 60k. Saying it is a bit pricey is fine, but what other 5.3m plate package are you comparing it to? Is it the same Hp?(and engine manufacturer for that matter), is it the same trailer? are you getting the same electronics?

Just these 3 items alone can make a difference in price packaging well over $10 000.

[Wahoo]

Another person has already said that they received a quote for $50K..... a bit different than 60k. Saying it is a bit pricey is fine, but what other 5.3m plate package are you comparing it to? Is it the same Hp?(and engine manufacturer for that matter), is it the same trailer? are you getting the same electronics?

Just these 3 items alone can make a difference in price packaging well over $10 000.

i think jake0 said nearly 60k, your show price was 58k no electronics tinka trailer and a 115 yamy 4st............but hey, what matters is, its a nice looking boat and this got you some good advertising

Daz

[Fido]

I have no doubt they will be a good boat.

However the proof is in the Deadrise at the Transom. I have found no specs on that matter.

[siegfried]

Is it just me or is 58K or even 50K a hell of a lot for a 5.3m CC

No mate its not just you and they aint a bit pricey, just downright %^$#@! DEAR for a little plate boat that will go bang. Rule no 1in boat buildin=there be no substitute for the deadrise my brothers

[swift]

No mate its not just you and they aint a bit pricey, just downright %^$#@! DEAR for a little plate boat that will go bang. Rule no 1in boat buildin=there be no substitute for the deadrise my brothers

It is obvious that you haven't been for a ride in the 5.3 as you would know that it doesn't go bang. It rides nothing like a pressed tinnie. Every Independent boat test we had (3 mag writers that aren't backwards in telling us how it performs and a boat test from Yamaha motors) all couldn't believe that a boat this small was so quite. Not to mention the wave jumping we did in our test (check out our website for pictures and running video for a better idea).

The 5.3m has a rising deadrise which starts at 17.5deg from the transom. the new 6.8m Preda-King starts at 19deg from the transom.

Hope this helps.

[Wahoo]

Swift, most of the glass boat boys have not been in a well built plate boat, so they have no idea on how they ride, for crying out loud, give me any glass boat and i will make it bang that hard that it would make any teeth turn into crumbs, and the spine will end up 3 inches shorter than when they headed out, like i said, they have no idea

Daz

[swift]

Swift, most of the glass boat boys have not been in a well built plate boat, so they have no idea on how they ride, for crying out loud, give me any glass boat and i will make it bang that hard that it would make any teeth turn into crumbs, and end up 3 inches shorter than when they headed out, like i said, they have no idea

Daz

Hi Wahoo...... I think your dead right. By no means am I saying that every plate boat is soft riding. I have been in some over 5.0m that were harsh riding (putting it nicely), but it really comes down to design. You definitely can't say that every boat rides the same... because they don't. I go 20mile out fishing in a mates glass boat a couple of times a year and while I think it rides nicely, there has been days where we hit the water that hard that I thought we caved the bottoms in.

I know that there are some impresively built plate boats out there but I can only say for certain that our new Sea Jay plate xtreme range definately rival any glass boat out there (in ride that is). DOn't just take my word for it, have a look at the boat test in the latest F & B mag and see what they have to say.

[Reel Blue]

I haven't read too many boat tests that ripped the ride of any boat.

[siegfried]

Swift, most of the glass boat boys have not been in a well built plate boat, so they have no idea on how they ride, for crying out loud, give me any glass boat and i will make it bang that hard that it would make any teeth turn into crumbs, and the spine will end up 3 inches shorter than when they headed out, like i said, they have no idea

Daz

CRAP he who decieves himself does just that: matey done 100s or hrs in bcs ,sea quests super vees etc and guess what ,if Im gunna fork out 80-100k it,d wanna ride a whole lot better then any of them-maybe you blokes have some sort of "super tinny"...read the seajay blurb "easy planing and stable;translation Bangs like s#$t house door in cyclone

[Systemic]

I Agree with Siegfried
You need that 23degree for the ride if your going offshore.
Carn't think of the name of the company in north QLD that were building a Stabie type boat but with a 23 d deadrise!
Saw it on a fishing show several weeks ago.
Never favored the stabie but didn't mind the look of these.
Lee

[Fido]

As stated:

The 5.3m has a rising deadrise which starts at 17.5deg from the transom. The new 6.8m Preda-King starts at 19deg from the transom.

If this is the case and can be confirmed by an electric angle measurer which are readily available from Trade Tools etc then both boats should ride and perform quite well.

[siegfried]

ocean cylinder, ugly as a hatfull..but effective Fido the old fashioned poop buckets people used to keep under the bed had more than 17.5 deg DR, stable yes, soft ?..doubt it. FMD Noble 6.8s are 23-24 and when they come down on that double chine it makes ya motherin law feel sorry for ya

[colo]

CRAP he who decieves himself does just that: matey done 100s or hrs in bcs ,sea quests super vees etc and guess what ,if Im gunna fork out 80-100k it,d wanna ride a whole lot better then any of them-maybe you blokes have some sort of "super tinny"...read the seajay blurb "easy planing and stable;translation Bangs like s#$t house door in cyclone

100sof hour in all these boats? gee you must get to go fishing a hell of allot. Haines hunter and signature both have 21deg and the cruises craft 20deg. And most boats these days have a rising dead rise and you don't need an electric angle measurer to check this, just look and see if the chine is running parallel with the keel if it does you don't have a rising dead rise, and if it heads up hill from the keel then you do.