I read the latest F&b today and i must say i was impressed with the story on the sea jay plate centre console has wnyone been for a ride in one of seen one in the flesh. I spoke to Whanye at stones and he said that he was that impressed he has ordered 2 for stock and he is a bar cruser dealer so they must have a bit of faith ordering 2 big boats in these times for stock.
havnt seen them, are they a price leader for a platey, i.e lower cost that BC?
they are making one hell of a plate boat, there long and lats are welded closer than most plate builders, price.....5.3m @ 58K, very nice finish
Daz
Hey Daz,
They are not a bad looking boat hey!
I was quoted 58K from Mitchell's Marine in Cairns but have since found out they are about 8K cheaper in Brisbane.
Transport must be dear to Cairns lol!
Nick
G'day Nick, that 58k price was at the boat show "special", i can get a 7m plate boat landed here from WA for 8kOriginally Posted by nickstock
Daz
Is it just me or is 58K or even 50K a hell of a lot for a 5.3m CC
Is it just me or is 58K or even 50K a hell of a lot for a 5.3m CC
no, not just you, bit pricey for my liking also
Yeh especially when there is a Haines Signature 542cc for 35K in the for sale section!!!!!!
What other people think about me is not my business: Michael J Fox.
or maybe a black pearl, that is all plate and ready to go
Hey Tin Can
Didn't know Sea Jay did a plate boat new they did some pressed.
Any Ideas what thickness the bottom sheets are.
Thanks Lee.
I have spent a bit of time looking at plate consoles and really like the sea jay 6.8 I found the price of the sea jay to be very comparitive when you compare apples with apples, around 80k with a 4 stroke, and i special like the large fuel cappacity (360ltrs) of the sejay compared to other models and the folding T top for storage resons. I also saw the write up and was also very impressed. I missed out on getting a run in this boat when it was it brisbane as it has been brought by there darwin dealer and is on its way up there so i have been buy another dealer. As for the 5.3m I also had a quick look at that but it was to small for what i wanted, i think its a fair price when you look whats in it. You can tell buy the hull weight of almost 800kg which means theres alot of structure under that floor, and puts you in tandam trailer market whitch all bumps up the package price. Plus its 5mm bottoms 4mm sides whitch most others of this size are not.
Hi Backlash,
I can tell you that we are not cheaper than a Barcrusher...... and are not trying to be. By we I mean I work at Sea Jay Boats. What we are trying to do with our new plate range is build a top quality Plate Boat that is strong as an ox and looks good. Unfortunately, those 2 attributes don't tend to lead to a cheap boat. But we believe that we built a top quality product that is reliable, safe and something that you would be proud to own.
I have seen a couple of threads (on Ausfish) that our first model (the 5.3m Preda-King) is too expensive, and to be fair, it is a lot compared to many other plate boats out there. The 2 main reasons for this is how strong we have built it and the quality finish it has. You only have to look at the 5.3m dry weight to see how strong it is. The 5.3m Preda-King weighs in at 797kg. That is up to 250kg heavier than some of our competitors (and no, I won't name names... but just have a look at their web sites some don't even list their dry hull weight....ever wonder why?). This is because it is has 5mm Bottoms & Transom, 4mm sides (competitors only have 4mm bottoms & 3mm sides), 5mm longitudinal stringers and 4mm solid bulkheads spaced at 400mm apart. We know that other leading brands bulkheads are out to 600mm apart. With out being biased, I know what I would prefer. I am also not here to knock other brands as there are some teriffic plate boats on the market. It is just that people make comments without knowing the facts.
As you a probably aware, manufacturers don't like to post comments on here as it tends to open up negative comments and complaints, but I do tire of reading posts from some (and I only mean some.....many are very interesting and helpful.... I even learned to throw a castnet from advice off this site) individuals that obviously don't have the full picture and make damaging comments.
Sorry Backlash..... I started to answer your question and started to ramble. I guess a quick finish would be while our 5.3m Preda-King is on the dearer side of the market (for reasons I explained earlier) our larger models eg. the 6.8 and soon the 5.9m are very comparable when you are looking at the Hull price. When you add a motor and trailer, the prices vary dramatically.
Colo, i thought you had a 7.3m sea jay? do you work for this mob?
well said Swift
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.
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