pro's and cons boys

[bobbyb]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/39-Rivier...item2c72972557



http://www.boatsales.com.au/boats-fo...&Ridx=0&eapi=2

cheers.

[oldie]

ones a True Bluewater Sports fisherman, ones a grandpa leisure cruiser!

The Granpa Cruiser is Obviously going to be slower but use less fuel and offer a cheaper big boat experience

the Riv will offer Quick crossings but at a cost fuel wise, thats just the start of it

[oldie]

or should i say ones like something you'd write on a black board with while the other is something you'd put on a sandwich with ham and Tomato

[Still_Dreamin]

Only about 140,000 cons for me! Both look nice. Something about the eBay one makes me think scam. Maybe the bad English not sure. Just a feeling.

[bobbyb]

or should i say ones like something you'd write on a black board with while the other is something you'd put on a sandwich with ham and Tomato

please explain oldie. maybe a few to many drinks for me. cheers

[Still_Dreamin]

Chalk and cheese............

[bobbyb]

would't the blue seas handle much better in the rough being a displacement hull???

[bobbyb]

so that's the only main difference . speed ?

[oldie]

thats it It was a drunkn idiots way of saying chalk and cheese........

[Still_Dreamin]

Aren't they both displacement hulls

[oldie]

if its long range cruising on a budget the Blueseas is the boat and is a single screw so obviously less maintenance cost along the way but it will take a while to get there, if its trips to the shelf to chase Bluefin and Marlin then the Riv is the better option but you will be tearing up $50 notes along he way

[bobbyb]

thats it It was a drunkn idiots way of saying chalk and cheese........

now I can relate to that......... all good

[Noelm]

not too sure why you would be comparing these two boats, they are suited to entirely different applications, kind of like, a wheelbarrow or a ute! as far as fuel use goes, there is a lot to take into account, for a short "day" trip, the Riviera might use (say) 80l per hour but goes (say) 25Knots, so you go 25NM in one hour, the "slow boat uses (again, say) 15 Litres per hour, but only does 8 knots, so... to go that 25nm will take you three hors @ 15LPH get the idea? remember I just pulled those numbers out of my bum, but you, get the idea? one boat is a "cruiser" the other is a game boat, made to go fast, fish for a day, go home fast, tie up, have a beer and off home, the other is a long distance "stayer" you have you beer while still motoring along at a sedate pace. Neither boat (in a way) is interchangeable in their designed uses, of course you can fish from a cruiser, and you can "cruise" in a game boat, but the intended use is a long way apart.

[Marlin_Mike]

The rig will cost a fortune in fuel to run her

[Noelm]

The fuel burn is a big factor, but a far bigger cost is maintenance/upkeep