Oz design, Chinese build, U.K. Fit out............

[TruBlue]

I just got a centre cab seems to be what you are describing


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[Shawn 66]

Well I finally bit the bullet and bought a tinnie, turns out after some research it's an Australian design, manufactured (poorly) in China, the boat is apparently a noble from NBI.

They are not common over here, no tinnie are, but I liked the lines of it and fancied a change, I went against the norm not buying a fibreglass boat, hey ho !

i bought it from a dealer who tried importing them, but failed, his business went under and he was left with this 5.8 metre centre console ready to fit out.

G'Day Mate
Welcome to Ausfish.
Knowing nothing about your homeland , I am curious . What would you think the rate of boat ownership would be in your part of the world.
Thanks Shawn

[TheRealAndy]

Hey Toomany,

The word on the street is that Noble went belly up trying to offshore the construction and subsequently getting screwed in the process. Nothing wrong with Chinese build, just needs to be very closely supervised!

If you are looking at a real offshore shitty weather aluminium boat for a future project, I would take a close look at the South Australian built boats crossed with New Zealand ones, then roll in some of that USA sheer line! I have been promising myself to make a good plate ally boat for years, but I doubt I will ever get around to it!

Good luck with the boat.

Cheers,

Andy.

[Toomany]

G'Day Mate
Welcome to Ausfish.
Knowing nothing about your homeland , I am curious . What would you think the rate of boat ownership would be in your part of the world.
Thanks Shawn

Hi Shawn,
Thanks, I would say it's is very low, a stab in the dark at 10% or less, if we have to travel 2 hours to get to the sea then the English see that as a massive deal !i live slap bang in the middle almost, it's about 2 and a half hours direction to go south, east or west, and for me that's fine, but I know maybe two other guys who have boats near me, most owners are within 30 minutes of the coast

Rob.

[Toomany]

Hey Toomany,

The word on the street is that Noble went belly up trying to offshore the construction and subsequently getting screwed in the process. Nothing wrong with Chinese build, just needs to be very closely supervised!

If you are looking at a real offshore shitty weather aluminium boat for a future project, I would take a close look at the South Australian built boats crossed with New Zealand ones, then roll in some of that USA sheer line! I have been promising myself to make a good plate ally boat for years, but I doubt I will ever get around to it!

Good luck with the boat.

Cheers,

Andy.

That s pretty much how I understand it, it's the close supervision that seems to be lacking ......... Although I found some work needs doing, it wasn't a total horror story, could have been a lot worse.

And partly I am grateful to this forum for flagging up I could have had serious issues had I just powered up and went off fishing, thankfully I was aware it could be an issue and checked it.

In all honesty, I am possibly expecting too much from this boat, I do have a grp built 24 foot fisher with inboard diesel, and that is well known and respected as a long distance offshore fisher that can handle some rough water, but is so heavy and due to its size is right on the legal limit for towing here, it's a mission moving it, hence I wanted something smaller to trail, that had the advantage of speed to get out to the mark and back in good time.

i also enjoy bass fishing, and have a couple of marks over rock reefs that you would be plain crazy to take a grp bout onto, as a lot of rock is exposed at low tide when it fishes best, so a tinnie should be good for that also, shallow draft a must.

Rob.

[Toomany]

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Thanks for that, yes that looks very close to what I had in mind, although I would need a full height screen up front, do you have any more pictures of it, and how wide is it, looks as though it would seat one in comfort, is it walk around both sides or just one, I did think about moving it to the starboard side but making it wide enough to seat two.

would love to see as many pics as possible of it, provided you don't mind me stealing some idea from it.

also interesting to see you have a transom door, something I said would have been good for me, but I was unsure how she sits in the water.

do you have self draining deck ?

whats the finished weight and how does it go with the 150 on the back, I was so close to buying the optimax myself.

sorry for all the questions, but that really does look very very similar to how I am hoping mine will be.

Rob.

[TruBlue]

Hey Rob
This is a 580 Trailcraft centre cab they are made in Western Australia
Beam is 2.25m
The cab fits two standing shoulder width Ok ish ya mates shoulder could get a bit cold lol
I prefer a centre mounted cab over mounting one to the side so u get the full walk around, mine doesn't have trim tabs but if u want to off set the cab to one side I'd say that would make trim tabs necessary and I'm not sure I'd like to off set the weight in a small boat
Trailcraft have fully welded self draining deck
The 580 cc are just under 1000kg dry I'd say
150 pushes it great around 38kn wot
opti are a good motor and fuel consumption is close to a 4 stroke
Full screen any day over half clears at the top would be my preference as well and mine has a tinted screen that needs to go and clears that need replacing so a full screen is a possibility
I'm lazy n old so a transom door is a must
Cheers
Craig



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[TheRealAndy]

That s pretty much how I understand it, it's the close supervision that seems to be lacking ......... Although I found some work needs doing, it wasn't a total horror story, could have been a lot worse.

And partly I am grateful to this forum for flagging up I could have had serious issues had I just powered up and went off fishing, thankfully I was aware it could be an issue and checked it.

In all honesty, I am possibly expecting too much from this boat, I do have a grp built 24 foot fisher with inboard diesel, and that is well known and respected as a long distance offshore fisher that can handle some rough water, but is so heavy and due to its size is right on the legal limit for towing here, it's a mission moving it, hence I wanted something smaller to trail, that had the advantage of speed to get out to the mark and back in good time.

i also enjoy bass fishing, and have a couple of marks over rock reefs that you would be plain crazy to take a grp bout onto, as a lot of rock is exposed at low tide when it fishes best, so a tinnie should be good for that also, shallow draft a must.

Rob.

Nobles are good boats. Typical plate aluminium though, will slice through the water but a little rocky at rest. Its the trade off you go between lightweight and towable V heavier weight and displacement and stability at sea.

My old man is a pommie and built his own boat. You poms have some crazy ideas about boats but you make some pretty good heavy weight sea going versions! Mind you most of my experience (and my fathers) is sailing, although I am bucking that trend a bit with some stink boat ownership in the past! (and hopefully soon again)

[Toomany]

Hey Rob
This is a 580 Trailcraft centre cab they are made in Western Australia
Beam is 2.25m
The cab fits two standing shoulder width Ok ish ya mates shoulder could get a bit cold lol
I prefer a centre mounted cab over mounting one to the side so u get the full walk around, mine doesn't have trim tabs but if u want to off set the cab to one side I'd say that would make trim tabs necessary and I'm not sure I'd like to off set the weight in a small boat
Trailcraft have fully welded self draining deck
The 580 cc are just under 1000kg dry I'd say
150 pushes it great around 38kn wot
opti are a good motor and fuel consumption is close to a 4 stroke
Full screen any day over half clears at the top would be my preference as well and mine has a tinted screen that needs to go and clears that need replacing so a full screen is a possibility
I'm lazy n old so a transom door is a must
Cheers
Craig



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Lovely looking boat mate, 580 is I presume 5.8 metre, and the beam is identical to mine as well, I think my bare hull goes 680kg's, they seem to be very similar.

Good point about balance, I also have no trim tabs, but always an option if needed, although I don't really need the extra work/expense right now.

i would like to go fully welded and self draining, but for me that means the paint work ruined welding the deck in, again, something I hoped not to have to do.

i would probably opt for clear all round, we don't have the problems with sun that you do, more often we have dull misty conditions, visibility is a must.

if it's not too much trouble would love to see some more pictures of it, especially the cabin.

THanks, Rob

[Toomany]

Nobles are good boats. Typical plate aluminium though, will slice through the water but a little rocky at rest. Its the trade off you go between lightweight and towable V heavier weight and displacement and stability at sea.

My old man is a pommie and built his own boat. You poms have some crazy ideas about boats but you make some pretty good heavy weight sea going versions! Mind you most of my experience (and my fathers) is sailing, although I am bucking that trend a bit with some stink boat ownership in the past! (and hopefully soon again)

Ha, you ain't wrong mate, I have seen some right weird looking contraptions.

i have a 24 footer, and the sits on the scales at a tad over 3 ton, but still a planning hull, although 30knts with a clean bum and following sea is about all it wants, because of the weight it planes but still pushes through most things so is a very comfortable ride, I honestly can't remember the last time I had a jolt, I realise the new tinnie will have no where near the ride of that, but I will gain in other areas, easier to tow, lighter, faster, one man launching and retrieving, so worth a couple of sacrifices, I will still keep the bigger boat for the bigger longer excursions, but reckon the tinnie will be the 'go to' boat for days out or when only a couple of us are fishing.
Rob.