4.3-4.5 Plate CC's

In around 12 months I'm hoping to buy a boat. The catch is that I need to be able to fit it in my garage so I'm looking at the 4.3-4.5m sort of size range which is fine as I mainly intend to use it as a spearing boat for inshore work and basically only need room for 4 arses and an esky. Looking for plate centre console options and looking to pair it with a 50-70hp four stroke outboard. Features I would like are transom door, boarding ladder, forward casting platform (will use it for popping when conditions allow), underfloor fuel tank... that's all that comes to mind right now but I'm sure there are other things. Quite like the look of the Formosa Classic 430 & 455 CC.. anyone have any experience with these or have other recommendations?


Posts: 4578

Date Joined: 01/02/10

 Goldstar do some tidy little

Thu, 2013-09-05 07:52

 Goldstar do some tidy little rigs in that size.

____________________________________________________________________________

Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?

jay_burgess's picture

Posts: 4648

Date Joined: 18/08/05

hmmm.. their website is

Thu, 2013-09-05 08:03

hmmm.. their website is pretty terrible and basically has no info available.

carnarvonite's picture

Posts: 8669

Date Joined: 24/07/07

Alucraft

Thu, 2013-09-05 08:04

Give Tony at Alucraft in Henderson a call. They can build one to you specs and add what ever you desire

Chongy's picture

Posts: 88

Date Joined: 04/11/09

Gold star

Thu, 2013-09-05 10:27

 Got one priced a while ago for a 4.6 don't think they do any smaller if you get one with just the motor well and no tranny saves you a heap of money

Chongy's picture

Posts: 88

Date Joined: 04/11/09

Extreme open

Thu, 2013-09-05 10:29

Boats online type in extreme open and they pop up 

jay_burgess's picture

Posts: 4648

Date Joined: 18/08/05

They do a 4.5, but doesn't

Thu, 2013-09-05 20:08

They do a 4.5, but doesn't say if it's available as a centre console... so far haven't come across anything I like more than the formosa

Posts: 44

Date Joined: 15/12/10

 Bullet boats 4.5 colt is a

Thu, 2013-09-05 20:31

 Bullet boats 4.5 colt is a nice looking rig

tot's picture

Posts: 1159

Date Joined: 31/01/10

thats mine

Thu, 2013-09-05 21:07

I have the first runabout they made in that size. The freeboard isn't huge but I have never had any problems with it. Its gotta be about as stable a boat could be for a mono at that size. 4mm all round and tough as.

____________________________________________________________________________

Reverse cycle a/c supply and install - Ducted and wall splits

Posts: 2946

Date Joined: 03/03/10

if i was you

Thu, 2013-09-05 20:40

if I was you I would talk to willy from bullet boats in rocky he turns out smicko boats exactly like what you want and his order list is full so next year might just fit in with you

Posts: 6

Date Joined: 24/05/13

Bullet boats.

Fri, 2013-09-06 16:26

 Tot, couldn't agree with you more. Think I spoke to you before I brought mine. I have the 4.5 Colt in the centre console.

It's an awsome stable boat. Take the kids out and with the full flat floor and reverse chine you don't have to worry about the boat rocking and them going over the side. Speak to Willie or flick him a email, he can custom build or make any modifications you want.

I have a 40 yamaha, It's a little underpowered but does everything I want it to.

 

jhawk58's picture

Posts: 17

Date Joined: 31/08/13

Quintrex Renegades look like

Fri, 2013-09-06 16:37

Quintrex Renegades look like a nice boat stable as a punt very dry, spacious boat has most of those features standard