Alluminium boat advice
My present GRP boat is now 10years old and I've been playing with the idea of getting myself a new alloy boat.
Aussie is the world centre for alloy boats, but they are very rare items indeed above the equator, and people who know about them, even rarer.
So Fishwreckers, whats the best company to get a 6-7metre cenre-consol from?
I want an economical hull, that will run true when on the plane, but also drift well, ie: beam on.
I dont want a hull that is a known fish scarer because I do a bit of trolling when our tuna and marlin are here.
I want a full tramsom, self-draining deck, fishboxes and a tee-top.
The boat would be for all-year-round use, so no trailering or dry storage.
Is it best to get a 'custom' build or are there companies that produce such a craft?
Lastly, I would require a certified boat builder who would assist me in getting the boat through the EU import systems.
jd
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Date Joined: 04/05/06
Check out GS Marine
Check out GS Marine in Darwin. Their website is: http://www.gsmarine.com.au/ A bloke by the name of John Cooper will gladly answer any questions you may have. I'm going through the process of ordering my own boat through them.
dan south
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Date Joined: 02/05/06
Bayshore have real good
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Bayshore have real good centre consoles that size to, there based in mandurah and seen them building one up same size as our boat and they just finished a 7.5mtr console befour we placed order on ours,comfy ride foam filled hull.
www.bayshore.com.au
Adam Gallash
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Trailcraft
Trailcraft do awesome centre console walkarounds. Have a look at the picture or Lookingformulloway's boat when it has all its clears put on. Very sweet ride indeed with all the fruit. Having said that, there are any number of alloy boat builders in Australia that produce quality vessels with the specifications you require.
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browny890
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Date Joined: 12/04/07
Alloy boat advice.
Hi,
A few builders is Tasmania are building plasma cut kits designed by Gavin Mair. Excellent boats but not cheap. Think they are based near perth, and I am fairly sure a fair few of your local builders use his kits.(http://www.marinekits.com/) I would suggest finding a good local builder, start with a plasma cut design and get them to customize the fitout to you requirements.
Also if your can still get the magazine, "Plate Alloy Boats of Australia vol 1" is a great read and covers a lot of WA builders. Think it is put out by Sea media (www.seamedia.com.au). The magazine inspired me to build a 7m boden designed plate boat.
Cheers
Andrew
ps. I was wondering where would be the best place of buy one of those Shakespeare White Tiger 50/100 stand-up blanks, I would love to build one up.