Best trailerable fishing boat
I have a bit of time on my hands, so I have been thinking about the best trailerable fishing boat. No boat can do everything, but if you could only have 1 boat, what would it be. Something you can get out to the FADs on, or go squidding in the sound and crabbing in the swan. Something you can tow to Denham and spend a week at Dirk Hartog, or up to Onslow and out to the mackerel islands. Something you can explore the islands off Esperance, or travel through the Kimberly's. Something you can tow with a land cruiser or dual cab unit, rather than needing a truck.
All I realised is that we are so spoilt for choice. Here is my shortlist:
Caribbean 2300
Cruisecraft E695HT
Haines Hunter 760 Enclosed (or 675 Enclosed)
Haines Signature 788sf
Genesis
Preston Craft
Stabicraft
I do love the Fury 282DC, but they definitely need a truck to tow.
What does everybody else think?
davewillo
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Date Joined: 08/09/16
I spent 2 weeks fishing off
I spent 2 weeks fishing off Exmouth and the Mackerel Islands on a Caribbean 2300 including an overnighter at Long Island and it was awesome! The trip from Exxy to the Mackies isn't a short one but it was a really good comfortable trip. We fished some shitty conditions and it handled it very well. The return trip was another story - 5 hours punching into a howling southwester all the way until we got close to the western wide of the gulf. it was incredibly uncomfortable but it never felt unsafe or that we were at risk. So for me, I'd give that a vote.
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