Bye Bye Tin Tub
Submitted by Tim on Wed, 2007-05-09 20:53
After much discussion with the wife she has finally convinsed me to upgrade the Genesis 550 and move to a glass boat for her comfort (the things we do). After much looking found one that seems to suit both her wants and my needs. Chose the Haines Traveler TC200 and at 6.15m should do what I need it to.
With a 2.5m beam should have plenty of room to do whatever comes up.
Decided on the Suzi 140hp 4 stroke to push it along so it should go OK. Just waiting on the motor to be fitted to sea trial it but not anticipating any issues in that dept. Will be fitting a Furuno 585 with a 1kw transducer which should be great out deep. Still deciding on Nav gear but theres no hurry for that.
holth
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looks great tim, good to see
looks great tim, good to see it doesnt have those rainbow coloured seats like on there web site .
nice spot on the dash for that big sounder too.
bet ya cant wait.will she be ready for the comp?
holth
Tim
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Not sure
Not sure if it will be ready in time. Might be pushing it. A good sounder would certainly come in handy tho.
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AmericanBen
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Your boat
Tim, Currently fishing offshore in a Quinnie 490. She does great in most swells but the wind chop gives you a beating. Looking to upgrade to a glass boat & am looking at a TC 2000. Curious on how your boat handles the swells offshore. Cheers, Ben
Tim
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Good
Boat has handled pretty much all conditions its been out in fine Ben. Havent had any broaching issues when in swells either and as it has a fairly deep V handles most chop very well.
Only problem I had was they set the motor up wrong. Was set too high and I couldnt trim up enough so had a few greenies over the top when I first got it. Had the motor dropped and has been great since then.
Not sure what motor your looking at. The 140 suzi pushes it along in the mid 30 knts.
Let me know if you want any more info.
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Faulkner Family
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i have seen his boat in
i have seen his boat in action (overtook us doing 30 knts) and handled it verry well , the seas were average
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RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
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Russ
Was that the time that i was with him
The best Glass boats i have been on is tims and paul g Both great rides
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wrassinator
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Tim - what u want for the
Tim - what u want for the Gen 550 if u don't mind me askin?
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this is an old post, that
this is an old post, that genisis has been sold long ago wrassinator
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Hah thanks Mako - 2007 in
Hah thanks Mako - 2007 in fact. Didn;t even look at date of original...