Genesis Craft
Submitted by GenesisCraft on Thu, 2011-08-04 12:15
Hey all just wondering how many of you own/have owned a Genesis and what you think of them
Cheers
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Darrin
Posts: 41
Date Joined: 02/02/09
Genesis
Hi i have a 550xl centre console about 4 years old, great boat but have had a few problems with cracking on the roof over the console.
Andy Mac
Posts: 4778
Date Joined: 03/02/06
Genesis 580 Sportscab
As many of the old forum members will know, I have had my 580 Genesis for over 10 years. Bought it new from the boat show in 2000.
Many forum deckies have fished from it and I dare say 100% would have been impressed by the ride for an ally boat.
With huge deckspace for its length and good size gunnels it is an awesome fishing vessel.
Since mine was built the guys at Genesis have fine tuned and refined the finish on the newer models making them a fantastic buy in my book.
If I had the money I would upgrade the engine before I would upgrade the hull. Of course if I had even more money I'd seriously consider another Genesis as an upgrade.
Cheers
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crasny1
Posts: 7003
Date Joined: 16/10/08
Love the last Photo
Is that creating your own floating "Jetty" to crab from in the Murray-Serpentine River mouth. I thought from a boat you drive to the pots and pull them. But that is so much my lazy style I just had to laugh. LOL
Neels
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Andy Mac
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Ha ha
That's my eldest daughter for you... not wanting to get her feet wet while the rest of us scooped and threw lures for herring.
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biggerfish
Posts: 669
Date Joined: 02/03/09
We've had our genesis for 3
We've had our genesis for 3 years now bought it second hand and it's a great ride and a nice roomy boat it's only a 5.2 but u can easily fish 3'people drifting out deep I guess I don't have to tell u how pissed off I was when I hit something on my last trip my favorite possession doesn't look like it used too I guess that's what happens when u hit something at 12 knts. It's hard seeing her parked up in the driveway every day when I get home. Oh well once she's fixed I'll be back out there until then I guess I'll have to get used to being deckie it sucks cutting bait and pulling the drift anchor but I guess that's the price u pay for a sPot on a boat. Bye the way welcome to the site genesis craft do u need a deckie :-)
Play hard fish harder
till
Posts: 9358
Date Joined: 21/02/08
I've been out in a few, the
I've been out in a few, the owners all seem to like the boats but Hayway seem to cop it a bit as a dealer.
strike_zone
Posts: 403
Date Joined: 09/09/10
?
i have a mate who works at hayway and is interested to know why they are copping it as a dealer
cheers ray
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
One owner mentioned that they
One owner mentioned that they didn't get the boat the signed up for, it was missing parts when it came to delivery. A few more said that they fixed things themselves rather than bother taking things back repeatedly.
In my own dealings with them, I found that Challenge Marine always quoted a better prices for merc parts.
strike_zone
Posts: 403
Date Joined: 09/09/10
cheers
will let him know he will be happy to get some feedback to make some changes to things
WADRay
Posts: 301
Date Joined: 20/12/09
tournament 520
Think is is about 12 years old
Reasonable for a ali tub... Not the nicest of rides but then it is light...Gets me most of where I would like to go on most days. If there is one fault it would be that it seems to sit slightly stb side down with nothing on it. I dont know if this is due to everything being run on that side when it was fitted out or what.
Great dive boat for 2 divers though.
Peter73
Posts: 62
Date Joined: 28/05/11
I have a 6.4 semi hard top ,
I have a 6.4 semi hard top , and i think it's great . But i have only had it a couple of months , been looking at them for a while and when this one come up i grabbed it . Looked at all the other similar boats and the Gensis came out on top for what i wanted in aboat and cost was pretty good . Think the best advice given to me was work out what you really want in a boat and find one that fits .
Starbug
Posts: 563
Date Joined: 27/08/09
I have an 2006 6.1m XL Cuddy.
I have an 2006 6.1m XL Cuddy. Picked it up second hand about 12 months ago. Rides well, very stable, and dry. Heaps of room in the back for fishing or diving. I'm very happy with it.
GenesisCraft
Posts: 27
Date Joined: 03/08/11
Nice!!
Good to see everyone likes their boats. We would love to hear some good stories involving fishing trips etc. on a Genesis if anyone has one.... WADRay just out of curiosity you know a tournament is a completely different boat to a Genesis right???
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Nath86
Posts: 53
Date Joined: 27/06/10
I've got a 4.5 side console -
I've got a 4.5 side console - the guy that sold it to me said it was a Genesis so I'll go with that.
I'm probably not the best judge as its my first boat but I love it, its perfect for what I want.
Sweet paint job too, (go on, I've heard all the jokes).
Cheers Nath
It's not about the fish, it's about fishing.
mullows
Posts: 738
Date Joined: 25/12/08
Go the
Go the Panther!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cheers
Mullows
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Daisy
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Date Joined: 24/01/08
Or is it .......Bits. Onya
Or is it .......Bits.
Onya Nath.
The view expressed in this post is that of a self opinionated bullshitter and does not reflect that of this website, it's owners, mediators, other members or anyone else for that matter :-P
Nath86
Posts: 53
Date Joined: 27/06/10
Depends who is around
Depends who is around
It's not about the fish, it's about fishing.
fishfish
Posts: 307
Date Joined: 01/09/09
genesis owners ??
Hi genesiscraft I presume this is not Paul but the new owners ?????
Cheers fishfish ...
smithy
Posts: 49
Date Joined: 06/01/09
Tournament 520
I also have a Tournament 520 havent had it long,whats the story behind these,they look identical to the Genesis.
GenesisCraft
Posts: 27
Date Joined: 03/08/11
Yup
your right fishfish this is the new owner's Paul still pops his head in everynow and then and says G'day!!
The tournaments do look very similar smithy but are a very different boat when you start looking closely. The Genesis design is a very popular look so other companies used that look (and the same architect) when designing their product that's all....
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fishfish
Posts: 307
Date Joined: 01/09/09
Hi Genesis well then you
Hi Genesis well then you would be aware of the last boat Paul built then !!!!
Hows things going for you guys ???
Cheers fishfish...
GenesisCraft
Posts: 27
Date Joined: 03/08/11
Yeah
Actually I'm aware of the boats paul did in the last 6 years as that was how long I worked here before I took over... which boat exactly are you referring to though?
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big john
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Date Joined: 20/07/06
Welding
When I was looking around for a new boat about 4 years back I had a good look at the Genesis craft, and they did look pretty good.
The thing that turned me off however was the fact that all of the welds were bogged over before painting. They looked neat but for all I knew they were full of cocky shit welds. Call me old fashioned but I like being able to look at any weld on my vessel and be happy with it.
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fishfish
Posts: 307
Date Joined: 01/09/09
genesis
Yeah thought you were working there, Paul did a 7m hardtop plate with a few custom bits a few years ago and has just finished the 9 x 3m about a month ago pretty sure you will remember it !!!!
Big john none of the welds on my boats have been ground and you would call them !@#$ing unbelievable if you saw them,robot like almost especially the new one !!
If I could add photos to this thread I would ...
Cheers fishfish...
GenesisCraft
Posts: 27
Date Joined: 03/08/11
yeah
definitely remember that one fish fish was it yours? its a monster!!! big john what people don't realise when they're buying a Genesis is that your more than welcome to call up and organise to come into the workshop for a look at the way we build our boats alot of people are 'old fashioned' like yourself and like to see the quality before its painted over. The bog just gives it a nice finish thats all. I'm like you and want to make sure the boat is well built first. I had my own Genesis bogged but I did every weld myself so I knew that they were perfect :) :)
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bigfella
Posts: 1
Date Joined: 31/12/11
Good all rounders
Good all rounders