Glass Boats
Submitted by Jolly Roger on Wed, 2022-01-19 13:22
I know ali boats dominate the new trailer boat scene in WA but who do you think makes the best glass boats locally 17-25 foot?
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Sea goat
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i have a carribean reef
i have a carribean reef runner. 6.4/21foot...so far have found it to be an awesome boat.... done through mansfield marine.
Jolly Roger
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What power option did you go
What power option did you go with and how's the performance?
What were Mansfield like to deal with?
I hear they're out to abot a year lead time ex-east?
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Sea goat
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hey mate. 1 went merc 200hp.
hey mate. 1 went merc 200hp. performance great. top speed 42 knots. fish the fads quite a bit. direction bank in jurien. even done the fads in dunsbourough. handles well in chop. had out in some pretty gnarly conditions and always felt safe. very capable fishing boats. cant compalin about the purchase process, all was explained well. always good to do your own researcha s to what options you want etc, but im very satisfied. yup, wait times are pretty huge. asked about a 23 the other day and think end 2023 is the expected time.
Jolly Roger
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Good to hear, thanks for the
Good to hear, thanks for the info. Sounds like you've made a smart choice with the 200hp. See heaps of overpowered new boats around now that probably never see half throttle offshore.
Nothing beats doing your own research - seems to be lost on a lot of people these days.
All the best, thanks again mate.
Roger
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Jackfrost80
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Isn't 200hp the max for a RR?
Isn't 200hp the max for a RR?
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
Jolly Roger
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If it is that's a smart
If it is that's a smart call.
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davewillo
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Travis Mansfield is a mate
Travis Mansfield is a mate but I don't know anyone personally that doesn't say good things about him. He's an honest guy and his biggest failing is saying yes to everything.
PGFC member and lure tragic
Jolly Roger
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That's good to hear. They
That's good to hear. They seem to be a pretty professional unit which is always appreciated.
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rob90
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In my dream world, if I was
In my dream world, if I was to own a glass boat it'd be a reef runner
Hi my name is rob............. and I'm a........... fishaholic
dodgy
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Tidal marine
Tidal marine
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Jolly Roger
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Thanks mate, on the list!
Thanks mate, on the list!
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quadfisher
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Glass to fragile ,,, it just shatters....oh fibreglass..
Im not sure about the local scene been dominated by ali ,,,,,, a quick look around ramps and places like power boat clubs shows plenty of glassys
If you say regular offshore hardcore boats from 6.5 to 8 m , then ALI is king for sure , but over all im picking a 50/50 mix
I think your bigger more economical 4 bangers have made glass boats like haines , cruisecrafts , coastals ( yank) and carribeans more attractive, combined
with near enough every slightly under powered ute been rated at 3.5 tonne haha ,, which is 2 of the 3 main reasons Ali took the offshore crown
( big boat motor ecomony ,, towing weights,,,,, , and durability )
leisure cat are starting to expand there range, mono and cat , so check them out,,
quadfisher
Jolly Roger
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Yeah I'm talking new trailer
Yeah I'm talking new trailer boats from local builders. I guess it's reflected in the number of options you have to choose from - no shortage of ali boat builders, not many glass builders.
Tow weights are a big deal which makes sense. If you live in WA you want to be able to travel big distances and launch in some ordinary places. Ali is more practical.
Will be interesting to see what direction Leisure Cat take and what is built locally and not in Asia.
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Da pirate
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Exciting...
Exciting stuff ..
stabi craft all the way ..
cheers pirate
dodgy
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For actual WA built glass
For actual WA built glass boats that you can go for a walk through their factories you really only have Tidal, Fury and Northshore.
Everything else mentioned here is eastern states build.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?