I finaly upgraded my boat
Submitted by grantarctic1 on Fri, 2011-07-22 13:24
Hi Crew, After having my little tinny for over ten years i sold it yesterday and used the money as a deposit on another boat.
5.8m centre console with a 115 saltwater series Yammy.
It needs a bit of work as it's been sitting around for 18 months in the weather. But i should be able to fix any problems in my factory and tidy it up a bit.
Now i can finaly get out a bit wider and take someone that weighs more than 60kg lol.
Cheers Grant
spanishmackeral
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nice tub. winter seems to be
nice tub. winter seems to be the time everyone is buying new boats
southcity104
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Nice set up!!
What did it set you back?
"Its a life style job"
Paully
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Nice mate
well done - should see you get into some quality fish Who built that one/brand?
JGS
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Nice rig
Good looking fishing boat
glastronomic
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top rig and lotsa room for
top rig and lotsa room for outriggers etc. to get the Toonaas!
beau
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thats sweet grant!
thats sweet grant!
championruby
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nice one mate, Make sure its
nice one mate, Make sure its locked up tight!!
grantarctic1
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Thanks guys
Not sure of the hull brand, But for $15000 i thought it was a bargain.
Yeah she will be locked inside my factory and insured.
Look out Mackies and tuna next season.
Terry
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WOW !
15k Grant......that I would say is a fantastic buy, even if it does require a bit of work. Lucky bugger
And I bet you just got yourself a whole lot of new buddies as well eh...lol
Good luck with it and I am sure you will get many hours of pleasure from it.
Terry
Paully
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Good buy mate
good luck with it all.
silly
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Nice rig... Absolute steal
Nice rig... Absolute steal for the price!
The pelagics wont stand a chance
Paul_86
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Sweet looking rig mate and a
Sweet looking rig mate and a great size too, easily get further out and still able to tow north without too much fuss.
till
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Good deal Grant, it looks the
Good deal Grant, it looks the business!
fisherking
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Nice looking boat mate.Proves
Nice looking boat mate.
Proves that there are bargains out there.
Well done.
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde
Lamby
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sweet little rig Grant & as
sweet little rig Grant & as said previously what a bargain!
Fathom
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Nice rig....is the Yamaha a
Nice rig....is the Yamaha a bit low though? looks like it could be raised a bit, like my long shaft 25 on my 12ft tinny, the prop is too far under but good for chucking "wheelies" on small waves and chop :)
grantarctic1
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Not sure
Not sure Fathom, She definately has been used and tested. My nephew has been out on it a few times and say's it hammers.
It might look low because the boat hull sits down low on the trailer. ( below the wheels as the trailer is a V shape across the axle )
Either way i'll find out soon and having my own steel fab factory im sure i can sort out any probs with her.
Cheers Grant
jeremy-j
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That thing is awesome
That thing is awesome grant.
Ill be after a centre in the 5-5.5m mark next July, hopefully there is something like that around.
adam87
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sweet
i bet your gona have alot of fun
cant wait to see you out in it!
fisho-ron
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sweet mate.where do you
sweet mate.
where do you normally launch from.
gunna have some fun in that.
Lucky Tim
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looks the goods mate, that'd
looks the goods mate, that'd be a great dive/spear boat. Those 115 Yammy 2 strokes are very thirsty but for $15k you're starting a long way infront
Reefmonkey
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15k
Looks like a steal for 15k, looks like a more than capable CC and perfect size for towing up north. motor height looks fine from the pic maybe just a bit hard to see the keel because of reflection. Yam 2st, Like tim said they can be thirsty but wen looked after they're also bullet proof
Dave J.
grantarctic1
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Great input
Thanks crew, great input. I didn't know much about the Yammy's.
Small world, the guy that sold me the rig saw this thread and sent me a text.
(The hull was made in Jervouise bay WA. And is a Dassen build.)
Very happy with the buy and will be out there soon ( Thanks Kim )
Cheers Grant.
PS.. Normaly launch from Mindarie. And Point Peron.
adam87
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thirsty?
i must admit being out on the boat it didnt realy use that much fuel when driving moderatley
yet at WOT it proberly would!
Bluetonic
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Yep! 15K for that rig is an
Yep! 15K for that rig is an absolute bargain mate! Well done! I saw a very similar rig forsale at Sports Marine in Bunbury for 60K. Dead set serious!
I can tell that rig will ride well with the centre console being in the middle of the boat rather than forward and with a motor with just the right weight to get her up on the plain. Also you got a bonus getting her on a dual axel trailer as a boat that size is boarder line between dual and single axle. Gives you the added confidence when towing on long journeys.
Blue Sky, Blue Water, Bluetonic!
Batty
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Nice Boat
Thatll give you hours/years of pleasure. Them Dhuies are nervous already !!!
Lifes a game but fishing is serious !!!
wazzbat
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Very nice. Good luck with it
Very nice. Good luck with it Grant. I'm sure you will be into the big ones in no time.
I fish for the future - Cause I can't bloody catch anything!
fisho-ron
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grant.make sure on that
grant.
make sure on that engine you use the yammay oil and not the cheaper shit, the 200 we had was the same engine (saltwater series 2) its the one that dropped a crank bearing at 340hrs, even after the engine had a full insection before buying, yer there was other things involed but maybe due to the cheaoer oil it could not handle the extra load??
a member on here that knows all about them told me it is well worth the extra coin for the yammy oil and it might of saved our engine????? best to do as much as poss now mate.
see you out there some time
aalfred
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Great Boat!!
That is a great rig for 15k. I'm looking at buying a boat as well but i havent come across one like that in this price range! Well done ! Where did u fing it? Boatsales , Gummtree , Boatpoint.....
Cheers Seb
grantarctic1
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Good advice
Thanks fisho-ron, I will take your advice, i don't mind paying a few extra bucks for peace of mind to prevent future problems.
Seb - The boat was offered to my nephew by a friend and he put me onto it. It had to be sold so i didnt hesitate at that price.
Cheers Grant
deepwater
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Nice rigg
great looking new rig there Grant,we have seen what you can do in the tinny ,looking forward to seeing what you can do in the big rigg
great stuff
jeff