New boat finally!! (more pics)
Hi guys, just thought I would share a couple of pics of my new boat. she is a 2008 8.1m custom built Ali hardtop powered by a 250 yamaha 4 stroke ( 245hrs) 350l fuel tank and fitted with a Furuno 587 and tm 260, Humminbird matrix plotter, full L.E.D lighting including a forward facing L.E.D. lightbar on the roof thats like the sun, marine stereo and a Quick marine anchor winch which i fitted with 250m of 14mm rope and 10m of 8mm chain ( big thanks to Rhys at Taylor marine for the GREAT deal and Ben at fibrelite boats for the fitting of the 587 and 1kw tranny which needed a much larger ali bracket welded onto the transom, and Paul from Fremantle Trailers for giving the trailer a full workover with new axles, led lighting and full new braking system)
Anyway I had the maiden voyage last weekend with 4 mates (2 nights onboard river/rotto) not really a fishing trip just a few drinks and a good workout of my webber baby Q. So far very impressed with the ride (after 7 Ali boats its certainly a big change!) and the Furuno is top notch. Stay tuned for some blood on the decks posts as today is the first day of 2 weeks holiday!
Cheers ( as you can see I've named her after my favourite boat from deadliest catch!)
Joodles
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Not a boat mate, that's a
Not a boat mate, that's a ship!
Nice tub.
Ryan C
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Cheers
It certainly fills the driveway !! Ellenbrook council is going to love it!
uncle
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lotto win!
looks the goods, tight lines as they say
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
dodgy
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Looks good. Hope you did the
Looks good. Hope you did the name changing ceremony correctly.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Ryan C
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Name changing
I did it the same as the 3 others I've changed , over a few cold jd and cokes! It works for me . Cheers
Lastchance
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Good motors mate, I've got
Good motors mate, I've got 1300hrs on my '08 model and hasn't missed a beat.
Ryan C
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Yamaha 250 4 stroke
It certainly has some grunt , I hit 40 knots with 5 blokes and 300L of fuel onboard last weekend and surprisingly economical too compared to the verado on my last boat ( trailcraft 660 sportscab).
Bodie
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nice rig mate!!! bloody
nice rig mate!!! bloody big!
Dont worry, i had the same issue with my 8m Fury on the drive way, tow hitch was right on the curb! Council never said a word :)
Ryan C
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Council
I've had ellenbrook council reps at my place 4 times before! And they always get the same answer!! I didn't pave an extra 12x3 m on the side of my driveway for fun! Cheers
Ryan C
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sideways pics
im trying to fix the sideways pics !
Ryan C
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sideways pics help !
can somebody please fix the sideways pics in my post?? or explain to me how to do it ? cheers
Jason K
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Turn it
Turn the camera 90 degrees in the clockwise direction.
psion
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Beautiful
Thats HUMUNGOUS..... Nice boat, could play hide and seek on it
Vinesh87
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Brilliant boat want one
Brilliant boat want one myself!! and nice tow vehicle !
Ryan C
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Tow vehicle
Yes vinesh the jeep tows the 3.1 tonne combined weight with ease 47000k's in and I'm still impressed with it .the boat looks weird ( too big!) behind it though! Lol! Cheers
Vinesh87
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haha yeh mines done 20k now
haha yeh mines done 20k now and no dramas !! Just need to trade in the trophy for a big ali boat like that !!
Good work !
MattMiller
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WOWZERS
that thing a HUGE.
Awesome looking tub (ship) Ryan, congrats!
Ryan C
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cheers
thanks matt, with the new sounder im looking forward to trying out some deep drops!
MattMiller
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Well
you've definitely got the rig for that, so jealous
Ambiance
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Seriously Jealous
My Street let alone drive isn't big enough
chrisp
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Wow1, you will be able to run
Wow!, you will be able to run your own charters on that weapon ryan. :)
petermac
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wow
now that's a serious weapon
Cardinal
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yup id be bragging about
yup id be bragging about too.
what a serious vessel! it would be hard not to hand in the holiday notice 2moro
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catchalittle
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Sweet looking boat now go and
Sweet looking boat now go and catch some fish
Nathan
goreetie
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Nice rig
Thats a nice size for all weather fishing boat there. All the best
Im Asian and I never keep undersizes !!!
snipesleher
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Ship
Thats a ship , congrats , Jeep looks tiny next to it
Wesley
Tank
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Vinesh87
If I take a picture like that my 5.3m Ali mite take your interest aye for a swap...nice tender Ryan C where's the mother ship going go
Vinesh87
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If you had said 7.3 I would
If you had said 7.3 I would be listening haha
Lamby
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Wowzers! What a beast, a sexy
What a beast, a sexy beast
JohnF
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Sweet looking boat
Sweet looking boat Ryan!
Looks like it will ride really well with the midships driving position, a step up from the Traily no doubt!
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
Ryan C
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Ride
Yes John the distance back from the bow certainly helps and the 6mm Ali plate , at over 2 tonne ( boat only ) she's got enough weight to go through the chop rather than bang over it like all my other Ali boats . Cheers
Dreamcatcher
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Hi Ryan, that's a seriously
Hi Ryan, that's a seriously decent tub, well done mate!! I've been thinking about installing a forward looking LED light bar for my boat. I believe there's flood light and spot light configuration. Which do you think is best suited for spotting cray pots, picking up moorings, nav hazards, pulling up to jetties driving boat onto trailer at night etc? cheers
Ryan C
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Led lightbar
A mix of the two mine has elliptical beam and it is supposed to go 600m forward and 500m wide but whatever one you choose try out the mounting location and check the reflection off your bow rail mine is either too far forward on the roof or not high enough as it lights up the huge bow rail too much and I need to fix the problem to get the best out of it . the new led light bars are bloody bright though . Cheers
allrounder
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put a piece of cutting board plastic under the light bar
turn it on and move it forward until it shadows the rail.It may only take a few mm then sica it on a couple of blocks.Worked on the old tub.Havent mounted a bar on the new one yet.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Dreamcatcher
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Thanks Ryan
I've been checking them out online and there's hundreds to choose from. I think the combo of forward and wide angle will be best for boating. I have a centre cab boat so will be installing it on the cab roof. I've noticed a few different types of mounting method styles. I think the long "U" bracket will allow the light to be angled up/down a lot easier then the type designed to bolt onto a bullbar. What make/model did you buy?
Stevo81
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I've been looking at the led
I've been looking at the led bars aswell boys. I have the jabsco remote light at the moment but its hasnt got much range and is more of a spot than a spread of light. It's hard work looking for pots when you leave the marina before sun up. Let us know what make/ model/ wattage you choose. I saw one on the hardtop on a boat at Hilary's facing to the stern and we were behind him when he turned it on and it pretty much blinded us.
Mad vessel too mate. What size fuel tank u running?
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allrounder
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Jaycar had some alright cheaper ones
I saw the other day.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Ryan C
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Ill have to check
I can't recall and have thrown out the packaging it was $ 650 ish from truck city in malaga. Ill check tomorrow and get back to you. Cheers
Beggers
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Hi Ryan, We just fitted LED
Hi Ryan, We just fitted LED lights on our bout, but opposite to yours, bar at back and spotty on front.. We have the same problem with the bowrail. We are moving ours forward too and might try black strips or paint on the back of the rails right at the front like they do on 4wd bullbars.....let you know how it goes if you like.
Chasin' Tail
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Nice rig
That thing is nice! Slowed down to check it out the other day, I live down the road and I worry about the council complaining about my Trophy taking up the whole driveway, no visits yet though!!
Ryan C
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Cheers mate
The ellenbrook " rules" suck I understand them not wanting shit box cars up on blocks out the front of people's houses but boats and caravans are a different story ! Cheers
chookc
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Yeah keen on the LED light
Yeah keen on the LED light bars details as well. After doing a return trip from out the back of ROtto after dark only to find out that with the window tinting on the cab and the old style spotlight would only light up the bow rail. I thin k I need a bar like that.
Ryan C
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Beggars
Cheers beggars but I'm not keen on blackening the back of the bow rail ill either find the right position or get a bracket made to raise it off the roof 400mm or so I'm working on the right solution ill post the results when I get it perfect . Cheers.
petermac
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you bloody show of
what a cracker of a boat can I come out 1 day I love it my boat would fit on the transom as a tender and yes that's my favourite boat on the dangerous catch too
Paul H
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As Borat would say "Veeery
As Borat would say "Veeery Niiice"
Just put a new addition on my Xmas wish list.
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mejutty
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Saw this nice boat heading
Saw this nice boat heading down ocean reef road this afternoon. How did the trip go??
Ryan C
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Trip today
Hi mate wasn't really a fishing trip just a solo run to dial in the new Furuno for saturday with some mates and try a solo launch and retrieve got a couple of smallish dhu though! Cheers And the solo launch and retrieve went well despite the annoying tidal surge you get at mindarie ramp! Cheers
Ryan C
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Trip today
Hi mate wasn't really a fishing trip just a solo run to dial in the new Furuno for saturday with some mates and try a solo launch and retrieve got a couple of smallish dhu though! Cheers And the solo launch and retrieve went well despite the annoying tidal surge you get at mindarie ramp! Cheers
allrounder
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Launch solo at Mindarie all the time
it took a coulpe of trips to get the trailer depth right with the new boat but dailled in now.Rather launch solo there than Ocean Reef.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Ryan C
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All rounder
Yes mate I've never launched there other than helping joffa out with his crusher but the old standby of backing the trailer very close to the jetty certainly helps control and the big mudguards on the trailer allowed me to step down off the jetty onto the guard and hook the boat up without getting wet! 8.1 m is a big boat on your own though!! Taking Joff out Saturday I've got the spots dialled in just need some of his good ju ju to rub off on the first real fishing trip !! Cheers
allrounder
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I will hit all my spots tomorrow then
I will tell Joffa which one is firing if he calls
Ask him who he got his Mindarie juju from originally.lol.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
allrounder
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I hope the wind changes before Saturday for you
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
Ryan C
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Allrounder
Cheers mate.