Ocean Whaler 565 opinions
Submitted by grahamg on Sat, 2010-04-17 19:38
I am looking at one of these with a 75 etec, I do alot of spearing. What is everyones opinion, how seawothy, what is their ride like, are they good in following seas, etc.
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till
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Try this rather informative
Try this rather informative link; click
bear
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If you can get a copy of
If you can get a copy of last weekends west there was a write up on the 565. I'm looking into one myself, really suits my sort of fishing. Interesting info here as well:
http://www.nomadsportfishing.com.au/nsa_ourboats/nsa_ourboats_18ftsportfishers.htm
grahamg
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Thanks
Thanks guys, still not sure what thay are like offshore are they better than a 17ft Pacemaker punching into or being chased by a sea whipped up by a decent sea breeze.
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davey
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whaler
i have a smaller version of one (westerncraft whaler 5m) and love it
i get out around the islands here in some shitty conditions with no issues,if its choppy just go faster :-)
excellent boats imo
whaler73
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how good are these offshore
one word BRILLIANT
MILF (MAN I LOVE FISHING) MILF
JohnF
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Whaler
A bloke down the road has one with a 90 etec. Went out with him, me in my 540 trailcraft (17 ft) also with 90 etec.
Quite surprising the results, and not as I woudl have thought....
- On the way out into the waves : now the trailcraft is not known for its soft ride....but 45 degrees into a nice chop with 15 knot wind, the traily easily got away from the 565 Whaler...not what I was expecting. The Whaler was leaping madly in the air making it hard to keep pace and a bit dangerous. The traily....well, it just bashed and crashed as they do, no good for the spine, but very safe.
- On the way home with a following +20 knot wind - the 565 Whaler toasted me big time and was doing toward 30 knots! It was like a boogie board, and was excellent with the waves. The traily gets a bit broachy if you go too fast, so I could not keep up.
Other things : fishability on the 565 is excellent. Safety is excellent as far as sinking goes, but has VERY low freeboard and you feel like you are literally on a boogie board. They seem quite stable with the tri hull.
All in all.....nice boat, ugly as sin, great with the weather, much more average into it than most would expect. I will stay with the trailcraft, but can certainly understand why say a diver would like this boat. You could safely come home with a big sea breeze in this boat...not so in the traily.
Hope this helps.
John
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
sunshine
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Mate has one with an etec 90 - fishes Mandurah
Most surprising given I am used to my seaquest 6.8 - nice soft ride, correctly trimmed it seems to handle any sea we have encountered - great fishing platform
Would have no hesitation whatever in recommending and we have headed well well offshore without the slightest concern