old glass boats
Submitted by Faulkner Family on Sun, 2017-07-02 08:09
we are looking at getting a boat but gotta be glass and and older one as dont want to go too expencive.
what are the best ones to look at . allowing enough deck space to fish 4 and looking at around the 20 foot mark. must have a bit of a cabin
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z00m
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Budget?
What sort of budget are you thinking?
Do you want to buy a scrapper and build your own or want one ready to go?
Faulkner Family
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looking between 10 and20 k
looking between 10 and20 k depends on weather we need to repower the tub or not
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ace rimmer
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Baron Sportsman
been in a few of these and they ride great, seen a few with refurbished with 4 strokes for around 25k Great Hull cheers Ace
bigboypw
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Swiftcraft Viking best
Swiftcraft Viking best trailer boats around I think .i know we're there is one going reasonably cheap if your interested .regards peter
Faulkner Family
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what area is it in . have
what area is it in . have heard before abot the swifts
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Walfootrot
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No cabin on the Vikings, but
No cabin on the Vikings, but a great boat heaps of deck room
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
carnarvonite
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Pacemaker
Keep an eye out for a 21 foot Pacemaker or a Baron, both good value for money hulls
Faulkner Family
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thanks john . we are looking
thanks john . we are looking for a fraser but have heard good things about the 2 you mentioned. just gotta look around
what sort of donk would you recommend if we had to re power
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carnarvonite
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150hp
Something around 150hp, Etec,or Yammie or Suzi 4 stroke.
The older 2 stroke Evinrudes or Johnsons were fuel guzzlers once you got a few revs up. Much less than 120hp and you will find its working hard and over 170 and you will be going over the makers recommendations
Faulkner Family
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going to look at a fraser
going to look at a fraser 600 half cab with a 120 johnson . boat looks nice and clean
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bleicester
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Johnson FICHT
If you're looking at anything with a Johnson - stay away from the FICHT models. Or as previous owners call them F*CKT
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dodgy
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Ficht was an evinrude mate.
Ficht was an evinrude mate.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
bleicester
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FICHT was both
Half right dodgy.
Back then, OMC owned both the Evinrude and Johnson brands. There were Johnson FICHT and Evinrude FICHT models. The troubles that FICHT brought to OMC in the late 90's led them to bankruptcy and being bought out by BRP who dropped the Johnson brand and fixed the issues with FICHT to become the Evinrude E-TEC we have today.
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dodgy
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Seems you may be right.
Seems you may be right. Google says there were a few Johnson fichts in 97 and 98. I thought all the Johnno's were carb or the Suzi in drag. Can't say I've ever seen one though.
My thoughts on the ficht is that if it is still going it was probably one of the ok ones. The problem ones tended to blow up pretty quickly. I had over 1100 hours on mine when I sold it.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Buddy
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Plus 1 on the pacey
yep a 21 foot pacey that has a half cab is not a bad start
Faulkner Family
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thanks for the info.
thanks for the info.
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Mulie
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Russ, a few well priced
Russ, a few well priced boats on Gumtree at the moment.
Mulie
Faulkner Family
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yeah been looking . found a
yeah been looking . found a few to look at but some of them are up joondalup way and fair hike from mandurah.
been and looked at one today thats a possability.
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Walfootrot
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Swift Craft Dominator for
Swift Craft Dominator for 9k
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/mandurah/motorboats-powerboats/runabout-swiftcraft/1150898266
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Faulkner Family
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what are these like out on
what are these like out on the water. have seen a few around
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Walfootrot
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Very good, ask little
Very good, ask little john.
or a bit bigger
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/s-ad/ocean-reef/motorboats-powerboats/fraser-26-ft-turbo-diesel/1152417975
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Faulkner Family
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the boss would love that one
the boss would love that one then i would need a bigget tow vehicle. only got 1 tonne falcon ute or a territory so weight restricted. would be nice to have being diesel , cheap to run
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Walfootrot
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I would go for the swifty
I would go for the swifty good size. have had mine out 50k no issue, now Little John has it and doing it up
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
Faulkner Family
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just been to look at the
just been to look at the swifty and got it at a better price than advertised. just a few things to be done then hitting the water. looking at aprox 1 months time
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Walfootrot
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think your going to be happy
think your going to be happy with it
More drum lines, kill the bloody sharks!
barneyboy
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have a Guardian with a 90hp for sale at the moment on gumtree
Australind location
still leave you some coin for a repower also
it won't let me add the link
FEEEISH ONNN!!!
Faulkner Family
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thanks to all for the boat
thanks to all for the boat info.
we went and lookd at a swifty and ended up with it. bit of a project boat but got it at the right price. now the fun begins.
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little johnny
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What model
Swifty ?
Faulkner Family
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got the 5.5 dominatorthe one
got the 5.5 dominator
the one mentioned in the link above by walfootrot
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little johnny
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Nice
Top boat. Plenty fishing room nice little cuddy cab.
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going to put a bamini on it
going to put a bamini on it and a few other things to do to it
not going to rush the few thing that need doing , going to do it right then enjoy
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little johnny
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You won't regret
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Jim
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Had my eye on that swifty for
Had my eye on that swifty for ages, if I had the cash I would have bought that one. Good buy.
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Ashen
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Good boat
That 5.5m Dominator is gonna fly with a v6 150hp! Those precision blend yammies are quite reliable. Some earlier models had corrosion issues, however. Hence why they came out with the Saltwater series.
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Faulkner Family
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had a listen to it and
had a listen to it and sounds sweet . very clean motor inside and out.
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Ashen
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Good stuff!
Great to hear, mate.
Wishing you many hours of renovating and then enjoying the boat! Welcome to my world... lol
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Faulkner Family
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well hopefully not too many
well hopefully not too many hours renovating and loads of them enjoying
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Ashen
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Yeah
Couldnt edit coz you replied straight away! Haha
"Wishing you not many hours of renovating and shitloads of hours enjoying"
Anyways, good boat with good motor, and refurbed trailer. Fun times ahead!
A fish in the hand is worth 10 in the water!
Faulkner Family
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thanks mate. prob do a
thanks mate. prob do a running thread if i can work it out lol
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Shane O
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help
if you need any help i am just over the road in meadow springs..
Faulkner Family
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thanks mate. will keep you
thanks mate. will keep you in mind.
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streaker boy
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Hey are yous living in melb
Hey are yous living in melb now ?
Faulkner Family
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nah mate. dads not too good
nah mate. dads not too good atm so staying in perth for now. living in mandurah
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