When researching them for buying for myself i found some comments about the paint jobs not the best after a year or two and electrolosis coming through...might be something to investigate.

They are a nice boat though for sure.

Along with Westeberg, Razerline are one of the 2 only plate boats I would consider being a Glass Fan. They are a nice looking & performing hull.

looked at them in the past and very $$$$. couldn't justify the extra expense and there are comparable boats these days.

pretty sure they come out of the Jackman stable of hulls.

Surtees are the best ali boat around in my opinion, and theyre priced competatively.

barcrusher

stabicaft

noble boats

gsmarine

would be my top four if $$ was no issue

but the new chivers shark series look good as do velocity boats as do goldstar as do barracuda boats, as do tabs, as do amm .......

think you get the idea

glass give a better ride unless your going surtee or similar . all jackmans can be jarring as the orig design was for cray boats i think , but razorlines are still a good fishing setup just a bit harder on the body than a good glass hull ,the main thing with buying a boat is to take a year or two and look at as many as poss and go to sea in them

I can definatly say i dont like the Razerlines. The older Razerlines pre 1998 were very nice, when they were built by Hampton Yachts, finished great and rode excellent.

I agree with Damo. If I was going ali it would definatly be Barcrusher or Surtees, or i would try and locate an older razerline and refit it.

 The trouble with alot of plate ali boats is that they are too light. I have found that the plate ali's with a sterndrive perfom alot better. Lower C'G and more weight forward of the transom. Nothing wrong with a bit of ballast.

But then again i have glass so i know where my choice lies.....................

I decided to support local industry in W.A and bought an Ally, buggered if I would ever do it again! Far too many teething problems, crap service, pretty peed off in the end, even though all problems where eventually sorted out......As the last comment stated, spend a year or two looking.....

for the superior ride. If I was going to go for ali I would go Stagg boats. I have never seen a better built or finished ali boat anywhere in OZ.

if your going ali, i looked at these. 

surtees

stabicraft

bar crusher

hey thanks everyone but what do you all thing of the carribean reefrunner 21ft-24ft, can these have auxilary motors. and also how about trailcraft and a small local boatbuildr called redline, they look pretty strong

carabean reefrunners are awesum as for trailcraft heard of alot of bad things , as for small boat builders they are small for a reason go a major perth based manufacturer that has years of exp behind them that way you can be confident you are getting a boat with a good rep (by all means not saying all small boat manufactures are bad )
brenz

Very happy with my 6.1m Redline. Built like a brick shitter with function in mind (quality welding, not cocky crap covered with bog) rather than lots of fandangly fiddly bits that cost heaps but don't do a lot.

Does bang a bit but that's a con of ali.

Another guy who builds a nice boat is Brad Wood from 'Oceanic Boats'.

if your after a 2nd hand boat i have a 7.5m westerberg than im thinking of selling .. its old school tough and built super heavy she now has a brand new 300hp f/i chev and brand new merc leg . (done 30 hours)

thanks anyway just tryin to gather some info up might just have a look at a few other brands and do some research

local and jackman designs although they are expensive there quality is second to none

Got a Goldstar and very happy, also priced competitively.

my old man has a razorline and havent had any dramas at all with it in the 4 or 5 years hes had it.there is 1 in lancelin for sale atm for 80 odd grand that looks pretty nice

Had mine for almost 5 years now. Paint finsh was crap and started bubbling within 6months.

I will hand it to Stuart though, they listened to what I wanted in my boat and accommodated my changes which was far from what the other WA supposedly plate and now defunct builder would do.

If I was doing it again, would only consider a surtees/barcrusher if it were an alloy otherwise it'd be glass all the way.

i used to fish with a guy that had custom built razor line that he added alot of extra stuff, even down to the thickness of the hull, it was a good boat and went every where we did and usally out fished us as well(nothing to do with the boat but)

yes his paint also went to shit, but my old man is a spray painter and you get what you pay for, so if you go the ally, spend some extra on the paint job.

but that being said, i would never own/buy a ally offshore fishing rig, 6mtr plus, as the ride/noise is shit.

buy a good glass boat and you will never look back!

ally's should be tiny's and small rigs only until you get into the very large crayboat style.

buy a patriot!

really good boat we had one that went to denham and across to the point ina centre cab design and was the ducks nuts. built well and they are good fishing rigs, however as most of said glass is a lot better ride, but to go the best get a cat!!!

I went through this for 18 months ali ,glass even poly.I started to get confused and changed my mind 10 times.I eventally decided on glass and went deal shopping,you would be amazed the deals they will offer if your serious.A good indication for me was the boats on the water on the not nice days. I limited myself to a choice of four (cruisecraft 685 explorer,hainse patiot 680 ,Tournament 2250 bluewater and commdores 6.7 )but should have been six the reefrunner 24 and sea striper seaswirl 23 would have been strong contenders have had a look at both of these since.I am very happy with my choice and so is the wife,a small point that impressed me with most dealers was nobody bagged other brands so the choice was completely mine.Boat show deals are best way too compare on short lists

solly

Hey guys. Found this bloke who has a razerline custom sitting in his shed , motor is a right off so just looking hull and trailer only.

Ill attach a pic pic of it but it’s when it was brand new. I looked I. The bible and the Steel still looks brand new. Bothooks like it’s a 6.3 hard top. That’s about it. I made a new post on the boat discussing forum but can’t seem to upload a pic To this reply??? 

   anyway, as to your question on uploading pic to a thread someone else has started

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• paste link in , pic will appear, like this.
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