Seajay or Westerberg
Submitted by roganjosh on Sun, 2017-04-23 08:34
Hi Guys,
After some advice on upgrading my boat. Have been thinking about the following 2 boats but not sure which way to go. Most fishing would be Busselton, but would get to Walpole, Coral Bay, Shark Bay. Just wondering which you would go for.
New Seajay Avenger Sports Side Console - 50/60hp 4 stroke approx $27k
Older ( 1997 era ) Westerberg runabout but get a new say 80/100hp 4 stroke
Josh
out wide
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Dunno much about a Seajay
Dunno much about a Seajay but if you buy an older Westy make sure you have a good chiropractor on hand.
roganjosh
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Quintrex Renegade
bit like that the old Westy's are they. Thought they might have been heavy enough to push through the chop a bit.
was also looking at the Quintrex Renegade side consoles. They don't have the Millenium hull any more. Some Blade hull which I don't know much about.
beau
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Ive owned the Avenger Sports
Ive owned the Avenger Sports big brother for 10 months now, very happy with it
roganjosh
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Which model
which model is that one.
beau
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520 Velocity with a 115 Suzi
520 Velocity with a 115 Suzi
ranmar850
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The old westys are heavy.
Very solid feeling boat in the water, at least in the 5.8 size, but not a soft ride. Just plough along.Why would you want a side console for ocean work? Wet pr*ks of things meant to be driven sitting down in rivers, at least in the smaller sizes. Millenium Blade hull has a much finer entry than the old Millenium hulls, but really haven't heard much since the initial flurry of publicity wjhen they were first released.
Jim
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Agree with you ranmar ive got
Agree with you ranmar ive got an old side console and it is a wet boat. Good for the extra room tho.
Bend over
Nelly
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Your comparing 2 different
Your comparing 2 different boats.Ones a pressed boat with a ply floor against a proper fully welded plate boat with self draining deck.Both have there pros and cons you need to weigh it up.
roganjosh
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Side console size
I am only looking at about the 4.5m size. Can't afford to go any bigger. Around busso would be out to about the 30m mark on a nice day. Up at coral bay, mostly inside, venture out on the nice days.
Nelly
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Seajay would be easy to tow
Seajay would be easy to tow launch and cheap to run.Going new means not worrying about little things that can happen with older boats.That's the way I would go .
roganjosh
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Side console
it was actually the missus who liked the look of a little 420 Quintrex renegade at s recent trip to Walpole. She said that would be a great little boat to have, kids could sit up on the front platform. I am just seeing how far I can go with her liking the side console.
avatinni
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We just sold our quintrex
We just sold our quintrex 420 renegade sc it was a great boat and went well up at exy last year and always out past the ffb but it was a wet boat and the wife and son had no protection from the sun / cold , we have just bought a quintrex 450 fishabout that we all love.hope that helps mate.
Andy_b
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i got a trailcraft 4.65 sc,
i got a trailcraft 4.65 sc, i find it perfect for cockburn sound, i mainly use it for squdding and the snapper season, i pick my days and weather and stay dry, 50hp merc and does about 23 knots which is fast enough for me
Andy_b
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i got a trailcraft 4.65 sc,
i got a trailcraft 4.65 sc, i find it perfect for cockburn sound, i mainly use it for squdding and the snapper season, i pick my days and weather and stay dry, 50hp merc and does about 23 knots which is fast enough for me
BJPK
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I have a 490 Topender, with
I have a 490 Topender, with the millenium hull. Is a fairly dry boat unless its blowing side on,
Def the driest 5 meter open boat ive been in.