swiftcraft
Submitted by davidsweeny123 on Sun, 2014-05-11 21:34
hello just wondering if anyone has a swiftcraft viking that they could tell me some info about as im looking into getting one soon. everthing that i have read has been positive but just looking for some more info about them or any problems with them.
Cheers David
DTrain
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There was a guy on here who
There was a guy on here who spent $45k fixing one of them up.
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/swiftcraft-56m-viking-total-rebuild
Must be a pretty reasonable hull if he was prepared to spend that sort of dough on it.
crano
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i had one for a few years.
i had one for a few years. it was a 2000 model with a 130 yammy on the back.I loved the deck space and it was a good all round boat.It was very stable at rest never felt unsafe when it was rough but it did bang a fair bit going into the choppy stuff.I did put tabs on it and this did improve it quite a bit.One of my mates has one of the older ones that has a pod put on it and it rode noticeably better than mine.If you dont mind a bit of banging they are a great boat.
davidsweeny123
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Yeh I saw that guy he went
Yeh I saw that guy he went all out on his
sandbar
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Good refurbish I have a
Good refurbish
I have a swiftcraft explorer,80's i think, so far happy as a P.I.S! Handles really well and doesn't mind the chop.2 blokes on one side not a problem. I think I could use a bigger donk, upgrade from a 90 to 115 but other than that I can sit on 18knots in a fairly chopped sea.
davidsweeny123
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hey mate how fast does yours
hey mate how fast does yours go flat out?
Paul H
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Haven't had one myself but
Haven't had one myself but have been on and older model 80's90's hull and rate them pretty well. Would be a good boat to get if in good cond or to do a project rebuild on
Youtube Channel - FishOnLine Productions
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbUVNa-ViyGm_FTDSv4Nqzg/videos
davidsweeny123
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thanks guys
thanks guys
sandbar
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Flat out is 5500rpm and on
davidsweeny123
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yeh alright thanks for that
yeh alright thanks for that mate, im looking at one with a 115 on it so do you reckon it would reach 35knots?
optimont
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swiftcraft viking
Fished out of a mates viking for several years around Nanga bay,awesome ride in the shoft sharp chop and very stable at rest.Went real good with Yamaha 1oohp four stroke,very quiet,very economical and 34knots.Need a decent trailer but because boat built solidly.
sandbar
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They are a very solid boat
They are a very solid boat so a solid tralier is a good check.
34knts shouldnt be a problem.
davidsweeny123
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Great :) thanks guys
Great :) thanks guys