Upgraded the tinny to this!!
Well it's been a great 10 years with my 4.45m Stessco Tinny. Plenty of nice fish have come over the side, and she has yet to let me down. But with the kids getting older, and me wanting to get out a bit wider. It was time to start considering what we needed. The wife has been bounced around up the front of the tinny long enough, so was looking for fibreglass in the 5.5m to 7m range under 50k.. This was the result!!
A
Trophy 2052 Walkaround, with the 120hp Cummins Diesel. Stoked!!
Picked it up on Friday, took it for a run on Sunday arvo, the kids loved the fact it had a steering wheel and a cabin. Took it out from Mandurah then back in thru Sticks just getting the feel of her. Tied up and had dinner at Circerellos. Very happy family
The
plan was to have Monday off and take my son, brother in law and his son, to blood the decks. We only went to the FFB but the first fish over the side was this little dhuey, to my brother in law. Hopefully onwards and upwards from here! Ended up with a feed of skippy.
Cheers
Chris
Paul H
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Nice upgrade!!
Nice upgrade!!
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damo6230
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Date Joined: 07/06/08
congrats on the upgrade
good to see the whole family enjoying the boat / fishing
cheers
Vinesh87
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Date Joined: 02/04/11
Great rig! I know from
Great rig! I know from experience.
Wes F
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
Nice up grade
Sounds like the whole family will enjoy the new rig.
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kirky79
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Date Joined: 13/01/12
Cheers guys can't stop
Cheers guys can't stop smiling
dant
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Date Joined: 13/03/13
Great rig Kirky, bought
Great rig Kirky, bought myself something similar boat a couple of months back, and there hasnt been a wk end i havent atleast tried to get out.
The whole family will love it mate - great for the young fellah to get out fishing aswell, lucky boy.
fisherking
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Date Joined: 29/05/08
Beaut looking rig mate.
Beaut looking rig mate. Jealous as!!
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde
till
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Date Joined: 21/02/08
Its a fun tub, been out in
Its a fun tub, been out in the same model a bunch of times and the range is endless with the diesel, ~320nm.
kirky79
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Date Joined: 13/01/12
Yeah put 100l in on monday
Yeah put 100l in on monday and the fuel gauge didn't move a great deal.
Looking forward to a few trips to the fads next year. Also upgrade the sounder and tranny.
Fun & games
Paully
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Good on you mate
I know I'm jealous, great that the whole family can enjoy. What sort of cruising speed you get/revs?
kirky79
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Hey Paully, Not a great deal
Hey Paully,
Not a great deal of time on the water yet, but 19 knots felt like a good cruise speed and that was sitting on around 3200 rpms
Cheers
Chris.
Paully
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cheers chris
Good luck
Ashram
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Date Joined: 23/10/09
Thats the way
Chris you and the family enjoy. That's what its all about.
Cheers
DhuBoi
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Date Joined: 25/05/09
Nice rig mate , nothing
Nice rig mate , nothing cooler then upgrading . Awesome to see the family love it. Hope the decks get loaded with big fish in the future.
living is fishing
bsir
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Date Joined: 24/04/11
Nice Upgrade.
Nice Upgrade.
Paul T
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Date Joined: 22/01/13
hey Chris are you in Mandurah
hey Chris
are you in Mandurah ? I think I have seen you out and about in your boat, I am usually on my jetski - I will say hi next time I see you !!
Cheers
Paul
kirky79
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Date Joined: 13/01/12
G'day Paul,yeah I live in
G'day Paul,
yeah I live in Mandurah, only had the boat for about a month though, could of been the last owner too as he was from Golden Bay.
But if you see us out and about come over for a chat.
Chris
psion
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Congrats
really nice RIG mate
batenberg
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thats a nice boat mate, I
thats a nice boat mate, I hope you all really enjoy it and catch plenty of fish
Rob H
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hammer those kids into it
hammer those kids into it nice and young, then it never phases them-certainly worked with mine!
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petermac
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suppose
guess you will keep the tinny as a tender or giving it to your little feller
kirky79
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Date Joined: 13/01/12
Yeah gonna keep the tinny
Yeah gonna keep the tinny Peter. It doesn't owe me anything and we'll still be doing trips upto Peron Nat. Park Shark Bay & Ningaloo Station which it is great for. Also like to put the pots in for the whites before Chrissie so it still has its place. Plus as you said great boat for the young fella to cut his teeth on as he gets older.
Cheers
Chris.