Westerberg Eclipse 6.1

Any one out there have a Westerberg Eclipse 6.1.  Boats are built in Albany by Westerberg Marine.  I am looking at them for the beam, anyone with feedback would be appreciated

ne out there has feedback it would be appreciated.

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i recently bought a second

Fri, 2014-03-07 14:51

i recently bought a second hand southerner 7.5m. obviously a different boat to this one but the quality of everything on it is very high. since i've got the new boat i have run into and chatted with a few westerberg owners and they all seem very happy with them.

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5.8 bay runner

Fri, 2014-03-07 15:50

 My brother has this westerberg with the step up style hull it's the best ally boat I've been in by far or ride quality powered by a 100 hp Yamaha I know it's not the model your looking at but I really think you can't go wrong with them 

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Boat Show

Fri, 2014-03-07 16:00

I see they are at the boat show at Hillarys. $10 entry, worth a look. I have only heard good things about them.

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Boat Show

Fri, 2014-03-07 16:09

Why is it when there is boat show in Perth I am always @ work........................Bugga.  I am going to Albany next swing off to have a look

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Boat

Fri, 2014-03-07 17:31

Lot of the Southcoast fishos use them, never heard any complaints about them- only good reports!

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Hi Nauti

Fri, 2014-03-07 19:27

 Is your boat a Westy? Your tub looks very solid. Plenty of good fish coming aboard.

Dave

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Dave

Fri, 2014-03-07 20:03

Nah mate it is a Reefa, similar hull design. Razor used to have a smaller Westy before he got his bigger tub though.

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westys

Fri, 2014-03-07 20:16

mate of mine in Albany has had a couple he swears by them I met him in exxy a few years back and have got to say I was impressed with his latest westy , for quality it left my razorline I had at the time for dead

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Westerberg

Fri, 2014-03-07 20:29

 Once again only good reports, my westy is a 5.7 mid 80's still going strong.  I would have no hesitation buying another.  

The boat show just has one and it's about 7.5m

they make really great trailers too

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 Interesting to see if they

Fri, 2014-03-07 21:02

 Interesting to see if they are putting the flooding keel on them now. I bought mine off drew (was his boat) and it has the flooding keel which was the first. He said they were looking at putting them on some other models. Seems to work quite well and as I said am very happy with it. Trailer is mint but has cost me a fortune today to do a service...

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Westerberg

Sat, 2014-03-08 05:53

Thanks for the input guys...........sounds promising

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 Good bloke drew.My old mans

Sun, 2014-03-09 07:52

 Good bloke drew.

My old mans boat was getting refurbed down there when he sold his southern aroura to build the boat you must have bought jarrid. He is passionate bout what he does, did he mention what he's building next.

 

They did a great job on the refurb. High quality

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 Yeah he is a great bloke.

Sun, 2014-03-09 08:22

 Yeah he is a great bloke. The southern aurora was for sale on boats online last time I looked. Mine is the one after and very similar except mine is 2.5m beam instead of the 2.8m beam. 

 

He he said he was going to build something to survey to get into a bit of commercial fishing. He was cleaning up on the deep drop stuff on my boat. 

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westerberg

Sun, 2014-03-09 19:17

 I have a Westerberg Eclipse 6.1 2002 mdel with a 150 yamaha 4 stroke,I have owned this boat for a couple of years and find it very servicable for an aluminium boat.This is my first ally boat (ive had about 10 or 12 fibreglass boats over the years}

The ride is not as good as a glass boat but a  good and dry ride for an ally boat, compared to other ally  boats ive been in.Theyare a  well built  and strong boat and i would highly recommend these boats 

P.S. May be looking to sell mine in the near future

Cheers Rob

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Eclipse

Tue, 2014-03-11 10:15

Hey Fish red

 

Drop me a line if you do

 

wesrenton@hotmail.com

 

Cheers