Boat Hire - Exmouth
Submitted by Adam on Wed, 2008-06-25 13:03.
Hi Crew,
I don't do this very often but I'd like to advise any fishwrecked member not to hire boats from Bluewater BOAT HIRE in Exmouth. I have hired the boats twice in the last year both with serious problems out to sea. Over the radio the last few weekends, almost as many as I care to remember, there have been calls to sea rescue for assistance. I would hate for any FW member to have their holiday ruined by these less than reliable vessels. (Thats not to mention the spinal surgery you require after a day on the water in them)
Cheers,
Adam
NoWorries
Good Info
I have heard similar bad experiences with them.
Could be a new Business Venture for you Adam.
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brenz
ill second that very
ill second that very unreliable boats . 1 year back in 4 days we towed them back twice to tantibity ramp. after making it very clear to them of the problems they have i thought they would have done something about it ... oviously not
brenz
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The Tackle shack, for all your fishing needs
huge range of stock to suit any fisherperson.
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NOHA
Good luck even trying to get
Good luck even trying to get them on the phone. Took them all day to get back to me when I rang them last week.
Other hire boat operators warned me against them too. There having a lot of engine problems.
Hopefully the get it all sorted out as finding a hire boat up that way was getting difficult.
But I will throw in another quick plug for Murchison boat hire cause they where great. Pick it up on the highway and take to whatever your desination.
You owe me Laurie,thats twice now
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No Orange Hats Allowed
V8 twin turbo diesel....Ohh what a feeling!
Colin Hay
That's a worry
Hope something disastrous doesn't occur. Are there other boat hire companies in Exmouth?
(Colin 1 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)
brenz
come to thik about it imagin
come to thik about it imagin gettin stuck in the washing machine at the tip of the gulf on a hairy day with no outboard!!! bugger that for a joke
brenz
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The Tackle shack, for all your fishing needs
huge range of stock to suit any fisherperson.
PH:9248 3800
SHizz
Likewise, but not with the
Likewise, but not with the boat, boats where fine, my gripe was with the old owner. its under new management now but the last guy well...was a prick!
Adam Gallash
Interesting proposition
If I had a suitable boat for the conditions, better than the competition at comparable rates, would any of you guys be interested in hiring it over the next year + ?
Cheers,
Adam
GOATRUTAR
You could probably get some
You could probably get some 5-5.5m tinnies and do really well using the site for advertising!
IF IT SMELLS LIKE FISH IT MUST BE GOOD FOR YOU!
Faulkner Family
Adam
not a bad idea i mean with the price of petrol to tow your own boat all the way up we could hire one from you save on wear and tear on the car too
Yeah we would look into it
RUSS
"A family that fishes together stays together"
Goatch
Adam I would
definitely be in on that , lot of money to outlay up front for ya though , but yeah I would hire off ya
fishy fingers
Insurance
You'd want to look at your public liability insurance for something like that Adam you may change your mind when you look at the costs....Just a thought.
To all the virgins..............Thanks for nothing!
NOHA
One thing with hire boats
One thing with hire boats though is the 5NM limit. This apparrantly is a government set rule.
I could understand pre RST as inexperienced people could hire a boat but now you have passed a ticket and are deemed competant.
What about someone like me who often fishes 50/70km out but wants to hire a boat but gets told i have to paddle my feet in the shallows. Why!!
I might write a letter to my MP and ask him.
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No Orange Hats Allowed
V8 twin turbo diesel....Ohh what a feeling!
Dreamweaver
Agreed entirely Noha
Since DPI now requires skippers of trailorable boats to have an RST, I think this 5Nm limites should be waived! I suppose the difficult part would be convincing Insurers.
Colin Molloy
(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)
Rodrat
5 NM RULE
Ok if ya want to fish close in the gulf.
I think tatabiddi on a good day would be ok on the inside of the reef. But if ya want to go out to exmouth reef or the islands your stuffed.
www.rockyreefmarine.com.au
feral1975
only if it comes with your
only if it comes with your gps spots , another boat hire mob i had bad dealings with were " Seasports Boat Hire " had a few boats around and two based up at onslow
BQ544
Share holders
I think in Exmouth the 5NM rule would be exempt around the islands, Just like Rotto.
Adam we could all be shareholders in the hire boat. Set one up for say 50K, then each fishwrecked member buys a share in the boat. How many members do we have? Profits are either reinvested or members get a dividend. All so shareholders get a special hire rate.....
BQ544
Try this boat in Exmouth,
Try this boat in Exmouth, its snipes business from WA Divers....http://www.aquasportshire.com.au/
STAAL LOVER
aqua sports hire
I can certainly vouch for them!!! Don't think they have the boat WET DREAMS anymore but DREAM CATCHER (not the one for sale on FW) is a beauty!!!! Very cheap on the fuel and the rates are resonable as well. Mark and Mick are both top blokes and will look after you for sure. The boat spends summer in Perth and Exmouth over the winter. It was the hire boat I used before I got my own and it never missed a beat. 3/4 cab 225 Yamaha 4 stroke and the electronics were to die for( quite often think of doing the midnight raid for their plotter).
Have a look at the link!!!!
ALWAYS TIME FOR FISHIN'
Andy Mac
Yeah we had Dream Catcher
Cheers
NOHA
Yeah I spoke to him when I
Yeah I spoke to him when I was trying to get a boat.
$400 a day no weekly rate.
So I asked when the boat was next booked and it had nothing for 2 weeks.
Offered him 2 grand for 7 days that no body had booked for and he still knocked it back.
Business must be good.
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No Orange Hats Allowed
V8 twin turbo diesel....Ohh what a feeling!
NoWorries
Rocks in his head !
He must have them.
No bookings and willing to give up $2000 (Its only 2 days hire off)
Maybe he wanted to go fishing himself for one of those days but saying no to a very reasonable offer like that is not a smart business move IMO.
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Rodrat
Price
Works out a bit pricey when u add fuel and bait too.
www.rockyreefmarine.com.au
Faulkner Family
sounds
like he didnt want your money just hoping for full price from another
RUSS
"A family that fishes together stays together"
Paul N
Adam
If you had a boat up there and you , lets say , lent it out to your mates quite a bit and they gave you some money in gratitude to help out with the bills, would that constitute a hire boat ?
No 5nm limit , nudge nudge wink wink.!!
Any day fishing is a great day !!
NoWorries
Sounds like a plan
But then he couldn't get the tax benifits from it and trust me the tax man would find out.
A meeting with the Tax man is like shoving a brick in your mouth and pulling it out of your butt.
But in answer top your question Adam "YES" if the boat was set up properly and reasonably sized I would hire it from you.
Fly up, jump in the boat, fish then fly back sounds good to me. I can hear it now
"Honey im just going to Exmouth for the weekend on a business trip"
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mako magic
and you can have me as your
and you can have me as your excess baggage and take me along lindsay, i rekon adam then should spullpy all the top rods and reels that way you only need to come up with clothes hehehe
The Tackle shack, for all your fishing needs
huge range of stock to suit any fisherperson.
PH:9248 3800
Dreamweaver
BOAT HIRE Obligations
1) It would seam the vast majority of hire companies 'do the right thing'
2) With all the maintenance in the world, there's no guarantee of never needing assistance.
But, that said, surely there should be legilated accountability if the company's boats are breaking down and therefore puttinfg customers at risk and undue calls on vital resources like SS&R.
Colin Molloy
(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)
aspa pastrikos
Exmouth Boat Hire
Have been reading your comments regarding Blue Water Boat Hire and the lack thereof alternative boat hire in Exmouth. Our business Exmouth Boat and Kayak Hire has been operating for the past 4 years. Mainly hiring out 4 metre tinnies, some would be familiar with the "Woodduck", we now have a 5.5 metre marineline on board. Not meaning to plug the business, but we are located at 102 Murat Rd, at Ningaloo Tours n Travel...just down the road from Bluewater and if you Google boat hire in Exmouth, we virtually come straight up. So why haven't you been able to find us guys!My hubby has been living and fishing up there for nearly 20 years and pretty much knows when and where to fish the local waters. If he thinks you kind of half know what youre doing he may even give you some tips. On the issue of break downs, I don't know what goes on with BlueWater, but we rarely have them occur, but occassionally it does happen. Quiet often user error...Get this, Client was out at sea and couldn't start the boat, set off flares and called sea rescue, was towed in to find he accidently knocked the kill switch and of course the motor wouldn't start....this was on the Woodduck, hence the name.
Exmouth Boat and Kayak Hire
Ph: 0438 230 269