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    Now This Is A Mean Boat!

    in Boating

    Posted

    The small boat looks like it is wraped.computer imprinted onto vinyl.

    Applied with a heat gun and stretching the material.

    Very popular with the Bass/Bream guys.

    The big cat is hand painted ,hence the not so life like appearance.

    Hazza

    Alloy Trailerable Offshore Rigs

    in Boating

    Posted

    Hi Heuy .Didn't see the point about the larger Stacer.

    Saw one in Perth 6m+Platy impressed.

    Are they a true self draining deck (sealed deck Fore and Aft?)

    At what size is this available ,As some people consider a 5.5 m boat an offshore boat.

    Not having a go at Stacer boats they are a lovely boat for what they are ,For me not a true offshore

    Battle ship .(My 10m Platy with twin diesels -now that's an offshore boat.When I finish it :thumbdown: )

    Hazza

    Alloy Trailerable Offshore Rigs

    in Boating

    Posted

    Hi Choad, you have covered most brands and we have sold many of those thru our time. Most on your list are good boats, with some some I would stay away from personally, but if you want a Offshore Alloy boat it is hard to go past the pontoon style of boat from NZ. Stabi-Craft is the most common but we import a brand of boat from NZ called Aqualine, similar in desgin, but a deeper deadrsie to Stabi and in my opinion a better finished off boat. In NZ they are called Kiwi-Kraft and have a better reputation than Stabi for ride and performance.In all my years of being around boats I have never been in a better riding mono hull alloy boat and with the added safety and stabilty of the tubes they are pretty special boats.

    You would be doing yourself a disfavour if you did not check these out at www.aqualineboats.com. They are dearer than the Stacer range of boats we also stock and sell, but are definately a better riding boat in the rough than a Stacer which is saying something because Stacer is one of the best riding alloy boats with the EVO hull they run which gives a deeper deadrise than most tinnies and on the offshore boats they run 4mm and up plate material and offer the benfit of LEVEL floatation which is a great safety feature that most of the other brands do not have.

    In my opinion, I would not be looking at anything smaller than around the 5.7M and up range of boats if you want to go out wide in safety. To give you an idea a Stacer 5.7M Plate cuddy cabin with a trailer sells for about $30K while the 5.9M Aqualine Sports will set you back about $35K incl trailer. Add about $19K for a "clean" 150HP outboard including on water costs and you are set to go.

    Just my 2 cents worth,

    Huey.

    Huey sorry I'm questioning your experience ,but how to you see the safety aspect on level

    floatation on The large Stacers? They stay level if swamped in calm water(lake) the majority of

    time the boat of this size will be fishing coastal waters.

    Those little excuses of pumps will be working overtime before the boat sinks .

    Sorry Huey It has to be self draining all the way when fishing off shore.

    And if you or others think other wise ,read Ross Hunters post on 100knot from the West.

    Hazza (always think of the worst)

    Chipping Norton

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    As a resident of Chipping Norton I've walked the beaches (If that;s what you call them)

    and I've never seen needles,mostly broken glass.

    Great system to fish with plenty to offer.

    Local knowledge is a must.

    Hazza

    Narrabeen Beach

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    :thumbup: Exiting stuff PK.

    I have been braining the Whiting also this couple of days. :yahoo:

    My biggest so far 42cm @620g,also plenty of 30-38cm.

    Haven't tried worming my local beach as I don't think I'll get any.

    Maybe I should give it a go.

    Good luck with the remaining run of succulent whiting.

    Hazza

    Back To Basics

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    I haven't posted a catch report for over a year now(that's how long I haven't been fishing for.)

    With no boat to fish(haven't finished building the damn things) I decided to hit the rocks at sun rise

    Armed with my favoured blackfish rod and Alvey,block of pillies (from Fishfinder).

    Tossed unweighted pillies in the wash.

    Wasn't expecting much, to my amazement the little Alvey was spinning in a blur in the palm of my

    hands. Set the hook and out jumps a good Sampo.

    Hooked one Sampo Hooked them all!! That's until u have 3Kilos of fish at the base of ugly rock

    ledges with a spaghetti rod and 6 pound line.

    To cut a long story short hooked 6 landed 5 kept 3 for the kid and wife.

    All fish where 60-70cm to 3kg. Had a ball for 2 hours and made it home for breakfast.

    Found a Blackfish left in a small rock pull (about a 900g) looking distressed ,grabbed him and

    throw him back.(all his x-mas's had come at once) :1prop:

    Hazza

    Killing Tackle Stores..

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    That is good and dandy fellers but I'm having trouble thoughts about it.

    I'm in the process of building 2 boats at the moment (35ft-17ft).

    while I get my accessories at trade prices some are still cheaper on the net.

    I can buy on the net Humming Bird,Furuno,Eagle,Lowrance,JRC,etc

    Cheaper than I can get it at trade price.

    With tackle on some net sites you can get real bargains with free delivery.

    It makes you wonder the middle man how much he is making.

    Personally I'm trying to avoid buying overseas, as a business owner I know the costs involved

    to stay afloat,work hard to make an honest living and put food on the table.

    The net would damage alot of that for alot of shop owners.

    My boats need $110K to finish I can save on net buying $10.000 in total.

    I wish no body buys from overseas but I wouldn't hold agrach against them if they did,you do what

    you go-to do.

    Hazza

    Downrigger

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    A cheaper way of doing it would be to feed your bait out , attach a 1 pound snapper sinker or

    heavier, with a rubber band.

    The violent jerk when hooked up usually breaks the sinker

    It's abit rough but you do save $

    Hazza

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