Weight of older tinnies

[evinwd1]

I'm looking at getting an older type tinny as they seem to be cheaper and of a better quality than the newer boats. One restriction I have is the towing capacity of my car is 500kg unbraked. I'm trying to find out the approximate weight of some of the older tinnies (4.2m Quintrex Fishabout MkII, 4m de Havilland etc).Any info would be appreciated

[Guest Aussie007]

I'm looking at getting an older type tinny as they seem to be cheaper and of a better quality than the newer boats. One restriction I have is the towing capacity of my car is 500kg unbraked. I'm trying to find out the approximate weight of some of the older tinnies (4.2m Quintrex Fishabout MkII, 4m de Havilland etc).Any info would be appreciated

i had a quintrex fishabout 4.3m for a few years, its very light i would estimate hull only around under 200kg easy, this model can take up to a 50hp mine was a 1971 model, one of the heaviest parts would have been the plywood floor which was removable

awesome little tinny i sold mine to upgrade to a quintrex cruiseabout, now ive sold that i wish i had kept the fishabout it was so simple and light to tow very fuel economical, i took the 50hp off mine and put a 25hp 4 stroke on it and it still done 40kph with 3 blokes and fishing gear

[Fab1]

My quintrex 420 estuary angler weighs 550kg with 30hp,full tank of fuel and very little gear on trailer as per weigh bridge certificate.

You'll be surprised how many of us are towing boats that weigh well beyond what we thought.

[evinwd1]

Found this from an boat review conducted in 1991

The 1991 Quintrex Fishabout is 4.3 m long with a maximum beam of 1.80 m, and a depth of 880 mm. The unladen hull weighs 285 kg. The test boat weighed around 620 kg fitted with a Evinrude 50 hp outboard and a Coaster single axle trailer

So it looks like I need to look at tinnies around the 13ft mark with a light trailer.

[Guest Aussie007]

Found this from an boat review conducted in 1991

The 1991 Quintrex Fishabout is 4.3 m long with a maximum beam of 1.80 m, and a depth of 880 mm. The unladen hull weighs 285 kg. The test boat weighed around 620 kg fitted with a Evinrude 50 hp outboard and a Coaster single axle trailer

So it looks like I need to look at tinnies around the 13ft mark with a light trailer.

4.3m is only 1 foot longer, i think if u want to keep the weight under 500kg look at a different style boat, open tinnies are very light compared to a tinny with forward control,windscreen,plywood floor, battery etc...

here is a good example for those with small cars (500kg unbraked towing)

horizon 445 angler hull 230kg

boeing 4.5m trailer 190kg

mercury 40hp 2S 72kg