omen36 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Hi there, new member here sometime lurker. So long story short, what a tinnie just for river fishing (Georges River) and take to the kids out on weekends. Decided on a vnose punt and have been looking around for a tidy second hand set up on a small budget. Came across a Savage Jabiru l/w 3.8 , there isn’t much info about it , is this a good buy for $2500 or slightly less? Here is the link http://bit.ly/1yrEBzM There are a few other options in the 3-3.5K class but just can’t afford it first time round. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a boat Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Savage Jabiru's are great little boats and sold heaps of those back in the day. If the boat and more importantly the engine checks out that is good buying at that price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omen36 Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thanks Huey, Ill take a mate along and check it out this afternoon. From what I can tell this is the older model before the length became 3.85 and the beam changed from 1.3 to 1.7ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonywardle Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 the motor looks like the same one as mine is, and its a nice little motor Pretty quiet and easy to start. good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geshy Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Iv been searching for a boat also latly mate and for that price iv been seeing better boats on there just make sure u dont rush in to buying a boat and look around abit u will find plenty off great boats on gumtree in the paper or even if u drive around u will find boats that dont look like there used much and just knock on peoples doors and ask if there interested in selling it. Geshy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omen36 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Had a look yesterday and was able to negotiate a better deal, hull is a bit narrow though not sure it suits what Im looking for and that is stability though a wider beam. Great othwerwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 What ever you get omen36 once the honeymoon is over youll start eyeing up bigger better models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omen36 Posted October 25, 2014 Author Share Posted October 25, 2014 Yep, that's what Im hearing I've actually got a boat shed, it needs a lot of work and will take me some years to restore. When its done and there is rail system to launch and retrieve that's when I think it will be time to step up. For the moment something to get the family out now and then, bring in some materials, do some solo river fishing and having to leave it out there at low tide resting on mud means starting off with something that will take a bit of a beating, but big enough to do all of the above at the same time. Cheers, Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 The thing about V nose punts , they are very stable which is good when kids are on board but they tend to be rather uncomfortable when heading into a chop.. If your only considering the river then I think you will be happy with the boat Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omen36 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Yep, jut the river for me. Anyone know what type of Stacer this is? http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/south-wentworthville/motorboats-powerboats/4-1m-tinny-with-25hp-yamaha-/1059297304 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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