rabb1t Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Anyone here own a Haines hunter profish 535? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 No, but Huey will know about them. What do you want to know? I was a fan of the 525! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabb1t Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I want to see one "in the flesh" and have a chat to an actual owner about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a boat Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) I have "owned" them in the past being a H/H dealer so a Haines Hunter dealer today should have one to look at. OK boats, a bit old in design and in my opinion there are better boats out there for less money or you get a larger/better boat for the same sort of money. Edited February 17, 2015 by Huey @ Huett Marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabb1t Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Keeping in fibreglass, what do you think is better design/value (in similar size)? Edited February 17, 2015 by rabb1t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a boat Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 You should look at the Savage 585C-a better boat with larger cockpit and cabin for the same sort of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabb1t Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) For that same size and beam it's more like the 565 offshore (5.65m), or the 560 offshore (5.9m). They're lot larger boats. I notice that the savage is only a L/S transom (20"). This would mean the deadrise is very shallow. This was one of the key criteraas for me - for comfortable offshore travel. Any other considerations? Also...why the turn around now?: Hi Raiders, yesterday I had the pleasure to go to the Haines Hunter factory again for a dealer meeting and every time I have been there it is an impressive place and the boats have to be the best made fibreglass boats in Australia. Edited February 17, 2015 by rabb1t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a boat Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) How do you figure the deadrise is shallow due to transom shaft length-deadrise has nothing to do with transom height. The Savage is a deep vee and yes the natural competitor from HH would be what you list but those two boats are into the $70K so with the Savage being in the $40K it is much better buying than the HH and in money terms is line ball with 535 Profish and trust me the 585C is a better riding and set out boat than the 535PF, more so in rough water. You drag something up from around 5 years ago and trust ALOT of things change in that period of time and a public forum is not the place to go into that. If you like the HH 535PF than that is good but if you do not check outt he Savage in the flesh you are doing yourself a dis-service. What is your budget because if unlimited then yes there are better boats made then the 585C? Edited February 17, 2015 by Huey @ Huett Marine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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