Thread: New boat

3.1 Southern Pacific RIB, with a 2 stroke Yamaha 8hp. Goes well (much better than my fishing). Great portable setup along with the canopy on the ute, no towing admin etc, takes 5 min to put up and strap down. Easier and safer than the old rollup inflatable. Planes with 2 happily but not 3 + gear. Took it for a burn around the Sounds for a couple of days after picking it up and caught 4000 sharks, 5000 spotties, 1 32.5cm blue cod, a handful of kahawai and a big baracouta.

Those 8hp Yams are indestructible, mine has done hundreds of hours all of them at full throttle.Can sit unused for 6 months and still start first pull.
Flush it religiously and it will look after you.

Perfect

Show you some exc wheels if you want
Made in NZ
Take pic later
Good setup there !!
Can I ask the price of the 8hp ??

I got the whole setup, lightly used, for $4250. 9 hours on the motor. 2 tote tanks (11 and 24L), outboard trolley,boat cover, beach wheels etc. The hard plastic beach wheels aren't much good, I want to investigate pneumatic wheels. Chucked a couple of railblaza RIBports on yesterday for rod holders. Massive thanks to Wildman for picking it up and bringing it down for me

Originally Posted by gimp

I got the whole setup, lightly used, for $4250. 9 hours on the motor. 2 tote tanks (11 and 24L), outboard trolley,boat cover, beach wheels etc. The hard plastic beach wheels aren't much good, I want to investigate pneumatic wheels. Chucked a couple of railblaza RIBports on yesterday for rod holders. Massive thanks to Wildman for picking it up and bringing it down for me

my wheels are the ducks nuts
Those hard plastic are no good
Will show soon @gimp
Here they are
bloody awesome
Fold up down easy and precise

https://www.beachmaster.co.nz/

Real Quality - my neighbour is a fitter and fussy as and he was super impressed and other neighbours since bought

When are we going fishing? You missed an opportunity to draw penises on my truck last nite. It was parked outside your place all nite after I had too many single malts across the road

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Originally Posted by R93

When are we going fishing? You missed an opportunity to draw penises on my truck last nite. It was parked outside your place all nite after I had too many single malts across the road

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What an opportunity to miss!

I'm off down to Jackson's tomorrow for a few days, hope the sea is as good as the forecast

Originally Posted by Sarvo

my wheels are the ducks nuts
Those hard plastic are no good
Will show soon @gimp
Here they are
bloody awesome
Fold up down easy and precise

https://www.beachmaster.co.nz/

Real Quality - my neighbour is a fitter and fussy as and he was super impressed and other neighbours since bought

They look good, and the hole spacing is similar to the existing ones so I might even be able to get away without drilling additional holes in my nice new aluminium transom

Originally Posted by gimp

They look good, and the hole spacing is similar to the existing ones so I might even be able to get away without drilling additional holes in my nice new aluminium transom

They exporting them all over world now
Terrific design - my neighbor has them on a RIB same size as yours and its so easy even on our rocky beach.
I have mine on a 2m inflatabel softbottom keel (oyster hating) inflatabel and my wheels could do with been a tad further apart (wider wheel base) but I am at full transom width allowed
So with motor on can get the wobles with motor on if pulling to fast and go over a large rock

Originally Posted by gimp

What an opportunity to miss!

I'm off down to Jackson's tomorrow for a few days, hope the sea is as good as the forecast

Good stuff. A heap of us are heading south for a lake fish tomorrow. I'd say the weather will be spot on.

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Originally Posted by gimp

What an opportunity to miss!

I'm off down to Jackson's tomorrow for a few days, hope the sea is as good as the forecast

Post up some pics of the boat and the catch

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Looks a great set up Pete.

And here I was thinking this might be a for sale thread... Good luck with the fishing

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Got away late and missed the best of the weather, pretty choppy last night and this morning. A million spiny dogs and one decent gurnard. Couldn't get too adventurous.