Thread: Show us your boat

Originally Posted by Barefoot

I've spent most of my boating time in small stuff, dinghies, smartwave 3500, etc. Moved to one of these about 5 years ago

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Very useful 2 person boat for fishing the shallow and the harbours.
Not much fun with more than 2 adults though.
Currently have a 6M ply hull sitting at work (Tolman skiff) to be fitted out and will live up north for family outings still being good as a 1 man band with beach launches and such.
Seaforce will stay at home to play in the Hauraki Gulf.

i have informed mother that a boat may turn up at hers

Here is our 4.3 Kingfisher. It was .odified to my requirements by its designer Kim Bertlesen. The constructuon is 4mm alloy and the desigh was to to build a workboat for inshore and harbour fishing. It hD a shallow v and will plane at 8knots, tbis to allow game fishing troll speed at economical cuel and engine load. It has 12' outrigger fittings, built-in bouyancy a self draining anchor well a d outboard well. 20" leg. Draws less then 2' at anchor. R/t. Sounder, bilge bump and navights. Storage under floor. Gunwhales are wide and raised ock mountes allow sta ding or sitting rosing with 11' oars. Good for setting and retrieving nets or lines. Will do 25 knots with 30 hp Tohhatsu and very stable. Rod holders are welded into gunwhales. Will post more info shortly.

The trailer is a Prescott from Te Puke. Custom built for the boat. It has a long drawbar to allow a good gap crom rear opening door such ad a large van. Very easy to tow and back with. The only roller is the rear centreing roller. There are four steel straps topped with umpi and these are supported by height adnustable pillars so the support matches the hull shape. Axle is adnustable for position and balance. I have had some large boats in the past and found umpi supports far easier on the hulls and still easy enough to winch boat onto and with much less provlems in swells and strong crosswinds. The trailet and boat and .otor are over 11 years now and I find no faults antwhere. I am thorough about shipshape, cleanliness flushing and maintanance. It's a step down from my 24" but serves it's purpose well. Cleanup usually takes a day. A trip Mount to Motiti mixed trolling and planing uses 12itres of fuel. Very happy with it.

This is Anastasia. She's a 26" Glass and GOP Pelin Empress and is a very tidy and proud old girl. Previous owner was a Sheetmetal specialist so the old inboard ford was removed and hardtop, transom, and swim platform built in alloy and she now sports a 200 optimax on the back and 20hp Mercury aux for trolling and pottering about. We originally looked for a 5-6m trailer boat but were pretty disheartened with the insane prices the second hand market was demanding recently (10 year old packages selling more than new, massive waiting lists for new etc)
She's got a berth at Te Anau Marina and has a trailer also but we have decided to keep her on her berth and couldn't be happier, we struggle to get time away and it's so nice being able to just jump in a vehicle and drive to the marina and head off into the sunset without all the stress and mucking about of having a boat at home. I don't think I could ever get tired of exploring all the nooks and crannies on lake Te Anau and all the hunting and fishing and sightseeing in that amazing little corner of the world. She has a galley with sink and oven and fridge etc on board along with a toilet in its own room, double berth up front and the couch in the saloon turns into another double berth, bbq in the cockpit and plenty of solar to keep everything topped up. Has a Simrad GO9 install and diesel heater etc. I'm looking for a wee inflatable to use as a tender as limited to beach landings at present. Look forward to plenty of happy times onboard, I'm even looking forward to winter!

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

This is Anastasia. She's a 26" Glass and GOP Pelin Empress and is a very tidy and proud old girl. Previous owner was a Sheetmetal specialist so the old inboard ford was removed and hardtop, transom, and swim platform built in alloy and she now sports a 200 optimax on the back and 20hp Mercury aux for trolling and pottering about. We originally looked for a 5-6m trailer boat but were pretty disheartened with the insane prices the second hand market was demanding recently (10 year old packages selling more than new, massive waiting lists for new etc)
She's got a berth at Te Anau Marina and has a trailer also but we have decided to keep her on her berth and couldn't be happier, we struggle to get time away and it's so nice being able to just jump in a vehicle and drive to the marina and head off into the sunset without all the stress and mucking about of having a boat at home. I don't think I could ever get tired of exploring all the nooks and crannies on lake Te Anau and all the hunting and fishing and sightseeing in that amazing little corner of the world. She has a galley with sink and oven and fridge etc on board along with a toilet in its own room, double berth up front and the couch in the saloon turns into another double berth, bbq in the cockpit and plenty of solar to keep everything topped up. Has a Simrad GO9 install and diesel heater etc. I'm looking for a wee inflatable to use as a tender as limited to beach landings at present. Look forward to plenty of happy times onboard, I'm even looking forward to winter!
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Man that's awesome. We have been looking for a boat and have come to the same conclusion. Are you able to water ski behind it or is that asking a bit much ?

Originally Posted by Rich007

Man that's awesome. We have been looking for a boat and have come to the same conclusion. Are you able to water ski behind it or is that asking a bit much ?

Yeap it will pull me out of the water on a wakeboard or ski no worries and I'm about 90kg

Originally Posted by nzspearo

Current boat is an Extreme 650 with 175 Suzi 4-stroke. Hull is 2007, motor 2011. Had it for about 6 yrs now, put a new trailer under it a couple years ago. Love it for fishing and spearing, with a few overnighters to Barrier and Mayor. Starting to do a bit more deep dropping and game fishing out of it.



The open array radar might be a bit over the top, but I work in the industry so she has a ‘bit’ more gear in it than the average trailer boat


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What an awesome looking boat

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This is Weka my 6.0m Sea Ranger - these were designed sold by a business in Havelock, she was built in 1999 and has been in the family since, I brought my family out 10 years ago and replaced the old 150 V6 Johnson 2 stroke with the Merc 150 EFI 4Stroke in 2013. New motor has been brilliant so good on gas, quiet, powerful, easy to start - really changed boating for us i.e. I have a 12' tinny above the high tide mark and an 8hp in the shed and I have not used that for at least 7 years - much easier to grab Weka even for tootling around the bay. Looking at upgrading this year to something a little bit bigger with a few bells and whistles like a hard top, anchor winch, windscreen wiper etc.

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@AMac if your happy with the boat maybe you could get someone to add the anchor winch and wind screen wiper. Hard top could be a step to far though.

Originally Posted by AMac

This is Weka my 6.0m Sea Ranger - these were designed sold by a business in Havelock, she was built in 1999 and has been in the family since, I brought my family out 10 years ago and replaced the old 150 V6 Johnson 2 stroke with the Merc 150 EFI 4Stroke in 2013. New motor has been brilliant so good on gas, quiet, powerful, easy to start - really changed boating for us i.e. I have a 12' tinny above the high tide mark and an 8hp in the shed and I have not used that for at least 7 years - much easier to grab Weka even for tootling around the bay. Looking at upgrading this year to something a little bit bigger with a few bells and whistles like a hard top, anchor winch, windscreen wiper etc.

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My name is Bunji & l am a Boat'aholic

Currently own 3 & looking for a fourth & was in a Syndicate with a 31 Bertram up until the end of last year Moored in BOP , where my Lill Bro lives ,that l had not set foot on Deck for 2 years of the Lock Down Cluster Fucks ,where as we would normally spend summers in it at every chance.

We have spent a lot of time in boats in some of the remotest waters on the Planet ,Chartering/ Guiding/ Running off the coast & Rivers of PNG & Top End of Oz ,my missus & l also spent just over six months Sailing through the South Pacific in a Yacht, a 1979 Hans Christian 43T Ketch we rebuilt in the harbor at Singapore ,the owner a victim of the Financial Meltdown that hit just as he was about to refurbish her ,so we got a Ketch filled tom the brim with spares .Over 7yrs we also spent 4/12 months travelling on a mates Canal Boat ,we hired off him , in the UK & a 3 week cruise in France , something we will spend a extended time doing at some stage in the future .

. I had a client while l was guiding who was a well respected Naval Architect and Marine Designer for the Pro Cray Fishers ,we did a swap & he did plans for jet hulls that me & a couple of mates each built & our 8mtr Walk Around Dive/Sport fisher that the 3 of us built .I am lucky to have been close mates with a Marine Engineer l met through diving & another who l met through my Off Road bike racing days ,who is a top welder,who was then specializing in Custom Motorbikes ,but earns a living now Hyperbaric welding around the world & we all went partners in the "Big Bitch" ,8 years ago & we have repowered them all since 3yrs ago.

I also own a custom six mtr plate CC Dive boat ,with Wet Deck that was my mates work boat for his Cray boats

Big Bitch 8m Alloy full walk around,cab sleeps 4 ; Dive /Sports Fisher Weighing in at 4ton dry or 4.5ton with fuel . She has a pair of 225 Hondas which push her along just over 55mph. On 2 engines around 13LPH at 7.5kts with six adults & Dive gear .



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6 mtr Plate CC Dive Boat. Self Draining Deck. 150 Yammy



Jet boat still has my business Wrap on it so this is as much as you get to see at present

Very lucky to have a Missus who likes hunting & loves Boats & is always keen for a extended multi day trip in the Jet exploring remote bits of river for hunting .Pic was taken when she had the offer to either go spend a Weekend in high end Air B&B or take the Jet for a over night hunt



The Jets we built are ; hulls are 3.9mtrs ,with a 12mm Keel & six mm one piece, 15° deadrise, Beam @ chine 1540mm,a six mm Raex steel plate overlay,4 mm top sides & six mm one piece engine bearers .All high grade marine aluminum used through out .

We repowered them around 3 yrs ago with Direct Import ,Grey motors & then custom built them to our specs ie Blue Printed motors ,Garret Turbo & hand made custom intakes, Fuel Rails & HP Injectors High Flow Performance Exhaust Headers etc, etc all pumping out a Scott Water Jet .So the Suzuki M18A Turbos are just cruising with heaps of power as l run mine at 8 or 9lbs Boost but they are set up so at 11lbs Boost the Peak power they are putting out is 238 hp & 257 lbs-ft torque.

Hi there @ bunji,keen to know more about your (quite heavy?) jet set up.I assume it's a std 612 pump with std blades?how does the pump hang onto that horsepower- any slippage @ WOT with a heavy load.I,m currently running 8_9 lb boosted M18aT on a std bladed 612 on a shorter,lighter hull. Am considering beefing up the engine internals to push up to 11lb boost, but only if the 612 will hang onto the extra thrust .Scotts claim the 612 is rated to 300HP but to be honest most of Konrad's claims are a crock of sales pitch shit.Interested in your feed back ,cheers

I looked into adding an anchor Sideshow but came to the conclusion that there was just not enough room - just wasn't designed for it. Weka has served us really well for 23 years, my thinking is to upgrade now while I am still working, to something 6.7m +/- with modern design that will also last 20 odd years which my sons can eventually own just like me with Weka.

Originally Posted by Sideshow

@AMac if your happy with the boat maybe you could get someone to add the anchor winch and wind screen wiper. Hard top could be a step to far though.

@bluebaiter222 Yeh absolutely no problems with the Scott units or with the engines running at full noise, as one of the mates has ran his at full boost since it left his shed floor & we use our Jets hard a lot as we have Fiordland at our back doors & hulls are set up for winch & lift use etc. I set mine up for hunting expeditions & reliability more than high end noise, so have been more than happy with the build/set up & will not ever sell it now or wind the boost up ,as it is perfect for me & the missus/mate & hounds doing overnighter or longer hunting expeditions pushing into to Tiger Country & balances all the performance Vs reliability requirements we have .

I have also always been really careful with maintenance on all my gear but in particular my boats, as having spent so much time in remote waters in PNG & Kimberley's etc ,where no one is coming to help any time soon & lots of biteys to happy to clean up the scene if the worst happens ,the old motto you can not get out & push them home is what l operate on & it is always a lot easier to work on them in your shed than on a river bank.

While using our Jets for example Wap hunting every year & using our winch systems, in the early days the rescue mobs would get calls from boaters & pilots reporting crashed/lost boats in the trees, as they could not believe where we reach ,luckily we twigged to this happening before hand & let every agency & week end warrior know before hand in writing & by phone & face To face to avoid any Panty Wetting. The Scotts handle blasting through rubbish well ,but like any unit you treat them like a Concrete Pump & you will have prob's.

We used the Scotts before hand on 3.6m jets we ran they have never given any probs & one mate is still using his old unit ,we only went up in hull size as extended hunting trips using the Jets became a regular for us ,now with the new Bach surrounded by prime Jet country ,l am looking at adding a 4.1/4.2 in the shed for easy river trips with a couple of extra mates thrown in with us & will have no probs running another Scott unit when l do the refit of it .

Gidday @ bunji do you mind if I PM you as you haven't really answered by question in your post #108.Cheers in advance