help with dinghy
Submitted: Sunday, Nov 03, 2013 at 20:46
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Debbie M4
Hey guys need some help with whst kind of dinghy to take around australia I have atm a boat rack on my camper and I would like somethimg 3.6 to 4m in size but deep if you kno wat I mean any help would be great if need some sort of more info just say
thanks
Reply By: Robert O - Sunday, Nov 03, 2013 at 22:50
Sunday, Nov 03, 2013 at 22:50
G,Day Debbie
I went through this process some time ago, I went through brochures and ordered the deepest 3.75 tinnie that I could find, it is a 4 Seasons Sea Sprite Have had it around Australia twice (and used it), it's a great tub, the 4 Season badged boats are difficult to track, I purchased
mine from Burleigh Marine Qld. I was told they are a rebadged Stessco, looking at the Stesco website it appears to be the Bream 365, it is quite a heavy boat I had it built for a short shaft motor which means it has a deep cutout in the transom, in hindsight a longshaft would have been more suitable I also had the bow handles fitted flush on the gunnel and flat chequreplate fitted to the bow, these changes allow a flat top surface which makes it easier for loading on the Custom Boatloader
Hope this has been helpful
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Reply By: gbc - Monday, Nov 04, 2013 at 06:39
Monday, Nov 04, 2013 at 06:39
I wouldn't worry about 'deep' too much. The deep bits are out of the water catching wind.
Have a look at the Finn spindrift range of cats. They are small, extremely stable and extremely good in the ocean for what they are. I got the smaller version - 2.4m and run it with a 9.8 which is more than a tad overpowered. You're not going to flip/sink/damage one, and being flexible plastic they are 10 times easier to tie onto a roof rack than a tinny. They are also tougher. You seriously wouldn't want any bigger than 6 h.p. on one.
If it's crocs you're worried about, I think your perspective is a bit skewed thinking about using a cartopper, but then thinking one with sides a bit higher is going to be of any kind of benefit?
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Follow Up By: gbc - Monday, Nov 04, 2013 at 06:44
Monday, Nov 04, 2013 at 06:44
P.s. I got rid of a clark 3.66 clipper to get this, and also had a quintrex 375 explorer. Personally I think I made the right decision - the cat has a lower top speed on flat water but then keeps trucking through the rough stuff where the tinnys need to be driven continuously. The explorer was not happy at all in anything but sheltered water.
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Reply By: Member - bungarra (WA) - Monday, Nov 04, 2013 at 08:52
Monday, Nov 04, 2013 at 08:52
I did the research and came up with a Bluefin dingy, very
well made, all welded and have been very happy with my decision.
Cart it around on the roof with a Custom Boat Loader and have a collapsible Mangrove Jack trailer (Licensed)
weight, sturdiness of construction and reputation was a big factor in these 3 purchases
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Reply By: Member - bungarra (WA) - Monday, Nov 04, 2013 at 08:53
Monday, Nov 04, 2013 at 08:53
I did the research and came up with a Bluefin dingy, very
well made, all welded and have been very happy with my decision.
Cart it around on the roof with a Custom Boat Loader and have a collapsible Mangrove Jack trailer (Licensed)
weight, sturdiness of construction and reputation was a big factor in these 3 purchases
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