help with dinghy

This question has been asked a number of times.....my summary of the previous responses seems to be the following three manufacturers. Have a look at:

ezytopper.com.au
quickboats.com
crossxcountry.com.au

Cheers

We have the Quintrex 375 Dart with 20hp Yamaha . Have found it excellent for bays, rivers and dams even in some rough weather.
Carry it on top of vehicle.
John

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

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?

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

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

Hi, Went to the Emerald 4x4 & Outdoor Expo yesterday & saw a light weight dinghy there. From "Enlightened Boating". Way lighter than ally. A 12 ft open hull weighs only 30kg. A google search should find them. Bill

When we did the Big Lap in 2007 we took an Allycraft 3.7 on top of the camper which was good but in my then ignorance I relied on boat wheels attached to the stern of the boat. I incorrectly thought that I could access the water from private facilities but this was rarely the case. As some of the posts have stated a collapsible trailer which lets you get to boat ramps on public roads is a must.

MickMew

Have a look at this web page. Scroll to Boat n Easy.

http://www.flipneasy.com.au/

A great solution to the trailer problem.

MickMew