Quintrex 370 Explorer for Camper topper
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 03, 2016 at 19:58
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Member - Ned
I am thinking about a car topper and have decided on a 370 Explorer, not the cartopper but the 370 as it comes, there's very little difference in weight, height, length and width.
I have owned 3 tinnie's, Stacer Riviera, Proline and a Savage Jabaru, I understand the differences in choices to be made to weight, length, width, Height and am also experienced in top end fishing to some degree.
I have a Pioneer prospector camper with an original boat side loader. Im wondering if there are many/any members out there who have a 370 explorer over a 370 car topper or simply an Explorer 370.
I am a river fisherman and sometimes go outside considering the weather. I have considered others as some of you might own but costing in
Melbourne makes the Quintrex more desirable.
I have just purchased a 20hp Honda 4 stroke and weight for the camper is covered.
This is just generally putting it out there to see what
feedback I get before I go ahead and purchase the 370. I simply cant find one cheap enough online in Vic as they all come with some style of motor, As mentioned Ive had 3 boats before and had too many issues to consider going 2nd hand on a motor, certainly not where I go.
Feel free to add any input, I certainly understand there are many boat choices to be made and most of them are sufficient enough for the job. but for those of you who have or have had one im interested in your
feedback.
Regards
Dave
Reply By: Member - sparra - Thursday, Mar 03, 2016 at 20:36
Thursday, Mar 03, 2016 at 20:36
G'day Dave, I have a Quintrex explorer 370, with a 15hp Yammie, a ripper little boat. It handles the very often choppy water around here surprisingly
well, I mainly use it in the inshore waters around Useless Loop and Carrarang station ,and I will be using it in the
Kimberley,Top End,Gulf and
Cape York regions over the next few years as I will be a permanent nomad from April 19th.
I mostly carry it on my
Kimberley Kamper which has a
Kimberley boat loader but also it can go on the top of my aluminium canopy.
The Explorer is also a very stable boat to fish out of.
Cheers,
Sparra

My travelling rig
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Follow Up By: Member - Ned - Thursday, Mar 03, 2016 at 23:35
Thursday, Mar 03, 2016 at 23:35
Thanks Sparra,
Was up there last May and had a great time, loved the place, on my bucket list to do a big stay in a coupla years. Nice setup ya got there, appreciate the
pic and
feedback. Its exactly what I was hopin for as far as offshore, it blew up a bit on my stay but I feel the 370 would have done ok close to shore, and even better in the opposite bay outa the wind.
If I get
mine to sit as good as that I'll be wrapped.
Cheers
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