New Rig
Submitted by Albee Mangles on Wed, 2010-08-11 14:50
Picked myself up a little boat for river use, have set it up with Sounder, rod rack, and all important drink holders. Weighs 60kg, fits in the back of the ute, and with the folding wheels can be launched single handedly pretty much anywhere. Got a 5hp Mariner dirt cheap, had it serviced and it runs like a charm! Cheap boating!!!
Took it out in the Sound last week and got a feed of smaller fry, and broke it's river cherry last night, landing a dozen Bream between 28-38cm! Does about 12-13 knots one up, and is very cheap to run!
hlokk
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Looks like a hybrid between
Looks like a hybrid between a yak and a boat, hehe. Good to see you've gotten a few fish off it already. I'm sure the first of many.
Could imagine you could launch it in a lot of places you could launch a yak, so could be quite versatile in launching spots (sucks with even a small boat that you might have to drive say 5nm to get somewhere half a mile offshore sometimes). Any laws in regards to that?
So, how it is having a motor that runs on petrol power not muscle power?
Albee Mangles
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Hybrid is bang on!
Weighs the same as a Hobie Pro-Angler!! It's not my first dinghy, but the first since taking up yakking, is a bit different, certainly not the excersise i'm used too, but is very relaxing way to spend the evening, and great for taking the nephews and friends out for a bream bash. Don't know of any laws regarding launching it anywhere, only the distance out to see/length of vessel rule, so will be inshore only. Tho i took it out on the Sound last week for a run, and it was fine. You'd want to pick your nights tho i'd say, and for me, i'll be keeping the yaks for offshore!!
Oh, and no Skippers ticket required!
Colin Hay
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That's cool Brett
How stable is it? Do you fish standing up in it?
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Albee Mangles
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Very stable col!
I drive it standing up mate!! But yes, its a cat so very stable, can stand on one side and pearce off the edge no problem, even after a rum or two!
Colin Hay
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Lol
You would need the rum on a cold night on the river.
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Freo_Boi
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Thats insane
Now with the motor and drink holders you are going to develop a beer gut and it might not be so stable after a while
DieHard
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How much all up did it
How much all up did it cost?
looks like a bomb mate!!
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Albee Mangles
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Roughly
bout $1200, including motor, rego for the boat, service for the motor, folding wheels on the back, few bits and pieces for fitout, sounders of an old yak, so's battery and rod holders. The Finn Spindrift is about $1200 brand new, this ones also lightweight plastic, and is just over 55kg empty. You can sometimes buy seconds from the factory cheap! Why the are seconds will vary, but sometimes it's hard to find.. Usually cosmetic.
Half the price of a new Hobie Kayak, and cheaper than any of mine...
Faulkner Family
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getting slack in your old
getting slack in your old age there . not a bad looking unit if you want to just fish close to shore.at that price you cant go wrong
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DieHard
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Thats a fair price
Thats a fair price Albee...
Least you can say you have a Catarmaran ;)
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SamC
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Killa Mulloway rig when
Killa Mulloway rig when their running!
Cheers,
Sam
DieHard
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Hahaha i suspect Albee will
Hahaha i suspect Albee will be ready for a bit of towing?
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SamC
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Not if your anchored..
Not if your anchored..
Cheers,
Sam
DazSamFishing
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Love how you can just throw
Love how you can just throw on the back of the ute. Be great for the dams as well.
Brooky
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great for harvey
Be great for Harvey just slap an electric on it and away you go hours of fun chasing trout
Just get me back on the water