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I have always wondered why there isn't this style of hull available (hard to describe I'll let the pic explain)

http://www.boatpoint.com.au/boats-for-s ... ~AdvertAge

But they do make it, and wondering why this style is not more popular?
Has any one seen or been in this style of hull?
Why are they not more popular?
Does any other boat builders use this style of hull?

Looks like it would be one of the best compromises of boat.
What would the disadvantages of this type of hull be?

Have a look at the older haines hunter boats. Fiberglass slows the boats up in this neck of the woods

If your looking for a project boat in this style i have a old fiberglass cruise craft you can have for a few grand trailer and all needs a bit of work but

Probably a good boat... If ya wanna take your boyfriend out for a chardonay at sunset etc...

Ill stick with me ally tinny.

Hemi, don't be such a homophobic redneck.....no self respective boyfriend, cabin boy, etc would be caught dead in a cruise craft!

Id be afraid to drop bait on the leather, look at haines hunter if you like this style but want a good bluewater rig
Been out in a few now, bosses 760 patriot is bl..dy nice and I never liked fibreglass before but soley for bluewater, ita a weapon and holds 700l of fuel, seriously good long range boat

I think everyone is missing the point a bit. I'm not fussed so much on a fibreglass boat, nor that this one is more for "cruising" than fishing.
But that it is a cabin boat that is a fishing deck on top. I know it would be pretty snug in the cabin. But it would be useful as I would have thought. I can not understand why there is not more boats like this design in alloy or fibreglass

mickkk wrote:I think everyone is missing the point a bit. I'm not fussed so much on a fibreglass boat, nor that this one is more for "cruising" than fishing.
But that it is a cabin boat that is a fishing deck on top. I know it would be pretty snug in the cabin. But it would be useful as I would have thought. I can not understand why there is not more boats like this design in alloy or fibreglass

There is mate...

Every boat out there with a casting deck is pretty much the same as this boat.. The difference is this boat is a bit fancy and has a bunk under the casting deck instead of just storage space....

Anyone could build a bunk under their cast deck.... Obviously not enough call/need for it....
Id never bother , i like open boats with space...more options..

The one you posted is 70k new. Fished in a half cabin like the one i pictured in Sydney all the time as could fish the winter. Great style of blue water boat for the family. Heaps of half cabins in Syd and Qld but not many up here and not many glass boats either....

That would work I reckon....be effing hot up here in that little cabin though!

Hi Mick

If you are looking for one in ally then look for an 'Island Cab', that is all this is without the top half of the cab built on. Would be a fun boat to build I reckon.

Cheers

Tinny version here?

I built the deck high so I could sleep fully extended on the lower deck, and have extra storage space. The high casting platform worked well barra fishing, but the seat up there was a bucking bronco out on the blue in a chop.

The seats also plugged into the casting deck, and main deck.

Geez thats unique matt. What's the height from the floor (standing at console) to the cast deck? Do you need a step? Also did i see a seat attached to the rear pod?

I get up by stepping on the gunwhale lockers, which now have carpeted lids. There is a chair right on the stern but not the transom ... I call it the crocbait chair, not sure I would use it now on some northern waterways, since the Bill Scott attack.

I also have mount holes for a small spring-loaded clay pigeon releaser on the top deck

Boat has since been reconfigured for trout fishing (and since gathering dust because of magazine and farm work commitments), but it made a good hay trailer when the hay trailer broke on hay day

Will get a new boat for travelling in due course.