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Dont see much splash coming off this sucker

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLUU8izGazw

Oh course you don't Harvey, it's nearly glassed out. Give both boats a test run today in the harbour and then make a decision? The test will be to put an empty bucket in the same spot in both boats and measure how much water is in the bucket when you return to the ramp.

It looks pretty calm in the photo of the Formosa up the Daly Hombre.

I reckon both buckets would be full today.

ocean master

Being a hire boat, its highly likely it has more to do with either the operator, weight distribution and boat setup than the hull itself.

Its funny that in previous threads on this exact same topic, people commented on the tabs being wetter than the formosa....

I think that there are far too many factors involved - boat length, motor size, mounting height, weight distribution, type of prop (3 or 4 blade), hydrofoils, trim tabs, travel angle, wind direction, etc. to simply say one is better than the other in this instance.

All I can say is I've been in Harveys 5.8 and travelled alongside Balou's to say that the formosa's in this size and configuration are a good honest handling, dry plate hull boat.

I have a 2013 Formosa Tomahawk 620 and it's awesome. I rented Hooked up boat hires 550 for a day before I purchased mine and I was also happy with that.

I have a 5.1 m stacer and once I was driving side by side with a 5.2 Formosa and we were standing up getting smashed and the guy next to us was sitting down drinking a beer.
True story

jonr wrote:I have a 5.1 m stacer and once I was driving side by side with a 5.2 Formosa and we were standing up getting smashed and the guy next to us was sitting down drinking a beer.
True story

Yep true was there as well quite impressed

Polycraft, I'm not biased!

Reverse chine keeps them drier in the chop and deadrise.........Neither Tabs or Formosa have a decent reverse chine.......Origins boats are roughly 130mm reverse say compared to a Formosa's 50mm.......no comparison........but you get what you pay for.

im always sitting down drinking a beer in my formosa!

Took the 5.1 TABS Territory Pro out in Darwin Harbour yesterday with the missus. Handled the chop and reasonable swirl sweet as. Love the plate "swoosh" cutting through the waves like butter with no jolts at all. Dry smooth, comfortable ride which is a A+ with the missus. Will never go back to a pressed alloy boat again. Take one for a test drive and you'll never go for anything else! Best of luck with your choice.

We went to the daly in a mates 5.8 Formosa and it's didn't impress me much, nice boat but heavy and wet. Only seen tabs boat on the water but I would be testing one for sure as they look like a nice ride and well fitted out.
My personal preference would be a ocean master though, cousins have the 451 and 649 (I think) and I've been in some rough stuff in them and they are just so stable and handle chop well.