Gary and Kerry wrote:

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Thinking about getting one of these 
http://www.bluefinboats.com.au/tinoo.htm
for our trip, anyone know anything about them, good or bad.

-- Edited by Gary and Kerry on Wednesday 9th of December 2009 08:18:22 PM

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Hi Gary,Kerry,
We had a Horrizon boat , very similar to this in shape , the front end is what we call to blunt ,gives a very rough & wet ride , even on a small chop .

Have a look at the chine , thats the rib section that runs from the rear along the water line & up to the front .This pic shows it running up to the front corner of the covered bow, this is a water deflector & does not work well in this style .

The new design ones , the same line runs around the front at about 2/3 rds hight ,
much much better system ,they also have much more tapper on the front of boat.

You may be able to see this on our avator.The so called v-nose punts do not like choppy water , but at the same time are more stable at rest when you want to move around .

The deep v-front is very good in the rough water but unstable at rest.
This new disign is a blend of both , not to blunt , not to sharp .a good ride &  dry.

After tears of getting wet & hammered with a rough ride I changed over to a Stacer Proline ; 100% better & happy with it .

We havent done a real lot with ours yet , but did go through some sloppy water 
at full speed , never even got splashed  .


These are the reasons  why i changed , I looked at a lot of boats first & I think i made a good choice .

I may be able to find a better pic if you need it .

 

We needed to consider 2 things when looking for a rooftop tinny;

1. There is a 34kg load limit on the Terracan, so weight is an issue, (at least until the warranty runs out).

2. We both suffer from chronic sea-sickness, so will be confined to rivers, lakes, billabongs etc.

I had a 14' punt when we lived in Darwin and that suited the type of fishing we did.

yep I agree with that, however if you treat it as a canoe then it will possibly serve you well, not saying I know anything at all about boats here!

just use it in calm waters and be carefull and you should be right! I think the biggest drawback would be the width, I cant see it being very stable

we used a couple of 44's and a bit of a plank tied together with a bit of binder twine up north after Barra once, it worked well and I think this may be a step or two better than that! and a whole lot safer

sure can, seen lake burbury change within five minutes from a millpond to a dark and mystical bohemoth, wouldnt have liked to have been out there when that came through

Hi
I am in heavy study mode listening and learning from all here getting ready one day soon to sell up and go. I can offer nothing really except my inexperienced views.

I too would like to carry a boat. I am heading towards buying a Nissan and an off road van, adding a boat to that lot makes for a large heavy and restrictive load.
I think best for me would be an inflatable boat. Small and compact, can be stored in a bag in the boot.

http://www.rfd.com.au/products/marine/marine_aquapro.htm

Like i say i know very little but its an idea for you guys to chew over and I would be interested in what you have to say.

seonau

Garry , just had another look at the specs on that boat.

850mm beam , thats like a canoe,  my old one was 1.5m , that was bad enough.

guess it depends on what you want to do with it .as we use ours in crock country & is 1850m beam & deeper.

Keep looking , you will get there.