Thread: Kitset Boats

Originally Posted by Tussock

You want a 70 year old man with one leg to ride 20k/hr along the banks of the Kakanui river? This is Oamaru, not some picturesque Oxford rowing scene. We rowed old second hand boats (ok, third ), towed them with an old HQ Holden and Falcon we drank in in the weekends and waded through sticky black sewage mud to use them

Our best boat was from the 50's and was crazy heavy for a light weight team in the first year at high school. We did have to contend with the rampant weed grabbing the blades and numerous rotting cats, dogs and sheep floating around. I have done a few swims in your harbour though.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I dont doubt Woody is a good bugger.
BUT MOST OF ALL IF YOU SELL KITS PUT THE FUCKEN PRICE ON YOUR WEBSITE!

Things that fuck me off.

Websites that tell me/show me nothing and that is pretty much every bloody boat builder in the country.
Show me a product with no price!!!!

Clearly you do not want my money if you cannot even decide how much of it you want.

totally agree

I baught a bare hull and am fitting a hardtop to it (570 senator)
Its going well but I have serious doubts that I would ever put myself in this suituation again its a big job to do, let alone a hull

satisfaction yes but Its seriously taxing on time

Originally Posted by Bill999

I baught a bare hull and am fitting a hardtop to it (570 senator)
Its going well but I have serious doubts that I would ever put myself in this suituation again its a big job to do, let alone a hull

satisfaction yes but Its seriously taxing on time

pics please !!

Originally Posted by Bill999

I baught a bare hull and am fitting a hardtop to it (570 senator)
Its going well but I have serious doubts that I would ever put myself in this suituation again its a big job to do, let alone a hull

satisfaction yes but Its seriously taxing on time

pics please !!

Originally Posted by Beaker

pics please !!

+1

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Originally Posted by Bill999

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That looks well done!!

thats the one i ment
the tape is just patterning for the bow rail

grinding windows and bow rail and it will be ready for the motor to bolt on
then just the fininshing carpet, tuna tubes and live bait tank
then refit of electronics

VC just remember your kids aren't going to get any smaller.
I'm currently mulling over moving into a slightly bigger boat to pre-empt this problem, after having 4 people in the smartwave this summer
I like small boats for similar reasons to you, and if you can handle it by yourself its easier to pop out for a few hours when you feel like it.
I'm not going to suggest a particular ali kitset as I don't weld but have built a few ply ones over the years.

Heading into a sea is unpleasant but a following sea can kill you quick and I'm sure that little thing Nelson calls a harbour cuts up nicely with a bit of wind against the tide.
To me things that keep you out of trouble long term are:-
Boats designed around long shaft motors, meaning you have a higher back panel, or having an outboard well.
High sides.
Sealed buoyancy tanks so you can't stuff things into them and negate their purpose.
I think there is a sweet spot around 4m when you have to balance out weight and versatility.


@Woody that boat of yours looks almost exactly what I'm thinking of changing to, just maybe with a side console instead of forward control.

Originally Posted by Barefoot

VC just remember your kids aren't going to get any smaller.
I'm currently mulling over moving into a slightly bigger boat to pre-empt this problem, after having 4 people in the smartwave this summer
I like small boats for similar reasons to you, and if you can handle it by yourself its easier to pop out for a few hours when you feel like it.
I'm not going to suggest a particular ali kitset as I don't weld but have built a few ply ones over the years.

Heading into a sea is unpleasant but a following sea can kill you quick and I'm sure that little thing Nelson calls a harbour cuts up nicely with a bit of wind against the tide.
To me things that keep you out of trouble long term are:-
Boats designed around long shaft motors, meaning you have a higher back panel, or having an outboard well.
High sides.
Sealed buoyancy tanks so you can't stuff things into them and negate their purpose.
I think there is a sweet spot around 4m when you have to balance out weight and versatility.


@Woody that boat of yours looks almost exactly what I'm thinking of changing to, just maybe with a side console instead of forward control.

Yeop you summed it up nicely, I had a hard on for a smartwave for a while.....but all the ones I saw come up for sale were low transom or seriously fucked around with and I dont like that........I was pretty close to ticking one up last year... two ladys own one each and fish near where I launch.
Now I dont disrespect them for the boats they own or where they fish but I am out far further than them most often and think to myself "fark If I had a boat like that.." etcetc.

Really I need two boats....12-14 ft tiller steer dingy with 15-30 hp compleatly open with no screens/cleats or other snags for winter and netting for flounder.
And another 4.5-5.5m cuddy cabin with a 40-70hp for summer snapper fishing ,scolloping,diving,towing a biscuit or knee board etc and missions up the lakes or to durvil.

Is a bloody conundrum for sure.

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

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Really I need two boats....12-14 ft tiller steer dingy with 15-30 hp compleatly open with no screens/cleats or other snags for winter and netting for flounder.
And another 4.5-5.5m cuddy cabin with a 40-70hp for summer snapper fishing ,scolloping,diving,towing a biscuit or knee board etc and missions up the lakes or to durvil.

Is a bloody conundrum for sure.

How bout this 13ft Aluminium Dinghy | Trade Me and convince you dada to loan you his when you need a bigger boat

or this
NEW ENFORCER 370 ALUMINUM BOAT | Trade Me

Originally Posted by mikee

How bout this 13ft Aluminium Dinghy | Trade Me and convince you dada to loan you his when you need a bigger boat

or this
NEW ENFORCER 370 ALUMINUM BOAT | Trade Me

Yea frypan has lost the plot, the old one with 3 seats had no room and sfa reserve boyancey...the new one with 2 fucken humoungus seats has no room and sfa more rsb.
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Who would a thought buying a cheap boat was so bloody difficult.

I am considering one of these. The price seems right for an alloy 4.4m pontoon with a cuddy and on a trailer. I have a 60hp yamaha that would go allright on one too.....

FREWZA F14 Fisher Package | Trade Me