Hey guys, I'm looking at buying a boat, and I just wanted to get a few pointers from the poeple who have or have had them in the past. Things about registration process, types of motors to suit types of boats, load limits, steering, etc etc blah blah blah. I'm sort of a novice here. Feel free to fill the thread up with pics of boats (no, NOT VNs please ) or other watersport associated things. Cheers, Tim Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

My mates race boat. Realy depends what your wanting to do with it, fishing or skiing? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

how much u looking to spend?

BOAT = Bring Out Another Thousand Apart from that, your best off starting by deciding what sort of use the boat will get, then start from there. Different hull designs will lend themselves to multi purpose uses, or some are only good for 1 thing (2 if your rooting in it) And this is my toy... Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

lol.. you beat me to it.. i was gonna make this thread lastnight... mehh.. like ank said.. how much dough u willing to let go?

i also forgot to mention if you buy an out board then ppl may think "things"

outboard boats are like audi's good for your mrs, or thorpy-like-people

well this is ourse.. its a 23ft caribbean crusaider.. my old mans had it for about 7 years.. manily used for game fishing, but for now the snapper season. (bout 1 month away) it use to have an old trailer, the 80 series cruiser pulled it decently well.. not an issue, but we built a new trailer and it struggled bad, thats why we put in the 454.. even the 100 series v8 ones pull **** house.. weighs about 3.3 tonne empty, excluding 400L of fuel and around 200 kg + of gear.. plus when u fish hard in game, you come back with 300 kg of fish.. lol, however the new engine pulls well.. running twin yamaha 140's and goes alright.. tiny bit sluggish on take off but still goes alright.. might upgrade to twin 170's soon... heres some pics.. might get some new ones since we gave it a cut and polish this weekend.. well atleast one half, lol my old man me Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Depends. I'm a fan of buying something get it fixed up, so preferably a solid hull, and preferably painted. It'll be used for cruising with mates, so it doesn't need to be flash. Maybe a little fishing, if I can be arsed. Looking at this: http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....MEWA:IT&ih=014 (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=330260282806&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=014) What do you guys think? Edit: Nice boat PSI-EFI! A bit big for me though. I'll be towing it with a VN V8 manual, so that'll probably tear the thing to shreds.

if that was anymore homo it would have AUDI badges on it and the driver would be wearing a fishnet shirt

thats alright.. how many mates do you plan on cruising or fishing with? Quote: Originally Posted by Epitaph if that was anymore homo it would have AUDI badges on it and the driver would be wearing a fishnet shirt that sites ***en gay.. all **** talkers

that boat on ebay is a nugget. so im guessing your looking to spend like 5k? max if that?

I had a 1750 bullet, 200 hp on the back, it went really well and was only 10K that was afew years ago aswell When you go cruising or skiing with mates, make sure they put in for fuel, they suck the arse out of the tank if your putting your foot in it a bit

Probably around four people at most times. I'm not a fan of the colour, but its the type of hull that interests me. Quote: Originally Posted by MRKING that boat on ebay is a nugget. so im guessing your looking to spend like 5k? max if that? Yeah, thats right. I don't mind buying something without the motor to begin with, with the intention of fixing up the boat. What sort of price range would I be looking at? And how big a motor? Does an outboard bolt onto something like that? Like I said, I don't know much about this. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Quote: Originally Posted by 5spdvl Probably around four people at most times. I'm not a fan of the colour, but its the type of hull that interests me. Yeah, thats right. I don't mind buying something without the motor to begin with, with the intention of fixing up the boat. What sort of price range would I be looking at? And how big a motor? Does an outboard bolt onto something like that? Like I said, I don't know much about this. i would look for a everingham hull or somthing like that if your going to do it up Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

get a wakeboard boat Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I don't want to do it up (as in the first pic above), just something a few of us can cruise around in. Don't really want a tinny, as they look sh*t and are pretty uncomfortable.

i reckon its a little to small for 4 people, however you will still fit them all.. you will pull sumthing in the 16-18 ft with a vn v8 aswell considering its not too heavy.. that boat your looking at previously had an outboard.. maybe try contacting the owner and asking what sort of hp they were running.. imho 80 hp would go awesome in that

don't buy a jetski, i bought a seadoo last year, yes they are sick fun but if you don't have a few mates with them to can get over it quick. I'm selling my xp this year and buying a ski boat. If your buying a outboard ski boat check for damage to the transom from the outboard hitting logs etc and rot in the hull has caught a few mates out.

Quote: Originally Posted by 88 Chaser I had a 1750 bullet, 200 hp on the back, it went really well and was only 10K that was afew years ago aswell When you go cruising or skiing with mates, make sure they put in for fuel, they suck the arse out of the tank if your putting your foot in it a bit nothing worse than going fishing with mates, spending $700 of fuel, supplying all the gear, them taking some fish home, and them not chipping in.. or even helping to wash the boat Some original photos have not been recovered yet.