Seafarer Viking

[webby]

Seafarer Viking
1996 Johonno v4 Oceanrunner
1996 Multiroll trailer
Boat has been rebuilt by seafarer
180l fuel two tanks
All Offshore Safety Gear
New vhf/ Furuno 620 Sounder/live bait tank plus other extras
Contact matt hill $11.500
regards

[matt__hill]

i can email pics if u want or call me on 0448877558


cheers matt

[ballsie]

benstabler@optusnet.com.au, could you please fwd some pics thanx webby. what size johnson, and boat, 5.5m.
ta
ben

[disorderly]

What do you mean the boat has been rebuilt?
These are great boats.Why so cheap?

Scott

[matt__hill]

the motor is a 90hp and the vikings were 17 footers. (or 5.2m)
selling cheap because i need to offload it quick to get the dollars for a house deposit and then get something a bit smaller for now.


cheers matt

[matt__hill]

sorry forgot to answer the other question. the original seafarer hulls had a bad habit of getting dryrot in the and the transoms would get very soft. this boat must have had this problem once before and all the stringers and transom have been replaced. i have receipts for about $5500 from about 2002 i think for the repairs done by seafarer themselves.


cheer matt

[Adamy]

Sounds interesting.... any photos?? I'll pm you my email address

[matt__hill]

the email didnt work mate all i got sent was #########? repost ur email and i can send u some pics asap


cheers matt

[DARC]

Please email the pics to dkdarcy@bigpond.com

Cheers DARC

[Seahorse]

i had about same era seaferer venus. u are right about the transom. mine just rotted away

[matt__hill]

bump
on ebay with more photos guys

[matt__hill]

hey guys the boat is now $10k for a quick sale
absolute bargain


cheers matt

[dirk diggler]

hey mate wot is your location and sum picks to thanx braddannielle@optusnet.com.au

[matt__hill]

mate all the pics are online now on the trading post


cheers matt

[matt__hill]

#####SOLD#######

[Noelm]

AHH it is good to see another honest Seafarer owner, most people are in denial that they could possibly have problems A bit like Yamaha motors I guess! anyway, not really anything to do with your boat sale, so I will go now!

[matt__hill]

????????????? ok?

[Noelm]

what I was getting at ws a lot of Seafarers had floor trouble, and they are a very wet boat, but most prefer to not mention that.

[Chimo]

Hi Noelm

Wet boat? More detail pls, I feel I'm missing something here.

Thanks
Chimo

[matt__hill]

wet boat are u serious??? i suppose not all fisherman know boats hey?
they were one of the original boats with a reverse chine which so many boat companies are raving about these days.
what wonder rig do u run noel?
a bag on yamahas too? must be an etec owner pmsl.

[Noelm]

nope, no etec owner, but have been a Seafarer owner for a lot of years as well as a seafarer re seller, so I guess most fishermen 'who know boats" tend to bend the truth a tad, have either of you anchored in a good chop and had a 'refreshing shower " over the windscreen?? or been in that silly little hatch pulling the anchor in a chop?? nope I geuss not, other wise if "you knew boats" you would also agree that they are wet!! not to mention being side onto a decent wind and having the hull "smack" down on one side, OH yeah "I know boats"

[Chimo]

Hi Noelm

Yes I do agree the front hatch could get you wet if you were standing there moving forward in the wrong chop but with an anchor retriever and bouy (not boy) why would one even think about manually pulling an anchor, esp if out on the 24s or where ever by youself?

yet to get much over the screen maybe its to do with speed motor trim and tabs

Also never had the side smack issue either so I'll conceed maybe 1 out out of 3 to you.

Where do you do your dealing/ PM if you want.

Cheers
Chimo

[mako101]

Seafarers a wet boat?, I guess anything is a wet boat in high enough seas, but to be honest I heard for years how they are among the finest boats made, and after owning one the ride is far better than most in rough seas.
I am talking about a Vsea, mine is 1980 and the transome is perfect, floor is no problem either, and if your worried about getting a little wet or a little wave slapping the side of your boat, you need another pasttime.

[Chimo]

Hi Mako101

I think Noelm is taking about wet in the front if you run forward at about 2kn into 1 m high short chop with about 100kg leaning forward out thru the hatch pulling in an anchor.

He is correct as I did it "once" in my Vag and then realized I was being a b dill.

Agree they are a dry soft riding boat otherwise esp with Lenco tabs to make sure the bow enters on the Vee and not leaning on the shoulder.

Cheers
Chimo

[matt__hill]

being a "wet" boat lends to the boat being wet when underway not when at anchor. as for water coming over the front thats another issue all together. i had a v17c haines that had water come over the front also ad they were also a very "dry" boat.

[Noelm]

hhhmm so a 17 foot boat that needs trim tabs so it does not "smack" on its side, yep that' s a winner, and you will get wet if you are going into a good wind, but slightly off to "straight ahead" a direction I had to do from a place I fished for many years, I guess this is not the correct place to be having this 'debate" as it is a for sale section, and I worked for an OMC/Seafarer dealer from about the late 70's for over 10 years.

[billfisher]

sorry forgot to answer the other question. the original seafarer hulls had a bad habit of getting dryrot in the and the transoms would get very soft. this boat must have had this problem once before and all the stringers and transom have been replaced. i have receipts for about $5500 from about 2002 i think for the repairs done by seafarer themselves.


cheer matt

That means it only look 6 years for the transom and stringers to rot out from new! Something doesn't add up here.

[matt__hill]

the hull is a 1989 so to me that equals about 13 years when i went to school

[billfisher]

From the original post:

Seafarer Viking
1996 Johonno v4 Oceanrunner
1996 Multiroll trailer

He chose not to mention the hull age. If it has been re powered and has a new trailer then it is a bit of a coincidence that they are both 1996 models.

[Noelm]

even at 13 years it is still not "up to scratch" there is a lot of very old boats going around more than 13 years that have never had major repairs.

[GBC]

They don't call them sea spears for nothing - I'd still be happy with one though...

[matt__hill]

yeah sold ages u legends ??

[mako101]

even at 13 years it is still not "up to scratch" there is a lot of very old boats going around more than 13 years that have never had major repairs.

Of course, and not only seafarers I guess.
I think this viking was a buy and half though to be honest.
My Vsea is 27 years old and as far as I know the transom or floor has never been replaced and there is no problem with the boat, and a heck of a ot of admirers, no cracks or deterioration at all so I don`t understand all the criticism.
I think they are great value for money generally.

[matt__hill]

just typical keyboard wankers mate. just love to rag on someone elses shit because they are either jealous or just know alls

[Noelm]

know alls huh! hhmm at least I have owned both a v sea and a Viking, and never said they were not good value or a good boat, BUT they are not the be all to end all, they are very popular and hold their value, I just like to see both sides to any thing, the good side and the down side that's all, I do not take too kindly to being called a "know all" or a "keyboard ######"just because I do not agree with what YOU say! If you have been boating in or owned half as many boats as me I will be very surprised.

[Noelm]

OH and as I said before, this is NOT the place to debate this, it is a for sale section!

[webby]

Crikey Matt you must have sold it by now with all these responses, will never put anything up for sale again for you hehehehehe

[matt__hill]

yeah funny end to it mate but yeah it is sold thanks when are we fishing lol

[Noelm]

yep, I guess even after all the insults and crap, it achieved the desired result!

[Crestcutter]

Remind me not to pay money too advertise something in here and then have people put shit on it..

Darryl.

[matt__hill]

very true darryl very true.
its great to know even in here where things are for sale there is always someone who has something better or done it better.
wont be doing it again seen as tho i sold it in the trader but thanks again webby for your help tho mate still some normal people on here


cheers matt

[Greg P]

Bloody unreal Matt - have a look at the rules for posting here. I thought that sort of thing was not to be tolerated and offenders were to be banned ::)


Good that you sold it mate - whats next ?

[Kiktz]

Totally agree Greg, Why start something then state this isn't the right place for it.
Yet go on and on with rubbish.

<<< think the mods are sleeping on the job.

Regards Aj

[disorderly]

Totally agree Greg, Why start something then state this isn't the right place for it.
Yet go on and on with rubbish.

<<< think the mods are sleeping on the job.

Regards Aj

THink you are right Aj,I have seen people banned for such BS.
It's a for sale section and if people want to start a debate on the pro's and con's of a particular product then they should have the courtesy to bugger off and start a thread in the appropriate section of the forum.
Just glad Matt was able to sell the boat before the rot really started.

Scott