Stessl Tri hull

[SirFishalot]

Has any one owned or had any experiences with the older stessl tri Hull boats in the 4-5 mtr range?

[Kerry]

Did they make a 4m in the older style? You do mean the orig Stessl tri hull, the 5m, 6m and to a lesser extend there was a bigger custom made one.

The 5m and 6m Stessl tri came off the same jig but one was a metre longer.

There are probably better options in a tri-hull in that size?

[freefish]

Hi, Had 2. One 4 metre with 50 hp Suzuki. Great boat for estuaries & close inshore but not really suitable if the wind got up as it does in the afternoons in Keppel Bay. Traded it in on a 5 metre with 85 hp Suzuki with extended pod. Great for offshore but not as good for estuaries. Both were very stable fishing platforms with heaps of room. No problems in the 5m with 3 fishing from same side. Overnight room for 3 to sleep or fish whatever. Their main trouble for me was that in heading into rough water air could be compressed in the tunnels, blow spray everywhere & cause a wet ride. At speed in light chop spray is sucked into the stern & again a wet spot. Like all multis they have a larger turning circle & lean opposite to monos. Did hear stories of split welds & corrosion under the paint but had no sign of these in mine. I put it down to poor quality control not a design fault. Sold mine to go sailing & would buy again if I was in the market. Check it out thoroughly with a test ride preferably in rough water. Bill

[builder]

stessl only made 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.5 and 6.0 tri hulls
i designed the first one with alf..
the 4.6m side console was the best of them all...
the other early'er models in production were to bouyant in the aft so we had to cut away the rear section of the try hull..
they were the same stessl hull's only difference was the dead rise at the transom .
one thing to look out for some of them hobbie horsed''take it for a test drive before you purchase..
I think holt marine has second hand one in there yard
hope this is of some help to you
cheers

[blaze]

I have been off shore a few times in a 5.5 with a 115 yammie 4 stroke, this guy has owned it for 15 years I think. I found it to be fairly bangy but stable at rest even in a decent sea. The thing I found very interesting was that it had very little drift compared to my 6 meter mono fishing side by side, that was frustrating as I would be continueing to return to a spot and he just seemed to sit on top of it. Would I buy one, no, there are better tri's about or multi hull boats. Would I go 50km off shore again in it, dam right I would as it takes more than a little banging to put me of.
cheers
blaze

[blaze]

just to add to the above
I think its a little under powered with the 115 and would be better suited with a 140 hp of some sort.

[krazyfisher]

fished with a bloke that had the 4.6 and it always seems slow and wet but it was a soft ride. maybe that was why it was slow

[Greg P]

Wonder how many of the old Hydro Marine ones are still going

[AusSpin]

I fished on the first 5.2m to come out that Trailerboat Fisherman magazine had back in the mid 80s. Was very stable but pounded like no other tin boat I have been in. Had a 85hp I think on at first then went to a 115 for more weight but still pounded. I had several trips back in rough conditions from wide off Sydney, Jervis Bay and Narooma and was totally shattered! And I was a young bloke then!
Would I buy one, No way!! Get a glass boat before tin for a better ride!