Sailfish Cats ? Help

[PLAY HARD]

In The Market For A New Boat, For Offshore Work (60k) On The West Coast.
B.M.T. UNDER 3.5 TONNES

Not A Lot Of Info/chats About On The Sail Fish 6.5 -7m Cats.

Does Any One Have Any Experience With These ? Good Or Bad.

Any Help Is Apreciated.

[NAGG]

A close mate has a 6M & previously a 5.5M ...... & he loves them!!!!
PM me your questions & I'll ask Whitey for you ...... Cheers , Nagg

[bluefin59]

One of the blokes on here had major dramas with a sailfish his was a custom 8m job i think ,it would be worth your while to use the search tab and put in sailfish boats there is a heap of info there for you to digest good and bad ....matt

[julian1]

at the Melbourne boatshoe it would have been the only boat i would have considered for offshore work out of the whole show !, especially with the wheelhouse configuration with full glass etc, i have never driven or ridden in one though. have you considered Abcat/Bayshore or elite marine catamarans as they are WA based ?

[Tassie JR]

One of the blokes on here had major dramas with a sailfish his was a custom 8m job i think ,it would be worth your while to use the search tab and put in sailfish boats there is a heap of info there for you to digest good and bad ....matt

Have a read through this.
http://www.ausfish.com.au/vforum/showthread.php?t=106015&highlight=cavitating+props+on+sailfish+cat

cheers tassie JR

[Dean1]

There s also Westcat Marine in WA, they build awsome looking cats. westcatmarine.com.au 0893903599

[disorderly]

Be interested to hear from SnapHead101 and hear his thoughts on the boat after the initial drama's with it.

[Coontakinta]

[quote=PLAY HARD;707782]In The Market For A New Boat, For Offshore Work (60k) On The West Coast.
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Play Hard is that West Coast WA or West Coast or SA?

Any way, fella in my boat club has a 5.5 and is rapt seems to have a good rapore with the dealer also. His has twin zuk 70's reckons its plenty. Looks a nice boat to be working from.

Sorry no first hand experience to pass on to you.

[Stuie]

Play hard,
I have a 5.5m model with twin 70 4 strokes on it. I have also been in a 6m with twin 90's on it. Both boats are awesome for offshore work. Very stable to fish from and safe. The only reason I would ever sell mine is to upgrade to a 6.5m or 7.0m version. Just keep an eye on fuel tank sizes. Mine has twin 100 litre tanks and running out 50+ km means I have to carry extra fuel which is a pain. You thinking of buying new or 2nd hand? PM me any other questions you have.