stabi-craft was worth the wait

[deadbeatloser]

:ogot the boat all sorted, headed out off mooloolaba early sundy to be greeted with great testing conditions,15 to 20+ knts, 1.7m seas with quite a few substantualy bigger swells. very impressed at the the way she handles, etec is awesome, 22nm 15 litres of fuel, wot 36knts @5300. 26knts cruising at 3900rpm. well goto to get back out in play in the dark she calln me (no not the missus the stabi);D;D;D;D

[disorderly]

Sounds fantastic DBL.
After all the dealer drama,you must be a happy man indeed to have the boat on the water and be achieving performance figures like that.
What size is the boat and motor?
and did you get a photo or 2?

Scott

[finga]

Yeah, where's all the pretty pictures :)

[deadbeatloser]

Sounds fantastic DBL.
After all the dealer drama,you must be a happy man indeed to have the boat on the water and be achieving performance figures like that.
What size is the boat and motor?
and did you get a photo or 2?

Scott
yes very happy, taken today off to do a bit of fishn, she is a 509 17ft with 90 etec running a 15inch viper ss prop. pictures to come sooon. don

[STUIE63]

DBL congrats on finally getting the new boat. now you will know it was worth the wait in time you will forget the dramas involved with buying it . some pics would be nice . the 15" viper seems to work on the etec 90 well
Stuie

[nigelr]

Well done DBL, glad it all turned out well!
Plenty of years worth of enjoyment ahead!
Cheers.

[KAGEY1]

congrats dbl, sounds like you got the right combo for your area.
i also put the new boat through it's paces on the weeekend.the boat and the 115 etec were superb, once we got the fuel primed. hope you have many enjoyable outings in her.
ps ,aren't the etecs awsome in the rough?
cheers, geoff

[deadbeatloser]

Yeah, where's all the pretty pictures :)
m8 i wont be able to supply any pretty pic of boat as i wouldnt say its anything but a bit butt ugley LMHO;D ITS A BIT LIKE AN UGLY WOMEN ,UGLY BUT THE BEST IN THE SACK.LOL

[finga]

Ya don't look at the mantle when your stoking the fire mate :)
(interpretation.....I'll leave that up to you ;))

[Noelm]

is the Dealer happy with the 5,300RPM WOT? it seems just a tad too low, but it may be OK, next size down prop and up to about 5,700 MIGHT be a better match?

[disorderly]

is the Dealer happy with the 5,300RPM WOT? it seems just a tad too low, but it may be OK, next size down prop and up to about 5,700 MIGHT be a better match?

Noel,I think you will find that these motors have a recommended RPM range of between 4500-5500 so in fact DBL's setup is near the upper end of that range.

[Noelm]

OK sounds ideal then! thats why I asked if the Dealer was happy.

[deadbeatloser]

OK sounds ideal then! thats why I asked if the Dealer was happy.
yes optiminum 4800 to 5500rpm i was told . i prop tested boat without dealer an just told them the stats to which they were as happy as me;D just got back from a run offshore, one pearly and had to bring sik m8 home , dont you just hate that:-/

[def-90]

Awesome DBL....

Actually I am only 3 weeks from getting my 509. I have a 90 Honda on mine so I will interested to compare the performance of the two boats....

Looking forward to your pics too....

Glad to here it performed well in the rough - mine will be most;y offshore and through the Rip in PPB, Vic. which is one of the reasons i bought a Stabi...

[nigelr]

Hi def-69.
Just out of interest, did you look at any other Stabi-style boats from other manufacturers, such as Typhoon, Aztec, Oceancraft etc etc?
What was the factor which made you go for Stabi?
Cheers, and congrats on your new boat to be!

[def-90]

Gday Nigelr

A few factors... Dealer location, reputation [MY MArine], Service, Boat reputation probably the main factors.

Also plan to step up to a bigger one in maybe 2-3 years so wanted to test them out before bigger investment....

I like the look too...

[deadbeatloser]

Gday Nigelr

A few factors... Dealer location, reputation [MY MArine], Service, Boat reputation probably the main factors.

Also plan to step up to a bigger one in maybe 2-3 years so wanted to test them out before bigger investment....

I like the look too...
m8 must say that theo at my marine was very very helpful in my boating queries even tho i live 2000ks away. top fellow ;D. cant seem to up load photos . im off to go offshore fishn tonite buy myself so i av no sik deckies

[KAGEY1]

Dbl, Just Read The Post Re Your Wot Rpm. My 115 Gets To 5800 With A Sst 17" Prop And Pushes The Formosa To 40kts With 150 L Of Fuel And 4.5 People Aboard. Cruise Is 23kts Using 16l/hr. How Heavy Is The Stabi?
Geoff

[plaztix]

DBL - Went out of mooloolaba with Smithy in his 609 stabi on the weekend. 2m+ swell (looked like 5m) and 15 - 20 knots of chop. Handled it a treat. Was very impressed. At rest it came into its own and the rolling swell looked evil but the stabi soaked it up perfectly.

It's gotta be nice to be able to have such confidence in the stability of your boat in any conditions. Good choice,enjoy.

[deadbeatloser]

Dbl, Just Read The Post Re Your Wot Rpm. My 115 Gets To 5800 With A Sst 17" Prop And Pushes The Formosa To 40kts With 150 L Of Fuel And 4.5 People Aboard. Cruise Is 23kts Using 16l/hr. How Heavy Is The Stabi?
Geoff
the bare hull is 430 kgs motor 145kgs

[deadbeatloser]

DBL - Went out of mooloolaba with Smithy in his 609 stabi on the weekend. 2m+ swell (looked like 5m) and 15 - 20 knots of chop. Handled it a treat. Was very impressed. At rest it came into its own and the rolling swell looked evil but the stabi soaked it up perfectly.

It's gotta be nice to be able to have such confidence in the stability of your boat in any conditions. Good choice,enjoy.
yes they are very safe feeling boat ,:Dif you no wat i mean.
cloked up 12hrs in the last 2weeks, so im giving her a bit of run in as i tell the missus.