What is the best tinny

[troy]

Posting for my Daughter's Boyfriend.
He has a house on the canals at the Gold Coast and wants to buy a Tinny to tie up to a pontoon.
No bigger than 4 metres.
I Have a 3.9 Ally Craft i use when not using my main boat.
Are there Dealers down there that sell these or would you recommend another brand.
Thanks
Troy

[NormC]

Satisfaction Marine on Brisbane Road are agents for both Ally Craft and Sea Jay. Both companies make good tinnies. Lots of other good ones as well and there are agents for them all on the Gold Coast.

I've done business with Nitro Marine ,Smith Street (Stacer/ Mercury). Broadwater Boating Bribane Road (Quintrex / Yamaha) and Satisfaction Marine (Ally Craft, Sea Jay / Suzuki. Found them all OK to deal with.

Norm C

[stinky-stabi]

6 of one half dozen of the other m8.. ;-)

[Chimo]

I wouldnt leave it tied up and in the water for too long.
Try pedrodepacus he builds them on the GC

Chimo

[whiteman]

I just love my Quicksilver 3.1 (this is the smallest size). It takes me and kids a couple of k's offshore in Coral Sea no problems. Stable and handles chop brilliantly. Matched to a Suzuki 6hp 4s I get 25kph.

[bobby g]

I brought a stacer 395 from nitro at the Sanctury boat show last April 08, it has a 30 Hp Merc goes great, paid $4500, I put a floor in it rod holders etc great boat.

Bobby G

[nigelr]

The dealer here has a Bluefin tinny on his floor, the welding is a delight, very nicely finished. At the other extreme, I have a 4.2 Stessco Catcher, a poorer quality of finish for sure, but cheaper to buy and certainly good enough for my needs, hasn't had a problem in the 5 years since it was built.
It is a 'big' little boat with high sides and a 3mm bottom, but it may well be too large for your needs.
There are plenty to choose from, determine your budget and examine your options, as mentioned, dealer support/service is priceless.
Cheers.

[Coontakinta]

The best tinnie in my opinion is one that launches & retrieves itself finds fish consistantly, costs you nothing to own run or use, and will clean the catch for ya as well!

Ha ha ha

[boatie_72]

Horizon Boats build a 415 EasyFisher - good value for money with what you get in it. 3mm bottom worth a look

[fish-n-dive]

Mate, your question can only be answered with another question.........."How long is a piece of string?"

It really depends on your budget, application for the boat, environment (sea-vs-lake-vs-river) type of fishing you do, how many go with you, etc, etc........

Personally, I found a Quintrex 4,2 WB Dory to be pretty versital but your looking at nearly $10,000 new..............

[yellahunter]

get a quinny explorer or hornet,
or even look at stacer profish,

better off getting one of the bigger builders as they have a decent warranty and better quality control, i found out the hard way here on the GC from an ausfish reccommendation,

[dogsbody]

Take a peek at a Blue Fin. Disclaimer- I own a 4.2 so can't really speak for under 4mts but It's a brick crappa.


Dave.

[Poodroo]

The dealer here has a Bluefin tinny on his floor, the welding is a delight, very nicely finished. At the other extreme, I have a 4.2 Stessco Catcher, a poorer quality of finish for sure, but cheaper to buy and certainly good enough for my needs, hasn't had a problem in the 5 years since it was built.
It is a 'big' little boat with high sides and a 3mm bottom, but it may well be too large for your needs.
There are plenty to choose from, determine your budget and examine your options, as mentioned, dealer support/service is priceless.
Cheers.

Have to agree with the Blue Fin option. I did a lot of research and spent a lot of time weighing up the differences and what was the best value out of all the different brands and the Blue Fin came up trumps and won hands down. Ended up with the 4.0 Discovery myself in a forward steer configuration. Their attention to detail is second to none and you get a lot of boat for the money including hydraulic steering in the forward steer and side console boats.

Poodroo