TinarooTriumph
15-10-2006, 10:20 PM
Hey gang.
Well, it's finally here!. I am quite lucky to now have my first boat, which arrived on the Thursday afternoon, and i have been on cloud 9 ever since. The boat is a 2002 Quintrex 375 Dart, matched to a very chunky 15hp four stroke Suzuki (2006 model). I got the boat in bloody good knick, but had been abandoned for the past few months due to no use from the previous owners, so for those few months it was left on it's compactable Bulldog trailer in the FNQ weather with a worn out old tarp thrown over the top of it. Aswell as the boat package, the amount of accessories that came with the package was great, with a UHF radio, Eagle Sounder, crab pots, sick swivel seats, redclaw pots, safety jackets (Many of them!), spare props, ropes, and a fair bit more!. Anyway, this weekend I have been cleaning it out, as there were a few million Casuarina needles in the boat :o , and aswell as that about 10 litres of water that had somehow found it's way under the false floor. Have got it looking very tidy indeed, and looks a treat.
As this is my first boat, and with my father also being a novice with boats, this is a big learning experience. There's a few things Id really like to add to the boat before I really start hitting the water. First of all, a front casting deck, running flush with the first bench seat up to and dropping at the anchor shelf. Would this be ok? Would it add stability? Just can't stand fishing sitting down, and you can't have two people fishing from the false floor in the middle... Just not enough room. Also, a battery box... Most likely in front of the middle of the rear bench seat. I have other plans for the boat, but am not rushing into it too fast (which id like too), but I have a few comps coming up in the next few weeks, so thats thrown a spanner in the works.
Anyway, help very much appreciated! Will upload a few pic's of the boat and what-not before it's first voyage.
Cheers. Theo.
Well, it's finally here!. I am quite lucky to now have my first boat, which arrived on the Thursday afternoon, and i have been on cloud 9 ever since. The boat is a 2002 Quintrex 375 Dart, matched to a very chunky 15hp four stroke Suzuki (2006 model). I got the boat in bloody good knick, but had been abandoned for the past few months due to no use from the previous owners, so for those few months it was left on it's compactable Bulldog trailer in the FNQ weather with a worn out old tarp thrown over the top of it. Aswell as the boat package, the amount of accessories that came with the package was great, with a UHF radio, Eagle Sounder, crab pots, sick swivel seats, redclaw pots, safety jackets (Many of them!), spare props, ropes, and a fair bit more!. Anyway, this weekend I have been cleaning it out, as there were a few million Casuarina needles in the boat :o , and aswell as that about 10 litres of water that had somehow found it's way under the false floor. Have got it looking very tidy indeed, and looks a treat.
As this is my first boat, and with my father also being a novice with boats, this is a big learning experience. There's a few things Id really like to add to the boat before I really start hitting the water. First of all, a front casting deck, running flush with the first bench seat up to and dropping at the anchor shelf. Would this be ok? Would it add stability? Just can't stand fishing sitting down, and you can't have two people fishing from the false floor in the middle... Just not enough room. Also, a battery box... Most likely in front of the middle of the rear bench seat. I have other plans for the boat, but am not rushing into it too fast (which id like too), but I have a few comps coming up in the next few weeks, so thats thrown a spanner in the works.
Anyway, help very much appreciated! Will upload a few pic's of the boat and what-not before it's first voyage.
Cheers. Theo.