5.0 m Sportsfish cuddy

[Steve44]

I'm soon to take delivery of a used 5.0m Sportsfish cuddy cabin powered by a Yamaha 70hp. This will be my first experience with a plate alloy boat of this size and intend using it fishing the bay and offshore. I'd appreciate any comments or advice from anyone who has or may have operated this type of vessel. Thanks

[peterbo3]

Steve 44,
Good boat. ;D #;D Suggest you have a complete engine service done before you venture out into the woods. New plugs, gearbox oil, new impellor, VRO pump tested & specific gravity check on battery. Check your lights & fuzes & get some spares to suit. Check your anchor rope ( yes, you have to pull ALL of it out of the well). Check if your sand anchor will actually open out. A bent fluke will not allow the anchor to bite. Make sure your radio & EPIRB work. Check you have the required safety gear & that it is servicable & easy to get to. Change the filter on your fuel line - no filter, get one. If the fuel in the tank has been there for along time it may have deteriorated so drain & refuel. The list goes on for ever but if you work through it item by item it will be easy. Do not forget to repack the trailer wheel bearings. Last but not least, bring the boat down to the M&G next weekend so we can all have a look.

[Lucky_Phill]

Sportfish do make a good boat.

I got a 6.2 SuperVee Hull CenterCab.

I believe your boat will have strakes on the hull ?

Not too sure about the size you have, but the Big Rig gets better throught the water the faster you push it.

Have heard of no probs with Sportfish.

Phill

[mackmauler]

Sportfish do make a good boat.

Have heard of no probs with Sportfish.

Phill

Not even financial problems ;)

[Steve44]

Thanks for the advice and recommendations. I took the boat for a water trial today and gave her a good test across the bay and around Peel.
The boat performed well in the sloppy conditions and I was extremely happy with the ride and dryness even across the chop.
Looking forward to a few more hours testing the reliability of the motor on enclosed waters then off to some offshore reefs.
See you on the water Just look for the bloke with the smile on his dial!!!!

[T-REX]

Just a quick tip, when you leave your rig stored when not in use make sure you leave the rear deck inspection cover off. This will allow fresh air to circulate under the deck and remove the smell of petrol fumes that will appear if left sealed. The fumes come from the fuel line which is porous.They don't build up enough to be explosive unless you have a cracked fuel line that is. This odour exists in all boats that have rubber or reinforced pvc fuel lines and are only noticed by owners that stick there nose in to have a sniff. Have checked this out thoroughly with gas detectors and through marine survey engineers. Have even pulled up the deck on my sportfish when it was new as it drove me nuts trying to find where it came from.
Cheers

[Steve44]

Thanks will take the advice on board