brissie boat show

[Bustedoff]

I liked it, only had a couple of hours to slip away from work on Saturday to check it out. The cut-away Mercury 4 stroke (think it was a 150) was great, especially to see it's running a timing chain instead of a belt (big thumbs up for me on that one) and also the Haines Hunter hull cut-away at the Marine Tune stand was interesting. It was surprising how much timber they are still using in their hulls, even with plenty of glass over it, they could move a bit more with the times I reckon.
The Baysport stand also had a hull without floors, so you could see the fibreglass stringer setup. All interesting.
The kids didn't come this year, but it was good to see the kids area had some shade this year.

I love looking at boats and motors so for 18 bucks and a couple of hours away from the office, it's all good.

[Dignity]

I'm after a new trailer, did anyone have a trailer stand there, I haven't been to the show in years so not sure who is exhibiting these days, will maybe just have to make the foray down.

[ozynorts]

I'm after a new trailer, did anyone have a trailer stand there, I haven't been to the show in years so not sure who is exhibiting these days, will maybe just have to make the foray down.

just had a look at the exhibitor list and only Dunbier and SeaTrail as far as trailer manufacturers go but all the boat dealers should sell you a trailer I would have thought.

[Dignity]

Thanks ozynorts, SeaTrail I have had a look at and don't particularly like, will have to have a closer look at Dunbier, interestingly in the past dealers haven't done much in the way of deals on trailers even through the show unless you were packaging it with something else.

[bluefin59]

I was looking at trailers , seatrail where average to say the least and are Chinese manufactured , the dunbier where ok but not a patch on my belco so I'm going to have a new belco built . Matt

[Spaniard_King]

I liked it, only had a couple of hours to slip away from work on Saturday to check it out. The cut-away Mercury 4 stroke (think it was a 150) was great, especially to see it's running a timing chain instead of a belt (big thumbs up for me on that one) and also the Haines Hunter hull cut-away at the Marine Tune stand was interesting. It was surprising how much timber they are still using in their hulls, even with plenty of glass over it, they could move a bit more with the times I reckon.
The Baysport stand also had a hull without floors, so you could see the fibreglass stringer setup. All interesting.
The kids didn't come this year, but it was good to see the kids area had some shade this year.

I love looking at boats and motors so for 18 bucks and a couple of hours away from the office, it's all good.

Only 1 manufacturer running a timing belt on a 150hp 4 stroke these days

[Dignity]

I was looking at trailers , seatrail where average to say the least and are Chinese manufactured , the dunbier where ok but not a patch on my belco so I'm going to have a new belco built . Matt

Seeing I am down in Brisbane at the moment I might drop in and see Belco on the way back.

[docaster]

I liked it, only had a couple of hours to slip away from work on Saturday to check it out. The cut-away Mercury 4 stroke (think it was a 150) was great, especially to see it's running a timing chain instead of a belt (big thumbs up for me on that one) and also the Haines Hunter hull cut-away at the Marine Tune stand was interesting. It was surprising how much timber they are still using in their hulls, even with plenty of glass over it, they could move a bit more with the times I reckon.
The Baysport stand also had a hull without floors, so you could see the fibreglass stringer setup. All interesting.
The kids didn't come this year, but it was good to see the kids area had some shade this year.

I love looking at boats and motors so for 18 bucks and a couple of hours away from the office, it's all good.

Good on them for cut away boat section so one can see the construction that goes into it.
Nothing annoys me more than the sales people who can't or won't tell you how they're made with regards to construction.

[docaster]

Is the mercury 4 strokes Yamaha motors like the previous series?