I'm a fibreglass guy but I like the look of the whitepointer boats if I was ever to go alloy

Hi Sam&,

Ive just been through the same thought process about getting a new boat but in th 8-9m range. In the end I wrote down what I wanted out of it and then designed a set of criteria around that.

Things I considered were
- how much the budget
- did I want it set up for hard out fishing or fishing with family thatn could fish with mates
- did we want to overnight or extended trip or was it a day boat
- did we want pontoon or non pontoon
- how important was having a happy family when I went out.
- could we tow it.
-how much cockpit space did it have
-did we want to tailor the boat or just buy one off the shelf
-what make of motor were we comfortable with and was this supported by the supplier
-what handling abilities did we want from the boat
- did we want inboard or outboard
- how close was the supplier if a tailored boat


there's a few more but generally these type of questions - we went through all of them and as usual there will be no exact 100% match. Its what fits what your really after.

From our requirements we have ended up ordering an image 8.5 with twin 150's with extended hardtop. If I had a different set of requirements I'd have a different boat (maybe not a different supplier) so its really work out what you want and narrow from there. Detail like how bigger engine etc etc is just detail that will work out once you've got the whats the boat for answered.

Hi, I'd get hold of Tony at White Pointer Boats or have a look at their website. They have a very proven product and can give you the ability to customise and or choose from a variety of models. They also have a few demo/spec boats in stock at the mo ready for engines and personalisation, a 730, 840, 870. These guys know their stuff and are well worth the look.

OGBOMB wrote: Hi, I'd get hold of Tony at White Pointer Boats or have a look at their website. They have a very proven product and can give you the ability to customise and or choose from a variety of models. They also have a few demo/spec boats in stock at the mo ready for engines and personalisation, a 730, 840, 870. These guys know their stuff and are well worth the look.

You after a pay rise or comssion Aaaron.
I have a White Pointer 840 Pro Sportsman and coudnt be happier, do a search and you will find a start to finish process of our boat.

Get a diesel inboard too. Mates amf gets from obc to great barrier and back on $100 diesel at a cruising speed of 25 knots.

Hi, it's just starting build now. Learnt a lot about beam and the effect of extra width to make boat have more space. We spoke to s few owners of boats to get there feedback, nothing like finding out good and bad from actual owners. We have decided on 2.9m beam after visiting boats 2.5,2.7,2.9. It makes a big space difference. Give me s bell sometime if you to see what went through my head before deciding. My numbers 021418055

In terms of wind etc I tested an 8.4m image in the sounds with a 20 to 25 knot wind, which was great to test it.Took it out to where the chop was and exposed. Was all good and still pretty stable. With any hardtop you will get wind pushing it but didn't need tabs used even in cross wind or on the quarter. But tried to reverse big chop and still pretty dry in cockpit.
In the end we wanted a boat the family could away on for a week but also fish hard with my mates so went that way.

Bossco wrote: Pretty sure Image only have a 2.5m beam as well. Thought it was only extreme who go the 2.75.. It's gonna give you a bit more cockpit room but there will be a trade off in towing ease (oversize), performance and ride. They also only have an 18 deg v and a fairly blunt looking entry couple that with more flat surface area and the ride ain't gonna be great. I'd take a look at boats like Southern or Surtee's that have fine entries and deep v's crosswinds make no diference when you have trim babs. Image has beams from 2.5 to 3.1 I think - been on ones 2.7, 2.9 and 3.0 Your right about trade off's everything is a trade off somewhere. Its a matter of deciding what you really what and give it that your priority.