does anyone know where one can rent a small trailer boat for a decent price in the auckland area? i'm talking a tinny, 13-16 feet, 10-25 horse on a trailer, i can't afford the $300 a day boats i have found so far. cheers for any info

CJ

If you are looking at the Coromandel - try http://www.papaaroha.co.nz/index_papaaroha.htm   

I have hired their 3.6 MAC ($90 for the day) and got a good feed without venturing too far.

They will also water taxi you to the islands for landbased.

pland

Hi CanadianJohn

Somewhere in Whangaparaoa there is a place that rents out a tinny for $80 per day. I only saw it briefly at Army Bay and didn't pay much attention to it. It seemed a decent size. Sorry I can't be more helpful with the name of the company. Maybe Deepsea knows. Even better, you could pay less than that and go out on one of his charters.

canadian john.
try slipper island they have a website gen can get out to the island round trip for bout $30 bucks i think great people out their you can use their tinnie to go just in front of the old wharf or round behind the island where tis picturesque as most of it is old volcanic rock.... take a tent and stay on the island for $10 o-night get the sun rise sun set and rise again have landed many a snapper just of the rocks two world records that i know of have been landed there.
best of luck....
bent rods.

C J slipper island is a ten minute boat ride after the Tairua, Puanui bar, I used to work out there and regardless of what anyone says its a top spot its a magic place and to catch fish you only have to fish ya feet....
try www.slipperisland.co.nz i know they are in the phone book and its easy to arrange for the managers on the island to pick ya up and drop ya off from Tairua's smaller wharf they also have five first class chalets out their for those with a larger wallet. great thing is only those who stay on the island fish the island, talk about peace and serenity worth it just for the stress relief.