FizFisho wrote:
What Bar are you crossing usually? And would you say you get less than 10 days a year out west and have to hunker down in the harbour instead? Or do you find things a bit less bleak than that picture painted? Good to hear ur doubling up on bilge and not RELYING on a pontoon ring to safe your life lol. I think the 500 extreme or 500 classic osprey would be my ideal choice for small boat off shore. 450s are a bit smaller, but plenty of good 15ft glass boats out there and if an FC430 can do it i can see why a properly kitter Haines cant. |
Roofless wrote: Manukau |
FizFisho wrote:
Id love to learn to cross some of the west coast bars. Of them which are the easier, generally speaking? I have a lot of time on my hands, some here know I have some serious health issues. Not something I really like talking about publicly. Anyway Im sick of living in a bed. I want to get out and do what I love doing. So I have a LOT of days to choose from. Surely a man in a Haines Hunter 445R will have plenty of days over winter to shoot out to kawwau or the hen and chics or maybe even learn to cross the manukau, although i dont know how wise that is in a 15ft boat? Maybe I should consider a used pontoon boat and add a bit more money. I just love how glass rides and that formula 15 hull is a beauty. Unfortuntately the majority of my experience offshore is in Australia when I had boats between a 28 berties FBC and a 50ft FBC. |
FizFisho wrote: hey Geoff how you been? i was meaning to come down and visit when I had my 4.5 RIB to learn the bar, never got round to it. I love coming down the hills and then Mokau opens up its vista, such a glorious sight. How far out are the good puka spots there, I presume you still get bluenose? I found the answer to the thread in Matt Watson with his new 15ftr. But no way I can afford to deck it out like he has given the price of pontoon boats. |
Snappa Geoff wrote: I'm Good F.F, Hanging out for a fish though! The Mokau shelf is 55 miles out, plenty more Hapuka than Bluenose. A few of bigger local Boats make the trip a couple of times a year. Your old boat would of been perfect to beach launch. |
mozz wrote: An anemometer isnt going to do jack on a 4m boat for you sorry. |
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