panamanz wrote: Thanks tagit. Do you think there is anything lost in not having a hard top with regards to going offshore aside from the obvious protection factors. There Are several reasons why I’m against a hardtop (which maybe incorrect). 1. Added weight. 2. Hardtops tend to be slightly longer and larger boats 3. Find more room for casting ie softbaiting. 4. Less drift when softbaiting. 5. Have been on several bigger hardtops, there seems to be an inherent problem with fog on the inside of cockpit glass some models. 6. I like the feeling of the fresh cold air when the sun is rising 😀 |
Bounty Hunter wrote: my personal experience with the mentioned 6-7m boats ; Extreme GK685 - its painted and upholstered, tidy welding but not a nicely finished boat when compared to fibreglass boats of equivalent price. very stable and big cockpit for fishing but you pay for it in the ride/bash. bloody awful in a head sea - and has a weird bobbing motion when running in calm weather - very hard boat to trim properly i found. stands on its tail when climbing 'over the hump' onto the plane. |
Helios wrote: I sea trialled a 645 on Monday, it was fairly calm with some small chop, at one point that bobbing you describe started and I instantly thought of the comments I had read about it but the skipper just put both trim tabs down 1-2 lights and it instantly stopped and we were hooning along perfectly flat, it did feel like I needed to play with the tabs quite a bit to ensure a smooth ride |
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