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    Posted: 04 Jul 2006 at 2:35pm
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http://www.howesurfskis.com/html/extasea.html
this one is currently at the top of my 'which one to get?' short-list.
 
will essentially be a dive boat - but want to be able cover some ground quickly so have settled on a long glass hull.
 
anyone had any experience with these, or got any thoughts/opinions on it?
 
also considering:
 
Kaskazi Dorado - but dont really go for the fish bin and lack of draining ****pit.
 
Paddleyak Kingfisher - rear deck layout really doesnt suit.
 
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how much for the xtsea model,looks great.
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The bad news is they're about AUD $3,000.00. Unhappy
 
And then you've got shipping to NZ... about NZD $600 to $700 plus Customs fees, Duty and GST.
 
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closer to 2500 aussie pingas - and i wont be paying anywhere near retail price on the cartage... but,  yeah - still pricey
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Duh Embarrassed... I forgot to take the Aussie GST off. So yeah, you're about right on the price there BH. If you can get the shipping costs down, then you might be on to a winner. Thumbs Up
 
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took the plunge and put a purchase order in for the Extasea



sounds like a two week build time and then roughly a week to get it here

should be a bit of fun
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BH,
watch out for the carriers and forkliftsThumbs Down They dend to hit them side on
 
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Goodonya BH... that's one sweet looking yak for sure. Looking forward to your impressions of it once it arrives. What sort of construction do they do - polyester or epoxy resin layup?

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She looks like you could fish the barrier on a day return with the speed you'll get out of that one. Yeap she looks hot..
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finally the new boat is here. picked it up from the freight depot at the airport last night.

we had some delays getting the thing built - they had a bad run of weather, and we were concerned that all the wet weather would affect the epoxy composite layup and drying - and then the MAF fullas spent the best part of a week trying to decide if there were any spiders in it...Stern Smilebut it was worth the wait.
 
was very happy to see it 100% apple-pie condition once i got the wrapping off it at home - i now have a life-time supply of bubble wrap at home if someone is wanting some...Wink
 
initial impressions are... its big! 5.5m long but only 60cm at widest. certainly a well thought out, quality product - to a semi-educated eye, there is just the right amount of glass in it - plenty in the key areas and a minimum where it is superficial. a couple of internal bulkheads for piece of mind. some nice touches too - internal rudder lines sealed in against the hull for example.
 
will try to get some pics up later today - before she goes off to have an internal fish-bin put in. 
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Congrats BH... looking forward to the photos. Thumbs Up
 
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Very sexy BH.
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Whereabouts are you. I saw a car yesterday with a very long kayakey shaped thing made out of bubble wrap, on the roof. My mind is gone blank at the moment but it was somewhere between Titirangi and Mt Wellington as that is as far as I strayed yesterday. But it made me think "man! thats as long as my Cobra Triple" and then "man! its been 6 weeks since I took the yak out fishing" so it prompted me to go home and sort out the gear to be ready for the weekend.
Good luck they are a nice machine and thanks for the indirect encouragement.
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crrrrrrrr---wap can i have one...???
how much would it cost for you to "post" one down to welly???
it almost deserves an outboard
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NA - couldve been me - white hatch Mazda with Hezbollah rocket launcher on the top went from airport to glen innes in the afternoon, then from there to Parnell for a few hours last night, where it was parked on the main drag whilst had dinner - was keepin a close eye on it fo sho...

 
boat is now with surfboard guy whos going to give it the chop... did get a pic though and will try to get it posted later tonight
 
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doesnt show you guys a lot, but you get the idea
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Very nice. Yes it was you I saw.
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wow...you'ld make a great car add,
i'd love to see that doing tight corners...
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so how much your new yak cost all up...?
cheers Squeaky
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looks great ans certainly matches the car....by the way those Mazda 3 look good too
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All I want for xmas is one of those Mazda3 Turdo's I'm sure it will get me around a bit quicker to the beach
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