LBGer wrote: Hi All, thought I would jump on and ask a bit of advice, I am planning to get a mac 360 for LBG - I realise its not as good for rubbing up against the rocks and it is a heavier boat, however I'm planning to use it for sea fishing as well and arent too keen on an inflatable for abuse of gaffs, knives and hooks. I'm thinking with a bit of care a mac 360 would still be a pretty good unit for getting onto rocks... especially as the nose is pretty stable for jumping off and passing gear off...
Any feedback or major disadvantages for not getting a mac 360 for this kind of use? |
INOV8A wrote: Hey LBGer, In an Arancia you would have to make a huge error in big surf to roll or flip them. Then they are pretty easy to right. |
Dont have any places in mind that require a surf launch INOV8A, firstly mostly round Auck to Kawau, up north I fish doubtless more than anywhere so Matai and whatuwhiwhi are easy places to launch, Im not a huge risk taker.... I'm sure I may miss the odd adventure beacuse a surf launch is out of the question, but theres still lots of places that dont require it.... I'm thinking more about bumping into rocks - I foresee many novices swingin hooks and stabbing fish etc on board....Maybe after the mac I'll graduate to a inflatable....
I have heard of Mac's becoming swamped in normal waves. But your call.
Ask Josh Worthington, I think it may have happened to him.you can get the Bostik 2402 from several glue outlets in aucks eastcoastlbg, or you could ring bostiks freephone and see whos your nearest stockist for bostik and they will send it to them. its about $20 for 500ml of the glue (part a) and about $45 for the little bottle of cross-linking agent (part b). Part B lasts a longtime, enough to do two boats as your only using a drip or so per glue mix.
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