Aussie boat
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
Forum Name: Yak Yak Yak
Forum Description: The forum for Kayak enthusiasts
URL: https://www.fishing.net.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15021
Printed Date: 19 Jun 2026 at 8:30pm
Topic: Aussie boat
Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Subject: Aussie boat
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2006 at 2:35pm
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http://www.howesurfskis.com/html/extasea.html - 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.
thanks
m
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Posted By: ROCKSTARS
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2006 at 6:31pm
| how much for the xtsea model,looks great. |
Posted By: DogFish
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2006 at 7:48pm
The bad news is they're about AUD $3,000.00. 
And then you've got shipping to NZ... about NZD $600 to $700 plus Customs fees, Duty and GST.
DogFish
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Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2006 at 8:41pm
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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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Posted By: DogFish
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2006 at 9:56pm
Duh  ... 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. 
DogFish
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Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2006 at 8:58pm
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 ------------- No disintegrations! |
Posted By: JB
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2006 at 9:59pm
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BH,
watch out for the carriers and forklifts
 They dend to hit them side on |
Posted By: DogFish
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2006 at 10:52pm
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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? DogFish
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Posted By: JB
Date Posted: 06 Jul 2006 at 11:14pm
| 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.. |
Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 8:46am
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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...
 but 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...
 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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Posted By: DogFish
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 8:56am
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Congrats BH... looking forward to the photos.
DogFish
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Posted By: Bender
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 9:02am
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Very sexy BH. ------------- Nobody has ever come up with a great idea after a second bottle of water. |
Posted By: Na Fianna
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 11:51am
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Bounty
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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Posted By: Squeak_Metal
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 5:18pm
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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 ------------- http://hunt-fish.jnawk.net.nz/index.php |
Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 6:21pm
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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
m
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Posted By: Bounty Hunter
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2006 at 10:59pm
 doesnt show you guys a lot, but you get the idea |
Posted By: Na Fianna
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2006 at 10:07am
| Very nice. Yes it was you I saw. |
Posted By: Squeak_Metal
Date Posted: 01 Sep 2006 at 7:39pm
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wow...you'ld make a great car add, i'd love to see that doing tight corners... lol so how much your new yak cost all up...? cheers Squeaky ------------- http://hunt-fish.jnawk.net.nz/index.php |
Posted By: Clutch
Date Posted: 08 Sep 2006 at 6:12pm
| looks great ans certainly matches the car....by the way those Mazda 3 look good too |
Posted By: formtool
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2006 at 8:53am
| 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 |
Posted By: Moocha
Date Posted: 09 Sep 2006 at 10:02am
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Yup you to the wife used to want a hotted up Minni Cooper S now after seeing the new Mazda 3 Turbo complete with 18's and other go fast wizz bang bits she has changed her mind. Still it means there will be more pingas for the SS crewman for me  |
Posted By: AKFF
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2006 at 8:13am
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BH, have you taken the extrasea for a lash yet? I am thinking of
getting one to complement my P15 and after initially reading on here
you had ordered one thought I would wait and let a you try one first. I
am from the opposite side of OZ to where they are made and as such
cannot organise a test paddle. They certainly are a sweet looking boat.
Lack of secondary stability is my only real concern with them. Catch ya Scott ------------- Australian Kayak Fishing Forum http://www.akff.net |
Posted By: SeaSloth
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2006 at 10:35pm
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it looks alot like a kayak i got about 6 months ago cheap that needed a bit of tlc,really fast but a bit tippy for fishing .i made an ama or outrigger up out of fibreglass and foam it that goes under a couple of aluminum clips and a wing nut and sit just out of paddling range for when i go fishing .it goes like a rocket ,catches them long swells easy as and has plenty of stabillity ,enough to break 50 pound longline trace with out even looking like tipping.not much room but as its a sit in but i mostly handline anyways and a bag of bait sits in the mid hatch and the fish slides down to the front bulkhead .after seeing yours im thinking of converting it to a sit in actually it looks like its got plenty of secondary stabillity and not as much primary as the usual fishing kayaks .bonus is if you get caught in the rough stuff this kayak will get you home no problems
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