Ive never been in one but Im wondering how the 12ft range compares with say a fyran?

I had a look at them at the boat show last year and thought the welding was some of the worst I had ever seen, really spotty and messy, they look pretty cheaply thrown together IMO, but most 12 footers are... Nice deep sides and full-flat chequer floor though.

There is better tinnies out there than Fyran these days as well. Fish City, Kingfisher, Savage, Fisher, Ally-Craft, Striker, Quintrex, Ramco, Frewza, Assault, Brooker etc. Why not a plastic Smartwave? Leaves tinnies for dust in every way IMO.

Look for the thickest bottom plate you can with no rivets, many are 3mm these days which is good. The old riveted Fyran's were only 1.6mm and will deflect like hell in a moderate chop. Most of the aussie-spec tinnes have got it right and went away from rivets 20 years ago!

Pretty sure he's referring to the 12ft open ones huntfish not the pontoons? I could be wrong though, quite different boats if so.

yeah i was referring to the 12ft open tinny, i see them now and then used for sale and around the same price as a fyran tinny, but they look more solid. i just wasnt sure how well they go.

Hi FizFisho-in my days of owning a Scorpion I was told by the dealer that the hulls are all the same on the Fyran/Scorpion and Bluefin. What does vary between boats is from the hull upwards as the cabins and top gear can differ. For example I had a 6.1 Scorpion HT that I could fit under comfortably (I am 6'6") but couldn't on the 6.1 Fyran and 6.1 Bluefin HT's. That was 4-5 years ago-they may be different now. These boats are cheaper than most of their rivals and for a reason. The welding mostly is spot/patch welded with not too much in the way of long-run welds and on the one I had the welding was crappy as well with a lot of arcing and heat stress around the welds. However for an entry boat they are a great way to start fishing and then if you like move on to another make. Cheers

And with the weight of these heavier solider Scorpions you'll be looking at a 25-30hp motor versus up to 15-18hp on the Fyrans.

i had a 4m ramco which is a 3mm bottom and a little bit heavier then the fyrans and quintrex. the 15 hp on it was plain scary one up. with two it was more then adequate. mever had three up but imagine it would have been sufficient.

Mate I can't really see a problem with them, I have a scorpion myself and for where if fish it's fine. Lots of knockers on here when it comes the different manufactures. Had a 12 foot quintrix with a 8hp on the back went real good, very light boat and you couldn't move around to much in the boat at anchor. Would look more at things like seating anchoring and bait board setup. My quintrix didn't have a middle which made it great for 2 guys with a fish bin in the middle with a bait board mounted on top the fish bin. A 15hp would be heaps.