seazar
21.12.2013, 12:21
Greetings from Australia,
After a lot of research I finally bought my first RIB.
It's a 2007 Hysucat.
I was initially thinking of purchasing a used ZAR 53 but it would have involved a lot of red tape to get it to Australia.
I've only taken the boat out twice but it performs extremely well in choppy conditions and the 2 jockey seats are very practical.
The things I miss with this design:
No large sundeck.
No platforms at the rear of the motor.
No shower
No really big locker.
The other things that are a bit of a problem,
The trailer has to be much deeper in the water to get the boat off the trailer.
It has no rollers and is impossible to push of the trailer even with 2 or 3 people.
2 motors to service but if one breaks down you can still get home very quickly.
The guy I bought it off still has one for sale:
http://www.boatsales.com.au/boats-for-sale/results.aspx?eapi=2&sort=default&vertical=Boat&silo=Stock&base=604+896&N=4294880127%200%201586%201587+1599%201588&Range=Price:Min,Max
Has had it for sale for at least 3 months at a good price but these boats are just not well known in Australia.
For me its a whole new experience and I will keep you updated as to how it performs this summer.
Wishing all forum members a great Christmas!
Cheers
Thomas
http://i.imgur.com/IQkjg8ph.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lQvkUdmh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/plEkCinh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AN9BiTZh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/e8Jjg2fh.jpg
After a lot of research I finally bought my first RIB.
It's a 2007 Hysucat.
I was initially thinking of purchasing a used ZAR 53 but it would have involved a lot of red tape to get it to Australia.
I've only taken the boat out twice but it performs extremely well in choppy conditions and the 2 jockey seats are very practical.
The things I miss with this design:
No large sundeck.
No platforms at the rear of the motor.
No shower
No really big locker.
The other things that are a bit of a problem,
The trailer has to be much deeper in the water to get the boat off the trailer.
It has no rollers and is impossible to push of the trailer even with 2 or 3 people.
2 motors to service but if one breaks down you can still get home very quickly.
The guy I bought it off still has one for sale:
http://www.boatsales.com.au/boats-for-sale/results.aspx?eapi=2&sort=default&vertical=Boat&silo=Stock&base=604+896&N=4294880127%200%201586%201587+1599%201588&Range=Price:Min,Max
Has had it for sale for at least 3 months at a good price but these boats are just not well known in Australia.
For me its a whole new experience and I will keep you updated as to how it performs this summer.
Wishing all forum members a great Christmas!
Cheers
Thomas
http://i.imgur.com/IQkjg8ph.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lQvkUdmh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/plEkCinh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/AN9BiTZh.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/e8Jjg2fh.jpg