tarpon boats help plz

breamboy · #1 25-10-2005, 03:27 AM

i posted the same question a couple of dayz ago with no response so im trying again all i want is some info on tarpon boats "tarpon 3.7" any info pics or a website would be great

Bear · #2 25-10-2005, 03:49 AM

got this off the Club Marine web site.

'Tom Bretherum spends a lot of his time fishing the mangrove creeks in north Queensland, that's why he developed the Bushman brand of bug repellent.

When he decided that he needed a car topper that could fish two at a pinch, he built the Tarpon 3.7. The fibreglass, Kevlar and carbon hull is a semi-vee bottom with very flat aft sections, it measure 3.7 by 1.4 metres and the bare hull weighs 38 kilograms. It has two removable swivel casting chairs, a small casting platform and some rod storage on either side.

With a 9.8hp outboard on the back it will run at 33mph and with two up, 28mph. The Tarpon 3.7 sells for $3,995.

Enquiries: Tarpon Boats. Tel: (07) 4033 2446. '

Just used Google and did a search.

HTH.

breaminator · #3 19-11-2005, 01:13 AM

Here are a couple of pics:

breaminator · #4 19-11-2005, 01:15 AM

another.
The advantage with these (when I was researching them) was that they are very light, so a smaller motor gets you the same speed, along with better economy.
Lighter as a car topper too, and they are [supposedly] tough.

breaminator · #5 19-11-2005, 01:20 AM

let's see if the stat sheet works

bushido · #6 19-11-2005, 01:43 AM

Hi Breamboy,
about a year ago I spent a half a day lure casting in Trinity inlet at Cairns in a Tarpon, they are a pretty tough little boat and fairly stable the one we used had a 10hp yam on it and the thing flew.
For the price they are a great little estuary rig, we just took the motor and seats off and strapped it to the rola roof racks on the nissan, no sweat.

Cheers Samurai

Dave W · #7 19-11-2005, 09:04 PM

There's a member on here - Wacko - who used to own one, I'm sure he'd be happy to answer any questions you have if you sent him a PM

Rosie · #8 16-03-2006, 08:13 AM

Does anyone know what sort of a ride these boats give in a bit of chop and if they'd be compfortable with two up in some choppy water as apposed to a standard ali hull.

Cheers, Ben