whats the best 385 or 380

what id the most stable sub 4m hulls, been thinking of down grading from my 4.2 and would like to hear your opinions on these length hulls, stability at rest is what im after

[Danmaso]

i have a 385 jabiru and its pretty stable considering its not tht beamy i imagine the 385 explorer quin would be heaps stable considerin its beam or an estuary trkr from mako

[lewa]

Mate i have a 4m hornet and its plenty stable with 2 blokes up the front running arround.

I also think that the 385 explore would be worth a look at, iv never been in one but i looked into getting one about 12months ago, nice and wide and you can pick a bare hull up for around $2000 brand new.

[CK]

Hmmmm, Lewa some food for thought there mate looking for a more stable platform soon.

Never got to see how your project finished up. Did you keep adding to that thread you started? Love to see the finished product if possible.

get a zodiac! lol only hoking but i have a 2.6 meter with a blow up floor which goes to 800 psi, too people can stand and cast in it move around and stand on one side and it barely even moves, its awesome, looking for an attachable mount for the front (seen some on ebay for different brands) to mount an electric, then it will be a full machine,

[Bear]

Depends very much on the make, but you'd be hard to go past the Makocraft. The ET 380 is amazingly stable for the style of boat.

http://www.makocraft.com.au/estuarytrackeropen380.htm

[phil jagger]

This is probably the most stable thing under four metres.

[lewa]

Originally Posted by Coonta Kinta

Hmmmm, Lewa some food for thought there mate looking for a more stable platform soon.

Never got to see how your project finished up. Did you keep adding to that thread you started? Love to see the finished product if possible.

Haven reallly done to much more to it, but all the decks are down. still haven got the live well in.

http://www.breammaster.com/forum/sho...highlight=lewa

[walloper]

hey fishnutz, i have a 385 explorer i built casting decks and a floor into. my decks are 100mm down from the gunnel. 2 bods can stand at the edge on the decks or floor and she's stable as.

thanks for the ideas fellas keep em coming... any pics walloper?

[forsterfisho]

Hey

I own a 385 explorer and it surprised the hell out of me, with how stable it is!. I can fish 2 guys up the front or on one side and it hardly moves...I'm a pretty big bloke and the other guys i fish with arent tiny tots either!
I have everything i need in it and its powered by a 25hp motor, for long trips up the rivers here (60-70k's of travelling) i got a duel fuel tank system set up and that works a treat with plenty of fuel left over on return.

I think from memory the beam on it is 1.8m, which is fairly roomy considering its only a 3.85m boat.

Its got a 100l plumbed livewell up front, with a circulating system, sounders, and electric motor.
Its a sweet rig for rivers/lakes and i've even got snapper out of it on a good day outside.
FF

can you guys post up some pics of these boats fellas

[dylman]

Originally Posted by Bear

Depends very much on the make, but you'd be hard to go past the Makocraft. The ET 380 is amazingly stable for the style of boat.

http://www.makocraft.com.au/estuarytrackeropen380.htm

I'm with Bear, Just recently picked up a Makocraft 420 ETO n kitted it out meself, had 5 blokes running round the decks and out in 20+knots in the bays, and still stable as a shed full of horses. No doubt the 390 ETO would be the same. Bare hull + trailer was priced very competitively too

[phil jagger]

I have owned a four metre Hornet and have been in both size explorers and Mako Crafts.....The Mako crafts are easliy a better hull...Drier, plane at a lower speed, and heaps more stable (2m beam).....boom