Experience in tri hulls please

mundz · #1 11-03-2013, 03:48 PM

Hi guys i am currently in the market for a new boat and have been seriously considering a boat made.by avalon, a custom job very similar in shape to the 4.1 aussie whaler.

I was wondering if.anyone had any experience with these, particularly in conditions similar to those of moreton bay. I have test driven the boat however apart from the wake from other small boats there wasn't any chop. My main question is how would these boats go in say a choppy moreton bay considering they have low free board. I understand they won't be perfect but provided they won't leave me stranded if the wind kicks up out there i am very interested in getting one. Thanks

mundz · #2 11-03-2013, 05:59 PM

I understand these are not offshore boats and rarely if ever would i be going outside in one but i do regularly fish moreton bay and hervey bay so knowing i could handle the choppy conditions often encountered in.those.areas is a must.

special_k · #3 11-03-2013, 07:03 PM

Pm user "Rhet" on here, he has a tri-hull boat but i'm unsure what model etc it is.

mundz · #4 11-03-2013, 07:34 PM

Thanks mate

mundz · #5 12-03-2013, 06:37 AM

http://m.boatsales.com.au/boats/deta...26981&msrc=fav
that's the link to the boat if that helps in anyone helping me out

Wazza · #6 12-03-2013, 07:12 PM

Looks interesting mundz... Does it handle that much better than your current rig? Anything that length won't enjoy a decent bay wind/swell, especially with how low and flat it looks. I don't often take the stratos out in the bay in much more than 20 knots/2metres and it's pretty good through the chop. In saying that in good weather you could fish the bay in an inflatable row boat.... I saw blokes out as far as the four beacons in a 3.5 metre tinny not long ago! Let us know how you go.

mundz · #7 12-03-2013, 11:23 PM

Its lower then my old boat only marginally though but in the test run it was definetly much softer riding and the minimal chop i did encounter it handled better and was drier. i took my 399 proline out in absolute rubbish conditions and was probably genuinely worried once but i was familiar with how to drive it.

When i test drove this new one i.noticed when i eased back the throttle the nose sat right up and it would take a pretty big wave to break over it. was just curious if anyone had handled one in some pretty choppy conditions and there thoughts.

mundz · #8 13-03-2013, 06:07 AM

Anyone ???