Hi All

Soon I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan, and want to take a (car
top) boat to do some fishing and waterway exploring.

However, I am not sure which shape boat is best, and am getting
conflicting advice from the several dealers I have approached.

Some tell me the VNose punts are best because they are stable for
fishing while the Vnose makes them OK when the waves come up a bit

Others tell me the vnose punts are only good for rivers and lakes as
they wil not handle the chop and waves that you get in bays and esturies

Buggered if I know which way to go, and the boat mfgs don't give out
info, they say talk to the dealer.

Due to weight restrictions (top of Prado) I am limited to something
around 50 to 80kgs, and since health is poor I can't carry much more
than a 8hp motor

I will be fishing in rivers, lakes, bays, and esturies - maybe the ocean
if it is VERY VERY calm, but...

Advice most welcome and appreciated

David

PS launching should not be a problem as I will take a folding trailer on
the back of the van

quietguy wrote:
Hi All

Soon I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan, and want to take a (car
top) boat to do some fishing and waterway exploring.

However, I am not sure which shape boat is best, and am getting
conflicting advice from the several dealers I have approached.

Some tell me the VNose punts are best because they are stable for
fishing while the Vnose makes them OK when the waves come up a bit

Others tell me the vnose punts are only good for rivers and lakes as
they wil not handle the chop and waves that you get in bays and esturies

Buggered if I know which way to go, and the boat mfgs don't give out
info, they say talk to the dealer.

Due to weight restrictions (top of Prado) I am limited to something
around 50 to 80kgs, and since health is poor I can't carry much more
than a 8hp motor

I will be fishing in rivers, lakes, bays, and esturies - maybe the ocean
if it is VERY VERY calm, but...

Advice most welcome and appreciated

David

PS launching should not be a problem as I will take a folding trailer on
the back of the van



If your health is poor...why not use a conventional towed trailer?
For a 10 or 12 foot boat c/w an 8 hp...the smaller 800 lb capacity
galvanized steel or aluminum models should be plenty.

If your health is poor...why not use a conventional towed trailer?
For a 10 or 12 foot boat c/w an 8 hp...the smaller 800 lb capacity
galvanized steel or aluminum models should be plenty.

Because he said "I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan"
American Translation: "I will be traveling in a truck towing a travel
trailer".

"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
t...

If your health is poor...why not use a conventional towed trailer?
For a 10 or 12 foot boat c/w an 8 hp...the smaller 800 lb capacity
galvanized steel or aluminum models should be plenty.

Because he said "I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan"
American Translation: "I will be traveling in a truck towing a travel
trailer".

More than once I've see a pickup towing a camping trailer and a boat
trailer.

I sure wouldn't want to back up that mess. :)

"D.Duck" wrote in message
...

"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
t...

If your health is poor...why not use a conventional towed trailer?
For a 10 or 12 foot boat c/w an 8 hp...the smaller 800 lb capacity
galvanized steel or aluminum models should be plenty.

Because he said "I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan"
American Translation: "I will be traveling in a truck towing a travel
trailer".

More than once I've see a pickup towing a camping trailer and a boat
trailer.

I sure wouldn't want to back up that mess. :)


And in most states that is illegal. Except a 5th wheel does not seem to
considered a trailer for this purpose in California. I would get a 13-14' V
nose aluminum boat and maybe an automatic loader like the Eide Industries
model. Some one in Europe may make one like it. I had a Valco riveted 14'
V nose and worked fine in choppy water and near shore salt water on calm
days. I think the boat weighed about 65 kg.

Calif Bill wrote:



And in most states that is illegal.

Def illegal in Oz

Except a 5th wheel does not seem to
considered a trailer for this purpose in California.

....and I am not interested in getting a fith wheeler as I want either a Prado
or a Cruiser so I can go Cape York etc (but leaving the van behind of course)

I would get a 13-14' V
nose aluminum boat

Do you mean a v-nose punt? (punt has V-nose but flat bottom from about a third
of the way back from the bow) or a dingy with v-nose?

and maybe an automatic loader like the Eide Industries
model.

I will certainly be getting one of those

I had a Valco riveted 14'V nose and worked fine in choppy water and near
shore salt water on calm

days. I think the boat weighed about 65 kg.

That was a v-nose punt?

Cheers

David

Stanley Barthfarkle wrote:
If your health is poor...why not use a conventional towed trailer?
For a 10 or 12 foot boat c/w an 8 hp...the smaller 800 lb capacity
galvanized steel or aluminum models should be plenty.


Because he said "I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan"
American Translation: "I will be traveling in a truck towing a travel
trailer".


This might be a better option...
http://www.porta-bote.com/

Thanks Don - I had considered one of these, but was put off by a review I
read, and by the look of the low bow it looks as if one decent wave would
swamp the thing. Also, it didn't look as if it would travel well on a
trailer, and I would need that for launching and retrieval.

David

Don White wrote:



This might be a better option...
http://www.porta-bote.com/

....and I actually have a fibreglass 13ft with 8hp OB and trailer - but
the boat is too heavy to use as a car topper - hence my need to buy a
tinny

If I didn't have to tow the van I'd tow a 15 -17 footer fibreglass with
all the goodies

David


Stanley Barthfarkle wrote:

If your health is poor...why not use a conventional towed trailer?
For a 10 or 12 foot boat c/w an 8 hp...the smaller 800 lb capacity
galvanized steel or aluminum models should be plenty.

Because he said "I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan"
American Translation: "I will be traveling in a truck towing a travel
trailer".

In Oz we are not allowed to tow a trailer behind a caravan - so will tow the
caravan and put the boat on top of the Prado/Cruiser


David

Don White wrote:



If your health is poor...why not use a conventional towed trailer?
For a 10 or 12 foot boat c/w an 8 hp...the smaller 800 lb capacity
galvanized steel or aluminum models should be plenty.