Hey man I'm not an expert on this topic, so I'm probably not the best person to give you certainty about what's going on. It's very common so don't be too worried.
@@BaitBallin Totally fair. The Crusader is a massive boat on a trailer, even the Reef Runner is big enough especially the older in board models which seem to be heavier. Look forward to seeing the new one.
Hey mate what’s the difference between the tow weight which is 1880 and then the specs it says weight for boat and trailer is 1400 what’s the difference? Cheers.
Nah they keep it vague so you don't know how light they are. 670 is about 880. 730 is about 1100 and for serious offshore work and comfort, weight matters.
The boats with real hull weight are Surtees and Yellowfin. Thats why there is such a big upgrade between 670 to 730, it's those 200kg plus is that make a big difference. 6mm bottom adds the weight, where you need it. Down low.
enjoy your vids. I've always been a fibreglass deep vee man. Currently in NZ running a Buccaneer Billfisher 635 (21 degree dead rise) Alloy boats are super practical, but i could never own one for a reason you never mentioned, that is - CORROSION! Alloy boats do rust!!! look at some old ones, they don't age well. Glass is more difficult to customise, but at at least a polish makes them look new again, and then the ride! Interesting about your comment regarding new manufactures in NZ, Its true, there are so many now and fibreglass is losing popularity here sadly - dunno why. btw, the better NZ alloy boats are Makaira, White Pointer, Innovision & Purekraft in my opinion. Oh yes, and Surtees have a good ride, but my god they are wet boats. i think Makaira is the only alloy manufucturer that worked out how to make a carolina flair on the leading end of the bow to dry them up a bit. Not an issue for glass boats ;)
Yep absolutely, good points. Yep some of these plates are bloody wet, so the hard top with wipers is quite literally the only option to not get smacked in the face all day with water. If alloy boats aren't looked after well they can definitely go bad very quickly
The simplest solution is often the correct one. In this case I would just buy a Cat. I love deep V's too, but added complexity/cost/weight and loss of space is the antithesis of a good solution. There is no point in designing a boat in todays era that needs 'correcting' with expensive gadgets, when you have already forked out 100's of thousands to begin with. Buy the boat that is fit for purpose to start with.
Hi Mark, I just purchased the Simrad NSS9evo3s and the Simrad TM-275LH-W (part number 000-13770-001). the cord from the Transducer has a Low Frequency port with pins that is piggy backed to the High Frequency port that has 5 pins. How did you connect the transducer ports to the Simrad NSSEvo3s unit? Thanks
Thanks for the follow up video and details on this boat. I have a Cruise Craft Resort 500 and looking to repower. I love the idea of good fuel economy and longer range so the figures you are getting with this Suzuki 100 look like it would match well with my boat. Have you weighed the boat on the trailer fully fueled? My Cruise Craft Resort 500 is 1120kgs including single axle trailer.
@@BaitBallin Hi, thanks for the advice. There is a big difference in fuel economy between the DF100 with the 1.5L motor versus the DF115 using a 2L motor. And this Remora 490 seemed to perform quite well considering the number of people and gear on board, which is why it had me intrigued on the weight. I appreciate you help.
Great comparison between brands, good info to know before repowering. For the small capacity outboards, namely 40hp, what brand would you recommend? I would think weight would be most important in this size. Thank you
Happy Remora 490 owner here and mine is the same colour. At 4200 rpm I get 4.2 km/l all day every day. The seas here in Northern Queensland can get very choppy but this little boat eats it up and easily runs 18+knots when it is rough
Yeah we didn't search for best economy, plus had full tank and 3 on board. Peter is going to change prop so we will test that again shortly. Yep good boat in the slop
Maybe add the Yamaha 130hp 4 stroke, just sold mine after several different issues after 140hrs . Blowing the crankcase seal offshore and dropping all the oil was the final straw. Now gone to Suzuki
How would you rate the ride in these conditions compared to a 2100 offshore kevlacat ..? I could never get comfortable comfortable with the broaching of the cat.
I've honestly not been able to master driving a cat well, nor do I have alot of experience in them. So hard to say, they seem to go well in a straight line thats for sure
The reason boats lean into wind on beam seas is because the boat is turning slightly to counter the wind which trying to push bow downwind. More windage boat has eg HT more it needs to turn hence worst lean is. Trim tabs will allow you to counter leans, can get same result with twins by trimming differently. In small runabout just move ballast (crew) to downwind side. I don't see benefit in using them in calm(trimming down), they actually increase drag and reduce top end speed. I've a couple fixed ones on small RIB, reduce planing speed which is huge plus in rough, quicker on plane but do reduce top end. Being fixed I have move the ballast around in beam seas. The pros far out way negatives in my case. I find more ballast on downside better as lifts V to face oncoming seas, being RIB stability isn't an issue, may not be best idea in small tinny.
Good video. Can definitely relate to comfort of +7m boats. Done few 100nm days in friends 7.5m pontoon boat with hardtop. We cruise at 20-25knts it total comfort even in 20nt winds. While always glass conditions when going 40nm offshore sea is quite often lumpy. We launch on less than idea ramp and it is 3-4 man job. Minimum of 2 ideally 3 in water holding it especially in 15-20knts as it has lot windage. One class of boat you didn't cover is ali pontoon boats eg Stabicraft. These are very capable sea boats, with pontoons adding extra level of safety especially in 3.5-6m range. Given good bilge pump or better still decent self bailers these boats can handle some serious seas, crew is going take a pounding but the boat will get you home.
Yeah the reason I don't talk about the pontoon style hulls like stabicraft is because of the sheet amount of fabrication involved they cost so much more to purchase. They are capable no doubt...
Hello Mark, I love your informative video! I do have some questions before I purchase the very same unit you have shown. -Did you have to upgrade your incoming power fuse? -if so, what did you use? -when adding your TM275LHW transducer to the Simrad NSS12EVO3S, while installing the transducer, did it plug directly in without any adapter? is it on CH #2? Thanks, in advance, Ed
Hello Mark, I love your instructional video! I do have some questions before I buy this set up that you have: -Did you have to upgrade your fuse to support the TM275LHW add on to the NSS12evo3s? -Does the transducer plug directly into the back of the Simrad unit on connector #2 without any adapters? Thank you so much in advance, Ed
Hondas are absolute dog shit motors. Hence why they are being wrecked constantly. They take their car engines, use them as outboards and expect them to handle salt. I know Yamahas are reliable as hell and i feel they were the engine to have. Mercury now seems to be on the back of every boat i see at the ramp. I have a 2003 Johnson V4 115 2 Stroke. Man that thing driiinnkksssss. I reckon it uses 1.5-2.0L per km on full throttle.
Yeah they are good engines but a bit pricey though, I got a set quoted 8 months ago for just under 39k...I got 115's Mercury and Yamaha quotes at around 41k so I went with 2x115 Yamaha...I was only considering the 100 zukes for the weight difference. The ass on my cat was very heavy with the 4 strokes something people need to consider when repowering, so I got my batteries moves forward to counter it :)
Yeah absolutely agree, I see soooo many boats set up poorly with too much weight on the rear. Then offering very poor performance to the point people end up selling them
Best advice for reversing, dont look in the rear view mirror! Look only at the sides. Too much boat on the left, turn left. Too much on the right, tun right. Easy. As the the engine, ive got a 2023 150 on my 5m boat, even with the lever on the stick, it still clunks putting it gear. Its just a Suzuki thing i suppose. As for the gear ratio, its great for heavy boats, but the trade off is top speed (if thats what people are looking for). As they say in the USA "Slow-Zukis, they are last to the spot, but at least they get u home" 😂😂
Keep it down a bit, Peter. Nothing's like a pre-warning to the crew, I'm going to put the hammer down. If you weren't experienced, I'd say you'd be laying flat out on you back up against the transom 😂😅😂😅 I think you're getting to the stage of needing your own boat. When is zat happening 👍
Put your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel instead of the top. When your hand is at the bottom of the steering wheel, the boat will go in the same direction as your hand. The boat needs to go to the left, move your hand to the left.
I've been watching your videos for a while now and Im planning on heading down to batemans bay and was wondering with your experience, how is crossing the batemans bay bar? any advice or tips or is it relatively easy compared to others, thank you
Very safe bar, nothing special to know. Just make sure one you exit you stay northern side of snapper island as other side is full of reef / rocks just below the water line which you cant see and isn't marked on marine charts.
I have honda Bf 250 and mercury verado 250 v6 supercharge model i really enjoy both outboard engine....i totally agree with your honest opinion mercury really made me headache haha....But still i really enjoy my first fishing boat which pair with 2stroke yamaha 60hp.😂 i love the old school Rev sound.
Hi Mate Genuine question Why are RIB style boats with deep V hulls not that popular in Aus? They will normally deal with weather better than the same size fibreglass boat.
I think it's just the open style, due to people wanting more weather protection etc they go for other models. They are popular in the dove industry etc though. Yes agree they are awesome
Hi Mate, do you have any video re what weather conditions for offshore? I mainly go offshore. I just had a chat with an owner of a local tackle store. He said for offshore conditions you do not look at swell. Just look at the sea. He said swell mainly affects in shore conditions and when you are off the shelf it is mainly sea. I look at both swell and sea. Swell is water moment from far away and sea is more localised like wind. Potentially the aggregation of both gives you the potential height of the wave and it can be twice as high. Of course you also need to look at wind conditions. I am scratching my head. have I missed a lot of good offshore conditions?
Hey, it's a good topic. I use willy weather and BOM, meteye. Wind is the main for sure to look at and swell period. If the swell period is far apart, it's not a big deal if it's a bit bigger. Wind chop is the main thing to look out for and what is more dangerous out side for sure. Basically though if in doubt, I don't go out.
I use salt away in a foam cannon works great can’t do my interior like that tho as I have carpet but all over boat engine and trailer and wipe down inside
