My New Boat

[Ryannnnnnnn]

As promised, here's a few pics of my new Stessl 630 Coast runner. 

Have taken it out twice and am absolutely loving it. Super stable (thanks for the larger reverse chines that was introduced in the platerix 2 hull design) it ploughs through the chop compared to my 4.3 tinny. 

It has a 250l fuel tank and is backed by a 150hp yammy. With the centre cab design you can easily walk around the entire boat and the cab has enough room for me to lie down comfortably (I'm 6ft). For when it gets choppy I have a front clear I can attach to enclose the gap between the windscreen and the roof. 

There's a big auto deploy minn kota coming as well

We also put in a travel buddy marine oven, which is mounted in the under seat storage so we've been smashing hot croissants and pies while on the water! Amazing being on the water and smelling something cooking up. 

Another cool feature that's just been implemented is on the inside edge of the gunwhale there's a track which supports all kinds of rail blaza accessories. 

Haven't used it at night yet but there's nice lighting (white and red) on the roof of the helm and inside the cab. 

I haven't really ventured far in my smaller boat so excited to get out and do some longer trips! Any suggestions on some live bait grounds around moreton and where to flick them are most welcome! 

If you see me out on the water come say hi

 

 

[Towknee]

Very Nice! 
 

what size minn Kota do you need to hold her in position? 

[The Mad Hughesy]

what a weapon! nice one man

[Ryannnnnnnn]

1 hour ago, Towknee said:

Very Nice! 
 

what size minn Kota do you need to hold her in position? 

Thanks! it will be 112lb with 72"shaft

[ellicat]

Great looking rig !

I bit there's a bit of pent up exploring to do in her.

May she serve you well.

[Old Scaley]

Not too many places will be out of your reach in that beast @Ryannnnnnnn. Are you thinking of giving her a name?

[Ryannnnnnnn]

3 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

Not too many places will be out of your reach in that beast @Ryannnnnnnn. Are you thinking of giving her a name?

Thanks @Old Scaley haven't decided on anything yet but am keen to give it a name

[GregOug]

Great boat! Enjoy.

[kmcrosby78]

Very, very noiiiiice ......  You'll have a blast in that mate, congrats on the purchase.

[Damo300]

Nice. I love new boats. 

Same trailer as mine. 

Now roll the boat off the trailer onto some 4bee tires and get that trailer covered in tectyl inside and out. 

Also remove all post bolts, one at a time so you don't mess with the adjustment, and coat with marine grease, do roller shafts as well and fit stainless split pins to roller shafts, otherwise when it comes time to service them you will be in for a headache.  

Repeat annually. 

 

 

You can see the quallity if the gal on mine.  This is current today. Imagine all those spotty bits were a white looking powder. 

I am a pedantic cleaner of trailers and no amount of cleaning could stop the gal from rusting. 

It's called white rust and it is detrimental to trailers. It looks like a white powder build up on the gal. 

 

I had to completely strip my trailer and wire wheel it all off. Big job. 

Repainted 2 coats in bad spots with penatrol mixed with silver rust kill then drowned in tectyl. Massive job. 

This was the day of finished coating things. 

 

 

12 months on and it still looks nice and clean. 

Wish I did it on day one. 

[benno573]

Great looking rig mate, make sure you yell out if you're ever short of mates...  with 250L of fuel, you should be able to get to some more distant destinations for sure.  Look forward to reading your first report from 1770, offshore from fraser or similar.

agree with @Junky - preventitive maintenance on the trailer will pay you back big time over the years.

 

[Old Scaley]

@Junky, which tectyl do you use and how do you get it inside the crossmembers? Because my boat is only a 4.35m tinny, it is easy to launch and retrieve at most ramps without getting the bearings or the trailer wet, but I am still fanatical about maintenance. I do this for longevity and safety. My last trailer used to get a dunking and lasted 11 years and was still not too bad when I sold it. The current trailer is 3 years old and apart from a bit of surface rust on a couple of bolts it is as good as new. I hope to get 20+ years out of this one so some tectyl couldn’t hurt.

[Ryannnnnnnn]

1 hour ago, benno573 said:

Great looking rig mate, make sure you yell out if you're ever short of mates...  with 250L of fuel, you should be able to get to some more distant destinations for sure.  Look forward to reading your first report from 1770, offshore from fraser or similar.

agree with @Junky - preventitive maintenance on the trailer will pay you back big time over the years.

 

Thanks @benno573 sounds good I'm definitely short on fishing mates. Always keen to learn from more experienced fishos! 

[Ryannnnnnnn]

7 hours ago, Junky said:

Nice. I love new boats. 

Same trailer as mine. 

Now roll the boat off the trailer onto some 4bee tires and get that trailer covered in tectyl inside and out. 

Also remove all post bolts, one at a time so you don't mess with the adjustment, and coat with marine grease, do roller shafts as well and fit stainless split pins to roller shafts, otherwise when it comes time to service them you will be in for a headache.  

Repeat annually. 

 

 

You can see the quallity if the gal on mine.  This is current today. Imagine all those spotty bits were a white looking powder. 

I am a pedantic cleaner of trailers and no amount of cleaning could stop the gal from rusting. 

It's called white rust and it is detrimental to trailers. It looks like a white powder build up on the gal. 

 

I had to completely strip my trailer and wire wheel it all off. Big job. 

Repainted 2 coats in bad spots with penatrol mixed with silver rust kill then drowned in tectyl. Massive job. 

This was the day of finished coating things. 

 

 

12 months on and it still looks nice and clean. 

Wish I did it on day one. 

Does tectyl stay sticky? And does it collect dirt and sand like fish oil? 

Innox is nice to use but in my experience with innox is it just washes away after a few dunkings. 

[GregOug]

2 hours ago, benno573 said:

Great looking rig mate, make sure you yell out if you're ever short of mates...  with 250L of fuel, you should be able to get to some more distant destinations for sure.  Look forward to reading your first report from 1770, offshore from fraser or similar.

agree with @Junky - preventitive maintenance on the trailer will pay you back big time over the years.

 

Hey. I’m offended now! I put out a call for a new fishing buddy and you weren’t interested, despite my very reasonable demands.

[Damo300]

 

5 hours ago, Old Scaley said:

@Junky, which tectyl do you use and how do you get it inside the crossmembers? Because my boat is only a 4.35m tinny, it is easy to launch and retrieve at most ramps without getting the bearings or the trailer wet, but I am still fanatical about maintenance. I do this for longevity and safety. My last trailer used to get a dunking and lasted 11 years and was still not too bad when I sold it. The current trailer is 3 years old and apart from a bit of surface rust on a couple of bolts it is as good as new. I hope to get 20+ years out of this one so some tectyl couldn’t hurt.

I use a small plastic tube about 500mm long. 

Get them from a hobby shop. They use them to run push rods through on servo's in rc toys. 

 

Tectyl 506.

 

[Damo300]

6 hours ago, Ryannnnnnnn said:

Does tectyl stay sticky? And does it collect dirt and sand like fish oil? 

Innox is nice to use but in my experience with innox is it just washes away after a few dunkings. 

No mate. 

It may be still soft so to speak but nothing sticks to it. It does gather at the bottom of the RHS sections in big blobs, but they're still not sticky. 

Water also beads off. 

I did my trailer 12 months ago and it looks like the day I did it. I've done some serious k's too. Dirt roads etc. 

 

 

[Guest]

That's a flash rig , those centre cabs are awesome 

[marty]

That is one sweet looking rig - be good offshore when the wind gets up.

Do you live on the GC - one of those pics looks like the boat ramp at the Grand?

Marty

[Drop Bear]

17 hours ago, Junky said:

Tectyl 506.

Just bought 2 cans thanks. 

 

[Drop Bear]

Mate that is a great looking boat. I bet it will see some awesome trips.

Do you think you could sleep 2 in there? 

 

[Ryannnnnnnn]

3 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Mate that is a great looking boat. I bet it will see some awesome trips.

Do you think you could sleep 2 in there? 

 

Thanks @Drop Bear absolutely the wife can easily fit too. There's extended cushions too which isn't in the pics so if you did want more length they can extend the sleeping area right up to the helm seats

[Ryannnnnnnn]

3 hours ago, marty said:

That is one sweet looking rig - be good offshore when the wind gets up.

Do you live on the GC - one of those pics looks like the boat ramp at the Grand?

Marty

Nice spotting I live north of the GC but I was just driving through the area to suss out the ramps after picking her up

[Drop Bear]

On 16/11/2020 at 10:49 AM, Ryannnnnnnn said:

We also put in a travel buddy marine oven, which is mounted in the under seat storage so we've been smashing hot croissants and pies while on the water! Amazing being on the water and smelling something cooking up. 

Yum. That would be awesome for extended trips. If you took some butter, salt and some foil you could eat your catch out there with no mess or fuss. Cracking addition. 

[Ryannnnnnnn]

5 hours ago, Drop Bear said:

Yum. That would be awesome for extended trips. If you took some butter, salt and some foil you could eat your catch out there with no mess or fuss. Cracking addition. 

Absolutely! I thought you guys might like that feature. For anyone interested here's the model I got http://www.12-24voltovens.com.au/travel-buddy-12-volt-marine-oven/

It's wired to my two batteries. 

Some people put them in their cars as well