Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

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Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by Fish-Hunter » Mon Jul 17, 2017 11:54 am

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Re: Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by purple5ive » Mon Jul 17, 2017 12:13 pm

Very Nice mate, any reason apart from saving space that you went tiller steer.
i considered one of these when i was looking at getting my boat, but eventually went with a Poly Hull.
i am however somewhat sceptical about its stability at rest. Compared to say a Poly Hull.
ive never been in one before so take that with a grain of salt..

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Post by Fish-Hunter » Mon Jul 17, 2017 12:26 pm

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Re: Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by bowl » Mon Jul 17, 2017 12:43 pm

Nice blog.

Re handling.
When I was testing boats . I found my 410 brooker tiller handled n was lot easy on the back compared to 455 n 470 front steer boats.

Interstling I was in my mates new Stacey 429 n I had to sit up up front n was rough as guts on my back.

I think pure fact you r all way back in any tiller will make the ride smoother.

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Re: Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by smile0784 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 1:18 pm

Looks like a great boat

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Re: Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by purple5ive » Mon Jul 17, 2017 1:48 pm

bowl wrote:
I think pure fact you r all way back in any tiller will make the ride smoother.
and also wet from the spray :tongue:

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Re: Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by bowl » Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:05 pm

purple5ive wrote:
bowl wrote:
I think pure fact you r all way back in any tiller will make the ride smoother.
and also wet from the spray :tongue:
Runabout ,center side console,wet ,wet ,wet Lol

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Re: Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by azkay » Mon Jul 17, 2017 3:57 pm

Really nice boat, enjoyed the read, thanks for sharing :)
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Re: Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by Trumpeter » Mon Jul 17, 2017 7:37 pm

Your boat looks sweet, congrats. Love the extra space you get with a tiller.

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Re: Haines Hunter 400 Sea Wasp

Post by Lightningx » Mon Jul 17, 2017 9:26 pm

What a beauty! Looks great! Congrats :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

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