2019 Melbourne Boat Show
- yepi'mon
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Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
And not sure why they discontinued them - assuming they made way for a newer model of sorts....
Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
yepi'mon wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:01 pmBugatti, given the rarity of the adventurer I feel it’s my duty to provide you with some spank bank material....Bugatti wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:07 pmI agree cobby , , , , change isn't always bettercobby wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:43 pmDunno. They're all based off the old Bertram designs and haven't changed all that much since International Marine first started in the 60s. Theyre all similar from a Cobra up to a 2400. The Belmont hasn't changed except for the bow sprit, rear seats became removable in the 90s, slight dash redesign and ever so slight transom scallops since that model was introduced in the 80s.
If it ain't broke don't go trying to fix it would have to be their motto
Cheers, Bug
Enjoy your evening....
Bugatti wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 9:07 pmI agree cobby , , , , change isn't always bettercobby wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 8:43 pmDunno. They're all based off the old Bertram designs and haven't changed all that much since International Marine first started in the 60s. Theyre all similar from a Cobra up to a 2400. The Belmont hasn't changed except for the bow sprit, rear seats became removable in the 90s, slight dash redesign and ever so slight transom scallops since that model was introduced in the 80s.
If it ain't broke don't go trying to fix it would have to be their motto
Cheers, Bug
Sad, The Reefy has proven the test of time , , , , The Adventurer & Intruder would have done too
Cheers, Bugz
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Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
The Adventurer was the half cab redesign of the Intruder, that obviously wasn't to popular. The Cavalier is a more traditional cuddy cab redesign of the Adventurer with what looks like more deck space. If you were to get a ruler out on the bottom hull of the Riviera, Intruder, Adventurer and Cavalier wouldn't be all that much different.
Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
I agree cobby, those hulls, notwithstanding a tweaked chime or two, are the same bottom hulls.cobby wrote: ↑Tue Jun 18, 2019 10:41 pmThe Adventurer was the half cab redesign of the Intruder, that obviously wasn't to popular. The Cavalier is a more traditional cuddy cab redesign of the Adventurer with what looks like more deck space. If you were to get a ruler out on the bottom hull of the Riviera, Intruder, Adventurer and Cavalier wouldn't be all that much different.
Now, I'm no Boat Building expert, and I don't advocate to be, nor am I a Business/Product/Market expert either BUT.
The Reef Runner has been a "stayer", with a tweak here and there as the years have gone by to keep it "up to trend". The Intruder should have been the same , , , , instead of "redesigns" which dramatically change the Boat to follow assumed trends, similar tweaks should have happened with it. The Adventurer is possibly the most they should have "modified" the Intruder, as it still is a good boat and a "modern Intruder".
Cuddy Cabs work with smaller boats, but there is no need to Cuddy a 19 and a half footer that the Intruder/Adventurer are. With the smaller boats you do gain deck space at the expense of the Half Cab. AND the lower cost hence the lower cashed up customer, gets more deck for same size boat. BUT the higher cost of a 19+ footer means you have a higher cashed up customer who then has a Cuddy Cabbed boat and now has the cash to Canopy it up, making less usable deck space and effectively more covered (Cabin like) space , , , , which defeats the purpose of a Cuddy Cab. So a Cuddy in the larger boats is a false sense of extra deck space.
Two Cavaliers all Canopied up, notice the less usable deck space
The Intruder top
The Adventurer middle
The Cavalier bottom
The Cavalier is no better off with deck space (as result of extra Canopy) than the Intruder/Adventurer , , , , also especially as the rear of the top hull/transom area of the Cavalier eats inwards into the deck.
The Haines Group worked this out the hard way, when they bought Seafarer Boats and tried adding "Haines Signiture" improvements to them. They now have the Seafarer back the way it was AND run it separately.
A Bugatti prophecy , , , , the Adventurer/Intruder shall make a comeback
Cheers, But Cuddy/Half Cab people would always agree to differ, Bugz
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Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
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Bee Humble the first on boatsales is an insane setup the others below need a side dive door I believe not essential but would help for game angling even though I believe be humbles should be on the skippers size. If you can sleep in the cab these are looking good.
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Bee Humble the first on boatsales is an insane setup the others below need a side dive door I believe not essential but would help for game angling even though I believe be humbles should be on the skippers size. If you can sleep in the cab these are looking good.
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Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
Bee Humble is a nice rig.rb85 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:08 pmhttps://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-fo ... -ht/228341
https://www.boatsales.com.au/boats/deta ... 6082/?Cr=0
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Bee Humble the first on boatsales is an insane setup the others below need a side dive door I believe not essential but would help for game angling even though I believe be humbles should be on the skippers size. If you can sleep in the cab these are looking good.
I like the addition of those grab rails down the external sides of the hard top.
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Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
I always liked the look of cruisecraft boats till I saw them at my first boat show and found them lightly built. If you hit the side of the boat with a closed fist then compare the noise and flex of the boat with similar boats the hull flex’s quite a bit.
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They're nice boats, very well finished and bee humble is well decked out. But for me with $200k and a choice of seeing the Savage's at Streaker or elsewhere, the car would be full of fuel and I'd be driving to Cann River and getting Erick Hyland to build me a 263Lrb85 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:08 pmhttps://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-fo ... -ht/228341
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https://www.boatsales.com.au/boats/deta ... 0804/?Cr=2
https://www.boatsales.com.au/boats/deta ... 0400/?Cr=3
Bee Humble the first on boatsales is an insane setup the others below need a side dive door I believe not essential but would help for game angling even though I believe be humbles should be on the skippers size. If you can sleep in the cab these are looking good.
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Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
Cobby I know the manufacturers and their models to some extent not the builders. Do you have experience in the boat building industry?cobby wrote: ↑Thu Jun 20, 2019 9:50 amThey're nice boats, very well finished and bee humble is well decked out. But for me with $200k and a choice of seeing the Savage's at Streaker or elsewhere, the car would be full of fuel and I'd be driving to Cann River and getting Erick Hyland to build me a 263Lrb85 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 19, 2019 7:08 pmhttps://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-fo ... -ht/228341
https://www.boatsales.com.au/boats/deta ... 6082/?Cr=0
https://www.boatsales.com.au/boats/deta ... 6295/?Cr=1
https://www.boatsales.com.au/boats/deta ... 0804/?Cr=2
https://www.boatsales.com.au/boats/deta ... 0400/?Cr=3
Bee Humble the first on boatsales is an insane setup the others below need a side dive door I believe not essential but would help for game angling even though I believe be humbles should be on the skippers size. If you can sleep in the cab these are looking good.
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Re: 2019 Melbourne Boat Show
When manufacturers aren't the builders
quality is not always their highest priority
quality is not always their highest priority
I was a premium member before it was cool #aheadofthepack