Dave's RipTide cx-457 - Gone Fishin' (Australia)

 

Hi Guys, 

Just a few fishy pics out of the "Ebb Tide", unfortunately they weren't caught by me but by a gun fisho neighbor that had been following my build from a respectable distance. we caught up, i invited him out and he showed me his style of fishing, which is flicking lures in and around moored boats, jetties and pontoons.

Just a note, racing back to the ramp, I noticed him bracing for impact as we were about to hit the wake of one of those floating gin palaces and was pleasantly surprised that his teeth hadn't rattled out of his skull, a dry ride as well. (LOL)

Cheers
Dave GP

David's RipTide CX-457 (Australia)

Hi Guys,,

Couldn't help myself, took a break from much needed house maintenance yesterday and had an unofficial splashing, sorry, no pics yet, still waiting on logos and decals. I must say that even though I am just running the motor in, the ride of the Riptide was soft and super smooth, extremely happy so far. Hopefully the next time it hits the water it will be fully dressed and I'll be able to hit full throttle, even if its just briefly. might perch my brother on a marker buoy so i can get some obligatory external pics (LOL) In reality, I'm probably doing a solo trip again.

Anyway, thanks for your patience and I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone watching my build this last 15 months, to thank those that have offered support and guidance and last but not least, to Mark for the huge amount of information that' made this experience so enjoyable.

Cheers Dave GP

Congratulations Dave on your launching . She looks great mate. As for your build, thanks for your kind words and appreciation of support and guidance throughout the process. Your welcome.

Looking forward to seeing more of your boat on the water and your fishing adventures  in he future

Regards Mark

Tony's RipTide CX-457 (Australia)

Great to hear from Tony (who lives down at Brisbane), where he built and launched his RipTide CX-457 recently. She looks great Mate !! We look forward to receiving more pics soon.

Leigh’s RipTide CX-457 (Australia)

Just got a text message this morning from Leigh from the Gold Coast (QLD) and his RipTide CX-457 getting a quick splash. He's got a few more small things to go on (wrap etc), but .. went for a fish (4 up)

and he reckons it flies. He made his casting deck a little longer and with 2 up on here.. wow.. nice and stable and a top spot for fishing. Anyway, here's his boat. Very nice

He writes:

Finally getting a chance to get on here and give an update on the boat. So far we've been really happy with her, after a few easy sessions up around Pumicestone Passage we decided it was time to give it a run in some chop and put it through its paces on a day out from Mooloolaba in some 1.5 m swell

and about 15 knots. Hardly a drop in the boat. 

We took it for a fish last Tuesday out to wide Caloundra in some good weather and sat on around 20-25 all the way out and back and picked up 4 Mackerel and a Snapper making it worth the day off work.

Top speed so far is sitting at around 31-32 knot but it's revving to high at about 6100 rpm and it's still only done 16 hrs so hopefully we get a bit more after a prop change. Overall stoked with her... but thinking about a bigger one already. (LOL)

 

We where drift fishing over a few spots casting plastics out front and had ganged rigs with pillies out the back, one with a small running sinker to get it down a little in the water column. If your just fishing lakes this thing will be awesome. It goes through the choppy stuff with ease, but does still handle the bigger swell considerably well for its length. The most noticeable difference compared to other boats I've had is how solid the hull feels through the chop.

You still feel plenty safe in the main area for the height of the sides but in ours I've made the casting deck extra long and you can't really stand up there when your outside but its great when casting in flatter water. I run a 54 inch electric upfront and it doesn't cavitate when we are fishing in decent swell.

Overall..love it

Regards Leigh

For more information on the RipTide CX-457, please click HERE

Phil's RipTide CX-457 (Australia)

 It was great to hear from Phil as he launched his RipTide CX-457 the other day.
He writes:

Hi Mark,
Watching your web site over the last twelve months and then suddenly, the RipTide CX457came out of nowhere and I thought "I am going to have a go at building this boat".

Having never built a boat before and after mine had been stolen two years ago, the want to build this one was to the MAX. When the plans arrived, I found them really easy to read and I began to build.

Mark helped me through the parts that I didn't quite understand, but they were easy once I had talked to him. I am so glad I was told about Bowdidge Marine Designs by Geoff Lord, our previous sand paper representative.

With the Builders plate and motor on, registration was easy. With Great Excitement the day had come to launch her. Eight months of building and now it was time to try out my boat. My Riptide was launched at 1.30pm and I headed straight out to Jumpingpin bar to try her out.

She handled like a dream, taking the bad 20 knot NNW wind head on and while crossing the bar, all the time I felt really safe in the boat. The RipTide handled better than the boat that had been stolen from me two years prior. I am over the moon about this boat, it's got so much potential! With Marks help from all of this, I now have my boat back and... I had a great time building it as well. 

Can't wait for next weekend... I'm going fishing! 

Regards Phil Martin 

Brisbane. QLD 

Top one Phil.
Great to hear you love the boat and the way it handles the open water, especially when your wanting to go fishing.
Love it