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

Desmond's Cruise Control 5.2 (Australia)

 

Its great to see yet another Cruise Control 5.2 launching, this time from Desmond in Townsville

He writes:

G'day, Recently, my mate and I splashed my 'dreamboat'.

Launched at the ramp inside Townsville Harbour. Yahoo! Outside though, it was rougher than the forecast.

Being restricted to varying rpm up to 2000 max. for the first hour, meant a bit of slamming. Not a drop on us though !!

Getting close to the hour, it started raining, so we puttered back in. Straight after the monsoon, happening now, should be good weather. Next time I'll be a bit more organised and get some photos. Des

Bob's Cruise Control 5.2 (Australia)

 

Great to see another Cruise Control 5.2 splash. This time from Bob in Qld

He writes:

So we've had 3 outings and all is going fine

The Suzuki is giving 25 knots at 4000 rpm and that's plenty fast enough for me without working the engine hard

Today I finished the Bimini top and am yet to decide on a windscreen

With Qld's summer heat the ride is quite pleasant without one but the cooler months may change my mind on that.

Love the ride

Bob

Yorick's Sea Strike 16 (New Caladonia)

 

Its great to see yet another Sea Strike 16 launching, this time from Yorick in New Caledonia. 

Yorick's passion is Tuna/ Sailfish and especially GT (Giant Trevally) fishing.

Tim's Magnum 12 (Australia)

 

Great to see another Magnum 12 being Launched. This time from Tim in Western Australia.

He writes:

A ‘proud dad’ day recently, as we launched the little magnum. My son and his mates took off from the ramp with the 1978 6hp Johnson screaming it’s head off as he tried to get it on the plane. Too many kids, too many crab pots, tackle boxes and stuff to get it up on the plane but they had a great time.

We finished the paint job after some brilliant advice from Mark. The boat is for crabbing and mucking around in the mangroves and creeks so we thought we better put on a ‘stealth coat’, see what you think!

Thanks again Mark.

Tim built the boat for his very young teenage son and his mates, so the HP had to be low. Concerned about kids being kids, he didn't want a paint job that would no doubt get knocked around/ scratched etc so I suggested he go with a simple "cam" job using palm leaves etc . This way if the boat does get knocked about, its easy to re-paint (in minutes LOL). So the whole family jumped in a painted the boat.."cam" using spray cans. Too easy

All in all.. as long as the kids are having a blast catching fish.. that's all that matters. Good one. 

Gary's Cruise Control 5.2 (Australia)

 

Great to see yet another Cruise Control 5.2 hit the water. This time from Gary in South Australia

He writes:

Went out to the shed a few days ago and there were no more jobs to do on the boat build. So we went fishing in it.

Thanks for a great design and all the help you provided over the build.

The motor fitting only took a day even though Adrian hadn’t done an Evinrude for a few years. Was really interesting to me that it is plug and play with the set up of the controller and the electrics. It all just clips together and off you go.

As you mentioned on the phone the second hole was the one in regards to the outboard height. We tried it first and left it there after the first test runs.

The 140 Evinrude G2 does the job easily. Not sure what prop pitch etc but Adrian guessed right first time with that and we got 6000rpm WOT. The hydraulic power assisted steering and electronic throttle and gear select are really something on this motor! The boat planes quickly and seems well mannered in the choppy conditions we had on the second day of testing.

It’s fair to say I’m a happy camper. Thanks again Mark.

Only complaint is answering questions about “what make of boat is that mate (?)”, when we launch and retrieve

Overall I’m very happy with the boat after a few trips now. Lovely dry ride and feels capable for its size.

The 140 Etec seems like plenty of push and has an eye watering jump when running from just on the plane to full throttle. Talk about torque!! Also very impressed by the quietness of the motor and zero smoke at startup. Electronic throttle and gears are really nice and the power assisted hydraulic steering is sweet as.

Will try and get some figures for speed v revs etc in the weeks ahead. The place I live is Currently living up to its reputation of “ Windy Whyalla “ so will not be out for about a week going on the forecasts.

Regards Gary

Michael’s Pro Tournament 21 (South Africa)

 

A few months ago I launched my boat. It went well and I was pleased to finally have it on the water.

There are a couple of small things to sort out, such as prop selection and alignment of the motors but unfortunately the weather has been terrible the past few months and I have not always been able to get out over the weekends to test and resolve the issues.

The trims on the motors failed and I have been waiting 2 months for the parts to arrive so it can be fixed. Once this is done and weather conditions have improved, I will be able to get out more and do some proper fishing.

Thank you Mark and everyone on the forum for all the assistance throughout the years. It has been greatly appreciated and without it I would not have been able to complete this project.

Cheers
Michael

Congratulations Michael on your launching mate. Wow.. she looks like a weapon mate. You did an awesome job of building her, 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 the future

Regards Mark

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

Josh’s Sea Strike 16 (New Zealand)

 

Hi all,

Motors fitted and water tested, ended up with the 90 hp. It may look a bit low in the back , but I had  forgotten to connect one of the deck drain hoses (whoops) so had a bit of extra ballast. However a positive is that the boat performed better than I expected (with all that extra "water" weight) and will only be better next time I take it out and... reconnect the drain hoses (LOL).

 The Yamaha dealer seemed very happy with the prop efficiency and I can imagine even more when i don't have a boat with the deck hatches full of water. Still have a bit of work to go with grab rails, rod holders, bimini, bow rail and the floor to go ... oh... and also the name and some graphics. Will be getting some more pictures soon.

Congrats on the splash Josh. Your Sea Strike 16 looks great mate !!

Yes, with all that water sloshing around , it will make for a stern heavy boat. (Whooops). Positive point though.. at least you've flooded the boat and know she doesn't sink, floats level and passes compliance (LOL). Get that water out and then see what happens.... ZOOM

Looking forward to seeing and hearing more in the future

Kostas Cruise Control 5.8 (Greece)

 Hi everyone

She is not 100% complete but she is ready enough to have the first ride test....The weather conditions were bad, there were big waves.

For it was the best condition for test......It went unexpectedly good.

She comes in plane very fast and easy. We were going 37 miles and we felt so secure and smooth ride....The max speed we gone was 46 mph ,3 adults, 100 litres fuel, with 16 km/h wind and we couldn't trim all the engine. (need to fix that) I think in good conditions she ll go 50+m/h. The speed is not our request but we "must"say that. In a few days we will have more test.

I'm so satisfied and proud.....

Thanks, thanks, thanks. I'm already dreaming the Pro tournament 21.

Regards
Kostas

Its great to see another Cruise Control launching . Kostas who lives in Greece, is building our designs under license for the Greek market. So were looking forward to hearing from him in the near future and seeing his Pro Tournament build