FastFisher 14 vs Buccaneer 130

[shanook]

imma kemm int gustuz ma tridx tbaqbaq ragel xih hux :)PPPPPPPP

how cute, he wants to keep me calm because of my age.....:PPPPPPPPPP

[bigboy]

Mela mhux kulhadd ghandu l opinjoni tijaw Tony mhux wertit noqodu niggieldu fuq oppinjoni sihbi ehhh Kulhadd jkollu l oppinjoni tijaw hux sihbi

[joe]

i agree one hundreed percent what big  boy said piter craft boats one of the best if you wont to go friends and family on a Sunday but dont buy 14 ft you need at lees 17 ft

[chrisxue]

I have my 14 Kaptan being made right now should be ready for the engine to be installed
as I opted for an inboard.If you go down to bzebbuga to visit you'll see my  boat before i
do as I'm not in malta now.I found Johnny at kaptan very helpful and I didnt do any shopping
around and just ordered the boat.

[Shaftbomb]

I don't think there are nicer maltese built boats than these:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Qormi/Petecraft-Boats/177718136316

[malvizzu]

Shanook / Bigboy ma rridx naqla xi polemika bejnietkom liema huma l-ahjar. Ridt biss xi ftit opinjonijiet. Illum mort rajt id-dghajjes Kaptan u kont impressjonat hafna u John dahal hafna fid-dettall jispjegali. Tat-13`8" sabiha u spazjuza hafna u ghandha finish sabih. Nahseb bhala qis u bhala budget ghaliha tajba hafna. Il-Fastfisher 14 gennitni izda limitata hafna bhala spazju gewwa u bhala storage. Chrisxue id-dghajsa tieghek rajtha izda tal-hmistax nahseb mhux tal-erbatax. Tidher bestja u ta' sahha kbira, biex ma nsemmix il-finish sabih.

[shanook]

le le Malvizzu ahna familja wahda man ma tarax..............ghadek gdid, issa tara kemm ser ihallasli drinks fit 28.........fis sakra nohrog :)PPPPPPPP

Bis serjeta Malvizzu hawn ma nohdux ghalina u minn jiehu ghalih well jaf xghandu jaghmel.........toqoghodx tinkwieta ghal daqshekk, pero napprezza ghax tidher li ghandek karattru sabih man

no Malvizzu we are one big family here.........u arenew, u will see how many drinks he will offer me on the 28th....i will end up drunk :)PPPPPPPP
Seriously Malvizzu we kid, argue and pull each others leg and we are not offended.....dont worry about it, but I appreciate about ur concern, thanks u seem to have a nice character.

[shanook]

ghax ma tigiex sa ZETA bar fit 28 ta' Dicembru u tiltaqa maghna Malvizzu

why dont u join us at Zeta bar on the 28th

[malvizzu]

Grazzi Shanook tal-istedina. Ghalkemm mhux xi wiehed li nixrob (ghax bejnietna lanqas flixkun birra ma jinzilli) nipprova nigi. Nahseb li titkellem ma' nies direttament u tisma' l-esperjenzi u l-argumenti taghhom tghin hafna.

[malvizzu]

Shanook (or anyone else) - what would be an ideal motor for a 14ft boat - 4 Stroke or E-Tech? Which planes best, consumption, power and noise?

[skip]

Smaller boats like less weight, so go with the lightest you can find.

There's not much in it but I think that weight wise a 2 stroke DI like the ETEC, Optimax or TLDI would weigh less than a four stroke, and should delivery better power due to 2 stroke torque.

I would say a 30hp is a min though some might disagree it depends how many ppl you would normally go out with and how much gear/fuel. 40hp would be ideal if the boat is designed to take that on the transom, but costs go up quite a bit engine wise.

[placebo]

i have a kaptan 14" with 2 outboards 9.9hp johnson and it does great in both consumption and speed.

i recommend to you such power if u do a lot of fishing ....

[Destination Sea]

i had a kaptan twin with 30 Evinrude and a 9.9 tomos. Great boat easy to launch and retrieve and good at sea. I would go for the 40hp though . mine was abit low but now they have increased its side height.much better.But i would recomand for the mid section seat which i think they have replaced  due to the console being moved to the middle, another plus point for stability.
if i had space i would try to buy it back and keep it for the winter.
i believe that if a boat can take 40 go for it. Not necessary to speed through but if you are loaded thers no need to open up full throttle to keep on pace. IF the MFC hadnt the hp restricition i would have gone for the 115 on mine but had to put the 90hp. Considering the license fee etc and for a few days in summer basically it wasnt worth it to go for a s registration.better fill up the tanks

[malvizzu]

Thanks for all the info guys. My main aim is to troll at low speeds. I will use the boat (which hopefully will buy shortly) every Saturday and Sunday morning, say 5 hrs each time. Sometimes for 2/3 hrs in midweek. My 9.9HP Mariner 2-strike (old one but in perfect running order) consumes approximately 1 litre per hour. With the new boat I would also like to take my wife and two girls say for a ride to Comino (in good weather). So now after all the helpful posts of fellow members, I am more confused then ever. The ever helpful Johnny of Kaptan is suggesting a 25HP E-tech on the 14' Kaptan Twin even though it takes up to 40HP. By the way Shanook, I'll be having a trial the coming weeks with Johnny. Fell in love with this boat, but as everyone advice, better try it first hand.

[shanook]

I am sure that whoever is offering u a trial run is backing his product. Regarding power where will u be leaving from to go to comino. Dont forget that kids grow up, believe it or not, so u have to think of the future thats why I told u before how long u want to use it and for what.
So go for a motor that will serve u later when u need the power to move 4 people and dont forget the picnic cooler, food, scuba equipment etc. 25hp is ok for 2 people but adding the equipment and kids might not be enough to go fast. Its ur call u know what to expect if u want speed with 4 then a 40 is better than 25hp, but if dont mind going slower and want to save money than a 25hp etech should be fine.
let us know how it goes with ur trails and then decide.