Buccaneer Xtreme (Prototype)

Oldsparkey · Post by **Oldsparkey** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:58 am

Down in the Everglades ( 10,000 Islands area) the Gheenoe is becoming the boat of choice for a single fisherman or having a friend with him.

I had one many years ago and it is a solid boat , you can stand in it and even on the edge of it without it flipping. A buddy of mine would stand in the bow and I would pole it at night out frog gigging. That boat would go in some shallow water ( as long as I had the Mercury tilted up) and we did get the frogs , big ole bull Frogs with legs like chicken drum sticks.

The Buccaneer Xtreme reminds me of it quite a lot while watching the build.

Chuck.

Cracka · Post by **Cracka** » Thu Oct 25, 2007 9:33 am

Thanks guys.

I have been sitting at this computer for the past hour or so trying to work out how to re-size photo's so that I can post piccies of my past boats to show what I'm used to.

Yeah Surfman, I agree those Gheenoe's are great value for money but the problem is for me, none in Aus, hence my interest in both the Bucc X and the other site build the FS 18. I do like the looks of your Stalker and it too was one build I checked on each day untill its finish, mate it looks great but a bit small for what I was after. I've also got a 'plastic' Pungo 120 I use as well for fishing.

Chuck, as Chalk said, and appears to me from the photo's of his build, and the Gheenoe's, they are fairly similar and would probably handle much the same way.

If I finally get this resizing thing sorted out and then work out how to post a picture or two I will put some up.

Thanks all, off to bed now.

Mick.

surfman · Post by **surfman** » Fri Oct 26, 2007 10:54 am

Cracka. if you host your pics on photobucket.com it will resize them automatically for you for posting on the internet forums.

Cracka · Post by **Cracka** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:02 am

Thanks Surfman, I did that so here I'll give it a go.
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We'll see if this works. A nice estuary Bream.

Cracka · Post by **Cracka** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:05 am

Looks like that didn't work I'll try again.

Cracka · Post by **Cracka** » Sun Oct 28, 2007 5:22 am

Lovely that worked that time. My 2 boats and kayak.
This first boat is a 385 Quintrex Explorer aluminium boat I bought as a bare hull and added floors, platforms, leccy motor, sounder etc. 25 hp 2 stroke Johnson.

This is how it finished up.

My next boat was a 445 Quintrex Hornet Trophy, 60 hp 4 stroke Yam.

Both boats are gone now, the reason why I'm looking here at something to float a little shallower such as your 'micro' skiffs. I still have my kayak to keep me going though.

Thanks
Mick.

surfman · Post by **surfman** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 7:14 am

There you go. That first boat is typical of what we used to use a lot around here about 20 years ago, of course they are still around today too. There is nothing wrong with those boats they work great but do need to be improved just the way toy did by adding a floor and such. You did a stellar job on it.

That fish is barramundi? it looks like what we call a typical Porgy. There are many varieties of Porgies, I wonder if that fish is in the same family.

We are kind of de-railing Chalk's thread here a little. Sorry about that Chalk.

Chalk · Post by **Chalk** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 9:11 am

I've been accused of derailing a post or two

I'm to the point of thinking about paint, never thought I would say that

. I am looking for a color fighting lady yellow...I can get it in Interlux Perfection and epifanes has a color close to it. Does anyone have any experience with these paints...appreciate any comments good or bad

I would like to use S3 LPU paint but it only comes in "Big Bird" yellow, was wondering if I could mix it with some white to tone it down?

hairymick · Post by **hairymick** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:32 pm

That fish is barramundi? it looks like what we call a typical Porgy. There are many varieties of Porgies, I wonder if that fish is in the same family.

Yeah mate, This is a small one I got in the Touring pirogue last summer

They grow to about 120cms and 70 pounds but are allmost impossible in a paddle craft at that size.

surfman · Post by **surfman** » Mon Oct 29, 2007 4:43 pm

That is a different fish from the one above. That looks like a barramundi. Although I have never seen one personally.