Question for BLUEFIN BOAT owners

[markas76]

Im looking at getting a BLUEFIN boat at the end of the year, possibly a 455 DRIFTER PRO or a 495 FIRECAT..
My mate was talking boats with some guy from his work and he refered to BLUEFIN boats as the "wettest boat hes ever been on", refering to the amount of spray that the driver and passengers copped whilst travelling,but i think he may have been talking about an older boat that didnt have the reverse spray chines on the hull. So my question is, DO YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH ALOT OF SPRAY WETTING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE BOAT or is this info incorrect?
Ive read alot of reviews etc of bluefin boats and i must admit ive never heard of this complaint before and you obviously cant believe everything you hear so i thought id ask Bluefin owners themselves.
Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Cheers.

[MODIFIED]

hey mate,

just sold my Blue fin and as far at small boats go, I never had any problems. the guys at Blue Fin are really proactive in getting involved with what customers are doing.

have a look in the search bar and you will see some stuff on Blue Fins already posted.

this was one recent thread

http://breammaster.com/forum/showthr...light=blue+fin

cheers

Mods

[Timmah]

Hey bud,

I was lent a bluefin boat back in 2012 when I went over to the gold coast to compete in the classic grand final and it was awesome. Never got wet and it was very comfortable, I guess it all comes down to how you drive it? We drove it around for 3 days in the canals, with weather being a mixture of calm days and windy days. Even took it out to sommerset dam before we flew back to Perth and it handle very nicely. The boats are very well finished and can come with Flow-Rite accessorised livewells a must for any tournament livewell.

Hope this helps

[markas76]

Thanks modified and timmah for your reply.. timmah, which model bluefin did you borrow for the tournament.?

[azz28]

I have only had my bluefin for a few weeks now but ive have it out in some decent chop,

It rides well and there was minimal water spray..... i have heard the older models that didn't have the reverse spray chines were a wet ride....the spray chines do the job on my rig!!



Cheers azz

[markas76]

Originally Posted by azz28

I have only had my bluefin for a few weeks now but ive have it out in some decent chop,

It rides well and there was minimal water spray..... i have heard the older models that didn't have the reverse spray chines were a wet ride....the spray chines do the job on my rig!!



Cheers azz

Thanks azz thats good to hear, I saw the photos of your boat you posted and its an awsome looking boat, great colours.. I might even choose the same colours when I order mine later in the year

[Sprinter]

Bit late on this I guess. Ive got a 4.5 Predator. In normal conditions Ive had no issues at all. If gets rough (as in caught out why didnt I go back an hour ago rough) its not too bad still. You will get wet sometimes but its a side console not a Bar Crusher so hitting waves some stuff will cover the top at you.

[markas76]

Originally Posted by Sprinter

Bit late on this I guess. Ive got a 4.5 Predator. In normal conditions Ive had no issues at all. If gets rough (as in caught out why didnt I go back an hour ago rough) its not too bad still. You will get wet sometimes but its a side console not a Bar Crusher so hitting waves some stuff will cover the top at you.

Cheers sprinter, thanks for the feedback.

[Rockinrobertson]

I have a 4.75 Bluefin Tomcat and its a senstional boat. I have had this thing in 100 Km winds last year in the Derwent Classic Bream round and we made it back fine. It was knarly conditions, but the bluefin got through it where as alot of other boats retreated to other ramps. Its a great versatile boat that can handle rough conditions and go fast as well. Mine will do about 80 Km's with a tricked up 90 optimax on the back. You wouldn't be dissapointed if you got one that I know from my experiences.
Regards,
Tony