CrossXCountry Advise

[PNG_angler]

Hi guys
Im looking at getting a CrossxCountry boat most likely the 4.3 or the 4.75. Has anybody had any experience with these boats. any comments will be greatly appreciated
cheers

[cod_botherer]

Originally Posted by PNG_angler

Hi guys
Im looking at getting a CrossxCountry boat most likely the 4.3 or the 4.75. Has anybody had any experience with these boats. any comments will be greatly appreciated
cheers

what are you doing with your tabs?

[PNG_angler]

Originally Posted by cod_botherer

what are you doing with your tabs?

Not necessarily going to sell it. I have read alot about the CXC hulls and am wandering if there as good as people say...

[Danmaso]

i looked into them a bit before buying my boat, what i found is that they are extremely light and therefore not a great ability to 'cut' through chop like a conventional fibreglass boat. now i am saying all of this without having been in one so take it with a grain of salt, if your looking to get away from aluminium boats for the benefits fibreglass offers, then i would be looking at something a built a little heavier

[PNG_angler]

Originally Posted by Danmaso

i looked into them a bit before buying my boat, what i found is that they are extremely light and therefore not a great ability to 'cut' through chop like a conventional fibreglass boat. now i am saying all of this without having been in one so take it with a grain of salt, if your looking to get away from aluminium boats for the benefits fibreglass offers, then i would be looking at something a built a little heavier

Cheers Bud

[dylman]

Originally Posted by Danmaso

i looked into them a bit before buying my boat, what i found is that they are extremely light and therefore not a great ability to 'cut' through chop like a conventional fibreglass boat. now i am saying all of this without having been in one so take it with a grain of salt, if your looking to get away from aluminium boats for the benefits fibreglass offers, then i would be looking at something a built a little heavier

Pretty spot on, from what I have seen they are a tough little boat, although being somewhat light'er' than a traditionally built glass boat would probably have an impact on ride. From the footage I've seen they look great, but have a bit too much 'lift' for what I would want in chop. Horses for courses, if you're dealing with the sort of chop experienced in rivers and estuaries then they'd be better that a tinny, for short sloppy - and sometimes large swell/chop then you might be better with something that has a more Vee to it and built heavier. Horses for courses mate, gotta weigh the whole lot up including towing ability on smaller cars, ability to run less HP etc etc. Hope this is of some help!

[PNG_angler]

Originally Posted by dylman

Pretty spot on, from what I have seen they are a tough little boat, although being somewhat light'er' than a traditionally built glass boat would probably have an impact on ride. From the footage I've seen they look great, but have a bit too much 'lift' for what I would want in chop. Horses for courses, if you're dealing with the sort of chop experienced in rivers and estuaries then they'd be better that a tinny, for short sloppy - and sometimes large swell/chop then you might be better with something that has a more Vee to it and built heavier. Horses for courses mate, gotta weigh the whole lot up including towing ability on smaller cars, ability to run less HP etc etc. Hope this is of some help!

Thanks mate, after reading up on the CxC I think I might stick with the Tabs........

[Squidlipz]

My experience is a rough ride.

Also a pain to set up a decent drift in the things.

[PNG_angler]

Originally Posted by Squidlipz

My experience is a rough ride.

Also a pain to set up a decent drift in the things.

Yeah, Ive heard there light hulls are like sails....

[dpack]

yep your tabs looks worth keeping.

[PNG_angler]

Originally Posted by dpack

yep your tabs looks worth keeping.

i know, after thinking logically there is no way my 430 bullshark could be sold.

[Gagga]

Originally Posted by PNG_angler

Hi guys
Im looking at getting a CrossxCountry boat most likely the 4.3 or the 4.75. Has anybody had any experience with these boats. any comments will be greatly appreciated
cheers

A mate of mine has one and I fish out of it in the Vic Bream Series. The boat is well built and tough, although in my opinion they have several issues. They get smashed in the chop due to their light weight which has already been mentioned. They are also blown around easily by the wind making it tough to fish out of on windy days, particularly if you trying to fish structure or edges. They are also very cramped, particularly if you install a side console and rod locker leaving very little room to move around the boat. The other issues they have is when running at low speeds the bow rides quite high and the find it hard to stay at a constant speed. As the passenger I often need to sit on the front casting deck when travelling bellow 10 knots to keep the boat sitting at a consistent speed.


In my opinion I wouldn't touch one. Definitely stick with a tabs or go with a heavier bass or bay style boat.

Cheers
Gagga.

[todd88]

The laminate used in the hulls is very thin, I think even a solid punch would do some damage. Id hate to see if you actually hit something in the water. Maybe for a fragile car topper they are ok but not for high speeds and choppy conditions.

I got super interested in them a while ago. I emailed them with a basic design with rod lockers and just drive away price for a 4.something meter boat, with a 20hp Aspro...

Returned email with a $24k pricetag and a 6 month waiting time...

"Junk email" button couldnt be pressed hard enough or fast enough!

Would go aluminium and get a welder to do whatever I wanted for a week for far far far less and have the rest in my pocket.

Pass...

[nofishinboat]

I made the mistake of buying one a couple of years ago, sold it after 5 months, they are a way overpriced piece of crap, my kids hated riding in it. My only positive experience with the cxc was getting rid of it!