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Dingy or vnose punt?

Hi All

Soon I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan, and want to take a (car top) boat to do some fishing and waterway exploring.

However, I am not sure which shape boat is best, and am getting conflicting advice from the several dealers I have approached.

Some tell me the VNose punts are best because they are stable for fishing while the Vnose makes them OK when the waves come up a bit

Others tell me the vnose punts are only good for rivers and lakes as they wil not handle the chop and waves that you get in bays and esturies

Buggered if I know which way to go, and the boat mfgs don't give out info, they say talk to the dealer.

Due to weight restrictions (top of Prado) I am limited to something around 50 to 80kgs, and since health is poor I can't carry much more than a 8hp motor

I will be fishing in rivers, lakes, bays, and esturies - maybe the ocean if it is VERY VERY calm, but...

Advice most welcome and appreciated

David

PS launching should not be a problem as I will take a folding trailer on the back of the van

 quietguy
Dec 24
2006
In Oz we are not allowed to tow a trailer behind a caravan - so will tow the caravan and put the boat on top of the Prado/Cruiser

David

Don White wrote:

 quietguy
Dec 26
....and I actually have a fibreglass 13ft with 8hp OB and trailer - but the boat is too heavy to use as a car topper - hence my need to buy a tinny

If I didn't have to tow the van I'd tow a 15 -17 footer fibreglass with all the goodies

David

Stanley Barthfarkle wrote:

 quietguy
Dec 26
Def illegal in Oz quietguy
Dec 26
Thanks Don - I had considered one of these, but was put off by a review I read, and by the look of the low bow it looks as if one decent wave would swamp the thing. Also, it didn't look as if it would travel well on a trailer, and I would need that for launching and retrieval.

David

Don White wrote:

 quietguy
Dec 26
If your health is poor...why not use a conventional towed trailer? For a 10 or 12 foot boat c/w an 8 hp...the smaller 800 lb capacity galvanized steel or aluminum models should be plenty. Don
Dec 23
Because he said "I will be off touring in a 4WD and caravan" American Translation: "I will be traveling in a truck towing a travel trailer". Stanley
Dec 23
More than once I've see a pickup towing a camping trailer and a boat trailer.

I sure wouldn't want to back up that mess. :>)

D.Duck
Dec 23
This might be a better option... http://www.porta-bote.com/ Don
Dec 23
And in most states that is illegal. Except a 5th wheel does not seem to considered a trailer for this purpose in California. I would get a 13-14' V nose aluminum boat and maybe an automatic loader like the Eide Industries model. Some one in Europe may make one like it. I had a Valco riveted 14' V nose and worked fine in choppy water and near shore salt water on calm days. I think the boat weighed about 65 kg. Calif
Dec 24
   
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