My buddy is getting one of these to live aboard in the Bahamas and run fishing tours as well as fishing himself and diving, etc everything one would rent a boat to do. This has been his dream for years and just hit his 20 years !!! Semper Fidelis Enjoy Brother 😅
What an amazing boat to do the Bahamas in! Good for your mate he must be so stoked 👏👏… if you haven’t already watch the test drive video at the end of this one. She handles like a champ in the big stuff
Those fold down aft seats make for quite the social space aft though. I was thinking it could be cool if the helm seats spun around and a drop in lunch table for the cockpit area could be cool (provided there is enough leg room)…
There are just under 3.8 liters in a gallon. As for miles vs knots - seems mixed in the States. While inland folks use miles, those in coastal areas often use knots.
What an incredible clever and powerful concept this is. Now add a generous pinch of European style to the interior and the cockpit (and replace the American Neo-Baroque: plastic fake wood parts and chunky upholstery) - and you have a perfect boat.
I'm going to purchase one and take it 20 miles off the west coast of British Columbia for 45 pound salmon and 25- 40 pound halibut. I'm a pro ocean guide.
So you can definitely bring her up to the beach for boarding… both bow and stern. Good question about drying her out. I wonder if anyone from Aquila who’s reading this can answer that? From what I felt in the big waves she feels super solid.
Stunning boat. How would it perform with quad OXE 300hp diesel outboards using Sharrow props? The OXE 300 hp produces 502ft-lbs of torque vs the Mercury 450R which produces 459ft-lbs. I'm guessing it would result in some very long legs.
😂i left this one in THREE places ! However I won't abuse your comment section in the future. @BoatLife_DansBoatLife must have grown on me because I subscribed and kept watching more of them. I was confused about the 2 channels thing..I was typing the comment and dropped my phone and it changed the video to some car reviews so I typed in what I thought was the same boat and clicked on the thumbnail that looked the same to me? You do a fantastic job showing the product. Neither too fast, missing things I'd be interested in or too slow dragging out things that are too technical we'd get from the sales reps. I wish you all the success in the world. I hope that you and those you care for are happy, healthy, and safe. Semper Fidelis P.S. it's going to be Veterans day here tomorrow and if you get the chance please buy a beer for one of your own. I didn't think that I could possibly like Australia any more than after I experienced the ( tennis balls with girls names numbers and measurements come flying onto the deck upon our arrival...well and the sheer beauty of the place and people..but then I ran into some of our SASR cousins in Afghanistan ( I'd met some a couple times before when they came with the Britts and Germans to train with us and liked them fine) but the truth about people comes out in life and death moments and they didn't disappoint. When my team conscientiously objected to the U.N. command to abandon a small village to a large force of Russian led Pakistani ,Iranians, and Syrians who were going to kill the whole village because they allowed the Catholic orphanage to teach their women and girls how to read. Everyone left..even our U.S. army reservists (at least they left behind their Humvee and .50 with lots of 5.56 ammo) Then it was just my team of Devil Dogs and those brave SASR guys. They were shoulder to shoulder with us in the absolute worst of it I've seen since Somalia and they never wavered...and they paid for it. Still they stayed in it with us for 32 hours of HELL..up til we were backed in with the children huddled behind us and we told them to run for it and they called us some unpleasant names and shared our M.R.E.s then the U.S. forces broke through and it was over. As over as something like that gets. You come from a land that breeds warriors.
Wow… what a story 😮… good on you blokes for sticking it out! That is a pretty heavy experience to have to endure… I’m just happy to hear the SASR guys stuck in there with you. We call that mateship… you don’t leave your mates. I’m in Colombia so won’t get a chance to meet any servicemen tomorrow however I do know a few back home so I’ll share this story. I’d say they would be please to hear this.
I would remove that center console TOP, outriggers ,seats and replace it with a tiny 1 screen center console no Top , front bow I would remove the lounge seats and raise the front casting deck to 12ft long deck. We fish very different on the west coast. MOSLTY LURES , rockfish season so 1 bait tank will work for live squid. HERE in Socal netting bait is illegal you have to buy....😢.....But That would be my dream boat !!!
I can't believe this doesn't have a small stove somewhere as standard, even if it's not going to be used. As long as a boat (or RV, etc.) has a galley, heads and berth it becomes a 2nd home for tax purposes and you can take mortgage interest as a tax break. There are this-and-that's to check but you will end up thousands of dollars a year better off in your pocket. The rules are the bed, toilet and "cooking facility" (doesn't specify what type) must be "permanently installed", so a built-in wired-in microwave would count. I know he says there's a Country Kitchen version, but it would be nice for that legal loophole to be fixed for the sports version too.
Yes… but it would only supplement and not be enough to run an A/C I suspect. Plus the alternators on the motors are very big so with 4 x motors running I doubt you’d need to go to the effort..?
Reducing the wetted surface should increase speed for sure. I've not driven any cats with foils yet so will reserve my judgement until I get the opportunity. The questions I would have for those designs is rough water handling because it's often nice to have more boat in the water than out to allow the hull to slice up waves on some points of sail. So yes it would be interesting to understand this in more detail.
So I take the height above waterline measurement of the boat i'm driving, which was 2.93m on this boat. Then i'll take a sightline when i'm in the trough of the swells. On this day I was easily looking up at waves double the height of the boat and Miami was not visable at all. However cameras never put this into perspective so what you're seeing is likely misleading. Also if you're used to sitting high above the waves on larger boats it may also be a different perspective to what you're used to. You could also cross check against the weather report that day as I put my location and date of filming in the video. It was a big and fun day, but we see a lot bigger swells in Australia so I was happy to run the boat and get the shots for you guys. Hope that helped.
This seems like a fantastic boat, however trying to rig up bait or whatever at those seats that fold out you have no toe kick under the seat bases to stand there comfortably like so many other boats. You wouldn't want to stand it at your kitchen counters without toe kick why do so many of the boat manufacturers make us do that around the the gunwales add so-called bait prep areas???!!! No toe kick turns my back off for any boat that doesn't have them
I can understand that statement if it was a decade or more ago but today it’s not fair. My entire TH-cam channel is filmed and edited on equipment solely sourced from China. Pretty sure everyone watching this channel has an Iphone (from China) and provided the builder specs up a high quality build it seems a lot of boats coming from China are good these days too. Check out HH Catamarans, Pearl Yachts as well as this Aquila. Sydney is filling up with some pretty decent Chinese electric car brands these days too. So yeah…. 10yrs ago I would agree with you. Today… not so much
@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife There are more than enough quality cats domestically made to not have to buy one made in China. We haven't outsourced most of that...... yet.
@@James-n3t6m so yes I see the US does have some great local producers for sure. Australians need high wages to afford our ridiculously high property prices so we don’t build much anymore.
Relative to some other boats I've tested it's actually quite competitive. But yes... if you're comparing to before Covid the prices are way higher these days - correct
$80k for seats??? You've got to be joking. Are they made of solid gold?? Having a non fisherman (and it seems a non boatsman) do the walkthrough is not helping. he didn't know what a rocket launcher was nor what sea-decking was. DO better Boatlife.
I haven’t tested any of the earlier models to comment but after spending 2 days aboard this boat she is definitely not IKEA quality. This is on par with all the good US built boats I’ve seen.
Hopefully Aquila has finally gotten their act together. I had the Aquila 70 hull 1 surveyed and it was a disaster. They finally had to drop the price 2.5 million to sell it.
I guess my channel is a bit more niche and focused on the guys who are trying to get a super detailed look before buying. That’s why I make two videos for every boat with the test drive video posting next after this. Lots of great TH-camrs are already making the short and punchy presentations which hopefully helps you guys find your shortlist and then you might be able to use my videos for a bit more of a deep dive… I hope 🙏
I sometimes think these videos can be a bit long winded, but if I were in the financial position to actually buy one of the boats you review, I would want as much detail as possible, and you give that in abundance.
My buddy is getting one of these to live aboard in the Bahamas and run fishing tours as well as fishing himself and diving, etc everything one would rent a boat to do. This has been his dream for years and just hit his 20 years !!!
Semper Fidelis
Enjoy Brother 😅
What an amazing boat to do the Bahamas in! Good for your mate he must be so stoked 👏👏… if you haven’t already watch the test drive video at the end of this one. She handles like a champ in the big stuff
Dan, really love this one. Missing though is a small galley and some refrigeration….
Nice boat. I would just add a grill/cooking option and some fridges.
What a machine! It's honestly not my style but I know a Miami-to-Bimini category killer when I see one.
Love that phrase! Miami - to Bimini Category Killer… 🏆
Love this one! Seems like you could anything with it.
I’ve never driven a boat. I’ve been a captain skipper underway. When you tell everyone to sit down and hang on. So like a video bro.
Haha cultural differences for sure lol... in Australia if you say Captain we assume you mean someone operating a commercial vessel of like 200T :)
Great review!! Excellent host.
Would love to see them do more of a day boat version, can still fish from it but this is just a pure fishing vessel, albeit beautiful
Those fold down aft seats make for quite the social space aft though. I was thinking it could be cool if the helm seats spun around and a drop in lunch table for the cockpit area could be cool (provided there is enough leg room)…
There are just under 3.8 liters in a gallon. As for miles vs knots - seems mixed in the States. While inland folks use miles, those in coastal areas often use knots.
I’m slowly getting there with my calculations 😅
I’d be all over the Gulf in it breather fishing, diving, or just running to the Bahamas
What an incredible clever and powerful concept this is. Now add a generous pinch of European style to the interior and the cockpit (and replace the American Neo-Baroque: plastic fake wood parts and chunky upholstery) - and you have a perfect boat.
I'd like to see an option where it is enclosed as well.
I’d also like to see an enclosed version. It already has the A/C at the helm and aft seats. You could make it look sexy too I think
This is an insane boat! They really compete well with HCB. Oh, the rod holder in the cockpit is called a rocket launcher.
If you haven't already check out the test drive video!
I'm going to purchase one and take it 20 miles off the west coast of British Columbia for 45 pound salmon and 25- 40 pound halibut. I'm a pro ocean guide.
Wow Dan, Wow! This boat is special, great job
Damn what a nice boat, wish I could afford anything close
Love this one. Ticks all the boxes. Can you bring her into the beach and let her dry out on the low tide?
So you can definitely bring her up to the beach for boarding… both bow and stern. Good question about drying her out. I wonder if anyone from Aquila who’s reading this can answer that?
From what I felt in the big waves she feels super solid.
Stunning boat. How would it perform with quad OXE 300hp diesel outboards using Sharrow props? The OXE 300 hp produces 502ft-lbs of torque vs the Mercury 450R which produces 459ft-lbs. I'm guessing it would result in some very long legs.
I hearby name this boat, the "Beast!"
Simply WOW
😂i left this one in THREE places ! However I won't abuse your comment section in the future.
@BoatLife_DansBoatLife must have grown on me because I subscribed and kept watching more of them. I was confused about the 2 channels thing..I was typing the comment and dropped my phone and it changed the video to some car reviews so I typed in what I thought was the same boat and clicked on the thumbnail that looked the same to me?
You do a fantastic job showing the product. Neither too fast, missing things I'd be interested in or too slow dragging out things that are too technical we'd get from the sales reps. I wish you all the success in the world. I hope that you and those you care for are happy, healthy, and safe. Semper Fidelis
P.S. it's going to be Veterans day here tomorrow and if you get the chance please buy a beer for one of your own. I didn't think that I could possibly like Australia any more than after I experienced the ( tennis balls with girls names numbers and measurements come flying onto the deck upon our arrival...well and the sheer beauty of the place and people..but then I ran into some of our SASR cousins in Afghanistan ( I'd met some a couple times before when they came with the Britts and Germans to train with us and liked them fine) but the truth about people comes out in life and death moments and they didn't disappoint. When my team conscientiously objected to the U.N. command to abandon a small village to a large force of Russian led Pakistani ,Iranians, and Syrians who were going to kill the whole village because they allowed the Catholic orphanage to teach their women and girls how to read. Everyone left..even our U.S. army reservists (at least they left behind their Humvee and .50 with lots of 5.56 ammo)
Then it was just my team of Devil Dogs and those brave SASR guys. They were shoulder to shoulder with us in the absolute worst of it I've seen since Somalia and they never wavered...and they paid for it.
Still they stayed in it with us for 32 hours of HELL..up til we were backed in with the children huddled behind us and we told them to run for it and they called us some unpleasant names and shared our M.R.E.s then the U.S. forces broke through and it was over. As over as something like that gets. You come from a land that breeds warriors.
Wow… what a story 😮… good on you blokes for sticking it out! That is a pretty heavy experience to have to endure… I’m just happy to hear the SASR guys stuck in there with you. We call that mateship… you don’t leave your mates. I’m in Colombia so won’t get a chance to meet any servicemen tomorrow however I do know a few back home so I’ll share this story. I’d say they would be please to hear this.
I like it!!! 😎
Dan - the specs on the site lists optional 4 x Mercs V10s 400hp but the 450Rs.are missing. Are they a "secret menu" factory option offered by Aquila?
So apparently the 450R will not be made anymore due to the new 500 coming…
If I was a millionaire,this vessel would definitely be tied up to my dock! Right beside of my 64 Viking! 😮
We have very similar taste haha
I’m not sure ‘millionaire’ would do it! 😢😢😢😂
Finally you got one.
What a boat
Fabulous Boat 🤩
Nice boat love it
Awesome! All I need is a lottery win. 😂
What is the price of this very gorgeous boat
Does it keep you dry on a rainy ride in
Been waiting for someone to change the catamaran cabin problem.
So much to like about this boat. I’d love one of these in SE Asia
Did they say if the boat was available with quad M500?
It’s standard with twin 600. You wouldn’t put quads on it. Not necessary
2x600’s standard
4x400’s option
4x400R’s option (custom request)
4x500R’s option (custom request)
500R x 4🔥
Possibly overkill is my guess but would be fun to test it haha
Price ?
What’s the beam size?
how does it compare to a Freeman?
I'm a convertible guy. I like to play, fish ,and go inside and be comfortable.
I am in 😍LOVE 😍
So am I
I would remove that center console TOP, outriggers ,seats and replace it with a tiny 1 screen center console no Top , front bow I would remove the lounge seats and raise the front casting deck to 12ft long deck. We fish very different on the west coast. MOSLTY LURES , rockfish season so 1 bait tank will work for live squid. HERE in Socal netting bait is illegal you have to buy....😢.....But That would be my dream boat !!!
I can't believe this doesn't have a small stove somewhere as standard, even if it's not going to be used. As long as a boat (or RV, etc.) has a galley, heads and berth it becomes a 2nd home for tax purposes and you can take mortgage interest as a tax break. There are this-and-that's to check but you will end up thousands of dollars a year better off in your pocket. The rules are the bed, toilet and "cooking facility" (doesn't specify what type) must be "permanently installed", so a built-in wired-in microwave would count. I know he says there's a Country Kitchen version, but it would be nice for that legal loophole to be fixed for the sports version too.
I heard about that loophole when I was visiting. You make a good point! Wouldn’t be hard to do.
Can you add solar to the top to run the ac etc ?
Yes… but it would only supplement and not be enough to run an A/C I suspect. Plus the alternators on the motors are very big so with 4 x motors running I doubt you’d need to go to the effort..?
Love it 👍👍👍💪💪💪
If I’m spending 80k on seats I’m hanging 500rs on the back too
Haha I get your point. Crikey that would fly!
Which is better this boat or the 47 freeman
Not 4m seas but definitely choppy. The waves on the beach are about 1-2’ max.
If they get smart and put a photo on this phone, it will be unstoppable and probably the best boat out there until they do that well
I tried to say a hydrofoil
Reducing the wetted surface should increase speed for sure. I've not driven any cats with foils yet so will reserve my judgement until I get the opportunity. The questions I would have for those designs is rough water handling because it's often nice to have more boat in the water than out to allow the hull to slice up waves on some points of sail. So yes it would be interesting to understand this in more detail.
Any weather you like you don’t know what 4m seas are
So I take the height above waterline measurement of the boat i'm driving, which was 2.93m on this boat. Then i'll take a sightline when i'm in the trough of the swells. On this day I was easily looking up at waves double the height of the boat and Miami was not visable at all. However cameras never put this into perspective so what you're seeing is likely misleading. Also if you're used to sitting high above the waves on larger boats it may also be a different perspective to what you're used to. You could also cross check against the weather report that day as I put my location and date of filming in the video. It was a big and fun day, but we see a lot bigger swells in Australia so I was happy to run the boat and get the shots for you guys. Hope that helped.
How much ? I'll take two...lol
I put the US price in the description but best to connect with your local dealer as it would depend on your location
This seems like a fantastic boat, however trying to rig up bait or whatever at those seats that fold out you have no toe kick under the seat bases to stand there comfortably like so many other boats. You wouldn't want to stand it at your kitchen counters without toe kick why do so many of the boat manufacturers make us do that around the the gunwales add so-called bait prep areas???!!! No toe kick turns my back off for any boat that doesn't have them
How much??
Price in the description
One day the yanks will catch up with the rest of the planet and use the metric system 😂 they're just really slow 🐌
haha or maybe we need to catch up with them... who knows
Big party platform that sleeps 2 and fishes…
Sorry but that don’t look like a queen size bed, looks like a full size
mwahhh.....i prefer mono hulls....not a fan a caramarans
Fair enough, they can’t please everyone. Go check out the Valhalla 41 I filmed. That’s an epic mono
I’d rather have a galley instead of a bed. No sense in sleeping on a center console. I’d rather catch and cook/entertain
You can do this in under 10 min, getting sleepy
Over Aussie accents
lol.. this is a weird comment 😅
@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife my mum warned me when I was younger she was going to ship me off to Australia with rest of the common criminals .
WOW just dreaming
Same 😂
if you're spending this much on a center console made in China, you've lost your bloody mind!
I can understand that statement if it was a decade or more ago but today it’s not fair. My entire TH-cam channel is filmed and edited on equipment solely sourced from China. Pretty sure everyone watching this channel has an Iphone (from China) and provided the builder specs up a high quality build it seems a lot of boats coming from China are good these days too. Check out HH Catamarans, Pearl Yachts as well as this Aquila. Sydney is filling up with some pretty decent Chinese electric car brands these days too.
So yeah…. 10yrs ago I would agree with you. Today… not so much
@@BoatLife_DansBoatLife There are more than enough quality cats domestically made to not have to buy one made in China. We haven't outsourced most of that...... yet.
@@James-n3t6m so yes I see the US does have some great local producers for sure. Australians need high wages to afford our ridiculously high property prices so we don’t build much anymore.
That price is ridiculous
Relative to some other boats I've tested it's actually quite competitive. But yes... if you're comparing to before Covid the prices are way higher these days - correct
$80k for seats??? You've got to be joking. Are they made of solid gold?? Having a non fisherman (and it seems a non boatsman) do the walkthrough is not helping. he didn't know what a rocket launcher was nor what sea-decking was. DO better Boatlife.
I tell it how it is mate so if I am not a fisherman I’ll tell you. That’s the beauty of TH-cam as nobody is telling me what to say
Typical Aquila, IKEA grade wood and piss poor fit and finish while charging millions.
I haven’t tested any of the earlier models to comment but after spending 2 days aboard this boat she is definitely not IKEA quality. This is on par with all the good US built boats I’ve seen.
Hopefully Aquila has finally gotten their act together. I had the Aquila 70 hull 1 surveyed and it was a disaster. They finally had to drop the price 2.5 million to sell it.
Unnecessary long presentation. Become boring. Try to cut for 15 min max.
I guess my channel is a bit more niche and focused on the guys who are trying to get a super detailed look before buying. That’s why I make two videos for every boat with the test drive video posting next after this. Lots of great TH-camrs are already making the short and punchy presentations which hopefully helps you guys find your shortlist and then you might be able to use my videos for a bit more of a deep dive… I hope 🙏
@@BoatLife_DansBoatLifeI disagree with him, Dan. Your reviews reflect your enthusiasm for design and detail.
I sometimes think these videos can be a bit long winded, but if I were in the financial position to actually buy one of the boats you review, I would want as much detail as possible, and you give that in abundance.
total waste of money !!!!!!!!