Boat Build - Genesis Craft - Custom Build Islander Cab, Ep 1 Building your dream boat Mercury 300HP
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.พ. 2021
- Building a boat.......brief introduction to our boat, some of the details and process we had during our build. This is my experience and if some of the info helps that’s a bonus, hopefully we plan to add more content and puts a smile on your face.
Genesis Craft
7m Islander Cab - Full Hard top
2.7m beam
Mercury 300hp
450L fuel
200L water
Simrad Electronics NSS Evo3 12” & 7”
Fusion Sound System
Zipwake Trim Tabs
Redarc Solar
250L kill tank
Deck Armour
Lewmar Freefall Winch
Custom Aluminium drive on dual axle trailer
Boatcatch
Waeco 75L fridge
1 x start battery
2 x house batteries
Get ready for the modifications that include a Minn Kota 87” 112lb 36v, bow mount mods and heading into our prime fishing months.
#genesiscraft #builtinwa #plateboat #boatbuild #pilbara #fishing #customboatbuild #lurechucker #plateboatsaustralia #islandercab #mercury #minnkota
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Hey mate I also live up in hedland. I may or may not drive past your place twice a day and tell my partner I’ll own a boat like that one day very nice I’m glad you’ve done a video on it. Great work can only dream at this stage to get one one day, keep the videos coming I will be watching for sure 👌🏽
Hey Kenny….thanks for the message, ha ha ha that’s funny driving past. I know how you feel I used to say exactly the same to my wife as we worked our way from smaller boats to this beast. If you ever see me out the front don’t be shy and stop in and say hello and you’re more than welcome to have a look!
Congrats 👏
Nice one mate...my dream boat actually! You must be loving it!
Thanks Wade.....it was our dream boat too, just need to make more time to get out on the water, winter is here in the Pilbara so no more excuses......time to start chasing some big red fish
Love the boat mate, happy for ya's.
Hey Chris….thanks for the kind words, the boat keeps me out of trouble
Fantastic boat Chris , my dream boat, well done mate
Ha ha ha ha thanks Karim.......hit me up when the weather is good and chase some fish
Happy Days, great video, great boat!!!
Hey Sean…….thanks for taking the time to watch and leave a comment. Have a cracking day mate 👍
Sick boat
Thanks brother, thanks for subscribing too 🙌
What an amazing boat and such a fantastic and comprehensive review. Been a few years since I've been in Port Hedland..... I think I lived a few hundred meters down the road from your spot :)
Hey Sasha.....thanks for the kind words, the review was clunky as hell but hopefully it helps anyone who is thinking about building a boat. People will always come back to Hedland ha ha ha......its a great spot to live and work!!!
@@lurechucker8186 they always come back😉😉😉👏👏
Nice boat mate, true about what you say- best to use a custom boat builder, I have ordered a boat from Surtees here in NZ and you can’t customise a single thing which is far from ideal but because of COVID delays have blown out long so just wanted to secure the earliest build slot I could get.
I absolutely agree.....use a boat builder to get exactly what you want and the extra cost is generally comparable, the Surtees look like a really strong and capable boat, shame they don't give you the option for too many custom changes. Don't worry COVID delays are the same here in Australia with all boat builders
Cool Brother
Yes there Boats are very cool great name.
Happy Wife Happy Life
Safe travels Cheers
Hey Barry, thanks for taking the time to watch some of the videos and dropping a comment, was actually the wife come up with the name…..ha ha ha apparently it suits me perfectly with my fishing addiction. You are 100% right about the happy wife, I’ll drop another video in a few weeks and will give you an idea why I’ve been so quiet. It’s heading into our summer at the moment and we get very few good days out……so will do quite a few free dive and spear fishing edits. Stay safe and talk soon 💪
Nice boat mate. I wouldn’t mind it down here in Margaret river 👍🏻🇦🇺🐟🐟
Hey Neil.....would love to get the boat down that way too, you certainly live a great part of WA 🤙
@@lurechucker8186 thanks mate. Yeah I’m sure you’ll catch a few if you do make it down this way 👍🏻
Nice boat mate. I’m doing a 7.2 walk around. Might see you up north next year
Thanks for the comment and kind words...Let me know when you are up this way, I’m always up for a trip. Who are you building with?
@@lurechucker8186 I’m going with Oceanic and changing heaps of stuff to suit my needs. Still a very long wait but no hurry as I’m going through a big recovery after a very serious crash in 2019. Check out @emuisland on insta. I’ll definitely hit you up when I get up there. Basing the whole build around Kimberley trips, Abrolhos, Montes, etc. Get another video out soon mate. Subbed 👍🏼
@@emuisland5821 looks like they build a great boat, hope the recovery goes well 👌 I’ll jump on Insta and have a look.....exciting times ahead and I look forward to catching you up this way
Dang it would be so nice to have this boat available in the U.S.
Hey Matt…….thanks fo the kind words, share the channel/video with all your American friends. Would be great to get some followers and people interested in Genesis Craft boats over your way………I’ll even send a shirt over to you 👍
Nice rig mate. Bought a Razerline last year, similar setup. Walk around makes me a bit jealous 😅.
ThAnks so much for the comment, and cheers for the kind words. It’s such a daunting proposition in buying a big boat to make sure it fits all of your requirements. It was actually my wife who pushed me towards the wall around, but you do loose some cockpit size and cabin… it’s all about comprises.
Either way I’m sure you’ll make the most out of your Razerline and it will be one hell of a rig for many years to come. I look forward to hearing more from you and your adventures
Nice boat mate and great video.
You'd need over size signs to tow it yeah?
Hey Mike….:certainly does. It’s a vinyl sign on the windscreen, I have an aluminium sign that goes into the bait board and 2 flags that go on port and starboard side. No trace at night unless with a beacon. So worth having the extra beam for very little extra work
That’s the boat I wanted but it was a little out of my price range I ended up buying a barcrusher and am having a full custom aluminium hard top fitted hoping to collect it before dec holidays
The Barcrushers are great boats....I had the 610C prior to this, you either love them or don't understand how good they are. Would love to see the mods you are planning for the custom hardtop, what size hull and outboard you going with?
Хорошая лодочка.
hey mate...thanks for response, had to do a "Google Translate", but i think it says nice boat in Russian. Hope you're enjoying the videos Хорошего дня
@@lurechucker8186 thank you so much for your kind words
Mate, love the hammock idea. Any information on where I can buy one? Currently building an 8m Razerline would love to throw that on
Hey Julian.....Get onto Instagram and look up Canningmotor, they are motor trimmers in Maddington. Did a great job on mine, will post a video next week of our upcoming trip to the Dampier Archipelago
@@lurechucker8186 appreciate the reply mate! I’ll give them a look
Nice video and awesome boat mate, I’m wondering what’s the height of the boat from the hard top to the ground?
Cheers
Hey Joe, thanks for the kind words and feedback. I need to do another post about the ownership and 2 years of ownership. The height is 3.4m from the ground/wheels to the hardtop
Awesome boat mate, What’s it weigh behind the car?
Hey Josh……thanks for the comment, total wet weight is 3100kg and that’s with 450L fuel and 200L water 👍
I didn’t see a live well for live bait I’m sure it’s there musta missed it.
When you get that kicker which
Is what I always trolled from once I used my big engine out the inlet to the seas it worked great all day long on a little gas and separate removable gas tank with quick disconnect you can put a steering arm to it from your main engine which you shut down saving tons of extra money on fuel and steer with your main
Motor too.
G'day Paul.....you are correct, we opted for no live bait tank as we barely used it on our last boat and is not something we could see the need for. We decided to go with a sink that you should be able to see and a bin type extension box at the rear as I hate rubbish all over the place. Thanks for watching and hope you've enjoyed a few of the other videos
Hey mate awesome boat and video! if ya don’t mind how much was your setup in this video
Cheers Chris
Hi Chris……..it seems ages ago we built the boat. Prices were ALOT cheaper than todays prices, we didn’t get much change from 180k plus our after build ad ons. I’d struggle to build a boat with the current prices. I’d never change a thing….loved the process, loved the build and building with Genesis Craft. It’s currently up for sale….life changes and priorities change too
Awesome boat mate, my wife and I have just started looking at building something similar. Still looking at builders, Genesis is definitely on the list. 2 kids 9 and 11, doing plenty of island trips dirks, abrolhos etc. I'd be interested to know what it cost you all said and done? Also what do you tow it with? Cheers
Hey Simon.....the cost varies depending on what you want, but can certainly be done on a budget above 100k....... The best way to get an indicative price is to email or message Matt Armenti at Genesis Craft directly, we designed our boat to suit our family.....the walk around feature on the Islander cab is great for our kids....it surprising how much time we or the kids spend up front, sooo good for cruising around the Dampier Islands, Montebello’s and our planned trip to the Kimberley next year. We tow with a 2010 Landcruiser 200 series, only upgrade has been suspension and airbags which we had for our previous caravan and it does it easily fully loaded with fuel/water at 3.1T Once again we built with Genesis Craft based on many reasons....and the whole process from start to ongoing ownership has been amazing and you will never regret it or the memories you make
Thanks for the message.....if you have anything else message me on Instagram @Lurechucker
Hey mate, I have the exact same winch and was connected to my anchor the same as you and the swivel failed. Too much side load breaks them. They recommend 3 links of chain and a shackle directly to the anchor then the swivel. I upgraded to that and a mantis swivel. It’s an impressive bit of engineering. Just thought I’d give ya the heads up. Was a $400 anchor that I lost
Hey thanks for the heads up…..I’ll definitely look into the option 👍👍👍
Mate , nice boat what sought of ball park figure would this set up cost.... i was looking at a mass produced noat Yellow Fin or Stabicraft but this shits all over them in my opinion.
Cheers
Thanks for the message and feedback. At the end of the day some of the mass produced plate boats are going to do great job, fits people’s budget and has less wait time. My opinions might be biased but there is no comparison in quality and the option to personally design and build a boat that suits your needs….if your spending big dollars you want to ensure you have the after sales service and personal relationship with the builder before, during and post ownership. I could go on for hours with my love of this boat but remember you are not getting what they think you need in a boat……it’s a consultation with an experienced and successful builder who will make your dream come alive. I guess pricing would start around the 120k mark but the more options you add the cost goes up.
For me I couldn’t go back to a mass produced boat…..just my opinion though
Hope this helps 👍👍👍
hey mate thinking of buying a genesis in the future we live on the east coast so abit rough seas and was wondering how it rides. cheers
Hey mate how are you……hit me up on Instagram @Lurechucker. They are a great boat, depends on what size you build and where you are, I no longer own the boat. We had it in the Pilbara, we have short sharp chop….it handles it well, but the same with any plate boat you’ll always get some slap
Hi mate awesome boat could u tell me what size /length it is cheers.
Hey Darren……thanks for the kind words….we love it, Genesis Craft build a beautiful vessel.. The build length is 7m, overall length from transom to bow sprit is actually about 7.6m. Boat builders all use different methods in measuring and for description/specifications. Hope that helps 👌🍻
Hey mate, what model Waeco do you have here?
Hi Dane…..sorry for the late reply. It’s a Waeco/Dometic 75DZ Dual Zone Fridge freezer, I rate it very highly and it’s been a greet fridge for week long trips, day trips and has held temps really easily. I like the split fridge/freezer area or can be used as a single dual fridge or dual freezer
Do you think Brodie of YBS would take it over his boat. Well Done.
Ha ha ha .....i don't think so Steve, his boat is the next size up at 7.5m and the full cabin & we bumped into him twice in Exmouth at the boat ramp....he is such a great guy. We love it for what we do, but be on the look out for Brodies new boat......sshhhh its a secret and its coming soon 🙂
Drop me a line if you want a users opinion on fuel bladders. I’ve got one as my main tank in a 6m boat and it’s been there for 7 years. I’ve got no commercial interest in them (I don’t sell them). There are a few design tricks. I love it.
Hey Simon, would love to hear your feedback on yours. I’ve actually just ordered one.....hopefully turns up in the next 2 weeks
I am assuming that the bladder is permanent and isn’t just a portable bladder that comes in and out? If portable disregard all of the following, here’s the take home lessons from mine:
• I have two breathers are the top each running their own fuel grade hoses to skin fittings in the engine well.
• All four hoses (fill, take off and 2 breathers) all run through a custom SS “skin fitting” on the stern (lower, i.e. aft) side of the vessel. I’m going to try to attach an image.
• There are grommets on several sides that I have attached in the void (hold) to ensure it doesn’t slide around.
• I added a SS inspection hatch which I opened weekly for the first few months and then haven’t looked at for years. It is like ice when wet and is a real hazard.
• I pulled out a 130L tank and got a 210L bladder in. This is a big tank for a 6m boat and means I have a range of 300-250km (which should be enough!).
• Bladder cost less than half the cost of a SS tank.
• Planes, helicopters, and race cars have fuel bladders. I haven’t blown up. Yet.
Have Instagram messenged you images.
@@SBoag ......I think you have some great points that many people haven’t considered with fuel bladders 👍 Mine will be removable and generally only used on longer trips to the Montebellos and The Kimberley. Once again great feedback from real life experiences
Hey mate
Sorry if this question is a bit rude but could you give me a rough estimate on how much a boat like this one will cost stock.
Cheers Harrison
G'day Harrison... no problems at all, I cant recall the base model price but I do know they advertised at the Perth boat show recently and FB page, they can do the 750 XL Island starting at $144k. Obviously mine is only the 700 XL Islander.....so obviously well below that mark.
Thanks
@@lurechucker8186 Cheers mate if you don’t mind me asking what was the most costly upgrade you put on yours?
@@harrison3999 I honestly can’t say…..::maybe the Deckarmour flooring? It all just adds up, outboard upgrade, electronics, extended cab, solar, long range fuel tanks, water tank, trim tabs….the list goes on
@@lurechucker8186 thanks for that mate thinking of getting one built and sent down to Tassie.
@@harrison3999 you will not regret it, give Matt a call or email him. Any other questions please feel free to message me on Instagram
How much did the entire boat cost all in all?
Hi Josh......sorry for the late reply, has been a busy period over the festive season. I can't give an exact price but if you look somewhere between $130-$150k just depends on extras and what you want on your boat. Hope that helps and happy new year