How to unload Chinese tin boats

brutus

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Well it’s done I’ve unloaded 2 import from china, they are actually decent boats for the price, the buyers said they are insuranrable any questions shoot away I will try and answer.
 

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Say no to KF hate.
It’s not hate it’s facts, when looking at tin boats I don’t look at names I look at the welding, bird **** welding for 100k and up is insanity, I am an amateur welder, the owner of property where my yard is, he’s a 40 plus year experience welder and says those things are welded by aprentice, his word is good enough for me
 
I don't mind the look. What is it a 25 footer? How much do they go for.
6.2 metre, profisher. They have a good market in Australia, the buyersTold me, been in biz for over 10 years, 40kUS landed at my yard for both boats, they are heavy for the size at 3200 lbs 1/4 inch bottom
 
It’s not hate it’s facts, when looking at tin boats I don’t look at names I look at the welding, bird **** welding for 100k and up is insanity, I am an amateur welder, the owner of property where my yard is, he’s a 40 plus year experience welder and says those things are welded by aprentice, his word is good enough for me
My poor old Kingfisher is almost 20 years old. Surprisingly hasen't cracked or sunk yet.
Haters be haters. I hear that Chinese aluminum dissolves in water.
 
My poor old Kingfisher is almost 20 years old. Surprisingly hasen't cracked or sunk yet.
Haters be haters. I hear that Chinese aluminum dissolves in water.
Where in this post did I talk about KF sinking ??? I just saying they are overpriced for the quality IMO. You like yours good for you
 

Pretty nice, only thing I’m a little torn on is the narrow beam which is 7’6” I believe where a kingfisher of this size will have 8’ beam and cope 21 8’3”. I think stabicraft and others have a narrow beam to fit them in shipping containers but I may be wrong.

My buddy wants the next size up with a full cabin. It’s almost a no brainer if you can rig the boat and have buddies like @brutus who can help unload for less than 5k. If you are paying marine labour and full retail I don’t think the savings are there as the resale is likely not there like a domestic boat.
 

Pretty nice, only thing I’m a little torn on is the narrow beam which is 7’6” I believe where a kingfisher of this size will have 8’ beam and cope 21 8’3”. I think stabicraft and others have a narrow beam to fit them in shipping containers but I may be wrong.

My buddy wants the next size up with a full cabin. It’s almost a no brainer if you can rig the boat and have buddies like @brutus who can help unload for less than 5k. If you are paying marine labour and full retail I don’t think the savings are there as the resale is likely not there like a domestic boat.
Trust you to pull the specs lol, the buyer told me 3200lbs he’s about 600lbs short, more like 2600lbs, they are a bit narrow, but at 20 ft they should do fine, they have a good chine on them, once the owner as it rig up I will try and get a ride with him
 
the buyers said they are insuranrable
Do you know if that means they cannot be registered, not able to get a K number? My marina now requires proof of registration, as well as insurance proof, operators card at a minimum. If one wants to moor these or keep in a yard or dry stack, they may be out of luck. Great value might have consequences.

Can you ask?
 
Just for context - I think one of these is currently for sale - so this is what it looks like all rigged up:

I'd withhold judgement for now - the internet has a enough cranks commenting on blurry photos with not enough info ;)

I think the main knock on these is that pretty often they are rigged in China as well, and the setup is absolute garbage. I'd separate the two: assess the bare hull - assess the rigging. I think the craigslist boat above gets roasted for bad rigging. Lots of capable companies/people can rig these up nicely, but if the hull just rides poorly there isn't much you can do about that.
 
Do the hulls come with foam? They are over 20ft, so upright/level flotation not required. Is the rear deck self-bailing?
 
Do you know if that means they cannot be registered, not able to get a K number? My marina now requires proof of registration, as well as insurance proof, operators card at a minimum. If one wants to moor these or keep in a yard or dry stack, they may be out of luck. Great value might have consequences.

Can you ask?
These are going to stay in the Vancouver area, so from what I was told they can be registered and insured
 
Do the hulls come with foam? They are over 20ft, so upright/level flotation not required. Is the rear deck self-bailing?
I wish I could answer that one, the rep is suppose to contact me in the next week or so, I will note the questions you guys come up with the best I can from what the buyers told me the market for these is Australia so they are great white proof lol
 
Just for context - I think one of these is currently for sale - so this is what it looks like all rigged up:

I'd withhold judgement for now - the internet has a enough cranks commenting on blurry photos with not enough info ;)

I think the main knock on these is that pretty often they are rigged in China as well, and the setup is absolute garbage. I'd separate the two: assess the bare hull - assess the rigging. I think the craigslist boat above gets roasted for bad rigging. Lots of capable companies/people can rig these up nicely, but if the hull just rides poorly there isn't much you can do about that.
At $130K before tax these are not that inexpensive so they better be good quality for that $$$. Don't like the fabric lined interior as it will be hard to keep clean and susceptible to mold and mildew.

Also what is the paint quality on these boats? Paint does not stick/last well on aluminum boats. Looks nice for the first few years but then chips and flakes away leading to labor intensive stripping and prep and expensive repainting. Time will tell on these Chinese boats...
 
Just for context - I think one of these is currently for sale - so this is what it looks like all rigged up:

I'd withhold judgement for now - the internet has a enough cranks commenting on blurry photos with not enough info ;)

I think the main knock on these is that pretty often they are rigged in China as well, and the setup is absolute garbage. I'd separate the two: assess the bare hull - assess the rigging. I think the craigslist boat above gets roasted for bad rigging. Lots of capable companies/people can rig these up nicely, but if the hull just rides poorly there isn't much you can do about that.

My question would be, why is this boat for sale. Only after what looks to be one season. Engine has 1000 hours but is a 2020 engine so how many of those were put on with this boat?

I do like the look of it tho. But anything bigger than my 14 lund looks nice ;)
 
At $130K before tax these are not that inexpensive so they better be good quality for that $$$. Don't like the fabric lined interior as it will be hard to keep clean and susceptible to mold and mildew.

Also what is the paint quality on these boats? Paint does not stick/last well on aluminum boats. Looks nice for the first few years but then chips and flakes away leading to labor intensive stripping and prep and expensive repainting. Time will tell on these Chinese boats...
The guy imported it and rigged it to flip, paint look of good quality but I am no paint expert, I am sure you can order it not painted, if you read my post, 40k Us landed at my yard was the cost too the buyer so about 35 k each I would say
 
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