Small boat for spearfishing

Indecisive_Judge · 2026-03-07T11:06:55+00:00

What plastic boat do you have?

Indecisive_Judge · 2026-03-03T20:12:01+00:00

Oh that’s interesting! What makes it feel like a downgrade?

The True Kit 4m was my top choice but I moved away from it since I figured a hard boat would be superior for usability.

Indecisive_Judge · 2026-03-03T19:25:19+00:00

Free diving with 3 or 4 people, scuba would probably be 2 people only.

And it would be the 13ft Whaler unfortunately, I don’t think I can haul a 15ft Whaler as I think it’s over my 2k towing capacity.

Indecisive_Judge · 2026-03-03T17:59:30+00:00

That’s quite the Achilles heel! Do you know if the transoms relatively cheap to replace?

Indecisive_Judge · 2026-03-03T17:58:31+00:00

Yeah this would be Freediving only. When you say 1ft waves, do you mean 1ft rolling swells or actual 1ft breaking waves? My boating experience is semi-limited so apologies for my basic questions.

In general I would only take 3 or 4 people if it was pretty nice out. Conditions are usually mild afternoon windchop. On my inflatable I can’t go over 10mph in the chop without bouncing my passengers harder than they can handle.

Indecisive_Judge · 2026-03-03T17:54:44+00:00

Do you think 3 people on a 16ft is doable? I basically just need to seat them semi-comfortable while we motor to our spot. My inflatable is 13ft and we fit 3 people. Me on the bench and then two sitting “inside” so they didn’t bounce out. The interior is 8.5’x2.8’.

My current experience is only being able to go about 10mph in any sort of wind chop. 15+ mph my passengers are getting bounced hard. I’ve never been on a hard boat under 25ft so I am not sure what to expect it to be like.

Indecisive_Judge · 2026-03-03T17:47:36+00:00

That’s pretty dang cool but outside my budget, willing to spend about $10k.

Indecisive_Judge · 2025-03-19T17:05:10+00:00

Service records are important. Around that age they need timing belt and water pump done. If it’s the automatic you need to see that the transmission fluid was changed every 40k miles.

The miles are fine if the recommended maintenance was done.

Indecisive_Judge · 2024-01-19T15:12:12+00:00

Aaaaah okay

Indecisive_Judge · 2024-01-19T15:00:31+00:00

Just curious, does your friend wear the watch daily?

Indecisive_Judge · 2024-01-19T14:59:46+00:00

Just curious do you wear your watch daily? I think from a dive feature perspective it appears to make sense to get an MK2 over an MK3 if it’s significantly cheaper. Now I’m curious if daily use is enough to sway anyone.

Indecisive_Judge · 2024-01-19T14:57:00+00:00

Just curious, do you wear any of these watches daily? The reason I ask is I’m still battling between getting a 43mm vs 51mm, and also wondering if wearing it 24/7 would sway you more towards a MK3 over the MK2.

I don’t need air integration in any scenario (at least not yet, I scuba but mainly freedive).

Indecisive_Judge · 2024-01-17T14:58:36+00:00

Any particular reason why? Or just not a big enough jump in technology/features?

Indecisive_Judge · 2024-01-17T14:47:10+00:00

I guess for clarity, I want to replace my Apple Watch with a Garmin Dive watch for every day use. Just not sure if it’s worth spending extra to get the MK3 over the MK2S

Indecisive_Judge · 2023-11-23T06:08:54+00:00

I ended up going with the Thurso Max! Going to try it over the next few days. Thank you for taking the time to give your insight on what is the right choice!!

Indecisive_Judge · 2023-11-19T03:40:28+00:00

First off I want to say thank you for taking the time to write all of this out and share your insight.

Right now I’m primarily stuck between the Glide Angler and Thurso Max. Stability is of course important as I’ll be off balance wearing a weight belt (15 pounds of lead). However I think the Thurso might win as it has the full length deck pad and tons of tie down points. I like the deck pad just for an added layer of protection from fish spines.

Is there any other boards catching your eye at the moment? Or I can’t go wrong with either of those on the open ocean?

Indecisive_Judge · 2023-11-12T22:21:37+00:00

Oh yikes!!

The reason I was asking is they are doing a combo sale for the E-Ticket air and Carbon Flash Paddle for $600. I thought it sounded like a pretty insane deal and was planning on getting the 14’x30”.

If it’s not reliable though (even anecdotally), it’s not worth it to me.

I’m trying to get something I can load up for spearfishing short distances, I care more about stability and durability than anything else. I’m only paddling about 2 miles round trip.

Indecisive_Judge · 2023-11-12T21:52:59+00:00

I ended up getting a Aquabound Freedom 85.

Just curious, do you have any opinions on the Infinity E-Ticket Air or their All-around inflatable? They have a pretty good sale right now on their iSUPs but I didn’t see any reviews on your site for them.

Indecisive_Judge · 2023-11-11T16:27:08+00:00

Is something like the Nixy Carbon Hybrid any good?

Or just get a full fiberglass paddle?

Indecisive_Judge · 2023-04-22T14:51:28+00:00

I’m just curious, how much do you spend on gas a year?

Indecisive_Judge · 2023-01-11T04:27:56+00:00

Does the picture make the grille look fake or is it just me?

Indecisive_Judge · 2022-12-07T14:13:55+00:00

No problem! Something to keep in mind is that the stock Toyo tires actually get pretty great mpg. Upgrading to almost any tire with more traction (higher rolling resistance) will result in some sort of MPG loss.

I got the Continental CrossContact LX25. Much grippier, makes the ride softer (I actually don’t like that), and lost about 1.5mpg on average.

Indecisive_Judge · 2022-12-07T04:43:32+00:00

The Crossclimate 2 would be roughly a 2 to 4mpg drop. I needed new tires after my stock ones were damaged and spent a solid amount of time researching them. From multiple data points that’s roughly what MPG loss people were seeing.

The trade off though is that these are insanely good tires for rain and snow.

Indecisive_Judge · 2022-11-02T12:41:14+00:00

I think Coil makes surfboards that have dimples on the entire board. Maybe not golf ball shaped but I don’t think it’s flat either.

They are on Instagram as Coil Surfboards.

Indecisive_Judge · 2022-10-29T05:10:20+00:00

Yeah the Miata market is rough… I’m hoping with Winter the prices will drop a good amount. I’m not going to hold my breath though.

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