Posts by Pat Jones
4.05m Quintrex Make II: “[now] feels solid on the water”
Boat is great! Just as you said it would be. Great safe turning and feels solid on the water. Thanks for all your help & fitting advice. Pierce. Emu Plains, NSW. 4.05m Quintrex Make II (1973). June 2014 Self-fitted (Regular Collar along chine)
Read More3.75m Quintrex Dart: “No pounding or broaching … at 21 knots”
Well as the expression goes, “it’s the best thing since sliced bread”. I run a business in Canberra – ACT Inflatable Lifejacket Services – and I am very safety conscious as to the wearing and servicing of inflatable PFD’s. As a result I fitted Collars to my 3.75m Quintrex Dart. I bought this style of…
Read More4.2m Quintrex Dory: “No more broaching and no more spray in the face”
First of all I am extremely happy with my purchase of your 4.2m Dory “surf boat.” It now happily lives with me on South Stradbroke Island. The performance of the Boat Collar has been outstanding. I have been out on the Broadwater in really rough conditions with a strong southerly blowing (something I would not…
Read MoreNarrow 3m Bluefin Tinoo: “[now] we can both lean over the same side and wash our hands!”
“I took the boat out yesterday on Lake Somerset again, and couldn’t wait to tell you how good our little boat is now. My wife said, “it’s a completely different boat altogether.” “The Bluefin Tinoo’s are a very narrow roof-topper, and are more of an aluminium canoe than a dinghy, but the boat is easy…
Read More379 Stacer Proline: “improved stability and a much improved, softer ride”
“I have a nice fibreglass boat at home, but I can not take it and the Caravan away together with me on trips. So I purchased a car-topper tinny to take away on trips. All of a sudden, I found myself operating a boat that is very limited [to where I can go] & a touch unstable. With…
Read More3.1m Mantacraft tender: “My little boat is now so steady”
“The Collar has easily increased the carrying capacity and safety level of my 3.1m Manta-craft aluminium dinghy since I fitted it myself in 2012. “My dinghy is a tender to my 25ft fibreglass South Coast yacht, and it’s now so stable and buoyant, I can easily take 3 adults, plus my friends Doberman dog, as…
Read More4.8m Stacer capsized, but he can now say, “The stability of my boat is fantastic”
“My 4.8m boat is well designed with good high sides, but it still got swamped by a wave and capsized, despite the seas being relatively calm that day. [After my ordeal] I watched the website’s videos of Pat surfing his dinghy at Maroochydore bar, and I thought, ‘yep, I want my boat to be able…
Read More3.9m Stessl before & after – dangerously tippy, to stable & safe
“At last I have fitted the Kapten Boat Collar to our boat. WHAT a difference! We think we have a new boat altogether. The boat is so much more stable and gives a much smoother ride, and it turns like a sports car. I have enclosed some photos of before and after. Thank you for…
Read More4.2m Cruisecraft Rouge (fibreglass) “I can [now] take any waves, at any angle, no worries”
“The Boat Collar has improved the performance of my fibreglass boat so much, it’s like a completely different boat. The stability is so good; it’s seriously like my dad’s 27 Hydrofeild tri-hull in the water. “I wanted to test the Boat Collar, so I took the boat out on Port Phillip Bay, which gets dangerously…
Read More2 metre fibreglass tender: “Can [now] sit or stand on one side and it will not tip over”
“Please find attached photos of your Collar fitted to my 2m fiberglass dinghy. It was a 100% success as you can see, you can sit or stand on one side and it will not tip over. It (the collar) does not affect the speed, and with two persons you have peace of mind when entering…
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