Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
 
Old 25 September 2014, 23:26   #1
Member
 
Country: Australia
Town: Australia
Boat name: none
Make: JP Marine 3.8 Patrol
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 18hp 2stroke
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 69
Achilles SG140

I am considering buying an Achilles SG140 SIB ($.27 m) with a Tohatsu 30 hp long shaft.

Has anyone out there had any first hand experience with this model.
__________________
seasdes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26 September 2014, 15:07   #2
Member
 
Country: USA
Town: Oakland CA
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 6,653
A quarter per meter? That's a great price.

I ran an SG140 with a Honda 40 for several years. Great boat, IMO. As with most SIBs, it can be little harsh in choppy waters, and mine was a little tail heavy with the big 4-stroke on there (probably would have been a better compromise with the 50.)

jky
__________________
jyasaki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26 September 2014, 21:20   #3
Member
 
Country: Australia
Town: Australia
Boat name: none
Make: JP Marine 3.8 Patrol
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 18hp 2stroke
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 69
Thanks. How do you think that a 30 hp 2 stroke will go. Mostly I will have 1 person on board. Sometimes there will be 2-3 spearfishermen on board (no tanks).
__________________
seasdes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26 September 2014, 21:22   #4
Member
 
Country: Australia
Town: Australia
Boat name: none
Make: JP Marine 3.8 Patrol
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 18hp 2stroke
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 69
I wish it was a quater per meter. It was a typo. Should have read. 4.25 m.
__________________
seasdes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 26 September 2014, 22:35   #5
Member
 
dave3235's Avatar
 
Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Boat name: Salty Cheeks
Make: Honwave
Length: 3m +
Engine: 20hp 2stroke Mariner
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 485
Hi all.

A few picks would be good.
__________________
dave3235 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27 September 2014, 09:06   #6
Member
 
Country: Australia
Town: Australia
Boat name: none
Make: JP Marine 3.8 Patrol
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 18hp 2stroke
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 69
Below is a photo of an SG140 by Achilles from their web page.
Attached Thumbnails
Click image for larger version

Name:	2014-09-27_185603.jpg
Views:	130
Size:	97.1 KB
ID:	99356  
__________________
seasdes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27 September 2014, 13:31   #7
Member
 
cgoing's Avatar
 
Country: USA
Town: Connecticut
Make: Zodiac
Length: 6m +
Engine: Undecided
Join Date: Nov 2009
Posts: 777
I just ran a very similar inflatable with a 30
ETEC and got close to 25 on the GPS with two adults on board.
__________________
Chris Going
DinghyPro
dinghyproct@gmail.com
www.DinghyPro.net
cgoing is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27 September 2014, 20:57   #8
Member
 
Country: USA
Town: Oakland CA
Length: 3m +
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 6,653
Quote:
Originally Posted by seasdes View Post
Thanks. How do you think that a 30 hp 2 stroke will go. Mostly I will have 1 person on board. Sometimes there will be 2-3 spearfishermen on board (no tanks).
Should be fine. I was OK with 4 divers and gear. Spearos 3-up I wouldn't think you'll even notice.

I ran with 7 divers and gear for a few hundred yards once; took forever. Max speed at WOT was something like 4mph.

jky
__________________
jyasaki is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 27 September 2014, 21:00   #9
Member
 
Country: Australia
Town: Australia
Boat name: none
Make: JP Marine 3.8 Patrol
Length: 3m +
Engine: Tohatsu 18hp 2stroke
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 69
Thanks for all of your input. Muchly appreciated
__________________
seasdes is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




All times are GMT. The time now is 05:07.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.