Osprey vipermax 6m buy or not to buy

andrew nolan · 26 November 2011, 09:57

How good are they in ruff seas......any body got one off to buy on what should i be looking for......it a 2007...with a mercury sea water engine..?

Mollers · 26 November 2011, 10:06

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Originally Posted by andrew nolan

How good are they in ruff seas......any body got one off to buy on what should i be looking for......it a 2007...with a mercury sea water engine..?

I'm on my 2nd, the 6.5 Vipermax is superb offshore hull. We've hit some pretty chunky seas on Scilly trips with both the 6.5 and the 7m, they do the job well.

Downhilldai · 26 November 2011, 12:35

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.....any body got one off to buy on what should i be looking for.....

Ian M · 26 November 2011, 18:35

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Originally Posted by andrew nolan

How good are they in ruff seas......any body got one off to buy on what should i be looking for......it a 2007...with a mercury sea water engine..?

Some more detail would be nice, pics would be excellent. What size Mercury, what is the fit out. Bugger, I'm off salivating again

Great in the rough, none better in my view. Bought mine to deal with the infamous Solent chop, it deals with this and the bigger stuff very well. Not the fastest hull, if numbers are your thing, there is too much hull in the water to be the fastest in calm-ish conditions, but throw some lumpy stuff at it and ................

Hightower · 26 November 2011, 19:12

More info will be nice. A 5.8/6.2m is a slightly different design to a 6.5 and if you're talking 6m then thats a Viper not a Vipermax

Anchorhandler · 26 November 2011, 19:35

Incredibly well built boat but heavy as a consequence. The increased weight gives it a great advantage in heavy sea's though as we found out with ours this summer. We mis-timed the tides and crossed the 'Raz de Sein' on the westernmost tip of Brittany at nearly full flood.....(the Raz de Sein on a bad day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2LeNBY_5gk

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) The tidal rip was creating a nasty 2 to 2.5 meter swell which caused us some worrying moments but all credit to Gwenn, she punched through it admirably. Reminded me very much of some of the aluminium 3tonne FRC's (fast rescue craft) i have previously driven during time spent offshore.
I would recomend one that's for sure

Simon

HUMBER P4VWL · 26 November 2011, 19:48

Just like any deep v though. If you want outrught speed, it's a no. Go buy a bass boat. If you want to maintain speed in the chop and keep going in a sea, I'm under the impression they're great. Our Humber OP is similar, big deep V. I love it.

Mollers · 26 November 2011, 19:52

Ferk dat Anchor!

Your boat in Jim's hands, ourselves and DHD skimmed Lizard Point a little tighter than we intended on returning from the Scillies a couple of years ago. I remember powering up a face that was as tall as the boat was long as it was curling about to break. We shot out of the top of it going skyward, it was a square mile of mayhem. The trio of VMs performed with aplomb. My Hi-fits required hosing out.

matt h · 26 November 2011, 20:37

Wished you had filmed that. Sounds awesome!'

Mollers · 26 November 2011, 20:51

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Wished you had filmed that. Sounds awesome!'

Bloody scary. Awesome in the pub, a couple of pints later.

Mollers · 26 November 2011, 22:39

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Wished you had filmed that. Sounds awesome!'

We leave the filming of the 'awesome' to you boys.

Downhilldai · 27 November 2011, 01:03

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My Hi-fits required hosing out.

Dry on the outside though

Downhilldai · 27 November 2011, 01:07

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Originally Posted by HUMBER P4VWL

Just like any deep v though..............

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..Our Humber OP is similar, big deep V. I love it.

Viper/Vipermax don't have a particularly deep V hull

Chris · 27 November 2011, 07:26

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We leave the filming of the 'awesome' to you boys.

Not any more mate.

Chris · 27 November 2011, 07:32

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Originally Posted by andrew nolan

How good are they in ruff seas......any body got one off to buy on what should i be looking for......it a 2007...with a mercury sea water engine..?

Hi is this the one running a 100HP engine?

Mollers · 27 November 2011, 09:05

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Not any more mate.

Get yer 7m round to the proper side of Cornwall and we'll cruise with ya.

Chris · 27 November 2011, 09:40

Lots of fiddling to be done over the winter first. The refurb thread will be starting soon

Erin · 27 November 2011, 10:32

Comparable to buying a Volkswagen. Not necessarily the most exciting model out there, but generally solid and reliable.

HUMBER P4VWL · 27 November 2011, 19:05

Well it's not a shallow v and I'd not view it as a mid v. It's not n out and out speed boat. It's for waves. It's a standard deep v unless I'm wrong?

Downhilldai · 27 November 2011, 19:35

Warped vee