Sliver 29

tkei

Sealiner
Havnt been on one of those, but fished a fair bit on Castle Lager in kenya, the 38ft version. Economical, comfortable, pleanty space, fast when needed, a beautiful boat.
Only problem I found was when running at speed in big seas, its a bit of an odd feeling to have one sponson up in the air and the other in the trough of the wave. they also get a lot of slap in the tunnel as the tunnel is square and a big wave slaps the deck hard.
 

pieterh

Sealiner
Thanks TKEI.

I am looking at getting another but just not made up my mind jet.Have had monos and cats from 12ft to 21 ft.All fishing platforms.

Looking at getting something that  the family can enjoy with me.Came across this cat , must say it does appeal to me so far.
 

tkei

Sealiner
good write up in ski-bat a about 2 or 3 issues ago. go to www.africanangler.co and in the baot test section its there.
wont be trailerable though, needs amooring.
 

Pargo Man

Sealiner
Ahoy All, from SkiBoatMag and others to me it seems a pleasurable thing for a big group/family and in calm waters, archipelagos etc. For fishing - I admit havent been on one yet - I see problems about the maneuvreability when fishing hard. Single hull and cat skiboat should still beat the 29. Fishing just very calm waters and no uncomfortable swell, for Mid-Angola I was also considering the buy. Low draft and enormous range combine to a I realy versatile family platform. Knowing half about your rough RSA coast West/East and South I wouldnt take her in consideration. My choice pls see here below... :::SThats my uneducated verdict for today. Cheers, J'Angola MAN
 

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royboy

Sealiner
Won't handle big sea. Period. Beautiful - YES, Functional - YES, Economical - YES. Comfortable? Absolutely. Northern Zululand northwards, great choice!!!!

Our southern SA coastline is a different place - lots of guys on SL who are REALLY EXPERIENCED offshore guys who run 40nm out to the deep in the Cape wouldn't want to head home after a long day in a big sea in one of them when the conditions change.
 

orange

Senior Member
The guys that build this boat are in Port Alfred, they launch into some of the most horrible seas you can imagine. They also run that thing through the river mouth and quite a bit of shore break. I dunno but the specs are quite alluring...I think you would need to ride one and see
 

Fishton

Sealiner
I think this is a fantastic boat, but like others have said – I wouldn’t like to round Cape Horn in her. I am going to go to Port Alfred the next time I’m in that area and have a test ride. One thing I know about boats, no matter how good or bad a boat looks, try it first. The ideal test would be when a big wind is building for the day and you can hang around the port entry. Keep going round in circles (1-2km radius) until the boat starts ‘talking’ to you. (i.e. “Please take me in”) This way you can feel what she is like - going into weather, running from it and from the side.

I hate fishing in big rough conditions anyway.
 

pieterh

Sealiner
Was reading up on this baot.Looks like it does not shy away from a big sea .

Some nice reports came out from the ski baot mag and the others.

Just a but pricy, and the fishing area not big at all.:?
 

Fin-S

Sealiner
It is a displacement hull and as such is a very different ride compared to a conventional planing boat - particularly a planing cat. It is an acquired taste but when you are used to one, it takes some beating. I have fished on the 38 and spent many weeks skippering a Glacier Bay 30' (also displacement hull). They are great rough water boats as borne out by the popularity of displacement hulls in some of the roughest commutable waters - and by setting several distance / time records. They are also extremely manouverable given the distance between the motors, (and can you imagine if they had IPS). Sure, they are not as good at backing up as a big mono, but then the best billfish skippers will always advise that boats go better pointy end first. As for the Cape waters - the Hare family set many records and won many comps on large displacement cats and Two Oceans make a range of them. All of that however, doesn't really address this hull - you are going to have to ride it on a bad day to see how you like it and whether it suits your requirements.
 

miles

Sealiner
Hiya

Just before i bought my new boat, i was seriously interested in the 38' supercat. The 29'er was JUST launched, but becuase it couldn't carry the big loads that i was interested in, i wasn't interested in it.

I reckon that these craft are the vessels of the future. This will be the evolution of the current ski-boats. BIG boats, powered by ridiculously small engines, making them PHENOMINALY fuel efficient, with-out the slamming of mono-hulls.

Many boaters are not keen on anything new. When i made my boat a open transom, 99% of the boaters here in the Cape told me that it will not work and is a stupid idea, yet the Durban boyz have been running their boats like that for years!!

For recreational fishing, the 29' sliver looks AWESOME!! Looking at the Cape Tuna fishing front, an average trip is 100-120nm. With the 38' Supercat, you'd be looking at 100-120ltrs of fuel used!! Compare that to al least 500ltrs used by the 35' normal cats!! The 29' Sliver will use even LESS fuel!!

Rough sea's handling. Don't know about the 29' Sliver, but i've seen some photo's on their website when the went to Moz (i think), with the 38'er in HORRIBLE sea's. So, you can be pretty sure that you'll get home, should the sea pick up. Very big swells will present a problem, but you don't go fishing when their is large swells running.

Its really sad that nobody here in the Cape uses one. I know only of one that came to SimonsTown earlier this year, a 38'er, but the owner is a novice to boating, so one can't really get a good comparison.

Bottom line: TEST the 29'er. It opens up a whole new world of boating!! You can keep her in Houtbay, fish Cape Point or the deep, take cruise to Camps Bay and enjoy and sunset dinner whilst on anchor, or make a trip up to Dassen Island and spend the night there!! The possibilities are endless, because you now have sleeping accomodations, with a small fuel bill and the ability to go anywhere!! 
 

Fishton

Sealiner
Miles,

You should ask for an agency from Supercat. Because after reading your last post, if I had the loot, I would have placed an order for one on Monday morning.

This concept is going to ‘overflow’ into all aspects of out sport, including freshwater. The only downside is like everything else in life, i.e. healthy food, hybrid cars and efficient boats like the Sliver29 are hellishly expensive. Such a pity the world’s leaders don’t swing this around.

I am currently working on a freshwater fishing platform that is based on the same concept as the Sliver29. Using a 15hp 4 stroke outboard, I am trying to create a bass boat that is not only fast, but has a large fishing platform too. I’ve called it the BassGlider20.
 

JeanNortje

New member
Hi I bought one of the first Sliver 29 Cats. I use it for Crayfishing at Hermanus and family fun and fishing on Langebaan Lagoon.

I changed some factory specs, 2x60HP Yamaha's four stroke feul injected, Electric toilet, Electric Windlass, although anchoring system is useless. Had to build second trailer as the factory spec is not up to regular towing. Factory fitted hydraulics failed almost wrecking myself and family in a storm, so I had proper hydraulic piping fitted.

The design is really fantastic and it performs and handles like a dream, being very light it becomes a bit scary surfing in really big seas.

I dont have a permanent mooring so I tow it around like a rubberduck, you should see the looks I get on the slipways, however at 4m wide you need a permit as it is an abnormal load, so I am sadly thinking of selling.

Any Questions welcome.

Jean Nortje
 

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JeanNortje

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Hi I bought one of the first Sliver 29 Cats. I use it for Crayfishing at Hermanus and family fun and fishing on Langebaan Lagoon.

I changed some factory specs, 2x60HP Yamaha's four stroke feul injected, Electric toilet, Electric Windlass, although anchoring system is useless. Had to build second trailer as the factory spec is not up to regular towing. Factory fitted hydraulics failed almost wrecking myself and family in a storm, so I had proper hydraulic piping fitted.

The design is really fantastic and it performs and handles like a dream, being very light it becomes a bit scary surfing in really big seas.

I dont have a permanent mooring so I tow it around like a rubberduck, you should see the looks I get on the slipways, however at 4m wide you need a permit as it is an abnormal load, so I am sadly thinking of selling.

Any Questions welcome.

Jean Nortje
 

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Fishton

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That is an awesome rig Jean. Just out of being 'nosey', what are you asking for her, and what were you towing with?
 

JeanNortje

New member
Hi I tow with a Landrover Discovery 3 TDV6 it tows like a dream, just the boat width makes it a bit tricky see pic.

I paid about R750 000 with all the extras and the trailer cost R30 000 to build. It is a year old and I have used it for 6 weeks last December.

I assume current replacement cost would be higher with the R/$.

I am open to offers.

Regards Jean

 
 

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I'd love to make you an offer, just don't think the wife will be too impressed when I sell the house though! :?
That is sad. Thought of getting a mooring?
 

Rory

Sealiner
if i live din durbs or richards bay thats the way i would go weekends out at the mtunzini high points trips up to inyaka very nice
 
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