Axopar Boats

[LAPII]

Anyone have personal experience with them?

http://rapoxa.com/index.php

 

[RiverDave]

I haven’t heard of them before, but it’s not exactly in my wheel house right now..

What do ya know? And what do you think?

 

[lake p.a.l.]

The 82 yr old guy I bought my Skater from has a new 28' with a single 350 verado. He says it does mid 60's and they love it. Handles SF Bay pretty well he says. I believe he ordered it with suspension seats.

 

[Taboma]

The 82 yr old guy I bought my Skater from has a new 28' with a single 350 verado. He says it does mid 60's and they love it. Handles SF Bay pretty well he says. I believe he ordered it with suspension seats.

Like many of the "Euro" Style, there's no bow flair. I've heard and would tend to think they'd be a wet ride.

 

[Ouderkirk]

Looks more like a "yacht tender" than a recreational craft.

Not my cup of tea, but I can see the utility in such a craft.

 

[ductape1000]

Any boat that requests boating in long pants falls under "too damn snooty for me."

Like many things of "European style", it seems to follow a trend. This one being of the slim lines in the bow area. Probably works fine for a day boat in calm water, but I do agree that when things get sloppy, the admiral will be asking why they didn't buy the pilothouse model??

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Don't like the open transom or the short gunwhales on a blue water boat.

Here's a vid of one running in not very big water. I wouldn't want to come back from Catalina in one in the afternoon.

 

[ductape1000]

Don't like the open transom or the short gunwhales on a blue water boat.

Here's a vid of one running in not very big water. I wouldn't want to come back from Catalina in one in the afternoon.

Yeah, they shouldn't call that rough water. That is calmer than a Saturday afternoon on Havasu.

 

[RiverDave]

That video was fairly underwhelming.. I'd rather be in my Hallett.

RD

 

[DrunkenSailor]

It's the pointed prow that makes these boats look amazing but they ride really wet when you start getting into anything rough. I love the Van Dutch's but they suffer from the same problem here is one coming into the harbor on a light day:

 

[DrunkenSailor]

Saw a closed cabin version on Monday cruising through Newport Harbor. It is pretty sharp looking in person.

 

[DrunkenSailor]

 

[Headless hula]

My 23 has a drier ride...