Our boat
Hostile
Hostile is our 2006 Westcat Extreme 7500, the boat we fish the comps from. Everything on her is gear we sell, so when we recommend it, it's because we run it ourselves.
- Westcat Extreme 7500
- Crew: Brad, Cade and Wayne
The boat
- Brand
- Westcat
- Model
- Extreme 7500
- Year
- 2006
- Size
- 9 m overall, 2.8 m beam
- Engines
- 2 × Volvo Penta 4.3L 225 HP, coupled with DuoProp drives
- Fuel capacity
- 1,100 litres
- Top speed
- 42 knots
- Fuel burn
- 50 litres per hour @ 25 knots
- Trailer
- Custom tri-axle 4.5-tonne, built by Wayne Whitcroft
- Flooring
- Udeck by Occy Deck Mandurah
Electronics
- Display
- Furuno TZ XL 16″ (our listing: TZT4 XL 16″ Touch)
- Autopilot
- Furuno NavPilot-300
- Satellite compass
- Furuno SCX-20
- Sounder module
- Furuno DFF3-UHD
- Multibeam sonar
- Furuno DFF-3D
- Transducer
- Airmar CM599LH
- Multibeam transducer
- Airmar CM54
- Navigation PC
- HP Mini PC running TimeZero Pro v5
- TimeZero modules
- Radar, Sounder, PBG, DFF3D and Weather Routing
- Entertainment
- 24″ Autobacs TV (keeps the kids happy)
- Connectivity
- Starlink; Cel-Fi
- VHF radio
- Furuno FM-4800
- Anchor winch
- Savwinch 2000
- Winch counter
- Savwinch Digital Drum Winch Counter
- Deckwash
- Savwinch stainless steel deckwash
- Galley
- Vitrifrigo 90L drawer fridge; 12V oven; KickAss hotplate (240V)
Power
- Battery
- ATG 314Ah
- Inverter/charger
- Victron MultiPlus-II 12/3000/120
- DC-DC charger
- Victron Orion XS 12/12-50A
- Solar
- EcoFlow 400W panel; Victron SmartSolar MPPT 100/30
- Monitoring
- Victron SmartShunt 500A, Victron Cerbo GX and GX Touch 50, integrated with Furuno NavNet
- Power conditioning
- Victron Orion-Tr 12/12-18A isolated. A must-have for any acoustic devices, as it gives the sounders a clean, stable supply.
- Reel sockets
- Hostile Marine Flush Mount Electric Reel Socket
Where she's been
Hostile's first write-up: Carnar-Fin 2026 – Mulloway win and Cobia runner-up. See all our events →