These seem to be the best 14ft alloy boats .which is best sea worthy fishing ability,safety ,stability ,value for money?

Thanks mate for the honest review(very very rare).Ive noticed the transom set up is very good on the f14.but the live bait tank is very good as well on the fc430.but forward steer seems better but the fc 430 has easy anchoring is thicker plate aluminium and the low rider trailer is very good as well.I always start my fc430 before i get in it and arriving at the beach the tiller steer allows you to watch the outboard from hitting the sand.But the fc430 is more open to the elements as well but better alround the boat fishability?

[QUOTE=Godders] Thanks mate for the honest review(very very rare).Ive noticed the transom set up is very good on the f14.but the live bait tank is very good as well on the fc430.but forward steer seems better but the fc 430 has easy anchoring is thicker plate aluminium and the low rider trailer is very good as well.I always start my fc430 before i get in it and arriving at the beach the tiller steer allows you to watch the outboard from hitting the sand.But the fc430 is more open to the elements as well but better alround the boat fishability.yeah two great Nz boats and boat builders.

Yeah I like the frewza as well.but on trademe the say $12000 but what does one really cost.I like the fc430 for its fishability but in cold gusty ****e its a hard time but yeah you cant have everything.I like the look of the f14 though.for me it comes down to forward steer or fishing allround your boat.

Go for a test ride in them,plenty of f14 and fc's around the forums

I own a Frewza F14, so I know that well. I have seen a FC430 but only briefly. I don't know it well and havent rode in one. My comments are based on things I perceive from the description on their website and my previous owning a 4.1m open Frewza with tiller steer.
The F14, having a forward superstructure with screen, offers shelter, from wind and sea spray, plus somewhere to store stuff. The thought of blasting into a 20 knot wind head-on without some forward shelter, fills me with horror. Also, at anchor the screen offers some shelter from wind on the bow. Ive done the open boat, and didn't like it. However, I know that some don't mind the open boat (with tillers and CCs) - presumably in the interest of getting more fishing room around the front.
The open 430 would certainly make anchoring much easier than the F14 - I have a winch so that's not a factor now.
Another biggie, is forward steer vs tiller steer. Basically, I find forward steer a huge advance over tiller - but, also a huge increase in price! Sitting at the back, gave me a poor view of whats coming - made even worse if there was someone sitting forward. Also, I didn't like the noise of the motor right by my ear. Slightly Off-setting this -the ride at the back is considerably softer than forward.
More biggies - safety - stability and reserve buoyancy. Stability would be determined by higher beam, lower hull deadrise and greater hull down-turn at the sides - the F14 appears relatively good - the 430 I don't know. If it was me - I would want to get two sizable guys sitting on the same side, and see how much it tilts. Reserve buoyancy - in the F14, with the air -sealed underfloor and pontoons right round, has huge buoyancy - the 430, doesn't appear to have anywhere near as much (I would be happy to be proved wrong). I know which one I would rather be in when crossing the bar (it aint the 430).   

When I bought boats, I didn't go for a ride first. And I kicked myself after. I suggest going for sea trial would answer most of the questions. Secondly - if you don't have a lot of experience, calling on someone else's advice would be a big help. Its a lot of fun.

I also left bung out of my F14. Way out in the gulf in fairly choppy conditions watching the reflections in the water creeping over the floor. I hadnt put in both bungs. Headed back and when the boat started to move forward the stern didnt go down one bit. As if nothing had happened.
Dont know why they even bother to have bungs in the F 14.

Would not get any better honest reviews as above .

I love my FC430 its built like a tough and the room in them is awesome Ive got a deckchair plus two pedestal seats and still have room to move from one baitrunner to the other and the rod holdets are well placed and angled.Its easy to anchor,launch and retrieve.A+++++++Very well thought out ,basic design that works very well.

id love either boat because stability is so handy in a small boat, especially tinnies. a 4.5m glass boat that isnt overly beamy moves a bit but due to weight it stays relatively stable. i think modern ally designers are hitting the mark.