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COVER

The first Maritimo S70 prior to its passage across the Tasman to a Kiwi owner. See Page 56

REVIEWS 56 MARITIMO S70

72 BAYLINER VR5

82 CARVER C37 (SEE VIDEO)

94 COBALT C22

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F E AT U R E S 64 EDITORS CHOICE Barry Thompson presents 21 interesting people from the past 21 years that made a particular impression on him.

78 GILBERT’S MUSINGS Phil Gilbert recounts more of his boating mishaps.

90 ADDING A HARDTOP Mark Burt tells us how he added a hardtop to his old Reflections 980 to make it into a more suitable boat for all seasons.

100 ENGINE REPOWER OPTIONS Thinking about a new engine for your boat? This article is about engine replacement and all the questions the boat owner faces.

108 KNOW YOUR TRAILER (SEE VIDEO) We guide you through our new video series on knowing your trailer, with information on everything from towballs to multi rollers.

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114 CRUISE OF THE ENVOY Envoy heads south in Greece’s Ionian Sea and enters the Turtle territory.

Text by Laurie Cranfield.

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REGULARS 8 DESIGN FOCUS

28 NEWS

Toyota have entered the luxury boat market with the Lexus coupe.

News. New products, boats and events.

We’ll insure you’re not the “catch of the day”!

46 ELECTRONICS NEWS

10 LEADING COMMENT

Hot new products from some of the world’s leading brands for 2018.

People do make a difference.

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42 RACING NEWS

12 PUBLISHER’S COMMENT

Hamilton and Hawkesbury River Bridge to Bridge reports.

Nautical Heros.

14 GUEST COMMENT

52 CRUISING MATTERS

The Benefits of the America’s Cup Peter Busfield, Executive Director NZ Marine.

Mooring stern too.

16 SEEN & ADMIRED Nimbus 405 Grady White Adventure 208 Walk Around

54 STRAIGHT FROM THE GALLEY Derek The Chef prepares Kiwi Sashimi.

Call Ross Lewis on +64 (0)21 56 63 87 to find out more.

#13 – PAGE 123 THE 100% ALUMINIUM BOAT MAGAZINE Check out the latest issue of Alloy Boat magazine, which is now incorporated into the pages of Pacific PowerBoat.

Makaira Cape Runner 740 In this issue we look at; GT fishing in the Coral Sea, McLay Boats 30th Anniversary, YUK OFF Fighting Mould, and 21 outboards from the past MCLAY BOATS GT FISHING 21 YEARS IN THE 21 OUTBOARDS CELEBRATE 30 21 years that made a ANNIVERSARY CORAL SEA mark.

Plus there are reviews on Makaira Cape Runner 740, FC 700HT, Innovision 515 Sports, Seaboss 620HT and Purekraft 550 CC. SUMMER / AUTUMN 2017 ISSUE 13

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EXUS, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota, has revealed their latest efforts to expand into new areas of lifestyle and recreation. Inspired by the Lexus RC F Coupe, the yacht has two 5.0 litre V8 engines, meaning it can reach speeds of 50mph. The look of the yacht is as important as the horse power and its futuristic appearance is achieved through the use of hand-laid carbon fibre to create

the upper deck and outer hull.

Finished in leather with wood and glass detailing, the passenger cabin is tall enough to stand up in. It boasts a six-seater sofa, plus a table and full-on air conditioning. This sleek finish is complemented by a range of high-tech gadgets.

The on-board systems are controlled by the captain from a touchscreen panel, while a bow-thruster with joystick control helps when docking the vessel. There is on-screen GPS navigation, digital charts,

surface radar, underwater sonar, lighting plus entertainment systems on board. In addition, there’s a power-adjustable seat for the captain – and the armrests fold out to become jump seats on either side.

Lexus Design Centre in Japan came up with the hyper-luxury yacht’s design. The brief was to create an open sport yacht for recreational day sailing, accommodating six to eight people, powered by twin high-performance Lexus V8 engines, with advanced handling and styling.

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PACIFIC EDITOR’S NOTE

PUBLISHER D&B Publishing Ltd Trading as BoatMags.com EDITORIAL Barry Thompson, Editor DDI: +64 (0)9 428 2086 Mob: +64 (0)21 777 355 email: barry@boatmags.com CONTRIBUTORS Doug Dukeson, Freddy Foote Derek the Chef, Laurie Cranfield, Mike Rose ADVERTISING New Zealand & Australia Doug Dukeson DDI: +64 (0)9 428 2328 Mob: +64 (0)21 772 202 email: doug@boatmags.com Alex Ram DDI: +64 (0)9 428 7277 Mob: +64 (0)21 0286 5298 email: alex@boatmags.com PRODUCTION Design & Prepress: Annabelle Rose Design Mob: +64 (0)27 427 4559 email: design@annabellerose.co.nz Printer: PMP Limited WEBSITE Momentum Marketing Carl Thompson Tel: +64 (0)21 762 275 email: carl@gomomentum.marketing ACCOUNTS Soraja Thompson Tel: +64 (0)9 428 2086 email: accounts@boatmags.com CIRCULATION Gordon & Gotch Ltd SUBSCRIPTIONS Printed & Digital subs@boatmags.com Pacific PowerBoat is published bi-monthly January, March, May, July, September, November REGISTERED OFFICE 14 Glamis Ave, Manly, Whangaparaoa, Auckland, New Zealand. email: barry@boatmags.com www.boatmags.com Postal Address: PO Box 132 Whangaparaoa, Auckland 0930, New Zealand.

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N page 64 of this issue, you will find the final in the Editor’s Choice Series and I have to say it was the most interesting of all to compile. This time it is all about people I have run across over the past 21 years and beyond in some cases, that made an impression on me.

These include both business acquaintances as well as people I have met on the sporting front, namely offshore and GP hydro racing. The hardest thing was to cut the number down to just 21 as there were dozens more that should have been included, but I had a limited number and had to make a decision. After a lot of culling and reculling, I arrived at my final list, which includes 17 industry people and four guys I have great respect for when it comes to powerboat racing.

I made my choices based on not only the contribution they made to the industry or their sport, but also for their general demeanour and the interaction I had with them over the years. While I would not wish to single anyone out there are a few people that deserve special mention.

The first is Len Gilbert. I first met Len in the 80’s when he was the marine manager at Clyde Engineering and he helped me out with an article I was putting together on marine diesel engines, or something like that I can’t remember, it was so many summers ago. But immediately Len and I struck up a friendship and that remained until his sad passing a few years ago. I got him started with his famous Diesel Diary column and relied on him for many years to help me, or write articles on diesel engines and just about everything that you would find in an engine room.

Another was Frank Simpson, a man I always had the utmost respect for, who had the honesty and integrity that is so often lacking today. I met Frank in 1971 when we did a boat test on his all-new Fi Glass Viscount. I can still remember him turning up with a plaid shirt, tie and tweed jacket, looking the mirror image of a Southland farmer. Not the usual attire for a session on the water, but that was Frank. Again a friendship was struck and for the next 40 years or so he and I continued doing boat tests together, albeit without the tweed jacket.

Mike Hodson is another person that I knew had to be on my list as the perfect example of a man that gets things done. His Furuno Fishing Competitions were legendary and if it had not been for Mike’s dynamic leadership, I doubt they would ever have happened. When we signed up to rent an office from him in Gaunt St, Auckland, the deal was done over a large bottle of rum, a smoked snapper and a hell of a lot of deal-making. In the end, we all agreed and it was back to the rum. Nothing signed mind you…until the accountant got hold of us a week later. Hey, Mike was and still is a man of his word and that was good enough for me.

Ken Lusty also deserves to be mentioned here as without him there would probably never have been an IMTEC. He was a hard nose, belligerent bloodyminded bugger at times, but you had to like him. We had some awesome IMTECs in the early years, when having fun was a huge part of the event….and the industry.

If I were to give special mention to any of the list in the sporting arena, it would be to Graeme Horne for his dedication to offshore racing and his leadership in the sport. The other would be Peter Knight Snr, who I consider the father of GP racing and if it had not been for his health would probably still be racing today.

Boating’s answer to Kenny Smith.

Anyway, check out who else I mentioned and I would love to get your feedback if you think I missed someone that made a difference for you in the past 21 years.

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ATE November, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to spend a morning out on the water with the Coastguard Hibiscus team, experiencing one of their midweek training sessions.

This involvement gave me a whole new appreciation of what these guys and girls, and the association offer us boaties, in our time of need.

The many many hours of training and preparation, for the days they come and assist us in our time of need, heading out at a time when most of us are travelling back because the conditions are wild.

We spent the first period of the morning running through a preparation checklist, such as the tide and weather, checking the boat, right through to the state of mind of the crew. I asked if this was the same process in an emergency – and yes – this is the standard prep, which gives the crew a chance to settle themselves and ensure the boat is in top order, so the rescuer does not need rescuing.

Heading out from the marina, each member had a chance to work some requested manoeuvring, in some very tight spots, practising pulling up to and moving around the fuel jetty. We then headed out into the harbour to blow some cobwebs out of the twin 250HP Yamaha’s, the 9.5m Naiad certainly got up and did the business – great to know, should I one day be sitting on a rock awaiting rescue.

As we sped across the Tiri Channel, there was a constant chat about procedures and what if. While always keeping an ear on the VHF and radio for a call from someone in distress needing assistance, while out on these training mornings, we were also on duty. Arriving at Tiritiri Matangi Island, we stopped for some morning tea, again manoeuvring around the wharf, another opportunity to offer the crew some more training.

After a short break, we headed back into the open harbour to practice man-overboard recoveries, using a marker – thankfully.

Having some time at the helm myself was an experience.

Then pulling up next to and manoeuvring around large marker buoy. All the crew of different Coastguard experience levels, of various ages and walks of life, had an opportunity to run through the actions. The crew all-working towards their next level within the organisation. It certainly was reassuring to see the effort they went to, to ensure their skills are up to standard. The interesting thing is, these selfless individuals are all there as unpaid volunteers, looking after you and me, heading out in the rough seas when we are all heading back to shore when it all turns nasty! These guys are real nautical heroes.

It was a great morning and an eye-opener for me and the first thing I did when I got back to my desk, was to renew my Coastguard membership. Money well spent to support one of the most worthy of organisations, enabling them to do their job – looking after us.

If you are not a member, I would strongly recommend it, if not just for the piece of mind, knowing the reasonable payment made is there solely to protect you and your loved ones.

Have great and safe Christmas and holiday break; see you back on the other side.

G U E ST CO M M E N T: PETER BUSFIELD

Executive Director NZ Marine.

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N one direction is the potential hosting of the 36th America’s Cup in NZ and the increase in business, jobs and global awareness of New Zealand’s marine, tourism and other industry’s offerings, if the Government and Auckland Council provide the right infrastructure - to the other, a watered down event due to the Stop Stealing our Harbour minority putting pressure on the Minister of Environment and Minister of Americas Cup Hon David Parker to not extend Halsey St wharf to accommodate a successful America’s Cup international event.

The unscrupulous representation by Stop Stealing our Harbour spokes people, who yes had a mandate from its many supporters to stop the Ports of Auckland reclaiming several hundreds of meters of the harbour for additional wharf and storage space but do not have the same mandate for the relatively small extension of Halsey St wharf in an area already within the confines of Wynyard and Princes wharf’s is totally out of order. They do not represent of the vast maturity of New Zealanders who would love to visit and be part of an America’s Cup Village, complete with visiting J boats (1930’s 140 ft America›s Cup Yachts) and super-yachts, not to mention the 60 or more marshaling, umpire, police and support boats needed for what could be the largest international event ever staged in New Zealand.

Over the last few months NZ Marine has been working closely with the Government and Auckland Council to ensure the decision makers are aware of what the options mean to New Zealanders’ not only in the marine industry but to all the New Zealanders’ and the economy as a whole.

At time of writing, Auckland Council have recommended a watered-down version of the previously agreed (in 2012) America’s Cup Village and wharf expansion of the Viaduct Harbour to a now small expansion of Hobson, Halsey and Wynyard wharf’s.

In the spirit of co-operation and appreciation of Auckland Council now willing to invest in the hosting of the 36th Americas Cup, Emirates Team NZ represented

by Chairman Sir Stephen Tindall and NZ Marine represented by myself, have supported this revised plan. It does however seriously compromise the number of new berths available for America’s Cup support boats and visiting superyachts.

Ironically it is the visiting superyachts that deliver on providing jobs and business for all regions of New Zealand. Conservatively we estimate that a total of 160 superyachts will be in New Zealand for the Cup over 2019 to 2021 (we had 116 visits for the 2003 Cup and the number of superyachts in the world has doubled since then) and the recent Market Another significant benefit from Auckland hosting the Cup is the business from visiting cruising yachts under 20 meters in length, who on average spend $61,500 per visit and currently we enjoy 450 of these boats visiting annually. Based on the 2003 America’s Cup experience we can expect this group of visiting yachts to grow to 550 visiting yachts for the 36th America’s Cup mostly benefiting Northland and the Far North regions.

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EW Zealand Nimbus importer Sports Marine recently landed their first Nimbus 405 for an Auckland client. This is the big sister of the Nimbus 305, featured a few issues back in PPB. While the Nimbus 305 proved to be an outstanding boat, the Nimbus 405 is that and more.

Like the smaller sibling, the 405 comes with every conceivable extra and all packaged in superb luxury and high quality finish. This Nimbus Coupé model was designed for people who enjoy social activities, comfortable living quarters, ease of handling while providing excellent long-distance cruising.

While the 405 has many similarities to her smaller siblings, it offers several new features. The Nimbus design team has added several interesting aesthetic and functionally integrated details. These include twin touch screens at the helm, room for five to ride facing forward, a new D-pillar with integrated ventilation, wholly glazed aft deck door, electric powered table on the aft deck and a “granny hatch” that conceals a mains power plug on the stern.

Other innovations include newly designed engine room ventilation in the hull sides with powered extractors, galley with ceramic gas hob and dark composite worktop, 120 litre capacity fridge plus extra cool storage in pull-out drawers beneath the saloon sofa and much more.

The 405 is powered by twin Volvo Penta D4-225 330 kW (550 hp) engines with additional engine options available. www.sportsmarine.co.nz

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The 2018 Model Adventure 208 Walk Around, is built for fishing at a very affordable price! You have the choice with either a full bimini enclosure with four sided clears or with a custom hard top with built in radio box, plus lifejacket and gear stowage above the helm area. The boat comes with ten side and roof mounted rod holders.

The fully lockable cabin has a large

cushioned V-berth with infill cushion, head with full deck pump out, LED reading lights and companionway hatch.

The 208 Walk Around also comes with the Captain Grady Digital Boat systems, with full operations guide and digital manuals for i-pad and i-phone. Options include a 95 litre livewell, foredeck cushions, cockpit bolsters, cockpit freshwater shower at transom, raw water & fresh water wash down and two fully insulated built in fish boxes.

This 6.2m fishing/fun machine comes with a host of the usual Grady features, legendary handling and sea keeping, unsinkable hull from just an incredible $135,000.00 complete with a custom

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You have the choice of either single Yamaha 4 Stroke 150hp, 200HP or 250hp outboards, plus a 310L fuel tank for long range capability. Overall a great all round fishing boat that can double for a lot of safe family fun and overnight capability!

The 2018 Adventure 208 Grady-White will be on show at the 2018 Hutchwilco Boat Show at Auckland’s ASB Showground 17th to 21st May along with other new GradyWhite models for 2018.

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ACHTING Developments recently launched their latest superyacht project, 39.5m (129’6’’) sportsfisher Hull 1015.

This impressive yacht is the world’s largest all-carbon sportsfisher and is on a scale unseen before for this style of yacht.

Built for a highly experienced owner, who is a passionate fisherman, Hull 1015 combines luxury styling with exceptional performance capabilities and speed and an impressive all-inclusive fishing setup that will allow her to undertake extended fishing trips.

Hull 1015’s naval architecture and exterior design are by Michael Peters Yacht Design (MPYD), with a custom interior by the owners together with Yachting Developments and Naylor Booth Associates. Interior work, structural engineering and design are the work of the specialist team at Yachting Developments.

The owner of Hull 1015 approached Yachting Developments after seeing their work on their 2012 27.4m sportsfisher build Satu and expertise in carbon

construction, and with a longstanding appreciation for the quality of New Zealand shipyards.

“At Yachting Developments we enjoy applying our skillset to a broad style of yachts, from the J Class to this incomparable sportsfisher, and Hull 1015 has proved an extremely enjoyable challenge to build,” says Ian Cook, Managing Director of Yachting Developments. “Her sheer scale alone makes her worthy of note, but as a project of passion, she is something special. The yard team and I are proud to have been given the opportunity to have worked on this impressive vessel that is sure to turn heads wherever she goes.”

“As a fishing and diving platform the vessel is truly enormous, and she incorporates everything expected of a sizable motor yacht in a sleek sport fisherman’s profile,” says Chris Critchett of MPYD. “The substantial scale also allowed for commercial-grade power and systems along with the latest in gyro stabilisation to ensure comfort and performance for many years to come.”

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Hull 1015 spans four decks, with accommodation for ten guests – a large master suite, VIP, double and twin with Pullmans – and six crew. She features a contemporary classic styled interior that has been tailored to family living.

Plentiful onboard spaces include the large main saloon and adjoining galley on the main deck, leading out to the mezzanine cockpit, the bridge saloon and helm with the connecting aft bridge deck, and the flybridge.

Guest accommodation is located on the lower deck, with the master cabin midships, VIP forward, a double to port and a twin with two Pullmans to starboard.

Other spaces include a games room on the lower deck. Hull 1015’s two Smuggler tenders are stored on the forward deck when not in use, with a crane for easy launching. Power is supplied by a pair of 3100 HP (2340 kW) MTU and the vessel carries 11000 litres of water and 40,000 litres of fuel. www.yachtingdevelopments.co.nz

Penske Power Systems Penske Power Systems is the New Zealand distributor of MTU engines.

RECORD BREAKER Pachoud have just launched their latest super quick Roger Hill powercat, which is the sister ship of the previous 18m Sojourn.

The new cat has the potential to break the long standing PowerBoat Magazine Diesel Speed Record (43.9), with a top speed of around 46 knots.

The main differences between the new cat and previous ones of the same design are in the interior décor and details, with the cabin top having a similar glazed section right along its length. Voodoo has this but Sojourn doesn’t. The engines are a pair of 1250hp V8 MTU’s which are calculated to give it a top speed of approx 46 knots.

It is fitted with a carbon fibre lifting foil and is full of the extra clever custom details expected on a Pachoud project. These include flush fitting electric sliding windows in the side coamings, remote controlled roll away cockpit awnings, hydraulic swim platform/dinghy launch, etc.

The boat is for an Australian owner and will be based at Hamilton Island. The fourth boat of this design is now progressing well at Pachoud’s and is very similar to the previous two except it will be in survey for charter work out of the Viaduct. Launching is around 8 months’ time. www.pachoud.co.nz

With applications to suit both leisure and commercial vessels, we have all your marine needs covered.

Penske Power Systems also offers: • New engine sales • Engine servicing • Remanufactured engines • Full service capabilities • Genuine parts • Repower options

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100 Hour Tasman Crossing

The S70 leaving the Gold Coast Seaway on a Saturday morning to arrive at the Bay Of Islands in New Zealand 100 hours later.

Captions - Captain Russell Flemming (glasses) on board the S70 with Maritimo’s Graig Jones as fuel bladders were fitted and the vessel was made ready for the crossing at Maritimo’s Boatmasters facility, Hope Island.

Gold Coast based professional captain Russell Fleming knows a thing or two about boats and he has just finished his 50th delivery trip between Australia and New Zealand in a vessel he says is one of the best.

Captain Fleming made his momentous 50th crossing in Maritimo’s sleek, new S70 sedan motor yacht and he said the vessel performed well above all expectations.

“We had 25 knots of wind on the bow and three and a half metres seas for about eight hours at one stage in the trip and she handled it beautifully,” said the veteran skipper.

“We then had big following seas and she revealed in those conditions.

“Because she is single level the centre of gravity is quite low and she performs brilliantly in any conditions.”

Captain Fleming, a New Zealander, was delivering the S70 to New Zealand for its owners Brian and Cath Carran who worked with Maritimo for almost two years bringing the boat to fruition.

Their decision to motor the boat from the Gold Coast to their home country was based purely on economics having cost approximately half what it would have cost to ship the vessel across The Ditch.

Brian said they went with Captain Fleming because of his experience and his dogged

attention to detail in preparing the boat for what can be a dangerous exercise.

Captain Fleming said his 50th trip was quite a milestone in more ways than one - it was his fastest ever crossing taking just on 100 hours.

He covered 1178 nautical miles and burned 8500 litres of fuel. Average speed was 12.4 knots. The boat left the Gold Coast at 7 am on a Saturday morning and arrived in The Bay of Islands four days later.

Fleming prepared the vessel for the trip at Maritimo’s Hope Island marina and service centre, Boat Masters. Two fuel bladders carrying 1500 litres each were added to the port and starboard side of the vessel and the hydraulic swim platform was removed and put in a container to be shipped to NZ. He said his two crew on the trip Colin Fraser and Matthew Birdsil operated on three hours on/ six hours off watch rotation system.

“It was a great trip over and a really good test of the vessel,” he said. “She could not have handled better.”

Brian and Cath Carran plan to use the boat around New Zealand and will then consider venturing further afield to locations such as Fiji and Nouméa.

See full review on the Maritimo S70 page 56 this issue. www.maritimo.com.au

BALTIC ENSURES YOUR SUMMER SAFETY Baltic Europe’s largest lifejacket manufacturer is offering the first service of their inflatable jackets free of charge. This is on top of the standard five year warranty.

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Baltic and supplier Kiwi Yachting are taking this initiative to ensure your family’s boating is safe this summer and for many years to follow. They hope to encourage boaties to get into the habit of regularly checking their safety gear, and using quality equipment that lasts. www.kiwiyachting.co.nz

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ICON 42 Moulds For Sale Although only a few boats were ever built from the Icon 42 moulds, they have established a small niche in the sportfishing market. TB Marine launched the latest Icon 42, known as The Beast last year. While it was initially planned to tag along with the superyacht VvS1 on her adventures around NZ and the South Pacific, the focus has changed.

Initially, the brief was to build a strong boat capable of handling some conditions when you’d ordinarily stay at home. To this end, it has a large capacity fuel tank (3200 litres), 700-litre water tank and a few extra comforts for the crew who would possibly live aboard for a considerable time.

About halfway through construction of the Icon 42, VvS1 was sold, and the owner is now building a 39m catamaran at ProFab Engineering in Palmerston North. This vessel will have two enormous cranes capable of launching and retrieving the game boat. LOMOcean, designers of the 39m, were called in to engineer the lift points on the game boat, which line up exactly with the two cranes, eliminating any need to slew during launch/ retrieval. The game boat will now be carried on deck with ease to any destination to reach those unspoilt fishing grounds and can be easily refuelled and replenished from the mothership.

While the first Icon 42, Salt Shaker was a flybridge cruiser style, The Beast is an express style. As the mothership will be nearby, living aboard will be infrequent, and the emphasis on The Beast is all about day boating and fishing. The boat was built by Richard Spencer at Spencer Marine. The moulds are currently for sale, contact: Andy Grocott, TB Marine Ltd, Ph +64 21 702 549, captain@TBMarine.nz

Chaparral 287SSx

Chaparral Release New Models for 2018 Chaparral’s R&D department have been working overtime in 2017 with several new releases over the last month or so across the range.

The new 287SSx is at the top of the tree for this year heralding a brand new look for the popular SSX line up. The new style is more ‘Aston Martin’ than ‘AMG’, while the layout oozes innovation and class. Performance is impressive, with a single big block V8 pushing past 50mph.

Following on from the 287 release are its two smaller siblings the 267SSx and 247SSx, both of which are ‘mini me’ versions that look even better and go even harder!

The Chaparral Surf series, launched early 2017, has also had a boost with a new entry level 21 H2o Surf, featuring Malibu Surf Gate, ballast tank, medallion computer, Volvo forward facing drive and all of the other surf goodies that you would expect. This boat is going to be a best seller for the big U.S company as it offers amazing value for money when compared with other smaller surf boats. All the serious gear at entry level pricing – Surfs Up! The outboard fraternity hasn’t been forgotten with the Suncoast 191, a totally open deck boat reminiscent of the popular utility boats of the 60’s and 70’s; but with modern finishes and features. www.chaparralboats.com or contact Wanaka Marine (NZ) on 03 443 9062 or 0272 292 877 or Chaparral Australia (03) 9397-6977

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AA Solar Under New Management Husband and wife team, Coen and Christine van Breda, have bought AA Solar and Sun Power Plus in Silverdale, Auckland.

The couple, who have over 30 years of experience in growing cutting-edge technology companies from small to big, believe that the solar age is now at an inflexion point where it makes a lot of economic and just common sense for most people to install solar solutions, be it in their motorhomes, homes, boats and businesses.

After searching the market for a renewable power organisation that has the key attributes of commitment to excellence, and a proven track record of delivering quality solutions for their customers, they were delighted when the previous owners and founders Pierre and Yuphin Athens agreed to sell their successful business to them.

Pierre will stay involved with AA Solar for at least the next 12 months in an advisory role, as he transitions to retirement. With his 30 years of involvement in alternative power he is well known in the industry in NZ and America. www.aasolar.co.nz

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“Don’t be fooled by products that claim to be the same as SaltAway”, says Shane Housley, from Wholesale Marine Direct NZ, distributors of the Salt-Away products.

“Salt-Away’s extremely concentrated formula mixes at a ratio of 500 parts water to one part Salt-Away, for salt removal. Working out from as little as 7 cents a litre, this is excellent value,” says Housley.

He points out that some other products on the market claim to start with mixing rates as low as 20 to 1 or 40 to 1, costing you from 50c to a dollar a litre.

“Salt-Away’s carefully selected ingredients are not the same as competitors. Salt-away contains a unique liquid and vapour corrosion inhibitor called Cortec M370, to protect equipment from rusting and corroding< he added.

Some competitive products only alter the PH of the water which only lasts for a limited amount of time and some even end up attacking metals such as Magnesium alloys. Salt-Away is a green product making it safe to use in the environment. It is non-hazardous, non-toxic and biodegradable. www.salt-away.co.nz WWW.BOAT MAGS.C O M 33

NEWS Those who buy tickets to the 2017 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show on-line will go into the draw to win an amazing $8000-plus Viking Profish Reload prize package.

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eople who buy tickets to the “new look” 2018 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show online will automatically go into the draw to win a fully kitted out Viking Profish Reload, complete with the very latest, super-efficient electric motor, worth over $8000!

All tickets bought through the show’s popular website www.boatshow.co.nz will be eligible to win this ultimate fishing kayak prize package, which also includes items such as a Raymarine Dragonfly 4 PRO MFD, a reusable rescueMe electronic distress flare, a Hutchwilco multi-fit safety vest and a wide range of practical Viking

Kayaks’ accessories.

The new Bixpy electric motor is an especially incredible bit of kit. It is supercompact and light, yet easily out-performs any comparable unit. The propeller is only 60mm so creates very little drag and the whole unit is so compact you can still paddle the kayak normally, even if the motor is turned off. The engine will keep going for hours at lower speeds and will last a little over an hour at its top speed of around 10kph.

The online tickets, which will be on sale from November 21, are just $18 each (instead of $20 at the gate).

All orders are sent using a $4 “track & trace” courier.

“The track & trace courier guarantees delivery to the address requested,” says Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show general manager Dave Gibbs. “It is important to note that the $4 courier fee is per order, not per ticket — so it pays to get together with your mates and order several tickets at the same time.”

The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, which will next year boast a fresh new look, will be held at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane, Auckland on May 17-20, 2018.

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Horizon V68 Combines Kiwi Style Designed as an entry-level motor yacht with superyacht attitude, the new Horizon V68 is the company’s latest model focused on satisfying a specific cruising lifestyle: owner operation. The V68 was a concept nearly nine years in the making and ultimately was created in collaboration with world-renowned designer Jonathan Quinn Barnett (JQB).

The Horizon/JQB team combined input from international yacht brokers and their clients’ specifications to tailor the V68 to three specific objectives: safety, solid architecture, and customisation to an owner’s lifestyle normally found with superyacht projects. Retaining Horizon’s signature quality inside and out, as well as taking advantage of the trickledown effect from Horizon’s superyacht projects into the smaller sized yachts, the new V68 motor yacht allows an owner to take long-term cruising in under 70 feet.

Immediately striking in appearance thanks to a plumb bow design, the V68 has been planned throughout with large open spaces, wide side decks and a voluminous interior that takes advantage of large windows in the main deck and cabins and a 19’6” beam.

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The adoption of the plumb bow was the critical element that formed the basis of the V68’s design, notes Christian Stimson of Stimson Yachts of New Zealand who is responsible for the hull design and naval architecture. The vertical bow allowed for a longer waterline, which in turn affords a generous beam and reduces drag at lower, displacement speeds.

The larger hull beam not only makes for greater stability and increased interior spaces but also allowed the team to increase headroom without affecting the yacht’s low profile.

Horizon, Stimson and JQB also worked hard to ensure the V68’s hull features would combine seamlessly with the interior spaces to provide a superior cruising experience.

Hull One of the new V68, destined for U.S. inventory with Horizon Yacht USA, features the galley/country kitchen, three-stateroom, and open flybridge configuration suitable for the global market; she will be showcased at the 2018 Horizon Open House in January. www.hmya.com.au

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The organising committee of the Gold Coast International Boat Show and Marine Expo has announced they are calling a halt to the show. Owing to escalating demand for new boats, shipyard re-fit, maintenance and repair works coupled with the inability to expand the current footprint of the burgeoning event, the show will be halted effective 2018.

“After lengthy consideration, the committee has reluctantly reached this decision, especially following the success of our 2017 show for both our valued boating enthusiast visitors and exhibitors,” said Emma Brown, the long-serving event and marketing manager of the Gold Coast International Boat Show and Marine Expo.

“The boat building factories at the Gold Coast Marine Precinct in Coomera are now bustling as a result of new boat

sales and the hardstands and re-fit sheds are a hive of activity. Available space within the current site, together with the impact of the show on businesses in the precinct has become a significant consideration.”

The award-winning Gold Coast International Boat Show and Marine Expo have grown significantly through its seven years of operation, welcoming more than 140,000 people through the gates in that time.

The Gold Coast International Boat Show and Marine Expo show was created by industry leaders in 2011 to help restore growth and stability to the GFC-affected marine industry.

From humble beginnings, the show developed to welcome more than 23,000 visitors in 2017, displaying more than 600 boats and 230 exhibitors.

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Sealegs International has announced the Australian Nominated for the prestigious DAME Design Award, the new EuroLED 95 down lights will enhance any vessel.

Extremely efficient LEDs produce over 420 lumens of actual light with a high colour rendering of 80+ to ensure objects and surface colours are replicated naturally.

An innovative reflector and optic design creates a uniform lens illumination and exceptionally broad and even light distribution. The European styled trim has a very low profile, is available in either square or round and manufactured in marine grade 316 stainless steel and highly polished for a superb finish.

LED colour combinations are White (5000K) or Warm White (2700K) with options to select Red or Blue as a secondary colour for added functionality.

EuroLED 95 lamps are dimmable via PWM and use Multivolt technology so suitable for 12V and 24V vessels. Light modules are completely sealed (IP6K9K) meaning they can be installed interior or exterior, in wet or dry locations to maintain a consistent appearance throughout the vessel.

Installation is made easy with 316 stainless steel spring clips and pre-wired with marine tinned cable. Like all Hella marine LED lamps the new EuroLED 95 down lights are supported with a 5 year warranty for complete peace of mind. www.hellamarine.com

HOPPER DEVELOPMENTS HELPING MEET MARINA SHORTAGE

to sell. There are currently approximately 60 vessels berthed there permanently. Whitianga Waterways will on completion accommodate 500 vessels on canal frontage sites. To date 220 have been constructed. 100 vessels are currently berthed in Whitianga Waterways. Marsden Cove will on completion deliver 250 canal front lots. To date 100 canal front lots have been constructed. 20 vessels are currently berthed on canal front properties. These developments combined, can accommodate an additional 820 vessels over time. Whitianga Waterways will also have a Marine Services Precinct designed to accommodate approximately 100 small launch or large trailer vessels. www.hoppers.co.nz

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Hopper Developments Ltd has three coastal projects in various stages of development, Pauanui Waterways and Whitianga Waterways are on the Coromandel, Marsden Cove is on the Whangarei Harbour adjoin the Marsden Cove Marina. The key feature of these developments is canal housing where berths can be attached to adjoining residential properties. Owners can moor a range of waterborne vessels, typically up to 20m or more, alongside via a network of canals accessible to the open ocean.

Collectively on completion, they can accommodate a total of over 1000 vessels within the canal easement associated with each freehold property. Pauanui Waterways has 250 lots and is nearing completion with only 20 canal front lots left

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SCIBS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS IN 2018 SANCTUARY Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) has officially launched its milestone 30th-anniversary showcase, to be held from May 24 to 27, 2018.

SCIBS general manager Johan Hasser said the team was thrilled to be planning a massive show for 2018, buoyed by the spirit of exhibitors already working towards their displays for the landmark 30th year.

“30 years is a milestone we are proud and excited to share with our exhibitors, sponsors and supporters across the industry,” said Mr Hasser.

“From 100-plus exhibitors in 1989 to the world-class showcase it is today with more than 300 quality exhibitors from Australia, New Zealand and Asia, plus visitors from around the world, it’s fair to say we’ve come a long way.”

As well as attracting upwards of 40,000 visitors, SCIBS has grown to become one of the most important B2B events on the Australian boating calendar, hosting international delegations from every continent in the wake of the ASMEX conference and thanks to the support of the Gold Coast City Council and the Queensland Government.

Riviera has announced it will be returning to the SCIBS for its milestone 30th anniversary. As one of the first exhibitors to sign up for the 2018 Show, the iconic Gold Coastbased manufacturer will return with full force, bringing with it an inspiring multi-million-dollar showcase including one world premiere model.

SCIBS general manager Johan Hasser said they were thrilled to have Riviera return for what was already gearing up to be a bumper anniversary Show from May 24 to 27.

Riviera owner and chairman Rodney Longhurst said the company was excited to be returning next year to celebrate the Show’s 30th anniversary

alongside the rest of the marine community.

“SCIBS is the premium boat show in Queensland and the entire Riviera family is looking forward to being back and playing a part of this world-class event.”

Boating industry legend and founder of Maritimo Bill Barry-Cotter was among the first exhibitors at the inaugural Sanctuary their strongest presence on-water for many years, and now with its Gold Coast HQ situated in The Marine Village, Maritimo invests significantly in SCIBS each year.

Dean and Ryan Leigh-Smith are third generation boaties, who have grown up with Sanctuary Cove as their “backyard” their entire lives.

SCIBS holds a special place in their hearts, and now their business calls the Sanctuary Cove Marina home.

You’ll often hear Sanctuary Cove as a ‘year-round Boat Show’, with brands like Endurance, Horizon, Maritimo, Integrity, Catalina and more all based there.

Dean Leigh-Smith said SCIBS was the ultimate platform to launch new products for the year ahead. www.sanctuarycoveboatshow.com.au or Ph +617 5577 6011.

Riviera chairman, Rodeny Longhurst (left) with SCIBS, Johan Hasser.

Maritimo Talk of the Track

Rekindling may have taken the 2017 Melbourne Cup but there’s no doubt that a lot of the talk at Flemington, was about the Maritimo S59 cruising motor yacht which held pride of place at the Maison Mumm Champagne marquee.

Thousands of selfies and countless professional photographs were taken beside or on the yacht and its presence at the Melbourne Cup was noted worldwide.

Maritimo CEO Garth Corbitt, who has hosted the company’s VIP guests in the Mumm Yacht Club themed marquee during the racing carnival, said the response to the yacht had been phenomenal.

“I think this is probably the most spectacular display ever staged in The Birdcage and everyone has loved it,” he said.

Visitors who have graced the S59 have included the Federal Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop, world champion sprinter Usain Bolt, swimming legend Ian Thorpe and dozens of VIP guests of Maison Mumm.

Corbitt said the international exposure the yacht received will help support Maritimo’s global brand expansion strategy. www.maritimo.com.au

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One of our most popular workshops, the Ladies Skipper Program will return in 2018 with fresh new content.

RIVIERA ANNOUNCES RIVIERA & BELIZE FESTIVAL OF BOATING IN 2018

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Riviera’s, Riviera and Belize Festival of Boating will run over four days from Thursday, May 24 to Sunday, May 27 at Riviera’s facility in Coomera, south-east Queensland.

Riviera’s focus on combining the rewards of the motor yachting lifestyle with learning opportunities will again be the theme of the Festival which will include a wide range of informative and handson educational workshops conducted by experts in their fields, designed to promote boating safety and to build Marine electronics confidence.

The most popular workshops will return with refreshed content, including the Ladies Skipper Program, safe towing and anchoring, understanding the weather, offshore seamanship and Compelling marine design and technology Superior electronics for every demanding marine understanding navigation. The popular application – inland fishing, coastal fishing, sailing and day cruising or larger powerboats. guided tours of the Riviera facility will also return in 2018.

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The 9m Protector is ideally suited as a super-yacht tender and yacht racing service boat for support crews and team members. The boat has been set up for overnighting with a toilet and berths and is equipped with Simrad electronics, underwater lights, a custom wrap and upholstery. Construction is all GRP hull and superstructure with Hypalon tube configuration making this mid-ocean tender ideally suited. There is a flexible aft seating layout and comfortable interior with 2m berths. Large doors allow for quick and easy access to the open bow area.

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Explorer 7.0m RIB Popular

Explorer Inflatables manufacturers of quality Hypalon RIB outboard and jet tenders, recently launched their new Bluewater 7.0m This large centre console has being proved a popular choice with exports to Australia, Hong Kong and Thailand.

The 7m RIB is one of a number of 6.1 to 7.8m centre console RIBS offered by the Henderson, Auckland based company. It has a beam of 2.46m and a weight of 815 kgs (boat only) and is suited for a single outboard to 225hp. www.explorerinflatables.com

Electric Gentleman’s Runabout Contact us for a quote: Sara Meyer, Trade Manager – Projects & Marine Phone: +64-9-9666573 Mobile: +64-21-658133 Email: saram@oceanbridge.co.nz

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The Canadian Electric Boat Company, one of the pioneers of electric boats, have created the Bruce 22 T. This classic gentleman’s runabout with little to no maintenance is perfect for bodies of water with speed restrictions. As demand is changing, people have expressed high interest in a different type of electric boat, something reminiscent of the past but outfitted with modern technology. The Bruce 22 T is filling that niche most elegantly.

Power is provided from a Torqeedo 4.0 saltwater series, coupled with a 48 V battery bank. The new Bruce 22 T can cruise all day, up to 10 hours at a maximum speed of 11 km / h (7 mph).

The hulls are fibreglass infusion and come with a 5-year hull warranty. www.electricboats.ca/en

NEW MINN KOTA & HUMMINBIRD PFDS Humminbird and Minn Kota have released new Inflatable Level 150 PFDs. They are manually activated 150N inflatable PFD, approved to AS4758-150. Their slim, multifit design is suitable for continuous wear.

An oral inflation tube, whistle and 25mm ‘D’ ring lanyard attachment point are also included.

The outer 420 denier nylon cover is printed with clean care, donning and inflation instructions. The inflatable body features 5mm radio frequency welded seams with a heavy duty PVC protective cover over the CO² cylinder and firing mechanism. The 38mm wide, webbing back strap includes a heavy duty adjustable side release buckle. An annual service record chart is also printed on the inflation bladder. SRP: $99 www.bla.com 42 PACIFIC POWERBOAT JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2018

Aqualuma Offer 10 Year Warranty Aqualuma, widely regarded as the world’s leading LED marine lighting manufacturer is now backing their products up with an industry leading ten-year housing warranty.

Aqualuma has redefined the underwater light industry with superior technology and high-quality products, lighting the water and exteriors of vessels around the world.

Suitable for all craft from tinnies through to luxury motor yachts, they are also ideal for any hull construction, including aluminium, steel, wood and grp. Thanks to the corrosion proof polymer housing they will never rot, corrode and deteriorate.

Aqualuma also offers a three years internal warranty.

One of the unique aspects of the Aqualuma underwater lights is they are internally serviceable and upgradeable without a haul out. Plus there is no bonding to electrical systems.

One of the latest additions to the range is the Gen4 6 series that fits into the original 3 Series housing. Designed with long life in mind, the all-new 6 Series is corrosion-proof and features Aqualuma’s injection-moulded, patented polymer housing – the most sophisticated material in underwater lighting available.

Available in Ultra Blue and Brilliant White, this product is recommended for boats ranging from 6 m to 13 m. www.aqualuma.com

SeaMac Growing in Marine Joinery Business Whangarei based specialist marine aluminium joinery company SeaMac Aluminium LTD, is experiencing a period of growth and noteworthy achievements due to their quality and adaptability to the ever-changing marine market.

In June Shamus and Bonnie purchased the company from their father David MacInnes, now retired, who established it in 1994 and is well known in the boat building industry. Bonnie says, “We are grateful that Dad built up a fantastic little business with a great reputation and platform to work off of, and through a bit of fresh innovation and design things are progressing quite nicely.”

“Our focus is in producing quality aluminium joinery for the marine market, but we like to think we also have a reputation for flexibility. A lot of our work involves customised solutions to tricky designs – and this often works around structural considerations.”

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DICKEY SEMIFLY 36 PUSHES THE ENVELOPE OF DESIGN

With the launch of the renowned boat builder’s second Semifly 36, the Dickey team believe they may have conjured magic with substantive improvements in many areas, and few if any, observed drawbacks.

Drawing on the hugely successful Semifly 32, the Dickey SF 36 rounds out the Semifly range, including SF28, the popular SF32, the SF40 and flagship SF45, as a mid-sized allrounder.

Large enough to facilitate groups of five or six on extended liveaboard adventures, the Semifly 36 maintains the ease of use essential to the typically independent Down-Under boater.

The most obvious alteration is the additional real-estate in the cockpit. With an extended saloon overhang to more completely shelter the rear lounger, the Semifly 36’s versatility is significantly enhanced.

The new Semifly 36 offers the option of a significantly extended range with a fuel capacity, jumping from 750 litres as a standard vessel to 1000 litres at the request of a potential owner. \ Both the galley and wheelhouse benefit from incremental size improvements including a slightly raised ceiling contributing to the tangible feeling of space.

Gear-centric fishermen will enjoy the dedicated enclosed rod storage added to the lower decks, protecting expensive gear from damage and excessive exposure to the elements.

As with all Dickey vessels, the Semifly 36 is highly customisable to suit any owner’s requirements, while delivering the brand’s well recognised class, fuel efficiency and superior sea-keeping characteristics.

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Navico Expands Track Offerings

CLARION RECEIVER WITH BLUETOOTH Clarion’s new GR10BT is built to withstand the harsh and wet environment of marine usage, by virtue of an IPX5 rated waterresistant front panel and IPX3 rated chassis.

Buttons positioned along the rim of the circular face enable quick, stress-free access to functions. What’s more, the oversized LCD offers clear visibility during day or night.

The high-contrast LCD enables you to quickly confirm details like the song title or artist name, at a glance. Built-in Bluetooth provides stereo streaming with a wide variety of Bluetooth compatible devices.

Play music stored on your connected Bluetooth device, whether it’s a smartphone or tablet, with wireless convenience.

Equipped with a USB pigtail, it’s easy to connect a variety of sources. Just connect, and you can even use it to charge your smartphone automatically. Also, this enables playback of music files stored on a USB memory device as well as the smartphone.

The USB slot supports the playback of MP3 and WMA format audio files. So just save your favourite music files onto a USB memory device and plug it in to bring the music onboard.

The built-in multi-band tuner supports reception of radio stations just about anywhere in the world — which is nice when you’re sailing around the globe or just across the bay. With weather band, you’ll always have the latest weather updates including automatic reception of emergency information to keep your voyage as smooth as possible.

Since the unit is equipped with 4-channel RCA-type line outputs, you can boost the bass by connecting a subwoofer. Count on high-quality system upgradability as the unit has four internal 45W amplifiers to pump the music over your onboard system. www.bla.com.au

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Navico, the parent company of leading marine electronics brands Lowrance, Simrad, and B&G, has expanded the range of reporting and connectivity options offered by its Track telemetry system, with the allnew Track HD. Historically Track has provided instant access to vessel location and status via a mobile app and online dashboard. Now with Track HD users can take remote control of lights, pumps, HVAC, or other systems. Track HD also enables cloud storage for key vessel documents, and TripReplay to capture and share details of previous trips. With multiple connectivity options including WiFi and cellular, with satellite coming soon, consumers can choose the option that best meets their needs. These new plans are available now and existing customers can upgrade their subscriptions online. www.navico.com

LUMINAID INFLATABLE SOLAR LIGHTS New LuminAID solar-powered inflatable lanterns are ultralight, incredibly durable and rechargeable “on-the-go”, making them ideal for boating, fishing, outdoor activities and in emergencies.

Originally designed to provide safety and comfort to victims of natural disasters, the compact LuminAID lanterns quickly inflate to offer powerful LED lighting in an elegant and waterproof design.

Based on LuminAID’s patented technology, the solar lights feature an inflatable transparent bladder that diffuses the solar-charged LED light. They are longlasting, waterproof to IP67, 100% PVC- and phthalatefree, weigh no more than 141 grams and are easily collapsible.

LuminAID solar-powered inflatable lanterns are available in a variety of models, including a multicolour option. Light output ranges from 50 to 150 lumens, with most offering both solar and USB charging. www.lusty-blundell.co.nz.

HUMMINBIRD SOLID-STATE CHIRP RADAR Humminbird has released a new compact solid-state radar module, complete with CHIRP pulse compression technology for outstanding radar imaging at short and long ranges. The new CHIRP Radar offers outstanding target separation technology to display approaching weather, boats, rocks, buoys and landmarks with impressive resolution.

CHIRP Pulse Compression uses multiple radar pulses for increased target separation and detection, identifying targets with improved resolution over traditional magnetron radars, and optimised interference rejection. This translates to better situational awareness in low-visibility conditions. Track weather, vessels, obstacles, and monitor birds with amazing definition.

Boaters will discover that Humminbird CHIRP Radar offers a compact footprint, installs quickly and boots quickly for immediate use. It can also be paired with compatible Humminbird equipment to serve as a tremendous navigational and safety addition. www.bla.com.au

NEW PROSPORT SERIES FROM PROMARINER Designed for long-lasting performance, ProMariner marine battery chargers deliver fast charge times and proven battery conditioning while eliminating the need to haul portable chargers onto your watercraft and offering protection from the elements.

The ProSport Generation 3 On-Board Marine Battery Chargers incorporate Distributed-On-Demand Charging technology, taking 100% of the available charging amps and distributing them to any one or combination of all batteries as needed for faster charging.

ProSport is 100% waterproof and shockproof, weighing 40% lighter than older technology epoxy filled chargers providing more cooling operation and greater reliability. Each ProSport model has digitally selectable charge profiles including a once-amonth storage reconditioning mode for extending battery life.

The ProSport 20 Plus model automatically charges and maintains your engine crank battery while distributing all remaining

charging amps to the trolling motor or house battery(s) During short or long-term storage, ProSport automatically reconditions all batteries on board once a month for maximum battery life and performance After fully charging and conditioning batteries, ProSport’s Energy Saver Mode will monitor and Auto Maintain batteries only when needed, maintaining a full state of charge. This significantly reduces AC power consumption, lowers operating costs, and maximises reserve power performance ProSport chargers start from $259. www.bla.com.au

FUSION WIN NMEA AWARD Entertainment Leader’s MS-AV755 True-Marine Entertainment System Wins Product of Excellence Award FUSION Entertainment’s MS-AV755 True-Marine Entertainment System was selected by the National Marine Electronics Association (NMEA) as the Product of Excellence in the category of Best Multimedia Entertainment Product at the 2017 NMEA Conference and Expo.

“This is the second year the Best Multimedia Product Award was presented, and the second time Fusion has won this category,” said Chris Baird, managing director, Fusion Entertainment. “We are honoured to be recognised, yet again, by our peers and industry professionals for audio excellence.”

The MS-AV755 approaches audio engineering from the perspective of the boat enthusiast and incorporates the latest marine technologies and environmental protection. Offering superior playback of DVD’s, CD’s, USB, Apple iOS and MTP Android/Windows media devices, the MS-AV755 features new Garmin smart watch control via Fusion-Link Lite providing customers control of their entertainment right from their wrist.

The HDMI connector with built-in audio return channel (ARC) enables the MS-AV755 to distribute audio from the connected TV through the entertainment system, resulting in a home theatre-like experience on board. The easy-to-use Fusion interface allows browsing or streaming of playlists while on the water with track and album data displayed on the optically bonded colour LCD. Multifunction display control is also available on NMEA 2000 networked devices using the award-winning FusionLink protocol. Additionally, the MS-AV755 can be controlled wirelessly using the free FusionLink remote control app via Bluetooth, ANT and Wi-Fi from supported smartphones and Garmin smartwatches. www.fusionentertainment.com

MEGAPULSE BATTERY CONDITIONER By preventing battery degradation, electrical systems can work within design parameters. Batteries are kept in service longer and out of the recycling loop up to 3 times longer reducing lead in our environment.

BLA now distributes the proven Megapulse Green Energy battery conditioner. Megapulse Green Energy is a patented process that eliminates electrical system faults due to voltage losses created by battery plate degradation as a result of batteries merely being in service. Megapulse reverses degradation allowing the battery to power the electrical system at full voltage.

Electrical systems in vehicles, vessels and equipment are designed to run efficiently with reliability and longevity as an integral part of design parameters. In practice, however, electrical systems are subjected to voltage losses forcing them to operate outside of design parameters, this leads to unreliability and early failure of key components and batteries that increases unnecessary maintenance and repairs. Batteries are a degrading technology by nature and voltage losses are a direct result of the poor state of health of the battery caused by sulphation accumulation on the battery plates which causes electrical system faults.

It does not end here because sulphated batteries run hotter due to high internal resistance causing gassing and electrolyte boil-off which is corrosive and explosive.

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ELECTRONICS 2018

GARMIN UPGRADE STRIKER PLUS SERIES Garmin’s the Striker Plus series has undergone an upgrade with new features to help fishermen find and catch more fish, yet easy as ever to use.

The new Striker Plus series has the features that will bring the benefit of built-in GPS, Quickdraw Contours and Wi-Fi to first-time users.

These new fishfinders are the perfect entry-level solution for fishermen who want a quality sonar plus the ability to create and store their own contour maps.

Like the first-gen Striker series, the Striker Plus offers built-in CHIRP traditional sonar and CHIRP ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonar technology.

Striker Plus users can create HD fishing maps of the places they’ve been. Thanks to the built-in Quickdraw Contours mapping software, it’s easy to create and store up to 2 million acres of maps.

With the addition of built-in Wi-Fi1, users

can take advantage of the free all-in-one Garmin ActiveCaptainT mobile app that creates a simple yet powerful connection

between a compatible mobile device and a Striker Plus unit. Thanks to ActiveCaptain, waypoints and routes can be transferred directly to a Striker Plus unit making it easier than ever for

you to pre-fish a body of water. Smart notifications are also delivered right on the screen as well as over-the-are software updates so users will always have access to the latest feature improvements from Garmin before heading out for the day.

Available with a 5-inch or 7-inch display, the Plus series also adds a more substantial 4.3inch and 9-inch model to the lineup, all with bright, sunlight readable colour displays.

With a rugged design and keyed interface that’s built to withstand the harsh marine environment, the Striker Plus series comes with everything anglers need – including transom- and trolling-motor transducer and mounting hardware.

The new Striker Plus fishfinders carry a recommended retail price ranging from AUD$249 – $899 and NZD from $299$999. www.garmin.com

LIGHTHOUSE 3.2 UPGRADE The new LightHouse 3.2 upgrade is now available free for existing AXIOM and AXIOM Pro owners and in an exciting new development, will also shortly be available for selected older Raymarine MFDs running LightHouse II. This will allow these owners to enjoy the intuitive LightHouse 3 interface and, even more impressively, allow them to integrate a new AXIOM display into their systems, enabling them to experience all the benefits of gyro-stabilised RealVision 3D sonar on their existing equipment!

The new LightHouse 3.2 upgrade introduces a wide range of stunning new features designed to make both navigation and fishing easier, more enjoyable and more efficient. These include LightHouse 3.2’s new Nearby Waypoint Display, which automatically displays nearby existing waypoints, up to 0.5nm away. These appear live on the RealVision3D sonar display so users can instantly see how close they are to their favourite fishing spots LightHouse 3.2 also enables owners to build their own highly-detailed live sonar and bathymetric charts, immediately showing contour intervals as small as 300mm apart. Ideal for finding and

exploring new fishing areas, spotting new structures and tracking changes to the seafloor (such as shifting sandbanks), SonarChart also allows owners to save and share their new, up-to-the-minute charts.

Other new features include Axiom Wireless Display Streaming, which enables the display from an AXIOM or AXIOM Pro MFD to be wirelessly streamed to an onboard TV (using Miracast HDMI), monitor or display, and, thanks to Raymarine’s built-in Audio App, the ability to remotely control popular marine head units from Fusion or Rockford Fosgate.

LightHouse 3.2’s new Dock to Dock Autorouting enables owners to automatically plot a safe course from their current location to their destination by merely touching their new location on their chart screen. The new software will instantly plot a track between the new locations, avoiding hazards and obstacles and ensuring the route is always over a safe depth for the vessel.

The new upgrade also gives users an incredible choice of charting options including the latest Navionics, C- MAP and the fast-expanding range of LightHouse’s

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own charts. New features include Navionics’ Shallow Depth Shading, which highlights self-selected shallow areas, ensuring they are always easily visible, and Fishing Range, which focuses on a specific depth ranges to improve fishing efficiency.

Also integrated are C-MAP Essentials and C-MAP 4D Charts. These allow owners to choose from raster, vector and HD Bathymetric chart layers, enable AXIOM owners to automatically plot a route with C-MAP EasyRouting and view ActiveCaptain points of interest and local knowledge on C-MAP 4D MAX charts.

Free to download, the new LightHouse 3.2 update is now available from the Raymarine website: www.raymarine.com.

Garmin introduces ECHOMAP Plus The ECHOMAP Plus series is Garmin’s next generation of chartplotters and sonar combination units. Building on the success of its predecessor series, ECHOMAP CHIRP, the new ECHOMAP Plus features powerful sonar capabilities, preloaded charts and mapping, and builtin WiFi for access to the new Garmin ActiveCaptain marine app.

Available in a range of display sizes to accommodate nearly every boat and budget, the Plus series features a bright, sunlight-readable 4-, 6-, 7- or 9-inch display. The 6-inch units are new to the ECHOMAP series and are larger with more pixels and easier to read than previous 5-inch models. The ECHOMAP Plus series also offers the convenience of a new keyed-assist touchscreen on the 7and 9-inch units, which gives users quick access to the features they use most.

Staying connected on and off the water is easier than before with the ECHOMAP

Plus series. Thanks to its built-in Wi-Fi, anglers can take advantage of the free all-in-one Garmin ActiveCaptain mobile app that creates a simple yet powerful connection between a compatible mobile device and an ECHOMAP Plus. Use the ActiveCaptain app to access, update and purchase maps and charts from the OneChart storefront on a mobile device anytime, and reference the ActiveCaptain community for the marina and other points of interest details. ActiveCaptain also provides smart notifications directly to the plotter/combo, over-the-air software updates, off-vessel planning capabilities and so much more.

These new connectivity features make it possible for anglers to purchase the latest map and study it to plan their next trip all before stepping foot on the boat.

Once the ECHOMAP Plus is powered on, the maps and charts will be instantly available, and the user can rest assured that the software will always be up to date with the latest feature improvements from Garmin before heading out for the day.

For crystal-clear scanning of fish and structure, the ECHOMAP Plus offers builtin CHIRP traditional sonar and CHIRP ClearVü and SideVü scanning sonar.

All 7 and 9-inch Plus units provide

support for all Garmin Panoptix all-seeing sonar transducers so that anglers can see real-time sonar imagery at video-like speed.

The new ECHOMAP CHIRP range is preloaded with Australia and New Zealand BlueChart g2 HD cartography.

The new ECHOMAP Plus series has an RRP ranging from AUD $499-$1599 and NZD from $599-$1799. www.garmin.com

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FURUNO NAVPILOT-300 Elec 12 Furuno’s newest Navpilot-300 autopilot, features a unique Gesture Controller that allows you to steer and control your boat remotely. - Push & hold the ‘Gesture’ button then point to your desired heading direction and release, this will trigger the autopilot to immediately redirect the boat. Using Bluetooth signals, you can control the autopilot from anywhere on the boat within a 10m range - ideal for sports-fishing and cruising.

A vibrant water-resistant 4.1” colour LCD (with Day/Night mode) and intuitive multifunction buttons make the Navpilot-300 a breeze to operate. Various built-in features include - Sabiki mode (automatically maintains the heading astern), Fantum Feedback (no requirement for physical rudder feedback unit), Fishhunter mode (steers the vessel in specific patterns to assist when fishing) and Self Learning Adaptive Software (software learns sea conditions over time and calculates the best adjustment for smooth steering).

The Navpilot-300 interfaces with all Furuno NavNet TZ Series Multi-Function-Displays via NMEA2000 network and is compatible with a large variety of outboard and inboard motors as well as EVC (Electronic Vessel Control) systems.

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RACING NEWS Under Siege proved unbeatable again, with line honours in the main race and top time in the trials.

Team Under Siege – Winning Team – Ray Ball (Skier), Adam Smale (Observer), Jake Tegart (Skier), Ross Christensen (Driver)

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BACK TO BACK DOUBLE To win a time trial and long race title in the Yamaha Rollo’s Marine Bridge to Bridge in one year is difficult to do, but to take both races in back to back years, as well as breaking the record last year and then breaking it again this year is extremely challenging, to say the least.

The Hamilton-based Under Siege team of Ross Christensen, Adam Smale and Aussie skiers Jake Tegart and Ray Ball did just that. The team has dominated the event in the last two years with their local boat Under Siege. One of the oldest boats in the field, it is going quicker than it ever has and 22 years after it won its first Bridge to Bridge title.

The race weekend consisted of several different races for all ages and abilities, but the one all the teams are after is the main event The Long Race is 82 km, with a first leg of 54kms from Cambridge to Taupiri, before a shorter 28km sprint home to Hamilton. Under Siege were 20 secs up at the turn around point over their nearest rival and it was a margin they hung onto coming home in a new record time of 31:07 min averaging just under 160 kph (100 mph).

The team of Messiah (Kevin Murphy, Brett Armstrong and Skiers Daniel Cotton & Daniel Graziano) challenged the Under Siege team, but after a poor result in the time trial seeding event had to start 3rd and ended up passing the STA Parts team on both legs. This meant they were unable to set a time quick enough to stop Under Siege from going back to back.

Messiah was only 1 sec down on the return leg which was an outstanding effort considering they had to pass a boat, but the 20 sec buffer that Under Siege had from the first leg was enough to keep Messiah at bay, who also went underneath the 2016 record set by Under Siege.

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Messiah finished second

skiers Hayden Gunn & Ben Taylor who did their best to match it with the world-beating Australian skiers behind the top two boats. STA parts driven by Brett Stinson and event organiser Brad Dutton observing were strong performers with a 2nd place in the time trial and a 3rd in the Long Race.

There were records broken in the Formula 2 and Formula 5 categories also, with Dave Hanks who is the service manager at naming rights sponsor Rolloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marine, driving the boat Attitude to take the Formula 2 Record and the team of Aqua-holic knocked off the long-standing 200HP class (F5) record by over a minute and a half.

Overall the event was a massive success with great weather drawing lots of spectators to the banks of the Waikato River.

STA Parts finished third overall in the long race.

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When the first bridge to bridge powerboat race took place in 1933 it was for a simple bottle of beer and a one pound wager; organisers and competitors could not have imagined what a major sporting event it would be today. The event back then was completed in a race time of 3 hours and 25 minutes by the late Cec Hall in a 1912 four cylinder powered Cadillac motorboat called Glenelg. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record of 29 minutes and 47 seconds is held by fast charging Ricky Howard in his superclass hydroplane Hyperactive.

In the recent 2018 running, two offshore heavyweights, 222 Offshore (Darren Nicholson & Peter McGrath) and Team 3 (Travis Thompson & Tom Barry-Cotter) took top honours with the 2400hp 222 Offshore finishing just outside the record with a time of 32.10 mins. Team 3 with a pair of 750hp engines was a few seconds behind on 32.47 mins.

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C R U I S I N G M AT T E R S

By Laurie Cranfield

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any aspects of cruising in the Med are completely different to those found in New Zealand and one major difference is how cruisers secure themselves over-night.

Most cruising boats in New Zealand waters are privately owned and the vast majority of their skippers prefer to swing to their anchors overnight and experience the tranquility of eating aboard. But this is the least common preference for boats cruising in the Med, where there are many chartered boats, mostly bareboat sailing yachts. It’s mainly Europeans who charter here, typically for one to two weeks duration and mostly having several people aboard making meal preparation aboard more challenging. In any case they mostly don’t want to spend their limited vacation time preparing meals but savouring the atmosphere of the many tavernas ashore.

Add to this that some charter boats aren’t equipped with ground tackle suitable for the occasional strong winds and that many don’t have experienced skippers aboard and the result is there’s often a reluctance to anchor. Instead many crews prefer to overnight in marinas (an expensive option), or moor stern-to a village quayside or a taverna’s jetty (the latter two options being mostly free of charge).

In areas where the above options aren’t available most boats moor stern-to shore, that is they deploy their anchor, reverse close to shore and secure stern lines to rocks, trees or embedded steel rings which are sometimes provided so that yachts can secure their lines safely and without damaging trees.

G N I R O MO RN ST E ORE H S TO One advantage of this system is that small to medium sized bays can accommodate larger numbers of boats moored sternto shore than free anchored. Another is that small boats moving at speed in the mooring area (which is common in the Med) can only pass by off your bow. Also some bays are very deep for anchoring but shelve up to the shore making sternto mooring a better option, especially because there’s very little tide to be a concern.

But I want to highlight several major disadvantages we’ve observed with this system.

- It takes considerably more time to deploy and retrieve your anchor and stern lines than just to deploy and retrieve your anchor.

- At least one and sometimes two crew members need to go ashore to secure and free your stern lines and moving on can be tricky at night and/or in deteriorating conditions.

- Lines can become fouled in running gear during deployment and retrieval.

- It’s possible to damage your rudder, running gear or keel when reversing into shallow water.

- Rodents and other vermin can come aboard using your stern lines, although the use of rat shields on lines will reduce this.

- Other boats will often moor stern-to very close-by, even alongside and this reduces your privacy.

- While mooring stern-to is generally secure with winds over the bow or stern, problems can occur if strong beam winds

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develop with the added windage causing anchors to drag or stern lines to break. If strong beam winds do cause problems it’s a good idea to deploy a strong line to from roughly amidships at the greatest angle possible to a securing point ashore.

If you are anchored stern-to and your boat starts dragging sideways the best course of action may be to release your stern lines and swing to your anchor.

Strong beam winds are a lesser problem mooring stern-to quaysides where boats are packed tightly together.

You can spend a few entertaining late afternoon hours observing cruisers trying to moor stern-to shore; dropping their anchors too far from shore and running out of chain before they can deploy their lines, dropping their anchors too close to shore and dragging their anchors, unable to reverse into a space during a strong beam wind or fouling other moored boats’ ground tackle.

Another common mistake is that crews moor stern-to with their anchor chain and stern lines completely taut allowing no movement and placing additional strain on all parts of the system.

Recently we saw a yacht’s crew making several attempts to deploy their stern lines, finally securing them to trees.

Shortly afterwards a moderate breeze sprang up and the yacht’s weight pulled one tree out by its roots amid a minor landslide of rocks and dirt.

In a strong wind it’s generally much safer to simply free anchor so that your boat swings its bow into the wind resulting in the least windage.

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STRAIGHT FROM THE GALLEY

with Derek the Chef

Thanks to OCEANZ SEAFOOD SILVERDALE for the freshest fish available.

Kiwi Sashimi Sashimi is thinly sliced, raw food and is one of the most famous dishes in the Japanese cuisine. Seafood is most commonly eaten as sashimi, but other types of meats (such as beef, horse and deer) and foods (such as yuba tofu skin and konnyaku) can also be served as sashimi. Some people confuse sashimi with sushi.

Unlike sashimi, sushi includes vinegared rice. The slices of raw food are often presented arranged atop of a bed of shredded daikon and garnished with shiso leaves. At some restaurants, the rest of the fish is sometimes presented alongside the sashimi as decoration.

Most types of sashimi are seasoned with soy sauce by dipping each piece into a small dish of soy sauce before eating it. It is usually the diners› responsibility to fill the small dishes with soy sauce, and it is good manner to pour only as much soy sauce as needed.

Depending on the type of sashimi, a little bit of wasabi or ground ginger may be added to the sashimi piece. This is most elegantly done by dabbing the wasabi or ginger directly onto the pieces of sashimi (as opposed to mixing it into the soy sauce). Some people also enjoy eating the daikon and shiso garnishes; both vegetables have a fresh, minty taste.

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INGREDIENTS For this dish I used the freshest Tuna loin, Trevally, Salmon and freshly caught King fish.

- COCAVO Coriander lime & Ginger - Obento Pickled Ginger - Obento Wasabi paste - Obento Japanese Soy Sauce

METHOD Chill the fish down then remove and slice with a very sharp thinly bladed knife to a size and qty that suits.

Arrange on a platter or serving board then add condiments.

I use a little swirl of Wasabi in the middle of a ramekin then drizzle soy sauce around this for dipping.

Warm the COCAVO through then drizzle over the fish or dip fish using chop sticks into this for a fuller bodied taste.

CHEF’S TIP; Garnish with fresh coriander sprigs, Toasted sesame seeds and serve alongside fresh Sushi. Japanese Saki is also a great accompaniment.

Any freshly caught fish may be used although store bought should be checked for freshness and ask your fish monger to slice for you.

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Maritimo S70

Cocktails and canapés await.

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COVER STORY

New Zealand couple Brian and Cath Carran are partners in everything they do so when it came time to design their dream boat, from the keel up for their retirement enjoyment, twin helm seats were a pre-requisite.

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A pair of Scania DI16s push the S70 at close to 27 knots.

Common between the M70 and S70 are the accommodation areas, including the full beam master and bathroom.

The VIP and Guest cabins remain much the same as on the M70.

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E are like partners in everything, so a sole helm seat wasn’t an option,” said Brian as he and Cath recently prepared their new boat, a Maritimo S70 motor yacht for an extended cruise in the Whitsunday Islands.

“I have been in working in supermarkets since I was 19 and three years ago, knowing my retirement plans were looming, we started our journey to secure our dream boat to enjoy life after years of hard work,” he said.

“Up until then we didn’t have the time to spend extended periods on the water and apart from annual trips to the Med, where we would cruise with friends, most of our boating was on our Beneteau 473.”

The journey to find their ideal boat saw the Carran’s, who were long term yachties, look at trawler style vessels from the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show to the Sydney International Boat Show and they even

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considered a possible purpose built vessel at a yard in New Zealand.

Their worldwide search saw them also look at a Maritimo M70 cruising motor yacht and a trial run in big seas off the Gold Coast had them convinced that this was the sort of boat that would suit them.

However, they did not want a flybridge vessel.

“We were very impressed with the way the Maritimo handled the rough conditions and said to Maritimo that we would be interested if they could produce a single level sport cruiser model,” said Brian.

“That started the whole process and now our magnificent four cabins, single level sedan called Waka Tete is a reality. Maritimo put together a mockup of the boat originally and nothing was too much trouble for them, so the whole process has been relatively hassle-free.”

The couple poured over every inch of the boat in the design and build phase, changing and adapting

various things to end up with a bespoke vessel that suits them to a tee and is very much personalised.

They took delivery of their new boat from Maritimo in July 2017, three months after Brian officially retired, which was exactly according to the plan that they had laid out three years ago.

Bill Barry-Cotter, Maritimoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s founder, aptly describes the S70 as a big volume, serious passagemaker, that delivers all that the M70 does and more on a single level. Since taking delivery of Waka Tete, (Maori for fishing canoe), the Carrans went North to the Whitsundays, before the boat was delivered across the Tasman to Auckland in time for the summer season.

SAME BUT DIFFERENT While Maritimo always planned to offer a sedan version of the M70 in their range, it was subject to obtaining an order. When Brian & Cath signed up for the first S70 in June 2016, tooling began almost immediately and the boat was delivered 12 months later. S70 #2 is now well underway for a Gold Coast client.

Common between the M70 and S70 are the accommodation areas, including the full beam master and bathroom. There is a VIP cabin to port with its own ensuite, bunk room to starboard and another double forward with a shared bathroom which doubles as a day head. The four cabin three bathroom layout is essentially the only option, although depending on what an owner wants to change, there are some variables available. This also extends through to the saloon layout.

The galley, for example, is open to a variety of equipment options and it is in this area that changes are common. Steam oven, speed oven, convection microwave, full height fridge or plate warming drawers, they are all available. Maritimo even suggests to their clients that they visit a local Miele store and pick exactly what appliances they want.

The saloon is very similar, except where the wraparound lounge was on the starboard side of the M70, is now the helm for the S70. The galley and port side lounge and table are the same in both the M70 and S70, but where the internal staircase was in the flybridge, it is now replaced with more cupboard space, an area for a coffee machine, storage and the twin electrical panels.

Outside, Maritimo has made no changes to the cockpit, lazarette or foredeck and of course both boats are based on the same Maritimo designed hull. The hull is essentially the well-proven M60 on steroids! Naturally with the flybridge structure removed, the S70 comes in a little lighter, with a dry weight of 42,000 kg, compared to the M70 at 43,000 kg. All other engineering and tankage systems are mirrored in both boats.

The superstructure to the top of the windows is the same on both models, but there is more rake on the windscreen of the S70 and extra head height. Without the height restriction of the flybridge, Maritimo designers were able to add some more height inside.

Not that the M70 is lacking any, but you might as well make use of the space available. This also has allowed the helm to be raised 200mm to provide better vision when driving. With an on water height of 5.23m, the

The sedan configuration keeps everyone on one level, with all living spaces seamlessly working together.

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Maritimo S70 has been crafted with the ability to pass under low clearances such as the fixed bridges.

The twin-seat helm is undoubtedly all new as is the side door, which with the controls positioned aft, means you can stand in the coaming and dock the boat. There is also a second docking station in the cockpit. From the helm, the S70 offers 360-degree sightlines and radiates a feeling of openness. The sedan configuration keeps everyone on one level, with multiple entertaining and living spaces seamlessly working together.

Overhead is a massive 2m wide fibreglass sunroof, which uses all Webasto control mechanisms. Bug screens are provided for those who are going to do their boating in the hot climes of summer.

Electronics are customer choice, with Waka Tete fitted with a pair of Simrad 19 MFD screens, flanked by Simrad autopilot and VHF, armrest controls, ZF joystick and Vetus hydraulic bow and stern thrusters. In the next S70, the dash will be a little larger so it can accommodate the Simrad 22” MFDs. 900 HP PLUS Standard engines are a pair of Volvo Penta D13 900, with our boat running Scania DI16 900s. These are the same engines that Maritimo use on their M73 and according to Greg Haines, marketing director for Maritimo, are quieter, smoother and more economical and give more top end speed than other brands of a similar horsepower. The fact they also

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are cheaper to buy and don’t need their first service until 500 hours and the parts, such as filters are reasonably inexpensive, is also a bonus for the owner.

Other options are twin 1000hp Volvo Penta, Scania 1200s, Caterpillar 1150 ACERTs and 1200 MANs. We recorded 26.28 knots maximum with a fuel burn of 12.80 lpnm and a range (based on 90% fuel load) of 532nm. Drop that back to around 18-20 knots which is a very common cruise speed for a boat like this and the fuel use decreases to approximately 10.4 lpnm and the range jumps up to 655nm.

If you did want to tow lures or plan an extra long passage, such as to PNG, Fiji or New Zealand, then you have enough fuel in the tanks to go over 1178nm @ around 10 knots. The delivery trip from the Gold Coast to Auckland saw a fuel usage of 8500 litres for an average 12.4 knots at 7.21 lpnm. The 1178nm trip took 100 hours to complete.

Maritimo doesn’t build pod drive boats, so all engine packages run through shaft drives. Waka Tete has twin Onan generators, a Seakeeper SK16 gyro and Vetus thrusters.

The S70 is also an incredibly nimble boat for its size with the two-and-a-half turn, lock-to-lock steering system. It is an extremely manoeuvrable hull with an instantly responsive helm and with minimal heel in the turns. The boat runs very flat with a low wash and transits onto

the plane with little bow up attitude. No tunnels, a shallow shaft angle and more running surface mean the boat is slippery in the water.

When we came back into the Maritimo Marina at Hope Harbour, I was impressed with the ease at which Greg reversed the S70 into a very tight docking space, all on the throttles with no thrusters. Not sure I would have done it in on the first attempt!

Cruising off the Gold Coast in a short chop and the usual 1m swells, the S70 was a pleasure to drive. I stopped sideways in the Seaway and experienced the amazing benefits of the Seakeeper gyro, which in a boat of this size should be a standard item.

It was interesting to see that the S70 has no tender garage, something that Greg says some of their existing Maritimo owner’s have said they wouldn’t have one in their next boat as they are cumbersome to use and restrict the size of the tender. Because of this, the cockpit sole is lower and the tender is stowed on the rise and fall boarding platform. There is still copious storage space in the lazarette and storage lockers around the cockpit. The lazarette also has rear access from the platform, which leads through to a washer/ dryer, day head, watermaker and dive compressor. One of the options for this area is a crew bunk.

The S70 sedan cruiser is the largest single level vessel that Maritimo has created.

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Maritimo S70 EQUAL TO ALL One of the obvious benefits of a sedan boat is the one level living, which means you don’t have stairs to climb, something that anyone getting on in years can well appreciate, especially when docking. The low profile of the boat also suits places like America’s Great Loop, Mandurah, the Gold Coast and even Auckland’s OBC, where low bridges necessitate low profile, none flybridge boats.

The S70 sedan cruiser is the largest single level vessel that Maritimo has created and joins the S51, S54 and S59 in their Sedan Series fleet.

Maritimo references it as a penthouse on water and they are right on the money. This is one very luxurious boat that delivers in every area, be it performance and handling, quality or finish.

Internationally this sector of the market is very competitive, especially from European brands, but what Maritimo is offering in the S70 is equal to any of them.

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Boat Design Name: Year Launched: Builder: Designer: Interior Designer: LOA: LOH: Beam: Draft: Displacement (Dry): Max Speed: Construction: Fuel Capacity: Water Capacity: Engines Make/HP: Drive Train: Generator: Gyro: Underwater Lights: Thrusters: MFD: Base Price of Boat: Price as Tested:

Maritimo S70 2017 Maritimo Maritimo David Stewart 21.51m 21.21m 5.67m 1.5m 42,000 kg 28 knots GRP 6300 Litres 1400 Litres 2 x Scania DI16 @ 1150hp Shaft 2 x Cummins Onan 22kW & 17.5kW Seakeeper SK16 Aqualuma Vetus Simrad 19 $AUD3 million $AUD3.5 million

Contact: www.maritimo.com.au FUEL & PERFORMANCE DATA Maritimo S70 Fuel capacity: 6300 litres RPM Knots L/h L/NM Range (NM) 350 6.90 12.00 1.74 3913 900 8.80 26.00 2.95 2303 1100 9.85 49.00 4.97 1368 1300 10.90 87.00 7.98 853 1500 12.30 135.00 10.98 620 1700 16.40 170.50 10.40 655 1900 20.60 214.00 10.39 655 2100 23.80 281.00 11.81 576 WOT 26.25 336.00 12.80 532 Range based on 90% fuel capacity

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21 YEARS - PART 5

MY FAVOURITE 21 PEOPLE OF THE LAST 21 YEARS In this, the final in the series of my salute to all things great in the past 21 years, I look at some of the more interesting people I have met, both locally and overseas in sport and business.

These represent a real cross-section of people, some have now passed on, some have retired from their chosen sport or business and some are still very active. I have placed them in no particular order, but each in some way made an impression on me over the past 21 years.

Text by Barry Thompson

Len Gilbert Master Storyteller

I first met Len when he was the marine sales manager for Clyde Engineering, distributors of Detroit engines. I quickly found a man that had too much knowledge to keep to himself so in 1984 I got him to start putting his thoughts on paper, with the Diesel Diary column. He quickly became our most popular columnist and this carried through to Boating World and Boating magazines for many years.

Len was a fantastic storyteller and he always had a joke to tell. Over the years he was still my first contact when I was writing a diesel type article, be it how much air into an engine room or what were the right exhausts to run. If it was anything to do with diesel engines and things that surrounded them, Len was the man!

Len passed away a couple of years ago, but the time I had with him over the many years will always remain as some of the most honest and memorable.

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PETER BUSFIELD Administrator Plus

I have always admired Peter’s ability to lead from the front and as head of the MIA for the past 20 years he does an incredible job. As CEO of NZ Marine he has seen huge changes and can take credit for carving through red tape that for some would have proven to hard.

Peter has been the upfront spokesman for our industry and under his tenure has seen massive changes. Export earnings have risen from $25 million in 1988 to $652 million in 2015, with the superyacht, refit, equipment and commercial vessel sectors being responsible for the majority of exports. NZ Marine, lead by Peter, plays a key role in bringing scale and direction to the industry’s strategy of becoming one of the powerhouses of NZ’s export economy.

GLEN URQUHART 50 Year Friendship

As a very young journalist working for Boating World magazine in 1970, I was introduced to power boating racing by the editor John Mallitte. He wanted me to go to a speedboat meeting on the Tamaki River and find brothers, Glen and Peter Urquhart, who raced a flatbottom called Miss Coventry.

Well, that was the start of a nearly 50-year friendship that also changed my life and ultimately lead to been part of the team that won the 1986 World Class 3D Championship in Guernsey, Channel Islands, England. Glen and I became lifelong mates and when Glen decided to get into offshore racing, he called on me to crew.

Driving our Robson Cat, Sunday News we won the 1986 NZ and the World 3D class championships and had many successful seasons together.

Over the years we have continued to remain actively interested in offshore and circuit racing and still go overseas together watching world-class events.

WARWICK LUPTON GP Hydro Stalwart

While mentioning Peter Knight and his GP hydroplane exploits, it would be remiss of me not to include Warwick Lupton in this tribute. While personally, I have never had much to do with Warwick, I admire his passion and a never-ending drive for a sport that he alone has championed beyond all others. If it weren’t for Team Lupton and the other GP hydroplanes that surround his ‘family’, GP racing would not be what it is today.

There seems to be no end to what he will do to promote the sport and despite blow overs, uncountable engine failures, costs that us mere mortals can only guess at, there have been successes, such as NZ and World titles. I admire the drive he has for GP racing and long may it continue.

GRAEME HORNE Iconic Offshore Boat Racer

I first met Graeme Horne when he started offshore powerboat racing in a twin rigged monohull set up by Ted Taiatini. Race one and he was hooked and before long jumped up to the open class with his first Cougar cat.

The rest is history, as he went on to win four NZ Championships and was one of the most recognised and supportive participants in the sport.

However, if you hung around with Horne as I did for many years, it was a case of ‘What goes on tour stays on tour’. He was a hard competitor and even harder socialiser. As a founding member of the infamous Offshore 12 Club, there was many a lunch that went on until the wee hours of the morning.

His most popular saying was; ‘To finish first, first you have to finish’ and that is something he certainly knew how to do.

I doubt there was ever anyone more passionate about the sport of offshore racing than Horne. In 1996 he suffered serious head injuries in a racing accident on Auckland harbour, which ended his career. He died in 2016.

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PETER KNIGHT SNR GP Hydro Legend

Anyone who has any interest in hydroplane racing will have heard of Peter Snr. My first recollection of him was watching a race at Lake Rotoiti in the South Island and then be invited to join in an after race party in the camping ground. I felt honoured as I was just a young journalist from Auckland and these guys were the kings of the sport. Think they got me very drunk! Peter also owned Latimer Lodge/Hotel and until it suffered during one of the Christchurch earthquakes and was eventually demolished, was the main watering hole for boat and car racers. Right up until he retired in 1999 due to ill health, Peter was an active GP hydro competitor, who, I always likened to motor racings Kenny Smith. Age didn’t seem to slow him down and even after hanging up his helmet, he has remained very much part of the GP circuit as one of the owners of The Boss.

KEN LUSTY

FRANK SIMPSON A true gentlemen

Founder of Fi-Glass Boats, Frank was one of the first to see the benefit of fibreglass for boat construction. My association goes back way past 21 years, but I can also say that it remained right through until his passing a few years ago. I loved going to Christchurch to visit Frank and in more recent years, son Griff, as there is something different and magical about visiting the Fi Glass factory. Although Frank isn’t there anymore, you can still feel his presence.

Frank loved to promote his product in the hardest way and used marathon and offshore racing to prove the strength and handling of his standard production boats. He was a true gentleman and always a delight to have a few drinks with or chat about the industry.

Industry heavyweight & IMTEC Every industry has its heavyweights and for me, one of the first and certainly one of the most interesting was Ken Lusty. He was a founding member of the Boating Industries Association, Northern Offshore Powerboat Club and one of the main instigators of the IMTEC Boat Show.

Ken had more drive than most people I have ever meet and when it came to IMTEC, he was amazing. He started a show with a small band of supporters that went on to be the dominant ‘big boat’ show in New Zealand. If you rubbed Ken up the wrong way, he let you know, but if you did right by him, he was your friend for life and always ready to share quality wine.

The company he founded, Lusty & Blundell, is still one of the country’s largest marine and electronic distributors.

Ken passed away a few years ago, but the company that carries his name still carries on.

BOB TAIT

Industry Campaigner

I am not sure when I first met Bob, but it was probably back more than 21 years when he took over the Tohatsu franchise. He has been a longtime and very valuable member of the New Zealand marine industry and in 2014 was elected to the Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show Hall of Fame. Based in Wellington, Bob has owned and run a number of marine businesses over the years and sponsored an enormous number of boating, fishing and community events.

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the industry: seven years as president, two as vice president and many years as chairman of the Boating Industry Training Organisation.

In that latter role, he oversaw the introduction of the modern apprenticeship scheme, helping BITO become one of the most successful and the most highly praised of all of the Industry Training Organisations. I am proud to say that one of my sons, Travis, went through the BITO programme and emerged as one of its earliest marine engineers.

Bob has had a considerable amount to do with shaping the way the New Zealand marine industry has developed over recent years, such as successfully urged the MIA to join ICOMIA, the International Conference of Marine Industry Associations.

21 YEARS - PART 5

SCOTT ROBSON

Knowing the Market

While the South Island marathon scene was always a mix of monohulls and locally designed cats, it wasn’t until Barry Ford built the first Cougar 23 in 1977 that racing changed forever. While his Cougar’s dominated the racing scene for a while, it wasn’t until young Christchurch designer and builder Scott Robson came up with his own Kiwi version that a true challenger emerged.

I raced Sunday News with Glen Urquhart, a Robson 23 and won the World 3D championship against over 20 boats, with more than 60% being catamarans. In fact, I learnt years later that the English designed Puma, which came out after the worlds, was almost a mirror image of Sunday News. Scott went on to design many more cats for the likes of Graeme Horne, Paul Stevenson and Phillip Mills. When the racing clients slowed, Scott went into the recreational market and has many power cats and monohulls to his credit. One thing you always notice about a Robson design is the stunning style. They always look sharp! Boats from brands such as Ramco, Icon, KiwkKraft and Pinnacle are all penned by the Robson Design Studios in Christchurch.

In 1988 at the height of the infamous sharemarket crash, Tony and Vicki Hembrow took an unknown boat building brand and transformed it into one of the country’s most recognised. Tony told me back in 1996 that when people thought about a trailer boat, he wanted the Rayglass name to be at the top of their list. In fact, he backed that up, much to the angst of a lot of our other advertisers at the time, with 12 pages of inventive adverts in Propeller magazine. Remember the elephant in the boat?

Despite a fire that gutted the factory and most of the moulds, the company survived and was sold to Brunswick, one of the world’s largest marine companies.

Tony was an amazing marketer and when the Kiwis won the America’s Cup he put his hand up and said he would supply all the referee and patrol boat RIBS at no cost.

Suddenly Protectors became one of the world’s most sought-after RIBS in the commercial and superyacht markets and still are.

Although now away from day to day running of Rayglass Boats, he was responsible for the recently released Rayglass 3500, one of the most successful boats the company has ever produced.

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PAUL ADAMS Father of Pontoon Boats

In 1987 when Paul Adams introduced the first alloy pontoon boat to the market, he would never have realised as to what he had started. From the smallest beginnings in Invercargill, a rough alloy commercial boat design has morphed into one of the most influential sectors of the recreational trailer boat market.

I have reviewed a lot Stabicrafts over the years and what always amazed me was how the company kept coming up with new and improved ideas on what was a reasonable simple design. The latest Stabicrafts are packed full of innovations. Gone is the ‘ugly duckling’ image to be replaced by stylish and good looking boats. Paul’s company now has plenty of competition.

However, his long-held belief in the export market, notably Australia, means the company build more alloy pontoon boats than anyone else and are the biggest in Australasia.

LANCE FINK

Put a capital Q in Quality There are trailer boat builders and there are trailer boat builders and then there is Lance Fink. In the highly competitive world of production trailer boats, you need to do something different to give you an edge. For Lance that is quality. That’s quality with a capital Q. He has brought new levels of sophistication to the fibreglass boat building industry that are evident in every Tristram boat that leaves his Hamilton factory.

I had the privilege of reviewing Lance’s first production Tristram trailer boat and even then he made it abundantly clear where he was heading with his brand.

Over the years his boats have just got better and better and I have said it before, they are unquestionably the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of trailer boats.

Lance, wife Bronwyn and now sons Tristram and Kingsley are all so passionate about their brand, that there are some that say you never really own a Tristram, you just borrow it.

GERRY GERRAND

Innovative trailer boat builder Fellow Hamilton boat builder Gerry Gerrand produced his first production trailer boat in the late 1970s and has since gone on to see his company grow into one of the top brands in the country. His Buccaneer 720 Elite appeared on the front cover of the first issue of NZ Propeller magazine in June 1996 and I reckon I have reviewed every different model he has produced since.

Gerry has never been afraid to buck the trend and was one of the first local manufacturers to come out with a big bowrider (Buccaneer 635DC), walkaround (Billfisher 2008) and more recently the centre cabin (El Dorado). I owned a 635DC for nearly 12 years and it was the perfect boat when bringing up a family of three boys.

I have always had a lot of respect for Gerry who isn’t afraid to release a new design that is beyond the accepted norm.

BOB SALTHOUSE Kiwi boating Icon

The Salthouse name is synonymous with launches and large cruisers and ever since I have been writing about boats, I have come across the Salthouse name. While there are plenty of them and a couple are still actively building boats; Dean with Next Generation Boats and Greg running Salthouse Boatbuilders, it is Bob that I have had the most to do with. From the first Salthouse Corsair’s to the last of the Salthouse Sovereigns, I have had the privilege of reviewing Bob’s designs. I was always impressed with the Sovereign 65-68s that were outstanding examples of Kiwi craftsmanship. Bob always had time for me to talk about design and came out on most of the reviews I did to make sure I got the facts right. It was a shame the Sovereigns became a casualty of the GFC, but then who knows, the moulds are still out there and may one day be resurrected.

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21 YEARS - PART 5

BILL MACKRELL Made alloy boats affordable

When the aluminium boat business started to boom, Hamilton-based Ramco, run by the affable Bill Mackrell was right at the forefront. They used to say there was a Ramco dealer in every town and while I am not sure how many there were throughout the country, there were plenty.

Bill had a boat for every occasion, every size and shape and with dozens of models was able to cater for every need.

From dinghies to hardtops he had the market covered.

He was one of first to introduce a hardtop and I can well remember taking the boat, a 720 out over the Pauanui bar and thinking this is going to change the market in big trailer boats.

Bill foresaw the future and built boats that people wanted.

Unfortunately, when he sold the business the brand almost dropped from sight and while it is now in resurrection stage, it is nothing like it was. Bill was a dynamic person who had a huge influence on the alloy boat market and anyone who attended a NZ Boat Show and was invited to his rum & coke sessions will know what I mean when I say, he did everything to excess. Really miss that.

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When I was setting up a new race boat with a Detriot 6 cyl diesel, the go-to guy in those days was Bill Barry-Cotter who was running some fire breathing V8 1200hp plus Detroits in his Class 1 offshore boat. He was only too happy to give me plenty of advice and even told me the secret to getting the boat on the plane at low rpm.

I have always admired the tenacity of Bill who started building Mariner Cruisers, then built up the gigantic Riviera empire and became one of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest builders of boats over 10m. At his height, he was producing over 400 boats a year. Okay, so the market has changed, Bill sold Riviera, started Maritimo and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit in the seat of a race boat anymore.

What still amazes me is his passion for not only building luxury cruisers, but also for offshore racing. He recently built a set of moulds for a production 36ft cat and saw his son Tom win the AUS1 title. I should also mention that I am very appreciative of him letting my son Travis behind the wheel of one of his super boats and who knows there may yet be another world champion in the family. Thanks Bill.

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21 YEARS - PART 5

LIONEL SANDS Still heading the family business

The first week that I started working as a marine journalist in 1971, I met Sandy Sands at Seacraft Boats in Ellerslie Auckland. There wasn’t any Haines Hunter at that time and Lionel Sands was just starting to work in the business his father had started in 1945. However, it didn’t take long before Lionel was the driving force in the company and when in 1980 they took on the Haines Hunter franchise things changed. Sandy passed away in 1990 and Lionel was handed the mantle, one that he has continued to handle admirably. I have always respected Lionel for his ability to continue the family tradition (with a big emphasis on family) and maintain the Haines Hunter brand as one of if not the most recognised makes in Kiwi trailer boating.

IAN WILLIAMSON

Mover and Shaker

I remember about 20 years ago sitting in Ian’s Sports Marine office in Christchurch and couldn’t help but notice an extra large TV screen on the wall. What got my attention was the screen was all numbers. To be more precise daily currency rates. During our meeting, he always had one eye on the screen and a couple of times clicked a few keys and did some trading.

He has always been prepared to take a punt, especially with imported brands and due to some good marketing has been hugely successful. He is one of the marine industries survivors. He brought Sea Ray into the country and even through the stock market crashes and depressions he continued to sell well against locally built boats. When Sea Ray finished with some trailer boat moulds, he brought them and started his own brand Raeline.

He has never been shy about doing things his way and stepped up to plate when brands such as Boston Whaler, Nimbus, Meridian and Carver were looking for a local dealer. While his son Scott is now very much running the day to day operations of the business, Ian is still very much involved.

GREG FENWICK Just a bloody great bloke

Every so often you meet someone in business that you immediately like and respect. The sort of bloke that you can do business with on a handshake and know that his word is his bond. Greg is one those guys and when Doug and I started Propeller magazine over 21 years ago, Greg booked the outside back cover for Yamaha…..and they have been there ever since. What was interesting is we never signed any contracts with Greg, a handshake was enough.

Greg spent until a few years ago running the Yamaha marine division in New Zealand and from small beginnings saw it grow into the powerhouse and market leader it is today. If we needed an engine or PWC to review or any technical advice then Greg, or his long-serving chief engineer, Huge Stewart, were always happy to oblige.

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MIKE HODSON Born Leader

Some people are born leaders. Mike Hodson is one of those with that rare breed of getting things done, even if he is told it’s not possible. Mike was the driving force behind the hugely popular Furuno fishing tournaments that ran for so many years in Auckland, from Motutapu, Motuihe and lastly Kawau Islands.

Mike developed a fishing lodge called Pah Farm at Kawau to not only act as the base for the annual Furuno, but also started a snapper hatchery.

If Mike asked you to help with the Furuno, you helped and willingly. He was running ENL, the distributor of Furuno, but still seemed to find the time to organise one of the world’s largest fishing tournaments.

He was our landlord for a while and when we negotiated our rent, it was done over few (well quite a few) rumbos, a smoked snapper and a handshake. For Mike that was enough, although his accounts department did make us sign a proper lease.

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BOAT REVIEW

Bayliner VR5

The new Bayliner VR5 underway on lake Taupo.

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Forward AN ALL-NEW MODEL FROM BAYLINER IN THE FORM OF THE HUGELY FUNCTIONAL VR5, WE SENT FREDDY FOOTE TO SUNNY LAKE TAUPO TO CHECK OUT THIS NEW MODEL.

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Bayliner’s new ‘Beam Forward’ design carries the full 8 feet of beam further forward in the boat than has been traditionally done.

The cabin can be closed off, and the door also doubles as steps through to the foredeck.

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T’S been well over 10-years since I’ve been aboard a Bayliner, and in that time a lot has changed with the brand. The company appears to have evolved, now more configurations and a whole raft of new models designed to appeal to a wide range of boaties around the globe.

One of these new models is the VR5. Built at a Bayliner factory in Poland…. Yes, Poland… The VR5 was introduced in 2016, bringing uncommon style and space maximisation together in a new high-value model for Bayliner that by all reports has been well received by consumers and the boating press alike.

In fact, the VR5 has been awarded both The Miami International Boat Show Innovation Award

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for outstanding runabout and Boating Industry magazine’s Top Products award.

The new VR5 Series builds on Bayliner’s V-bottom runabout heritage while adding form and function and is truly a step forward for the brand regarding functionality and finish.

NEW DESIGN Forward, the boat employs Bayliner’s new ‘Beam Forward’ design, which carries the full 8 feet of beam further forward in the boat than has been traditionally done.

The self-bailing cockpit features Bayliner’s new AftAdvantage design that increases the aft seating area by extending it to the aft most point of the running surface, then adding the swim platform at the end of the running surface.

This keeps the platform apart from the usable interior space, rather than encroaching on it. The result is a boat that maximizes space and value like never before.

The VR5 is available in two power configurations, the sterndrive as we see here on our test boat, as well as an outboard version. The same hull is also available as a bowrider.

Traditionally when manufacturers offer an outboard version of a model, they redesigner the transom to incorporate the outboard power configuration. Not so here, Bayliner has kept it ultra simple.

Essentially, they have just built a pod onto the swim platform for the outboard to bolt onto, leaving the rest of the cockpit intact.

Lakeland Marine also had an unrigged outboard

version sitting in its showroom which I got to have a look over. Lift up the aft seating and where the V6 sterndrive used to be is now a truly cavernous storage locker where you can store large items such as tow toys, chilly bins and even the kitchen sink.

Other than that, the VR5 outboard model is identical to its sterndrive counterpart. The outboard verion of the VR5 is rated for outboards from 150hp-250hp.

COMFORTABLE LAYOUT Across the transom, there is a full-width swimming platform that is finished with Ultralon and features a retractable boarding ladder as well as a hand rail and a towing eye for water sports.

The Ultralon finish is throughout much of the boat and gives not only a nice stylish finish but is nice under foot. This comes as an option, alternatively you can opt for carpet matting throughout which is removable.

To the starboard side of the swim platform, there is a walk through into the cockpit, accessed by listing up a section of the aft sun pad.

The cockpit has a distinct accent for entertaining.

Across the aft section is a large L-shaped seat with storage underneath, with the passenger seat to port opposite the skipper having an adjustable back rest so if desired a passenger can face aft – a great option if you’re towing the kids on water skis or tow toys.

There is also a cockpit table that can easily be inserted or removed, and by swivelling the helm seat around, the skipper and passengers can all sit around the table.

There is plentiful storage throughout the boat, especially under the L-shaped seating and on either side of the engine which is accessed by lifting up the entire rear seating configuration.

You’ll also find a cockpit shower for washing down on the transom.

Forward, there is a spacious cabin, where there is an upholstered vee-berth, with side shelves, and storage underneath. A Porta Potti is also fitted as an option. An insert can be added convert the vee berth to a full sized double.

The cabin can be closed off via sliding a moulded GRP door, which slides in behind the helm.

When the cabin is closed off, the door itself provides steps up onto the foredeck which can be accessed by opening the centre section of the windshield.

Why the need to get up onto the foredeck when anchoring can be done from the helm? Well, there is a large sun pad that clips into place, making it a great place to sunbathe should you choose.

Speaking of the sun, should you need a bit of extra shade, then there is a bimini top can be unfolded to cover the cockpit and helm area.

The helm consists of a single bucket seat on a pedestal which is adjustable back and forward.

It also features a lift up bolster in the base which will provide a little extra elevation should you need.

The dash is a stylish moulded plastic one-piece unit, with two analogue gauges flush mounted,

Kids will love the large and roomy swim platform in summer.

A tidy and functional helm has room for the addition of a MFD should you wish.

The aft sun pad can also be converted to a recline position.

The layout is all about passenger comfort and entertaining.

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with room for a small navigation display to be fitted in between. A cup holder is close by, an array of the usual onboard controls, including the windlass control which is fitted at the factory.

In front of the front passenger seat, there is a small hatch that lifts up to reveal a small sink with faucet fed via a 37L water tank which also feeds the transom shower, with cup holder and controls for the stereo system alongside.

AT THE WHEEL The VR5 was a pleasure to drive. There was plenty of protection via the large curved windscreen, and the seat kept you high enough so that you could view forward with no both.

Standing to drive was easy, the helm

wheel wasn’t too far down, and the throttle was within easy reach.

Our test boat was fitted with a 250hp MerCruiser 4.5L MPI Alpha V6 petrol sterndrive. While there are also options for a 170Hp diesel, through to 135hp and 200hp petrol sterndrives.

The Mercruiser provided impressive punch out of the hole and returned a healthy top speed of 38.5 knots at 5000rpm, and there was a comfortable cruise of around 32 knots at 4000rpm.

Wind noise was minimal, even at near maximum throttle two of us were able to converse easily without shouting.

The 250hp MerCruiser was the perfect match for the boat, and I wouldn’t want to go any lower horsepower wise. Punch out of the hole was great, though we didn’t

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FUEL & PERFORMANCE DATA Bayliner VR5 Fuel capacity: 132 litres RPM Knots 1000 5.9 1500 7.0 2000 10.0 2500 17.5 3000 25.0 3500 29.0 4000 32.0 4500 35.0 5000 38.5

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Further storage aft, and a handy walkthrough into the cockpit from the boarding platform.

Roomy cabin forward, and can convert to a double berth with an infill.

encounter too much rough water on an almost mirror-smooth Lake Taupo, I feel given the size and weight of the VR5, it should have no problem in handling itself well in rougher conditions.

Overall, I loved the VR5. It is well and truly a huge step forward for the brand, and I would quite happily have one of these parked in my driveway. $88,000 as tested I thought was a remarkable price, and with the level or appointment and features, I don’t think much else out there currently available can match this.

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GILBERT’S MUSINGS Phil Gilbert presents the second in a series of boating mistakes, which show that even the most experienced, practical and dedicated boaties amongst us are not infallible.

LESSON EIGHT: IT IS AMAZING HOW FAST A CRAFT AT 9KTS MOVES AWAY FROM YOU. All of the previous lessens reinforce one major fact, the water and weather can bite you very quickly and very hard, and you cannot do enough preparation.

Overkill is recommended, and even things which seem obscure or needless quickly have enormous merit when the situation arises where that ‘thing’ would be bloody handy.

I further learnt this on a Xmas cruise on my Mk II Corsair. My new partner was on her maiden Xmas voyage with me, and had shown great aptitude for things nautical. We had spent the afternoon socialising, and we left the congested bay for a more sheltered anchorage. I had pulled the dinghy in tight, to avoid the embarrassing ‘wrap’ around an anchor line which can ensue with a longer warp.

Out into the bay, I tidied the boat while my partner drove. Recalling the dinghy was still tied in tight, I eased the line, but it caught on the swim ladder. Telling noone, I stepped out onto the boarding platform and went to give the line a relief massage with my foot. At that point it came free of its own accord, hit my raised foot and in milliseconds I was in the tide. I felt my $300 sunglasses

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bounce down my chest and vanish…. It is amazing how fast a craft at 9kts moves away from you. Using a vocal range I didn’t know I possessed, I managed to alert the crew, who alerted the skipper.

At that point the realisation that I had never conducted a man overboard drill, or given even rudimentary education on how to retrieve a person in the water hit home. To her credit, my novice crew, with the aid of high pitched instructions from the water, brought the boat around upwind and stopped, and I swam to salvation. Since then I have annoyed many with instructions on where the flares and Life jackets are, and conducted simulated man OB drills for inexperienced guests on my craft.

Some think I’m a pratt, but better to be safe than sorry.

LESSON NINE: PUBLICLY DISCRETE...??

A common boating mishap which is usually funny can also be fraught with danger. That is the ‘swallow the dinghy’ mishap. This usually happens in a quiet bay away from all prying eyes. NOT!!

I have managed this only twice in my time on the water, one very public, one theoretically not.

I had taken ownership on my first decent sized launch, a twin engined Pelin, and had taken out a bunch of yachties from the Akarana Yacht Club to watch match racing or the like. With great aplomb, I delivered the well-oiled watchers back to the wharf in front of the Yacht club, with much cat calling from the

clubhouse by those unhappy that I had left the wind bludgers brigade.

Selecting reverse, I was bemused as the port motor stalled. Starting it up, I repeated the process as we drifted back, only for it to stall again.

Not to be outdone I fired up again, selected reverse and gave it the jandal (boatshoe). No stall this time, just the ugly sound of a 7’6” plywood dinghy being reduced to matchwood by 180hp.

The hoots from the watchers were not music to the ears, and we drifted past the rocks and out of sight into Okahu Bay, where I dropped the pick, and my clothes. There was the front of a pram dinghy and a very tightly coiled rope around the prop, which I cut free and slunk away. If we had not had two motors, we could well have drifted onto the rock breakwater with more serious consequences than loss of pride.

The other time was at The Barrier, on my

36’ yacht, having returned to the sailing fold after the first launching experience.

Miles from anywhere in Karaka Bay, I swallowed the dinghy. It was a wet morning and there were only two boats there, so I slipped over the side, disentangled the painter, and stealthily motored away, mishap unseen.

Wrong..!! A few months later I called in to see Duthie Lidgard at his Westpark Boat Building yard. He invited me in to the lunchroom for a cuppa, and suggested I look at their notice board.

There, in pride of place, was a picture of Brer Fox II, red sailing dinghy cheekily poking out from under the stern. Unbeknownst to myself, Duthies’ employee Simon Miller (later of Vaudrey Miller) was spying on me from his yacht and cruelly took a shot, which he shared with anybody who cared to look. Thank goodness we didn’t have Facebook then!

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LESSON TEN: SITUATIONAL PROXIMITY AWARENESS I heard a strange insurance term ‘situational proximity awareness’ which basically means you know or are so familiar with something you don’t even think about it.. and come a cropper as a result.

I first heard of it when some highly experienced licensed friends hit the bricks by Motuketekete, travelling up to Kawau. They had done the trip so many times they knew exactly where they were, blindfolded. You just assume you are right.

I occasioned a similar error, albeit with less catastrophic results apart from heart stress. Friends had asked if they

could ‘borrow’ our Viaduct marina for a function, so my partner and I took our boat out on a balmy morning and decided a cuppa and a lie down had maximum merit. We trundled under the bridge and dropped our anchor in Little Shoal Bay just by the drop off near Fishermans Wharf, and proceeded to relax. Having walked this area many times when sailing with my then BiL, Ray Beale, off his mooring in the bay, I totally knew there was a thin layer of mud on hard stone here, but I didn’t even think about it. I just assumed it was ok as there was minimal wind and the tide was nearly high.

That delicious Midday nap grabbed us, and we both dozed off. I have memories of thinking that a launch or ferry must have gone by as there was some hard wave slap at the stern, sometime later.

At the same time a tremulous voice called ’we’re drifting’! With the speed and grace of a Gazelle I leapt from my

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downstairs horizontal position and in a nanosecond took in the situation. Sure as eggs the anchor has just slipped off the stone as soon as the tide turned, and our 73’ wooden classic was beam on and drifting straight for the sharp edge of the bridge support near the northern shore. It was bloody close and rapidly getting closer. Luckily our stern was facing out towards Westhaven, and I started the motor, hit reverse and watched the bow slide down the side of the bridge support. A very adrenalin filled moment.

As I was bringing up the anchor, Coast Guard raced up, as some good Samaritans had called in an uncontrolled vessel was drifting downstream. A great service, but my boat would have been splinters by then, if we had not awoken.

It just goes to show that knowing everything means you have more to forget!

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BOAT REVIEW

Carver C37

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THE CARVER C37 IS A BOAT THAT HAS A LOOK ALL OF ITS OWN, THAT INCORPORATES THE BEST CRUISING ATTRIBUTES WITH A SOLID PERFORMANCE AND A GENEROUS SPLASH OF ELEGANCE.

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Stylish and different, the C37 looks impressive at speed.

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Carver C37

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The C37 plumb bow design enables the 3.96m beam to be carried farther forward in a more rounded fashion, with the result is a wider foredeck and more living space in the forward cabin below.

The full bow shape and step stem mean the main stateroom is maximised and is surprisingly large for a boat this size. The central island berth is flanked by loads of storage options from the hanging lockers to drawer storage. A step either side of the berth makes access easy and while the signature side ports are fixed, there’s an opening Bomar hatch above.

The dark timbers are accented by light fabrics and furnishings, giving a spacious and homely feeling to the cabin. Concealed pelmet lighting adds a touch of mystique.

This is a one bathroom boat so the port side head/shower compartment is shared between the master and the starboard guest cabin. The C37 has an extra large walkin shower stall behind a stainless and glass door. Again there is a nice mix of dark timbers and light tones from the Corian vanity to the wall panelling.

The second accommodation area has a double berth taking up most of the space of the long low cabin. The height above the bed isn’t great, but there is enough standing headroom at the foot of the bed for changing. Ceiling lighting and a side port keep the cabin well illuminated.

Top speed ONE LEVEL LIVING One of the features I love about sedan boats is that the cockpit, helm, saloon and galley are all situated on one convenient level. Once you open the saloon’s dual doors, they all become part of one single-level, indoor/outdoor living space for entertaining, relaxing, and simply enjoying life on the water.

Carver has gone all out with four different colour fabrics around the dash, twin adjustable helm seats and dual MFD screens. Everything is easily at hand and viewed, such as the Raymarine VHF and Raymarine 12” MFD. I found the driving position suited me perfectly. Something you don’t see on most boats is the helm on the left-hand side of the two-seat arrangement, which means you have to move every time your passenger wants to get out. Think I would have swapped that around. There’s good visibility through the split front screen and with the adjustable wheel and seat, it means the helm can be set up to suit almost anyone. There’s also a bolster seat arrangement if you want to drive standing up.

While there is an optional air con available, the C37 has plenty of natural air coming into the saloon, with sliding side windows and a large Webasto overhead sliding sunroof.

The C37 has an exceptionally efficiently designed galley that takes up all the saloon aft of the helm. Nothing is missed, from the convection microwave, fridge/freezer to the Kenyon electric hob.

Opposite the helm is a generous size settee with a dining table that can be dropped down to transform this area into another double berth. There is storage under the squabs, a TV opposite and an ottoman that can be used for extra seating around the table. No problem having six people for dinner. The rear seat bolster can be reversed so when

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One level living is the bonus of sedan cruisers.

Opening the rear doors brings both the inside and outside spaces together.

The well appointed galley comes with all amenities.

Both cabins share the same bathroom.

the cockpit doors are open you can sit facing aft and be very much in touch with what is happening in the cockpit or over the stern of the C37. There are bifold doors to port and a single to starboard which can be opened to provide a seamless interaction of the inside and outside spaces.

Also, I reckon the C37 probably has the most storage space you’ll find in any boat of this size. No spaces have been neglected, such as the massive area under the saloon sole which is ideal for the diver compressor, watermaker, heater, storage bins and a place for stowing your food and drinks for extended cruising.

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ENTERTAINING COCKPIT The cockpit is all about entertaining with wrap around seating broken only by the step through to the boarding platform. Large scuppers displace any water that might come aboard and so you don’t have to walk inside there is a drinks fridge to starboard. There’s a large central table for those evening cocktails or breakfast in the bay.

While certainly not designed for fishing, if you’re a Kiwi owner you probably going to have rods and tackle aboard. No worries, there is plenty of places to stow the gear and the moulded transom extension makes a perfect fishing platform.

A transom locker, which is also accessible from above is ideal for the fishing tackle and it’s a simple job adding some rod holders. I would even fit custom-made stainless steel stables across the back of the platform and attach my bait board and bbq.

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The owner’s stateroom features a queen size island berth.

The second cabin is situated under the saloon sole.

ENGINE OPTIONS The C37 is more than a cruising boat, it is a boat that responds to power. It’s agile and responsive and the wide beam and plumb bow put more hull in contact with the water. In a short quartering sea, it runs at a very stable and level attitude and I had no issues in the short seas we experienced on Auckland Harbour. One US magazine reviewer described it as a boat where on-water comfort meets cruising thrills, with a little extra flair. Perfect description!

Flat out we touched 29 knots and had a sweet spot around 22 knots. The right speed to cruise across to Great Barrier on a Friday affo and enjoy the journey. Acceleration from zero to on the plane was rapid and there is minimal bow high attitude. From the helm, visibility is reasonably good all round and at all times when I was driving the boat, I felt entirely at ease. It’s a boat that inexperienced skippers will easily adapt to.

While the standard power is a pair of MerCruiser 377 Magnum Bravo Three, SeaCore stern-drive engines, the petrol option is not something that most Kiwis will want.

Diesel packages are available from both MerCruiser with their 3.0l and 4.2l engines and Volvo Penta with the D4 300. Our boat was running a pair of Volvo Penta D4 EVC300, through shafts. The boat is also available with the D4 300 EVCE stern drive, with both Volvo Penta options rated at 300hp.

IMPRESSIVE The C37 has an unmatched level of luxury and finish that makes it an excellent choice if you are looking for a boat to spend days or weeks away on. Its layout is impressive and so are the amenities, that sets it apart from a lot of other boats in its class. It comes with a lot of extras, is exceptionally well finished and I loved the modern style.

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FTER transitioning from a Hard Top Trailer boat and all its attributes, I upgraded to a 1988, 9.8m Reflections 980 designed by Alan Young and built by McDell Marine. I had researched (dreamed) for many years, about owning a launch and after looking at brands such as Vindex and Markline, I kept coming back to the Reflections. They are probably the roomiest 10m ever made. They are an awesome sea boat, easily pushed, beamy and stable. I was lucky enough to come across one of these Reflections 980’s which ticked “all” my boxes except for one thing! The canopy/soft top arrangement or whatever one would call it. I called it many things according to my boat buddies who are convinced I have Terrets, lol.

Apart from the fact that the canopy leaked, was faded, was far too low on the flybridge to walk under and it needed replacing, I HATED IT, period!

It was hideous! I decided there and

then that this was the boat for me but, as for the lid? It had to go!

After purchasing the boat I spent a couple of months titivating various bits and pieces getting it how I wanted it, but with this crappy soft top staring at me and the increasing hatred of it niggling in the back of my mind I decided, enough was enough! I took some “beam on” photographs and set about blocking out the old canopy and merely sketching my ideas on the photos.

Now I think we’ve all seen some pretty hideous attempts of hard top additions and very few of them look acceptable in my mind. Some may be functional, but the majority are nothing short of ugly. This was never an option for me. I was hell-bent on making this work. After I put down a few designs, I decided on one in particular. I have to say I consulted no one about it. I just took the bull by the horns and decided to do it.

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Had to be done

While I’m a handy type of person I have had no experience in making anything such as this or ever had the balls even to attempt it, but this is one of those things that “had to be done”.

The first time I had the boat out of the water for servicing and anti-fouling was my chance! Off came the old canopy. How it immediately improved the look of the boat!

The best thing about the challenge I had set before myself was the fact that the fly-bridge had a removable reverse shear wind deflection fibreglass piece around three sides. Without being able to remove this, the task would have been so much harder. This was screwed and onto the boat cabin top.

So I removed it, borrowed a trailer and took it to its new home in my garage for the two months it took to build the new hardtop.

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20mm wide and 70mm deep which had been created for the insert of a piece of ply to fix the aluminium windows too. This had rotted out anyway so was a good find. After cleaning out this track, I was ready to start construction of the new topsides.

I bought four sheets of 18mm Meranti marine ply and four sheets of 6mm from Plytech, plus a heap of stainless steel screws and some glues and resin etc. Let the show begin.

I did most of the design by eye using a tape measure for the accuracy of course. I cut out the ply to the shapes I wanted and commenced glueing and screwing it together. I was surprised how quickly it seemed to come together. I didn’t let anyone in on my project as I didn’t want a whole lot of ideas thrown at me. I had a picture in my head and that’s what I was going to have. Except for one close friend, Phil, who I had mentioned my proposal to, arrived unannounced

with a heap of power tools and a willingness to help. Thanks to Phil it made the job a lot easier.

Taking shape

After I had the sides up to the shape I wanted and fitted to the base and windows cut out, it was time to tackle the roof. I knew what I wanted, but getting it was going to be a challenge.

You see I didn’t just want a flat roof.

Oh no no no! I wanted a far more complicated “multi-faceted” roofline to compliment the lines of the boat. This was a challenge I was not prepared for. With props of wood and sheets of easily bendable ply, I created the underside roof lining on top of the side frames. Understand that I did not want any flat surfaces so that it looked like a packing crate on top of the boat. They all had to have shape and form if I was to make it look any good at all. There are no flat panels on this project.

So after much tweaking of the wooden props and bending of ply, I got the underside ceiling to the shape I wanted and more of an idea of what the finished article would look like. The temporary nailing, tacking, screwing and glueing was endless.

Thank goodness for battery drivers.

Next was the ceiling joists, battens, beams etc., whatever you call them.

Getting the right shape, strength and look right factor was a mission in itself and undoubtedly the most challenging part of the whole exercise.

They ranged from about 25mm thick to 80mm thick in various graduating shapes. There were a few mistakes made, I have to admit, but luckily there’s always more ply.

After this part was completed, once I got the shape I wanted, I resin coated the whole thing, framing, ply, the lot.

It was now time to think about what I would need inside the roof in the way of wiring for lights, wipers, solar

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‘I DID NOT WANT ANY FLAT SURFACES SO THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A PACKING CRATE ON TOP OF THE BOAT.’ panels mounting blocks for spotlights etc. etc. etc., and anything else one might require up there. So, after the required wiring was installed, I came to THE most important thing I needed in the roof cavity, insulation! I didn’t want the hot sun turning the hard top into a sauna on a hot day. I simply used spray type insulation as a quick and easy way of getting insulation into

Prior to fitting the hard top.

the roof cavity. This works a treat. After it had set, I simply shaved the excess off down to the correct level with a saw. Brilliant!

Ready for the Roof Now it was ready for the rooftop to be fitted. Out of convenience, I used the exact size of the ply sheet

for the centre/top panel of the roof.

Shaped of course. This worked out well as I was working with a square and true shape, this helped a novice like me immensely. Much eyeing and measuring ensued to get it right.

Next was the shape and forming of three-ply strips laminated and shaped around the edge of the upper and lower roof surfaces. This WAS time-

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consuming but was eventually finished.

Then I trimmed out for the Vetus Glass Hatch in the roof so I could stick my head out and yell at my crew on the bow if needed. I also cut out for a couple of hinged vents on the reverse shear which has proved invaluable while moored and an even better asset while underway, giving fresh air right through the flybridge. Next came removing all the screws and then filling and sanding of the hundreds of screw holes. I then coated the whole thing in resin. I didn’t use fibreglass mesh or mat in it, as I just wanted to protect the timber without adding too much weight to the whole thing.

Once I had done this, I could see all the imperfections in my work so out came the fillers and away I went again, filling and sanding, filling and sanding, filling and sanding, laborious as hell, but had to be done.

Once that was finished it was time to throw some paint at it. I found the smaller type foam rollers were cheap and throwaway and did a great job. I didn’t wash out one of them. Same with paint brushes. I masked out borders and enhancement lines to improve the finished article. I used Kiwi-Grip, non-slip textured paint systems used with a special roller on the rooftop to avoid slips and falls should I have to go up there. This gives a great finish and covers up a multitude of sins regarding workmanship. Worked a treat.

So, once the construction and painting were finished, I had intended getting the 6mm toughened glass window panes installed then lifting the whole thing onto the boat in one piece completed. My glass supplier had other ideas (and issues) and wanted exact templates of every piece of glass to go in it. Consequentially, the boat went back in the drink with what ended up being four more weeks wait instead of the ten days as promised. So I waited, which was very annoying and frustrating with a lovely yellow tarpaulin over the boat to keep the winter weather out. Well, it ended up being six weeks to get the glass installed. Good things come to those who wait they say!

Awesome

Once the tarpaulin was removed and the glass fitted I could finally stand back and see what I had created. I liked it! But what would others think/say? “Awesome”, “looks good” most would say. Phew, I thought. Can’t have cocked it up too badly then. Then one day a guy came up to me out of the blue and said, “ that’s probably one of the best “addon” hard tops I have ever seen added to a boat”. Wow! “Thanks very much” I replied, we chatted about it for a while then I casually asked him what he did for a living?

“I’m a boat builder” he replied! Holy S*#t. Now that’s a compliment if ever I’ve heard one, felt quite proud really.

Nothing like a compliment to boost one’s ego. Especially about one’s boat!! Yeeeaa!

So I have done over 100 hours since the new top was added and I’d have to say, what a transformation. This has added another room to the boat and made it a great place to enjoy a day trolling and an afternoon drink in the sunset. I’m sure this would have been a much harder job without the ability to remove the reverse shear and take it home to work on.

Having to make untold trips down to the boat and measure and fit all the components would have been very time consuming and much more expensive to achieve.

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COMPROMISE BARRY THOMPSON WAS ON THE GOLD COAST RECENTLY AND TOOK A COBALT CS22 FOR A RUN ACROSS TO SOUTH STRADBROKE ISLAND AND THE COURAN COVE RESORT. WHILE COBALT MAY DESCRIBE THEIR GATEWAY SERIES, ( OF WHICH THE CS22 IS ONE) AS THE PERFECT INTRODUCTION TO THE BRAND AND THEIR ENTRYLEVEL MODELS, THEY ARE A WHOLE LOT MORE.

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The CS22 is available in ten different hull colour options.

The helm has seated, bolster or standing positions and the wheel is adjustable.

The reversible backrest is a great feature.

Cobalt CS22

The only instruction from Cobalt importer Brett Thurley, was don’t hit ‘Australia’. Anyone who has boated around the shifting sands of The Broadwater will know what I mean. Fortunately I managed to negotiate the long trip at 6 knots down the Coomera River and then across to Stradbroke Island without incident and returned the boat untouched.

The CS22 is one of 20 bowriders in the Cobalt range and depending on the model they are targeted at specific sectors of the market. While they are predominantly sterndrive powered they also offer a few outboard models. If you are seriously into your water sports then they have developed the WSS (Water Sports Series) for wakeboarders and the WSS Surf for the growing sport of wake surfing.

The bowrider market in New Zealand is not strong and while there have been production bowriders for almost as long as grp boats have existed, they have

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never really been mainstream.

Kiwi boat manufacturers like to run with the better selling cabin and hardtop models and so it’s no surprise that there are very few locally built bowriders.

There are exceptions from the likes of Buccaneer and Tristram, who have both put a Kiwi twist into their models, with as much emphasis on fishing, as towing water toys. But in the main if you want a bowrider and don’t want rod holders, fish storage or a bait board, then it has always been the American boats that are the go to brands.

Built in Neodesha, Kansas, Cobalt is regarded as one of the leading builders in the US and in their own words they describe themselves as boat fanatics; fanatical about reliable innovation, design, quality and detailing. And it’s that fanaticism that sets them apart from competitive brands.

One of those Cobalt boat fanatics is Patrick Martell

The side access has an infill cushion to complete a full wrap around lounger.

who runs Cobalt Boats Queensland out of Gold Coast City Marina.

Patrick says for years he has been selling a wide variety of boat brands, and the main opposition he always came up against was Cobalt. So now running the sales division for Cobalt Boats Queensland, has a ring of … if you can’t beat them, join them.

In Queensland and also Victoria for over 12 months, Patrick says that the brand has been extremely well accepted with good sales.

He also added that while they don’t have a dealer in New Zealand -as yet- they have had a number of enquires and are confident of selling their first Cobalt to a Kiwi soon.

POWER PLUS The CS22 is a slightly smaller package of the popular CS23 and while the layouts are very similar, the CS23 has dual transom entry, as opposed to one on the CS22, so there’s some difference in the aft seating arrangement. The CS23 is slightly longer at 7.21m overall, whereas the CS22 is 6.86m, but both are based on the same 2.59m wide hull. Also the Volvo Penta Forward Drive is used in the CS3, with the CS2 running a conventional MerCruiser or Volvo Penta sterndrive.

Our test boat was powered by a Volvo Penta V6-240/DPS that returned a top speed around 46 mph @ 5800 rpm. I initially thought, hey, we need a V8 for this baby, but I was really surprised just how much grunt and power the 4.4 litre V6 had. A V8 would be great and up the top speed to the low 50s and leap the boat on the plane quicker, but for me the V6 was enough. Must be getting old!

While it is not a boat designed for offshore boating, it is certainly not a lake boat either and I found the 20 deg hull rode smoothly and comfortably across a short chop on the way up to Couran Cove. The CS22 feels stable in the water and with a hull weight of 1542kg it gives you a feeling of being stiff and solid. It has that sports car style handling and is very responsive in tight turns, with little hint of letting go. It tracks cleanly at low speeds and is super stable at rest. The 240hp engine has good low down torque and gets on the plane in 3.2 secs. Pulling one of your heavier mates out on a single ski wouldn’t be a problem.

Construction is 100% hand-laid GRP with Kevlar reinforcement in stress areas and composite structural components. A fibreglass stringer system between the outer hull shell and full inner liner

adds a lot of rigidity and strength to the boat, so there is no discernible hull noise when underway.

With the V6 package there is plenty of room either side of the engine for storage, which Cobalt use for the extra cushions and cockpit table. What impressed me was that all of them come in their own personal stowage bag. Very neat and tidy.

EXCELLENCE IS IN THE DETAIL The interior of the CS22 reflects timeless good taste with a subtle elegance that is a hallmark of the brand. With Cobalt the option package is extensive, including ten hull and four interior colour options, so you have a wide choice either way. You can have everything from showers to monster sound systems or as on our boat, the tower and bimini. I was really impressed with the tower, not only for its style and robust construction, but also the way it folds down to be lower than the windscreen. Great for dropping the height when storing the boat on shore. Mind you this doesn’t come cheap, with a $10,000 price tag. However, I reckon the all Sunbrella/stainless steel collapsible tower is well worth the extra and certainly adds some coolness to the look of the CS22.

One of the more interesting features of the CS22 is Cobalt’s signature flip-down swim step. The swim step drops down to create a seat or step in the water that makes for easy reboarding after a towing session or a swim at anchor.

Patrick describes the CS22 as an all-round family boat. The cockpit layout is designed around entertaining and being adaptable with plenty of seating. The walk-thru access from the transom is something you don’t see on locally produced bowriders and it means you don’t have to step on the upholstery. With infill cushions in place you have a full U-shape aft seating arrangement.

I loved the texture of the Titanium upholstery and with the double stitching, the interior radiates a feeling of quality and style. Almost seems a shame to get it wet.

The helm seat caters for all styles of driving with three positions; seated, bolster or standing. Running the boat on The Broadwater, I was really conscious of what Brett had said about not running into Australia so I found the bolster position perfect as I could look over the toughened glass screen to make sure I didn’t miss any channel markers. Sit down low and the screen keeps any wind and WWW.BOAT MAGS.C O M 97

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test boat was an optional Garmin 7607 MFD, flanked by large analogue gauges with digital windows. The adjustable leather wrapped wheel means the driving position can be perfectly set to suit you. spray off you. Even standing there is plenty of height under the tower and bimini.

Cobalt has not gone overboard with the dash layout and while it is simple and practical with limited instrumentation, the upholstered wrapped dash with the double stitching and the weighted Cobalt emblem –always stays level – certainly makes it stand out. Dials and switches are all well placed for easy viewing or access. Centre stage of our

The drop down step is a unique function of the Cobalt boats.

Ergonomically designed bow seating is extremely comfortable.

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NEAT & TIDY Cobalt have spent as much attention to detail in areas you can’t see, as those that are visible. Behind the helm for example, you find neatly sorted wire looms, quick electrical disconnects, waterproof electrical connections where needed, battery switches with isolators, colour coded tinned copper wiring, dual central stainless steel grounding buses, and designated circuit breakers. Neat, tidy and very accessible.

Opposite the helm, there’s a reversible backrest which means you can change the front bench seat into part of a side sun lounger. Storage lockers, drink holders and USB ports are well placed for ease of use.

A removeable cockpit table comes with a neat mounting system off the front of the aft seat, so the cockpit sole is left unimpeded. Standard is clip-in carpet with Sof-Trac mat decking as an option. Storage is available under all the squabs.

Obviously if you are going to be cruising around the waterways or towing skiers, wakeboards or kids on a tube, you need a good sound system. The CS22 comes standard with a 6 speaker Rockford Fosgate stereo. Not enough you say. Well there’s room for more larger speakers and sub woofers, it just depends how much sound you want.

Like all Cobalt bow riders there is particular attention paid to the comfort of the seating layout forward, where, if the weather is right, the kids love to sit when underway. In the CS22 there is a fold-away walk-thru air dam to stop wind and spray coming through into the cockpit. Seating is traditional in layout with squabs either side, but in the case of the CS22 they have been ergonomically designed for superior comfort and holding.

There are storage spaces both under the squabs and in behind the back rests. Handholds and drink holders are close at hand and the anchor locker is well suited to take a small drum winch. This would be a better option than a capstan, due to the lack of available deck space. An after-market fairlead or bowsprit could easily be added.

“The customers that we traditionally sell these boats to are discerning and knowledgeable and want the best boat they can get, and that’s something I feel we offer with Cobalt”, says Patrick.

The Cobalt CS22 is a refined sports bowrider that has a feeling of luxury and quality all wrapped in a stylish profile. The fact that it also performs damn well, makes the CS22 one of the best in its class.

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REPOWERING. A GOOD IDEA? Thinking about a new engine for your boat? This article is about engine replacement and all the questions the boat owner faces. We want to guide you through the various stages of repowering and offer a little sound advice about the various choices you face.

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HOW DO YOU BENEFIT FROM A NEW ENGINE? The engine is the heart of your boat. Without a reliable and durable engine that does its job in any situation, owning a boat is no pleasure but instead a never ending struggle against the elements – irrespective of whether you have a sailing boat or a powerboat.

If you have a boat you like and are satisfied with but find that it is powered by an engine that no longer meets your requirements, you stand to gain a lot by replacing it.

Thanks to the fast pace of technological developments in recent years, you are going to notice some major changes when you change to a new engine. Things like increased safety and reliability, higher performance, immensely reduced environmental impact, easier adaptation to modern accessories, better fuel economy and most importantly an increased value for your boat.

A new engine increases your boat’s value. By just how much depends on the type of boat and how attractive your particular boat model is on the market. Having said that, it is unusual for the entire cost of repowering to be recovered in terms of enhanced resale value. However, if you make a comparison over a number of years between having a new engine with all that means in terms of high operating reliability, and running an old engine that may require major and perhaps even recurring repairs, repowering may well make sound economic sense.

The main reason for repowering, however, is quite simply because it gives you so much more enjoyment out of your boat. You invest in security and peace of mind, knowing that your boat will power you safely every time you want to head out to sea.

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RECONDITION? Reconditioning instead of fitting a new engine is an alternative to consider. However, no matter how you look at it, an engine ages and there comes a time when it simply doesn’t make economic sense to repair or recondition it. The challenge is to avoid repairs and reconditioning that involve major investments in an engine that will still never be able to deliver the performance and reliability you want.

A new marine engine from one of the established manufacturers gives you reliability and the protection of a warranty and support from your dealer, on a scale unlike anything you might get from an old engine fitted with new internal components. The risk is that a reconditioned, but still old, engine might soon have to be reconditioned again. In order to decide whether reconditioning is suitable or not, the best solution is to have a thorough discussion with a reputable engine dealer or boatyard.

WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME? The ideal situation would be if you could predict exactly when your engine has given all it can, but this is not possible. So, the best advice is to change before the old one gives up the ghost. You avoid being left without a boat in the middle of the season, you can receive a tradein price for your old engine and, if you plan the exchange carefully, you will also have the time to check other important parts of your boat.

The marine industry is seasonal and everyone is flatout during the boating season. This makes it more difficult to repower your boat during the busy season, at the

same time as this is precisely when you want to have a properly functioning engine off-season. If you plan your repowering and your old engine still works, you can in fact usually trade it in when buying a new engine.

Repowering involves more than just the engine A marine engine installation consists of more than just the engine. It is connected to several systems that must all be optimised to suit both the engineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and the boatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s characteristics. Planning well ahead with a competent partner is the key to getting a proper installation.

The electrical system is vital for engine reliability. It must be dimensioned correctly and with reliable connectors throughout. Electrical cables age with time and lose both conductivity and insulation properties. For safety reasons, they should be checked and replaced when needed.

For optimum performance, the engine must have a clean, undisturbed air supply. The needs of the new engine may be different from the one replaced.

A reliable supply of clean fuel is crucial and the fuel system should be thoroughly checked. Also, since fuel is flammable, there must be no leakage. If converting from gasoline to diesel, the tank and fuel lines may have to be changed.

The exhaust system affects engine performance, engine sound and onboard comfort and must be dimensioned for the new engine. Rubber hoses should be checked for wear.

whether you intended to subcontract the entire job or do it all yourself, you will need to have contact with a dealer or boatyard that has experience and competence.

Look for a reputable dealer with experience of repowering jobs like the one you are planning. A competent partner is indispensable to a successful result, not least when the time comes for start-up and a test run. Using an authorised dealer, means you can take advantage of all the competence at their disposal, with detailed and continuously updated installation literature, tools for propeller calculation and so on. They also work with comprehensive programmes for quality-assuring the entire installation.

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If you are repowering with a new engine on an existing sternleg, it pays to give this a full service at the same time.

Mercury offer a wide range of diesel and petrol sterndrives and inboards.

HOW CAN YOU BE SURE YOU’RE GETTING THE RIGHT PRICE? It may seem simplicity itself to find out what a new engine should cost, especially with all the information that is so easily accessible in today’s modern electronic society.

However, just don’t forget to compare like with like!

The price of the engine itself is one part of the cost. The cost of installation, trade-in value, any additional components that are required and modifications to permit installation in your particular boat must also be considered. Once again it is the choice of dealer that is crucial.

Make sure you get a detailed and all-inclusive proposal from your dealer. The proposal should be based on a complete inspection of your boat that you and the dealer carry out together. Here, you should go through all the systems that are affected: water, exhaust, air, fuel, electrics/electronics as well as any other work that you may want to have done at the same time. Take advantage of the dealer’s experience to find out what your possibilities are, and think carefully about exactly what you want improved in your boat.

The most secure solution for you is a “turnkey job” that includes everything. The dealer will carry out the entire repowering operation and guarantees that the boat will function correctly with the new engine. If you want more work carried out, this must be specified in the proposal.

The same thing applies if you want to do all or part of the job yourself. Draw up an agreement that specifies exactly who does what and what the dealer’s responsibility is regarding the final result.

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CHOOSING AN ENGINE The right engine for your boat depends on a variety of factors: how fast you want to go, how much power margin you want, how important comfort is for you, how many passengers/how much load you generally carry and so on.

The engine must naturally fit as regards size and weight, and in addition the air and water supply must be matched to the needs of the new engine, the fuel system has to be appropriately dimensioned, instruments and controls must be added, and much more besides. If you switch to an engine with higher power, you need to examine the engine mountings, the transmission and propshaft or drive.

The correct choice of transmission and propeller requires specialist know-how and here, you really need the help of a highly competent partner. Some boats are also certified for a specific power range, which limits the choice. These are important issues that have to be dealt with correctly right from the start.

ELECTRONICALLY MANAGED ENGINES For many boat owners, repowering means switching from a mechanically governed engine to one with electronic management. It’s a change that offers many benefits.

Electronic engine management is a precondition for being able to combine low emissions with high performance and low fuel consumption. Integrated safety functions provide effective engine protection, along with easier and better service. Routine service requirements are minimal.

Volvo Penta introduced electronic diesel control in 1995 and electronic fuel injection for gasoline engines in 1994. With today’s electronic systems, many of the boat’s functions can now be integrated into a single common system and can also communicate with equipment supplied by other manufacturers. This makes the installation of engines, controls and instruments far simpler thanks to the use of plug-in connectors. With fewer cables and fewer, more robust connections, reliability is also far better. The entire system is standardised and extremely easy to use. Engine service is easy, thanks to efficient diagnostic functions.

THE NEWEST AND CLEANEST ENGINES For a boat owner who changes from a traditional diesel engine, the difference is enormous in every respect.

Smoke and harmful exhaust emissions are as much as 90% lower and at the same time the engine offers far better

operating characteristics. The unique marine torque offers fast and safe acceleration, even with a heavily laden boat and, with power in reserve to back you up in rough seas.

When it comes to gasoline engines, electronic fuel injection offer major advantages compared with engines equipped with carburettors – reliable starting, far better response to the driver’s commands and low emissions that meet CARB’s Ultra Low Emission requirements.

DISPLACEMENT BOATS Diesel engines are the usual alternative for these boat types. If you have a gasoline engine and switch to diesel, you get better operating properties, increased reliability and higher safety.

Choosing the right power output is important. The engine must have sufficient power for the cruising speed of your choice without needing to climb to max revs. This gives you a valuable power reserve, useful for example if you are running against a strong head wind. However, installing an engine that is too powerful doesn’t give any benefits – it is unnecessarily heavy and uses more fuel without giving you any additional speed.

If you switch to an engine with higher power, you need to check the engine mountings, transmission and propshaft or drive. The engine must naturally also fit into the space available. The correct choice of propeller is essential for getting the maximum possible out of the engine’s power potential.

The engine’s torque is as important as its power output, particularly at low revs. An engine with high torque at low revs gives you power to manoeuvre and it also has sufficient reserves to charge your batteries at idling speed.

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Be careful with the engine’s optimum revs at cruising speed – the lower the better. An engine built to run at 2500–3000 rpm gives a totally different sense of onboard comfort, with lower noise and vibration levels, than a high-revving engine does.

PLANING BOATS WITH STERNDRIVE ENGINES Boats in this category stand to gain a lot with a new engine/ drive unit. There have been extensive improvements in the field of engines and drives and today’s products are better in every respect. Engines with superior characteristics and more efficient drives with power steering offer immense pleasure behind the wheel.

In a planing boat, higher power means higher top speed.

Better torque means faster acceleration up to planing speed and improved handling when the boat is heavily laden. Decide whether you are satisfied with your boat’s current performance and discuss various engine alternatives with your dealer!

The choice is do you choose a petrol or diesel sterndrive.

The greatest achievements in technical development have taken place with diesel engines. Most have electronically controlled common rail fuel injection, four valves per cylinder and various types of optimised supercharging with turbo and sometimes also compressor. All this gives performance equal to, sometimes even better than, that of gasoline engines of corresponding power. At the same time, fuel consumption is lower, reliability is greater, service life longer and second-hand value higher.

Petrol engines offer high performance and relatively low weight. Electronic fuel injection gives high reliability, low emissions and fast response for an enjoyable experience at the helm. The price of a petrol engine is generally lower than that of a diesel engine.

If you switch from petrol to diesel, you can often specify a lower power output without actually losing anything in terms of performance, apart from outright top speed, since a diesel engine offers better torque as well as being designed to operate closer to its max rev limit. When changing from petrol to diesel, the air, fuel and cooling systems need to be checked. Talk to your dealer to find out what exactly is necessary for your particular boat. He has the necessary specifications and documentation if you want to find out more for yourself.

PLANING BOATS WITH INBOARD ENGINES. Diesel engines have undergone unparalleled development in recent years, and now offer an almost unbelievable combination of performance, comfort and environmental Scania’s six cylinder D13 and D16 engines are proving popular in larger cruisers.

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suitability Since your boat has a planing hull, increased power usually means higher top speed. In general, however, every hull is developed for a specific speed range an significantly exceeding this may in fact give the boat poorer operating characteristics. It is also important to think about the overall result. A more powerful engine may need sturdier engine mountings and a stronger transmission, propshaft propeller, etc.

For inboard engines, the engine, transmission and propeller must be perfectly matched to create a successful installation.

MORE OPPORTUNITIES Properly planned repowering opens the door to several other improvements. Not least since it is easier to access certain parts of the boat once the engine has been removed. Go through the boat system by system (air, seawater, electrics, etc.) together with your dealer, and agree on what should be done.

One thing you should definitely take the opportunity to check is the sound insulation in the engine compartment.

Old insulation exposed to years of oil and dirt should be removed. Clean things up and fit new insulation and you will enjoy a pleasantly reduced sound level onboard.

The electrical system probably needs to be modernised.

The new engine most likely has a more powerful alternator than the old one and a new, properly dimensioned electrical system increases reliability onboard. Better charging capacity also makes it possible to add various other electrical devices onboard, such as a bow thruster and anchor winch.

Electronic controls give an entirely new feel with precise and distinct manoeuvring. They come as standard on many electronically controlled diesel engines and are otherwise available on the options list. Electronic controls offer high reliability and minimum service needs.

Engines may come with complete with a basic set of instruments, so if you want to add more, this is the perfect opportunity. Electronically controlled engines open up entirely new possibilities for intelligent instrumentation with displays that you can modify to suit your particular requirements. Think also about what you want your instrument panel layout to look like, where the engine controls should be located and so on, so you get everything just the way you want.

WHEN REPOWERING IS COMPLETE When the repowering procedure has been completed it is important that you satisfy yourself that everything you specified has actually been done, and also to familiarise yourself with the new features on your boat. Make sure all your questions are answered, and also make sure that the boat behaves as you expect.

See to it that you receive complete documentation and manuals for all the newly installed components, and do read through the information. Pay special attention to instructions related to running-in, daily inspection, warranty requirements and service.

You are now ready for a new chapter in your boating life!

Take care of your engine from the beginning and you w.ill enjoy many more seasons on the water. The investment you make in preventive maintenance is something you will be able to get back several times over in terms of better reliability and longer service life.

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ENGINE BUYERS GUIDE 130-1200hp ENGINE

HP

RPM

400-500

2900

CYL DISP (L) WGT (KG)

EMISSION

CATERPILLAR C 7.1 C8.7

C9 ACERT C12

C12 ACERT C12.9

C18 ACERT

641

503-567 340-490 660-705

850-1000

1001-1136

2300 2500

1800-2300 2300 2300

2300

6 6 6 6 6 6

6

4.2

750

8.7

1041

12

1174

8.8 12

12.9

18.1

946

1174

1672 1539

Teir 3 Teir 3 Teir 3 Teir 3 Teir 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

QSC8.3 QSL9

QSM11

230-550

490-600 410

300-715

2600-3000

2600-3000 2100

1800-2500

6

6

6

6

6.7

8.3

8.9

10.8

658

896

977

1188

Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 2 Tier 3

L136

160-315

2200-2500

LO86TI

315-360

2100-2500

MD196T/TI L126TI

V158TI

4V158TI V180TI

V222TI

4V222TI

180

280-320

2200

2000

360-400

2000-2100

530-800

1800-2300

480-680

600-820

720-1000

800-1200

6

8.1

6

8.1

6

6 6

5.8 11.1

V10

18.3

V12

975

1540

1800-2300 1800-2300

Tier 2

14.6

14.6

V12

790

1060

V8

1800-2300

Tier 1/2

11.1

1800-2300

V8

743

535

21.9

21.9

1350

1550

1750

1920

Tier 2

Tier 1/2 Tier 2

Tier 2 Tier 2

Tier 2

Tier 2

Tier 2

S30 230

S30 230SD (Sterndrive)

NEF40 250 NEF 60 NEF67

C90 CURSOR C13 CURSOR

85 - 100 115 230 230

170 - 250 270 - 480 125 - 570 380 - 650 330 - 825

2800

3500 - 4000 4000 2800

2800 - 3000 2800 - 3200 2000 - 2530 1800 - 2400

4 4

4 4 6

4.5 3

3 4 6

450 330

330 490 595

6

6.7

605 - 650

6

13

1334 - 1395

6

8.7

940

Stage 2 Stage 2

Stage 2 Stage 2 Stage 2 Stage 2 Stage 2 Stage 2

30HPE*

40-175

145-250

3200-4100 4000

* Available in shaft, sterndrive or jet.

4 4

2 3

312

203-393

Stage 2 Stage 2

U 125

125

4000

4

1.6

220

Tier 3

S 270

270

3800

V6

3

334

Tier 3

H 380 L13

380

500-600

3800

1800

1800-2000

4

6

6

2.2 10

12.7

280

1120

1310

Tier 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

4045SFM8545 4045AFM85 6068SFM50

6068TFM75

6068AFM75/85 6068SFM75/85 6068TFM50

6090AFM75/85 6090SFM75

6135AFM85 6135SFM85

150

275-315

160-225

236-300

158-201

230-330

249-400

154-225

285-425

325-550

365-575

425-700

2600

2600-2800

2300-2600

2400-2600

2400-2600

2300-2600

2400-2800

2300-2600

2100-2400

2100-2500

1800-2100

1800-2200

4

4

4

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

4.5

4.5

4.5

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8 9

9

13.5

13.5

462

558

578

776

730

787

890

730

1011

1066

1410

1426

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

Tier 2

Tier 2

Tier 3 Tier 3

i6-800

V8-1000

V8-1200

230

D260 D270

D350

TDI 4.2

6.7/480

V8 500 VGT*

480

6.7/500

500

6.7/550

V6

3

6

4.2

4200

V8

4.2

4200

V8

3800 3800

3200 3200

6

6

6

6

275

Tier 2/3

2

289

Tier 2/3

3

350

Tier 3

4.2

4.2

4.2 6.7

350 504

504

423 504

423 721

Tier 2

Tier 3 Tier 2 Tier 2

Tier 3 Tier 2

Tier 3

Tier 2/3

721

721

Tier 2/3

V8

6.2

391

CARB 4 Star

V8

8.2

449

CARB 4 Star

3200

6

6.2L 300

300

5400

8.2 HORIZON DTS

280

4600

6.7

465

6.7

550

Tier 2/3

MERCURY PETROL 6.2L 350

8.2 H.O.DTS

350

317

5400

4800

V8 V8

6.2

8.2

391

449

CARB 4 Star CARB 4 Star

MERCRUISER (PETROL) 3.0 MPI

135

4800

4.3 TKS

190

4800

4.3 MPI 180

4.5L 200

4.5L 250

6.2L 300 6.2L 350

8.2 MAG

8.2 MAG HO

180

220

200

250

300

350 380

430

4

3

234

CARB 4 Star

4.3

329

CARB 4 Star

4800

V6

4.3

4800

V6

4.3

4800

4800

5400 5400

5000

5000

V6

V6

V6 V8

V8

V8 V8

Weights are engine and Transmission less sterndrive.

4.5

4.5

6.2

6.2 8.2

8.2

352 329

343

343

391 391

449

449

CARB 4 Star

CARB 4 Star CARB 4 Star CARB 4 Star

CARB 4 Star

CARB 4 Star CARB 4 Star CARB 4 Star

NANNI T6

205-270

275-320

3400-3600 3600

4

6

2.98

332-350

Tier 2

14

1630

Tier 2

22.3L

2305

Tier 2/3

4.1

NOTE: Some models are available with MerCruiser sterndrives.

350-825

1800-2300

Series 10V2000

1205-1600

1800-2450

V10

Series 16V2000

1070-2600

1800-2450

V16

SERIES 8V 2000 Series 12V2000

536-1200

805-1920

Series8V/12V/16V/20V400 1000-5766

426

Tier 2

1800-2450

1800-2450

6

V8

15.9

V12

23.9L

1600-2100

V8/20

2360

Tier 2

2810

Tier 2/3

38.1-86.2L

5460

Tier 2/3

35.7L

3450

Tier 2/3

M190C

190

2100

6

6.6

698

Tier 2

M250C

250

2400

6

6.6

698

Tier 2

M216C

M300C

730

800

1,000 1200

2300

2300

2300

2300

6 6

V8

V8

12.42

12.42 16.6

16.6

1215

1215

1780

1880

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

300-500 500

* Complete with Axis sterndrive

3600

3600

V8

V8

6.6

6.6

515

450

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Tier 3

Tier 2

216

300

2400

2400

6

6

6.6

6.6

698 700

Tier 2

Tier 2

SCANIA DI13

700-750

2300

6

12.7 16.4

1670

1190

Tier 2

MO144M38

144

3800

4

2.1

258

Tier 2

MO174V40

170

4000

4

2.1

276

Tier 2

DI16

900-1150

2300

6

Tier 2

STEYR MO164M40

SE164E40

SE156E32 SE196E35 SE236S36

SE266S36

SE286E40 MARINEDIESEL VGT350/500

370

2.8

3800

4000

350

4

V6

260

335

2

4000

3800

320

4

4

220

270

D320

SE144E3B

MAN i6-730

D230

D220

4000

4000

PERKINS

JOHN DEERE 4045TFM505

150

170

SERIES S60

200

EMISSION

MTU

HYUNDAI SEASALL R 200

D150

D170

T4

FNM 20HPE

CYL DISP (L) WGT (KG)

MERCURY DIESEL

4.3 MPI 220

FPT NEF45 100

RPM

Weights are engine and Transmission less sterndrive.

DOOSAN LO66TI

HP

TDI 4.2

CUMMINS QSB6.7

ENGINE

SE306J38

163

144 160

150

190 231

258

279

292

4000

3800

4000

3200 3500

3600

3600

4000

3800

4

4 4

6

6

6

6 6

6

2.1 2.1

2.1

3.2 3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2 3.2

258

263

263 340

340

340

340 340

340

Tier 2 Tier 3 Tier 3

Tier 3 Tier 3 Tier 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

Tier 3

VOLVO PENTA D3-150

150

3000

5

2.4

301

Tier 3

ENGINE BUYERS GUIDE 130-1200hp

D4-225

225

3500

4

3.7

546

Tier 3

D4-300

300

3500

4

3.7

559

Tier 3

The smarter way to Easy Boating

Tier 3

Pioneering joystick control

ENGINE

HP

RPM

D3-170

170

4000

5

2.4

301

Tier 3

D3-220

220

4000

5

2.4

301

Tier 3

D3-200

D4-180

D4-260

D6-330

D6-370

D6-435

D8-550

D8-600

D11-625

D11-670

D11-725

D13-800

D13-900

200

180

260

330

370

435

550

600

625

670

725

800

900

4000

2800

3500

3500

3500

3500

2900

3000

2400

2450

2500

2300

2300

CYL DISP (L) WGT (KG) 5

4

4

6

6

6

6

6

2.4 3.7

3.7 5.5

5.5

5.5 7.7

7.7

301

546

558

656

677 695

840

840

6

10.8

1145

6

10.8

1145

6

6

6

10.8 12.8

12.8

D8, D11 & D13 engines weight does not include gearbox.

1145

1450

1560

EMISSION Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

Tier 3

VOLVO PENTA IPS IPS350/D4

260

3500

4

3.7

780

Tier 3

IPS450/D6

330

3500

6

5.5

863

Tier 3

IPS400/D4

IPS500/D6

IPS600/D6

IPS700/D8

IPS800/D8

IPS800/D11

IPS950/D11

IPS1050/D13

IPS1200/D13

300

370

435

550

600 625

725

800

900

3500

3500

3500

2900

3000 2400

2500

2300

2300

4

6

6

6

3.7

5.5

5.5

780

887 901

Tier 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

7.7

1410

6

10.8

1800

Tier 3

6

12.8

2300

Tier 3

6 6

6

7.7

10.8

12.8

1410 1800 2300

Tier 3 Teir 3

Tier 3 Tier 3

VOLVO PENTA DIESEL STERNDRIVE D3-140/SX

140

4000

5

2.4

358

Tier 3

D3-170/SX

140

4000

5

2.4

358

Tier 3

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W O N K R U O Y

TRAILER VIDEO SERIES

As the first of our KNOW YOUR SERIES on our Facebook and online pages, we start with KNOW YOUR BOAT TRAILER. You can check out the new series on our Facebook page that begins on Dec 20. Each week Barry Thompson explains about the specialities of a boat trailer and offers some advice on how you can look after your trailer, so it lasts many more years.

So here’s a brief look at what each episode is all about. Go to our Facebook page – Pacific PowerBoat Magazine - and check them out.

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boat trailer just what it says, a trailer for carrying a boat. Now I know that’s pretty simplistic, but boat trailers are very different to recreational type garden trailers. Firstly they are going to be dipped into water, mostly saltwater and that’s where the problems start.

When the first boat trailers were built, they were timber, but soon that changed to metal and common in the earliest years of trailer boats were trailers made from steam pipe. I know my dad had one under an 18ft Hartley. We soon moved onto steel box section that was cut and welded to shape. Today trailers

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are mostly manufactured from special cut, folded and bent steel sections. Boat trailers are now galvanised to stop the rust, both inside and out and are also available in aluminium.

But it’s not just the frame; it’s also all the running gear that is trailer boat specific, such as lights, brakes, rollers, pads and winches. Most things on a boat trailer are designed for a purpose, to make towing, retrieving and launching your boat that much easier and safer.

Boat trailers come in a variety of sizes from as little as 3m for small dinghies and PWCs to upwards of 10m for the largest trailer boats. Single, tandem or

triple axle, it all depends on what size your boat is.

Over the next seven episodes of Knowing Your Trailer, we will be looking at everything from trailer componentry to road rules and what to look for when buying a trailer.

TOWBARS & COUPLINGS

hen you hook your trailer up to your tow vehicle, there are few things to consider. Firstly how heavy is the rig you are towing and is your vehicle rated to tow it. An average 6m-trailer boat is going to weigh around 2200 kgs all up, boat/motor/trailer, package so this means that a 4cyl family car isn’t going to cut it. You need something bigger like an SUV or big six cyl or V8 car, Moving on up if you are towing a 7m plus boat on the back then you might consider something like an Isuzu D-Max or similar, Most big crew cab utes have a towing capacity of 3500 kgs, which is

plenty. Diesel power is also better in my opinion.

Next, you need to check the way the tow bar is attached to the vehicle. Solid mounting points on the subframe are critical and in the case of larger utes, they are bolted to the chassis. Drilling holes in the boot floor pan is a disaster waiting to happen.

Then there is the tow ball. NZ has a strange system of two standard ball sizes, 1 7/8 and 50mm, plus there are even larger options available. When you hitch the rig up to your tow vehicle, make sure the locking tongue on the coupling engages properly.

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Chains are important and you need to make sure you have quality chain that is bolted (not welded) to the trailer chassis. Certified shackles are also a good insurance.

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WINCH POSTS & WINCHES

he winch post on your trailer is one of the most important components when you consider it not only stops the boat flying forward, is the winch mounting point and its position has a lot to do with the way the trailer is balanced.

Most mounting posts are attached with heavy duty U bolts so you can slide it fore and aft to get the balance of the trailer right. These way manufacturers can make one trailer that will fit a variety of designs and sizes, without compromising the integrity of the trailer.

On top of the post is the winch, which is either manual or electric. In the case of the manual winch, various ratios are available so you can winch on big heavy without

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having to spend a week at the gym. However, if you are planning on something that weighs over 2500 kgs it is recommended to have an electric winch that will do all the pulling for you. These also come in a variety of sizes with various pulling power and can be operated from a separate battery or off a connection to the vehicle.

While wire was once the only option, winches are now offered with synthetic rope and web straps, so no more metal strands in the hands when you grab the winch wire.

Talking of safety chains, again it is important to have solid chains with rated shackles as this is going to be one of the main anchor points for the boat on the trailer.

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oat trailers come with or without brakes. There are two systems available, manual override or electric. Trailer brakes are not required up 750 kg and only recommended from 750-2000 kg. From 2000 - 2500 kg you must have override brakes and from 2500-3500 kgs electric brakes are mandatory.

The simple system is the manual override brake that is most common on Kiwi trailers. This works on inertia, so when the vehicle is braked the trailer brakes are activated through a hydraulic system. Simple, effective and reasonably fool proof.

However, when you start to tow rigs over 2000kgs, you need to move up to a more serious braking system such as electric over hydraulic, where the system is fully controlled by the braking action of the vehicle.

The most common problem with boat trailers is failed trailer brakes. Because boat trailers are regularly immersed in highly corrosive saltwater, the trailer brakes will corrode and then fail very quickly without regular and constant maintenance. Best preventative maintenance is flushing with fresh water everytime you use the boat.

Irrespective of the type of brake operating system, you need to examine the brake discs and callipers for corrosion.

Also, check that the discs are not warped. A warped disc can be a problem because the braking pressure will be irregular, resulting in heat build up on the highway, and possible tyre and wheel bearing failure.

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TYRES & SUSPENSION

kay so the brakes are going to stop you but what about the tyres you have wrapped around them. Too often people put on inferior tyres that will not stand up to the stresses of a boat trailer.

Overloaded tyres also commonly cause tyre failure. You may find the trailer itself can handle 1,500kg, but the trailer tyres are only rated for just 1,000kg.

Due to the hard work that a trailer tyre gets it is recommended to use at least 8 ply light commercial truck tyres and unlike your car, they should be pumped up to high pressures around 44-65 psi.

In fact, in some cases double the tyre pressure of your car. However, your

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rear tyres on your tow vehicle should be pumped up much higher than normal when towing, especially if you have high sidewalls.

Thanks to modern technology, the suspensions, axles and brakes of new trailers can be galvanised for protection against corrosion. Suspensions are common in two basic forms, the regular leaf springs or the rubberised based suspension Duratoque. Both do the same job and both are basically trouble free. With the spring system, you need a full axle across the trailer frame, which can have a bearing on how low you can position your boat. Duratoque is based

on a drop arm system that is individually mounted either side and are favoured by those who like to get their deep vee boats as low as practical on the trailer.

If you are into shallow water beach launching having a low trailer is a bonus.

BUNKS OR ROLLERS?

o what’s best? Bunks or rollers. Bunks are very common on imported US built trailer boats where steep concrete ramps are common and the boats are designed to be more floated on and off the trailer. In New Zealand however, we don’t have the luxury of loads of steep ramps and in many cases with high tide fluctuations, the ramps stop before the deeper water. This means if you have a bunk trailer the difficulty in getting your boat on and off the trailer is worse, especially if you are beach launching like a lot of us do.

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as they feel they disperse the pressure points on the hull more evenly, especially when it comes to aluminium boats and don’t leave any dents on the bottom. Well, I reckon if you get dents in the hull because of the rollers you need to look for a stronger and better-built boat and trailer. The secret is plenty of rollers to carry the load. 12 years with a DMW multi roller trailer under my Buccaneer 635DC and apart from some scuff marks in the gel coat there were no impressions in the grp.

Multi roller trailers are the best for Kiwi conditions that’s for sure, with our

launching options. A good multi roller trailer requires very little effort to launch a boat and if you are too quick and release the safety chain too early to may well find the boat sitting on the beach or in the shallows.

LIGHTS & TIE DOWNS

oat trailers are like any trailer they need to be registered and have a current warrant. Part of that warrant is an effective fully operational lighting system. The regulations state that you have to have normal stop, signal and rear trailer lights, and if your trailer package weighs over 2000 kgs sidelights are also mandatory.

As the lights are usually mounted at the lowest part of the trailer, they are going to get wet when you back into the water.

Hence underwater or fully submersible lights, which are now common, place.

Hella makes some of the best in the business and if fitted correctly give very little problem.

Another system is to have a light board that is mounted on the rear of the deck and held in place with bungee cords.

The lighting cable runs over the deck through to the back of the tow vehicle.

Works well and is perfect for a small trailer or if you want to have a multi-use board for the garden trailer as well.

While I am down the back of the trailer, we should mention the tie downs.

These are very important and if you are

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driving anywhere, you should have them attached. They are one of three security fittings for the boat, the other being the winch wire with the safety chain and will also stop the boat from bouncing up and down when being towed

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n the final of our series on Knowing Your Trailer we look at launching and offer some hints and tips on doing it the right way. There is nothing worse than turning up to the boat ramp and getting into a heated discussion with a fellow boatie when you are launching your boat. Commonly known as Ramp Rage, it is something that can easily be avoided if you go about things properly.

Firstly when you get to where you are launching don’t leave things like taking off the tie downs, light board if you have one, or loading in the chilly bin and bait till you are on the ramp. All this needs to be done before you get there. You time on the ramp should be as quick as possible.

Another important thing to check, even before you leave home is that

the battery is up to starting the engine.

How many times have we seen a boat that will not crank over because the battery is flat! Simple maintenance and preparation would fix that.

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Shipwreck Bay, Zakynthos Island.

Envoy's bow thruster fouled by dinghy painter.

Envoy under storm clouds at Cephalonia.

DISASTER NEARLY STRIKES HEADING SOUTH IN GREECE’S IONIAN SEA It’s August, mid-summer and four months previously Envoy suffered some heat damage from a major fire aboard an adjacent boat at Lefkas Marina. Because repairs took two months out of our cruising schedule we changed our original plans and decided to stay in the Ionian Sea area. This is spectacular cruising territory ranging some 270 miles from north to south down Greece’s lush west coast and 60 miles east to west with about 20 islands scattered along the way to explore. Some areas have bustling towns like Corfu while others are isolated and tranquil. Safe shelter and supplies are available at numerous anchorages, village quays and several marinas. The Ionian is well positioned with Albania, Montenegro and Croatia easily reached to the north-east and Italy to the north-west, while to the south-east lies Greece’s mainland Peloponnisos region gateway to Crete and the Aegean Sea that separates Greece from Turkey. The Ionian’s weather is also generally more stable than that found in the Aegean Sea with its notorious Meltemi northerly wind often keeping cruisers in shelter.

With our daughter Amy still aboard we head south from our anchorage at Preveza on the mainland coast to cruise through the nearby Lefkas Canal. Originally constructed

by Corinthians nearly 3,000 years ago this canal separates Lefkas from the mainland and makes it an island. A floating pontoon bridge allows continuous road traffic except for a few minutes on each hour when it’s opened for boats to pass through.

A CARELESS MISTAKE DAMAGES OUR BOW THRUSTER Envoy’s fire damage is now all repaired except for a broken pilot house window. So far we’ve been unable to find a supplier for this special curved glass window and have been using heavy duty plastic film to cover the window cavity. As we maneuver into Lefkas Marina to fit a temporary Plexiglas acrylic window that’s been especially made for us we make a big mistake. We mostly tow our dinghy from Envoy’s stern, but as we will need to reverse into our berth we move our dinghy forward so it will trail from our our bow. I don’t notice the end of our painter is in the water and this soon jams around and stops the bow thruster’s propeller, making for an interesting time berthing in the marina’s confined spaces using only our single engine. Next day a diver tries to free the painter, but that’s unsuccessful so we have to lift Envoy out of the water to remove the propeller and free the line – an expensive lesson for us.

Unfortunately the bow thruster’s sudden stop caused some damage to its 24 volt motor so we leave it ashore to be repaired while we carry on cruising south.

It’s always great to visit places for the first time and Amy suggests we anchor in a stunning bay on the island of Nisis Arkoudian, sharing it with several small boats during the day while we do some snorkeling but enjoying the solitude of being the only boat there during evening.

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Floating cafe beaches itself to feed Marathonisi Island day trippers.

We find many bays around Ithaca way too deep to anchor, but eventually drop the pick in 15 metres at Ormos Skhoinos just offshore from a local family’s holiday villa.

For over 50 years they’ve employed the same caretaker, who lives in a beautifully maintained traditional wooden sailing boat alongside their private jetty. During a friendly chat he explains his son is now taking over the role and continuing the family tradition.

Very close to this anchorage is a stunning

unnamed bay with a rustic, ramshackle beach bar. As we enjoy coffees there we ponder how back home this bar would never get resource consent, let alone meet building standards or health edicts. Sitting by the water’s edge outside the bar we find a bearded, emaciated man looking like a biblical prophet. He’s cleaning some recently caught squid which are covered in wasps and when Diane and Amy comment on this he sagely replies “wasps don’t worry me ... they are my friends.” We think

An Ithica Island beachhouse caretaker lives aboard this classic yacht.

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this highly amusing as wasps have been problematic in some bays and both Diane and Amy have had painful stings.

STUNNING CEPHALONIA ISLAND We move on to Cephalonia, the largest of the seven main Ionian islands. The great movie Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is based on the brutal 1943 Nazi massacre of around 5,000 Italian soldiers who had surrendered here and were no further threat to the Germans.

First we anchor in the harbour at Ay Eufimia, one of our favorite villages. Here is a great butcher’s shop where we’re able to buy delicious New Zealand lamb chops (surprisingly costing less than at home) and top quality fillet steak. When we find culinary treasures like these we tend to buy up large for the freezer and the shop’s staff are quite agog at the size of our order.

Next morning we walk about three kilometres inland along the slopes of a gorgeous fertile valley to explore historic Drakopoulata, a name of Turkish origin as the village was inhabited by many Turks who were repatriated home in the 1920s as were Greeks living in Turkey. The village was badly damaged during a major earthquake in 1953 and although some houses were restored and a few people live there it

Rangers assisting turtle hatchlings at Marathonisi Island.

remains largely ruined. We’re still able to see some relics such as flour grinding stones and rusting grape presses among the stone ruins.

Cruising south we put our trolling lure in the water for the first time this year and catch a tuna, far too small to eat but at least proving the lure attracts them.

People commonly say “the Med is fished out”, but that’s not really correct as although we’ve mostly been unsuccessful in our fishing endeavors there’s an enormous annual catch in the Med of 800,000 tonnes. Fish shops and markets

Envoy's broken window with temporary plastic film cover.

are common, supplied by an estimated 82,000 commercial fishing boats employing 314,000 people while virtually every seaside village has its own tiny harbour, generally consisting of a simple rock wall providing some shelter for a few fishing boats.

To pass the south-eastern corner of Cephalonia we have to navigate around a shallow sandspit extending a couple of miles out to sea. I’ve been aware there’s a shallow, but apparently safe unmarked passage through the spit but we’ve previously circumvented it in deeper water.

This time we’re able to cautiously follow

a similar sized vessel at a safe distance through the passage and save a few miles.

We overnight at Ormos Katelios, an anchorage requiring great care as it’s only about three metres deep with several underwater rocks, only some of which are marked by simple buoys provided by the locals.

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experience in our dinghy when a particularly large turtle swims around her close-by for several minutes.

Here we take a rental car to visit the Castle of St George, originally built by Byzantines in the 12th century but soon taken over Turkish invaders. Venetians then defeated the Turks in 1500 and held the castle for the next 300 years.

While ashore filling our fresh water containers I meet some British cruisers, just arrived from Malta. Our original plan had been to cruise there so I’m interested when they tell me they think Malta’s a great place to visit by land, but they didn’t enjoy cruising around during July and August when the few anchorages are hugely over-crowded and have too many fast speedboats zipping around.

The next few nights we anchor off Spatia for the first time, finding great scenery and safe holding with very few other boats.

Here and at many similar bays locals and visitors leave their small craft such as RHIBs, kayaks, dinghies and trailerable motor boats unattended on moorings, unlocked without any fear of theft or damage, sadly something you can’t do in most parts of New Zealand any longer.

After heading south from Spatia we notice spectacular storm clouds blanketing nearby hills and soon thunder roars and lightning lights the sky as the wind strength increases and the seas build causing a bumpy crossing until we reach the shelter of

Zakynthos Island. This island’s rugged west coast is famous for its deep and spectacular sea caves; in fact we’ve never seen a stretch of coast with so many. We hope to find a reasonably sheltered bay where we can anchor and explore some of these caves, but there’s too much ground swell and we have to keep going, just stopping briefly to take photos at famous Wreck Bay – said to be the most photographed bay in Greece.

The crew of a charter catamaran anchored here appear rather inebriated judging by their loud music and gyrations on deck and we have to take evasive action when a teenage girl dives into the water and starts swimming obliviously across Envoy’s intended track.

TURTLE TERRITORY Zakynthos Island’s southern coast is a protected turtle breeding area and boating is strictly controlled with anchoring only permitted in a relatively sheltered bay called Ormos Keri.

Greece isn’t noted for its health and safety regulations (or indeed for observing any regulations) and when we land ashore we find the main jetty’s decking has many holes and missing planks. We’re a little surprised as this jetty is used by tourists to board their hire boats, but this is a common issue here and when walking along any of the many makeshift jetties you need to step carefully where the often frail planks are supported underneath.

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Early one morning we take our RHIB out to a sandy beach on nearby Marathonisi Island – an important turtle breeding area and by sheer luck time our visit perfectly as three young rangers are in the sand dunes carefully excavating a nest to help some late hatchlings from the sand and down to the sea. It’s a wonderful experience to see five turtles, each about the size of a thumbnail, flipper their way down the beach and launch themselves into the sea for their first time. Most visitors come here by ferry and catering is provided by several floating cafes which come out each day and run themselves ashore adding an unfortunate touch of commercialism to an otherwise tranquil scene.

During the afternoon a strong offshore wind develops we notice an inflatable plastic turtle blowing across the wavelets from the beach towards Envoy. Imagining some poor child crying over this lost turtle Amy and I jump into our RHIB, retrieve the turtle and head to shore. As we approach the beach Amy stands to wave the turtle around and attract its owners who turn out to be a young Chinese couple. They’re delighted to be reunited with their turtle, but in a heartbeat they lose it again to the strong wind and again we retrieve it for them.

These are the first oriental people we’ve seen in weeks as Greece is very monocultural and even among the tourists you rarely see a non-European face.

Ormos Keri is the furthermost point we’ll be away from our Lefkada home base and on 2 September we start heading back north.

September’s arrival signals a noticeable change in the weather and temperatures drop by a few degrees to mid-20s while it’s also more cloudy and generally more unstable.

Again we cruise up Zakynthos’s remote west coast and again the swell is rolling in too much to anchor, despite fine weather and a light wind.

We try out our trolling lures again and bingo – catch a fish, but we don’t recognise the species and decide not to chance our luck by eating it. Later we catch four more fish, all too small to eat so back to the sea they go.

Back at Cephalonia Island we spend a couple of days anchored at spectacular Foki Bay, one of our favorite locations. Most Med cruisers don’t like anchoring, preferring to moor stern-to the shore and we spend some amusing time watching people trying to do this unsuccessfully. One large British yacht secures a stern line to a small tree and a short time later pulls it out by the roots sending it crashing into the sea amid a minor landslide of rocks and dirt.

Continue to follow Envoy’s adventures including being hit by a drifting yacht during a storm. Meanwhile readers can access more detailed and current information from Envoy’s blog: www.envoyinthemed.blogspot.com.

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KERI KERI TO THE BLUFF I recently went down to Dunedin, or more precisely Milton, a small town a few km south, which is the home of McLay Boats, a company that in 2017 celebrated their 30th anniversary. In a one on one interview with company founder and managing director, Steve McLay (See Page 154), he mentioned that while he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t start out building boats, it just happened. It got me thinking about how many of our alloy boat brands started and while some did start out building boats from day one, a hell of a lot were general engineering shops that took some alloy, a welder, a design and produced a boat. Usually, this was simply a one-off that the owner of the business wanted for himself and there was no intention of boats becoming a part of the company.

Some, like Ramco, had its roots in a plumbing company, as did Fyran way back in the very early days.

McLay Boats morphed into a boat brand after a very short time, when Steve McLay found people in the Milton area and beyond wanted his boats. Before he knew it, the general engineering business was gone and the boats took over. From small beginnings, McLay Boats has grown into one of the major aluminium boat brands in the country and look like continuing their strong market leadership for years to come.

I am also amazed at how the lower half of the South Island is the home of so many alloy boat brands. Afterall Southland and particularly Invercargill is about as far away from the mass market north of Taupo as you can get. Nestled in the deep south, in Invercargill are Stabicraft, the Southernmost alloy boat builder in the world, Frewza, Kiwi-Kraft/Aqualine and Image Boats. All of which supply boats throughout the country and overseas.

There are now over 70 alloy boat builders in New Zealand, including jetboat manufacturers, and it is interesting as to their geographic spread. There are builders based from as far north as Kerikeri to a few kilometres from Bluff.

Working up the country, you find McLay and Southern/Lazercraft and until recently Finlay and Aqualite in the Dunedin area and at the top of the South Island thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DNA and Osprey in Nelson.

And when it comes to the North Island it is interesting to see that there are only a few brands built in Auckland, with the majority in the provinces. Napier has Dickey, Profile and Senator, Gisborne has White Pointer, Whakatane makes claim to Extreme and a little further inland is Surtees, Seaboss, Orca and Marco. AMF are on their own in Wanganui.

In the Bay or Plenty region, you find Adventure Boats in Te Puke and Tauranga Kingfisher Boats, Bluefin and Scorpion. FC Boats make Hamilton their home base as do Everyman and Enduro Boats. But when it comes to Auckland, the most prominent city in the country, where you might expect the most builders to be concentrated, there are only a few major brands. Bluefin, Commando Boats, Innovision and Ultimate Boats come to mind. Makaira was in Auckland but they moved way north to the Bay of Islands and Fyran which were once the dominant brand in the alloy trailer boat have ceased to trade.

Unlike the grp market, imported alloy boats have never made much impact into Kiwiland.

Apart from Australian giant Quintrex, we see very little of other brands and nothing from the US. According to NZ Marine stats, in the 2017 year, it is estimated that aluminium trailer boat sales to the local NZ market will run around 1,100 boats, which compared to the grp sectors 800 boats is a significant market share. Kiwi builders are innovative and market leaders and I have said many times that when it comes to pontoon boats and hardtops, we punch way above our weight. It is estimated that 90% of new trailer power boats sold in NZ are manufactured in NZ - and that includes the trailer!

Have a great boating Xmas and enjoy as much time as you can on the water.

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$180,000 GATE PRIZE FOR HUTCHWILCO NZ BOAT SHOW Boaties and fishers at the 2018 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show in Auckland in May will have the chance to win a boat package worth over $180,000!

The prize, which will definitely be won by one very lucky visitor to the show, is an astounding Surtees/Yamaha Grand Prize that is almost certainly the biggest, most expensive single prize ever given away at a boat show, anywhere in the world.

Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show general manager, Dave Gibbs, says show organisers are incredibly excited to be offering a prize of this size and value.

He says that thanks to Surtees and Yamaha, the Grand Prize will be a “true life changer” for one lucky show-goer.

Although full specifications, photos and videos of this fantastic Surtees/Yamaha Grand Prize will not be unveiled until the New Year, Dave Gibbs says he can share some of the details.

“The prize will include one of Surtees Boats’ ‘go anywhere’ flagship models, powered by a very special pair of the latest Yamaha motors.

“It will have a top speed of at least 43 knots, will cruise comfortably and economically at 20-22 knots and will have a cruising range of over 250 nautical miles.

“It will come with a comprehensive Garmin electronics package, including a 7412 multi-function display, radar, a GT51 down view, side view transducer and VHF. It will sit on a top-of-theline Epic trailer worth almost $19,000 and come complete with a Balex auto boat loader, Loan Star drum winch, Fusion stereo system, Seadek flooring in the cabin and cockpit and on the coamings, as well as a set of Hutchwilco lifejackets and a year’s Yamaha Marine Insurance.

The 2018 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show will be held at the ASB Showgrounds in Greenlane, Auckland on May 17-20. Tickets to the show are now available on-line at www. boatshow.co.nz with all tickets bought before May 10, 2018, also automatically in the draw to win a powered Viking Kayaks package worth over $8000.

All tickets, whether bought online or at the show gates, are eligible to enter the draw for this amazing Surtees/Yamaha Grand Prize. www.boatshow.co.nz

New McLay for 2018

McLay boats will be releasing a 571 Sportsman hardtop package early in the new year. Having seen a massive market shift into hardtops in the last 12 months and seeing the 591 Sportsman hardtop become their best selling model, the company believe the time is right to introduce a smaller hardtop. Pricing and details will be available early in the new year. www.mclayboats.co.nz

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GROWS While the McLay 591 has been around for a few years now in both Sportsman and Hardtop versions and is one of McLay’s biggest selling boats, it seems that the boat needed a tweak.

Under some discussions with local owners and some Australian dealers, Steve McLay, MD of McLay Boats decided to make the boat a little longer. The new 591 XL Sportsman Hardtop has had 200mm added into the cockpit, to provide some extra fishing space.

No changes have been made anywhere else, so the cabin and wheelhouse areas and transom remain the same as the 591. McLay is quick to point out that the 591XL is an addition to the 591 range and not a replacement.

“The addition of 200mm has had no detrimental effect on the ride and handling and in fact, if anything the extra waterline has improved it”, says McLay. He adds that the boat is now rated for a little extra horsepower and the performance with a Mercury 115 Pro 4S on the first model has proven just how good the new package is. Maximum speed is 36 knots, with a fuel usage of 46.8 lph. www.mclayboats.co.nz

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NEW SURTEES 750 WORKMATE HT With the introduction of the 750 Workmate Hardtop this summer, Surtees is adding more space and a bigger fishing experience to an already popular series.

A larger version of the 700 Workmate Hardtop, the newest model in the range provides the same level of protection from the elements, but with even more usable fishing space. With 19 rod holders, increased storage and deck space, the 750 Workmate Hardtop is built to accommodate - allowing fishing experiences that can be shared with all the family and friends.

Despite its increased size, the 750 Workmate Hardtop retains Surteesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; focus on superior handling, with a patented Razortech super smooth riding hull and Anti-roll Stability

Ballast Technology for the perfect fishing platform. The 530L capacity ballast offers the flexibility of a lightweight aluminium vessel at launch, with the ability to add weight from the ballast for stabilisation when out on the water. This additional weight can be locked in with the Anti-Roll Lock shut off gate for extra stability when underway.

SiQ technology comes as standard, with safety at the forefront of every Surtees boat. Combined with a 10-year hull warranty, the handcrafted Surtees 750 Workmate Hardtop is available with a wide range of customizable options allowing fishermen to personalise the craft to their style and requirements. www.surteesboats.com

BLA Release new Drum Winch BLA has introduced a new range of drum winches, designed locally and made exclusively for BLA offering a high-quality drum winch at an affordable price.

The 4500 series is an extremely compact drum winch ideal for the smallest of trailer boats, right through to 8500 series which suits most vessels up to 8.5m.

All BLA Drum Winches feature a sealed motor and gearbox with a 316 grade stainless steel drum and body to protect from water ingress and corrosion and come complete with rope, chain and switchgear for hassle-free anchoring.

The motor is fully sealed from corrosion/water with no exposed terminals and can be adjusted in eight positions.

Australian designed and made in China, the BLA drum winch comes with a 3-year warranty. BLA Drum Winches start from AUD 1,296 SRP. www.bla.com.au

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OKUMA MATATA - FISHING WEAPON

Top New Zealand fishing equipment manufacturer, Composite Developments / Okuma NZ chose the Surtees 750 Game Fisher as their new fishing weapon of choice.

The Surtees premium Game Fisher range offers protection for allweather fishing and family fun. The 750 Game Fisher is designed for extended adventures away, from weekends trips to serious game fishing exploits.

Its towability provides range across the country outside the limits of larger launches. The 750 is the complete package with superb handling and a touch of luxury. The Game Fisher delivers the perfect balance of cabin and fishing space and is packed to the gunnels with technology and features.

Marty Johanson, Managing Director of Composite Developments / Okuma NZ, said ‘I was looking for a boat that had size, comfort, safety and offered all the features of a bigger boat. One of the reasons I chose the Surtees 750 Game Fisher was the hull - very quiet, very smooth and a wonderful balance with great stability in any sea.

From the get-go Surtees has been wonderful, they’ve done everything we’ve asked, in fact, they’ve surpassed in a lot of areas’. www.surteesboats.com WWW.BOATMAGS.COM

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GULFLAND MARINEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOST EXPENSIVE STABI Gulfland Marine, based on the Hibiscus Coast, Auckland recently launched their most tricked out Stabicraft ever and it also came with a price tag just shy $400,000. The 2750 Centrecab was powered by a pair of Mercury 250 Verados, complete with Joystick Control and autopilot.

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a 2600 and now the 2750. Launched in Auckland, he drove the boat to the Bay of Islands and managed to stop on the way to fish for Hapuka. Using the Skyhook, he reported catching his fill of Hapuka in record time, with the Skyhook holding him on station over a 250m pinnacle. www.gulflandmarine.co.nz

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The electronics package included a Furuno TZ 15.5 MFD, Waasp 3D and 1 kW transducer. Added to that was an extensive range of communication and entertainment equipment.

Based in the Bay of Islands, this is the third Stabicraft the owner has taken delivery of, stepping up from 2250, then

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AMF On a RolL The reputation for building high quality alloy boats has seen Wanganui based AMF Boats enjoy a very bouyant few years both locally and overseas. The company head into 2018 with a busy order book and plans for restructuring of the Pro Sport side of the buisness.

Things may have appeared quite on the AMF front, but in the past 5 years AMF have been at their busiest, with a $5.2m, five rescue boat contract for the United Arab Emirates Coastguard completed, along with numerous Pro Sport boats and earlier this year a second AMF 950 RIB for North Shore Coastguard to replace their first 9000 hour AMF 950 RIB. The UAE contract included 2 x 1170’s, a

9m and 2 x new model 10.5m RIBs. The 1050 is powered by twin inboard diesel jet drives, with one being an open back hard top version and the second being a full walk around centre console model, thus expanding the AMF RIB range into yet another class.

In addition to the new builds, in 2017 AMF have produced a new Pro Sport brochure, combined their two websites into one new website, and attended the Auckland On Water Boat Show in October of 2017.

The Pro Sport series has taken a back seat to the RIB builds in the past couple of years, so Brian Collings (Managing Director of AMF Boat Co) is looking into selling this part of the business.

“ I am looking for someone who can give it the full attention it needs with the demand still being strong with a cult following of dedicated fisho’s”, says Brian.

With 2018 looking to be a very busy year ahead, AMF are also on the hunt for new team members who are passionate about quality aluminium boat building and are looking to grow the team substantially.

With 33 years of aluminium boat building history to draw on, it is very satisfying to the owners of AMF to see the results of their boat building philosophy of unbreakable high performance in alloy being achieved. www.amfboats.co.nz

White Pointer Big Boat Range In the previous issue of PowerBoat magazine we somehow dropped off a few of the models in the White Pointer range as part of our 9-12m Cruiser Buyers Guide. www.whitepointerboats.co.nz The full list should have read: White Pointer 9.20 Custom Cruiser 9-40 Pro Sportsman 9-40 Custom Cruiser 9-70 Pro Sportsman 10-50 Pro Sportsman 10-50 Custom Cruise

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Stoke based alloy builder, Osprey Boats recently commissioned their biggest boat to date, an Osprey 980 Extended HT. The 9.8m water taxi has a beam of 2.8m and is powered by a pair of Yamaha F250s and is in survey for 35 passengers + crew.

This stunning new Osprey is working on Lake Wakatipu mainly as a taxi to and from “The Hilton” to Queenstown viaduct. It will also do the Walters Peak, Cecil peak runs upon demand.

This follows on from the 8m Milford Sound “Shuttle” Te Namu which was commissioned last year. www.osprey.co.nz

Check out www.boatmags.com or go to our Facebook site to see the latest videos on the McLay 561 crossXover and the all-new 591XL Sportsman. There’s also a video about McLay Boats and their 30 years in business.

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An innovative new design delivering a smoother ride and superior stability. Whether you are looking to land that trophy fish with your mates or take the family out for a day of fun on the water, Innovision Boats excel in every way.

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Bluewater Export to Noumea

Bluewater Boats recently shipped their first boat to Noumea, an 8.5 Portofino.

A relatively new model, the wide beam (2.8m), 8.5 will be used primarily for tuna fishing . If all goes well, there is also a possible order for a second 8.5 Portofino that will be set up as a dive boat.

The first 8.5 Portofino was rigged with a Yamaha 300, which gives the boat a top speed close to 40 knots. Bluewater Boats built the boat tough with 6mm plate on the hull and 5mm topsides. www.bluewater.co.nz

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FC700 HARDTOP

The FC700, the biggest model in the FC Boats range.

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With a growing cult

following, FC Boats appears to be the it brand on the market at the moment.

Freddy Foote checks out the FC700, to see why the brand has become so popular with kiwi boaties.

The caged transom is a great feature and a great place to fish.

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FC700 HARDTOP

The FC700 is a boat that will appeal to a wide variety of users.

In just a short time frame, the growth of the FC Boats brand has been quite rapid. The company started with a small range of versatile and tough runabouts, and ever since it has grown to cabin boats, centre consoles and the larger hardtops as we see here with this FC700 model.

Currently, the FC700 is the largest model in the FC Boats range, and sits above the FC620 HT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the only other hardtop currently available.

the breather pipe in the bow. Lock the ballast in place and away you go. Fantastic in rougher sea conditions.

All Rounder

The FC700 is a boat that will appeal to a wide variety of users; the serious fishers into game fishing or soft baiting, to those who want a big roomy boat with enough space to store all the dive gear and the ability to get out to a favourite spot quickly and comfortably. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s available in either open hardtop, or an enclosed version.

Where the FC700 is different to its counterparts is the configuration and use of space. The extended gunnels give an extremely dry boat and also allow you to walk around the cabin to access the flat front bow area for an extra casting/fishing area.

On our test day, Max Christensen spent most of his time up there casting baits trying to lure in a couple of big fish. There are not too many other boats on the market in a hardtop configuration that give you the ability to cast from the foredeck.

Moving aft, across the stern there is a healthy sized boarding platform on either side of the outboard pod. Both sides of the transom are caged and a section of the cage can be dropped down to allow access in and out of the boat. Neat feature. Also means, if you want to bring a big fish on-board you can do so via the port or starboard walk-thru.

Stable Ride

A number of brands experiment with stability systems, each doing it in slightly different ways to achieve the same thing. The FC700 has two stability systems built into the hull design. Aft there is a flooding keel, which fills with water when the boat is at rest, making the craft ultra stable. One you put the throttle down, the water quickly drains out.

Add to that; there is a controllable ballast system. Next to the helm, there is a ballast lever that enables the skipper to bring the desired amount of forward ballast (about 200 litres) on board. To fill, you open the valve, put the boat in reverse and within a matter of seconds you have taken on the chosen amount of water ballast.

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Good coaming height for fishing and a stable platform.

The paint from the exterior follows through to the interior to finish the dash.

Once in the cockpit, one of the first things you notice is the passive live bait tank, which is located low down on the floor in the centre of the transom. Passive means that it fills itself when at rest, and water can be kept locked in until you choose to discharge. The system works well, and we kept a number of live baits in there swimming around throughout the day.

The cockpit is fairly sizeable, with long side shelves running part way under the coamings. Rod storage options can be found at the bait station, in the coamings or in the rocket launcher above.

Incidentally the rocket launcher can hold 13 rods.

The cockpit floor is finished in teak toned SeaDek, which is carried on throughout the boat. Also available in a grey colour, it is really nice underfoot and easy to wash and keep clean.

The seating configuration consists of identical king/queen seats for both port and starboard, with large storage capacity available. This is accessed by lifting the after facing queen seat on either side.

Further seating is available aft via the large removable upholstered chilly bin. This bin seat was available on this boat as an option.

The helm is finished with grey paint, like the outside of the cabin, and seeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a large Simrad MFD in the centre, with the Mercury Smartcraft instrument alongside. The small storage shelves on either side of the helm, provide a great place for keys and cellphones. A handrail runs right along the edge of the forward dash area and is great for passengers when the trip home gets a bit rough. Forward in the cabin, there is more space to store gear out of the way underneath the bunks.

Great Performer

Our test day conditions were glassy smooth with hardly a whisper of wind until we ventured further out into the Firth of Thames. We launched from Kawakawa Bay and made out way up the outside of the Chamberlins Islands before cutting through the channel south of Rotoroa Island and chasing a few work ups, getting ourselves some small baits for the live bait tank.

From there we chased the workups up the Eastern side of Waiheke Island and around Horuhoru Rock where we managed to catch a few sizeable Kawhai, Unfortunately the the Snapper remained elusive.

The 700 hull slices through the water with ease and the wellengineered forward ballast system certainly adds another dimension for rough water performance and stability. There is excellent visibility forward through the curved windshield, and plenty of headroom to stand at the helm while underway. Sliding side windows also provide extra ventilation into the helm area.

The FC700 is rated for outboards from 200hp through to 250hp. Our test boat came fitted with a Mercury 225hp Verado 4S. We squeezed 35 knots out of it at 6000rpm, though post test we discovered that the trim tabs had failed on the return trip home, so we felt that had they been functioning properly we would have seen a slight increase in speed and slightly better fuel figures.

Since the test, better performance figures have been achieved, by fitting a 15P Enertia propeller that pulled a few more rpm and

Another signature FC Boats feature, their passive live bait tank.

Walkthroughs in both corners.

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FC700 HARDTOP Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a healthy sized cabin forward.

Plenty of storage available underneath the seating.

achieved better economy.

The 225hp engine was well matched to the hull and provided good punch out of the hole and mid-range torque. Simulating a normal day on the water for such a boat, we had four adult passengers, a load of fishing gear, chilly bin, camera gear, the works! The boat and engine combination performed exceedingly well.

Back at the ramp, the FC700 is easily handled back onto its tandem axle trailer. The ramp was deep enough, so we choose to motor it up onto the trailer and winch it on by hand the last metre or so.

Overall, a great package. One of the better-looking hardtops on the

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market with some of the best features. I love the live bait tank set up, the caged transom, the SeaDek finish and the forward casting platform on the foredeck. As tested this rig was $140,000 with packages starting from $99,995. In the market for a 7m hardtop?

The FC700 should be near the top of your list.

Boat Supplied by: Fish City Hamilton Phone: (07) 846 6675 www.fishcityhamilton.co.nz

FUEL & PERFORMANCE DATA

Model:

FC700

RPM

Knots

L/h

Priced from:

$99,995

1000

4.0

4.2

Price as tested:

$140,000

1500

4.5

6.3

Type:

Hardtop

2000

6.0

10.0

Construction:

Alumnium

2500

7.0

15.2

LOA:

7.05 m

3000

8.0

25.6

Beam:

2.5 m

3500

11.0

32.5

Deadrise:

19 deg

4000

20.0

36.0

Height on trailer:

N/A

4500

24.0

42.3

5000

28.5

57.0

Trailerable weight: 1995 kg Test Power:

225 hp

5500

31.0

78.0

Propeller:

Revolution 4 15P

6000

35.0

88.0

Power options:

Outboard

HP Range:

200 hp-250 hp

Fuel capacity:

280 litres

Trailer:

Tandem

Notable Standard Items

Notable Options on Test Boat

SeaDek, two tone paint, 225hp Mercury Verado.

FC Auto Stabilising Chamber With Separate Forward Ballast System, FC Dual Positive Buoyancy System, FC Dry Riding Gunnel System, Twin Sliding Side Windows, live bait tank.

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Seadek covers the side decks.

BY AL MCGLASHAN

ON THE BITE CORAL SEA GTS When it comes to exotic fishing locations, there are few as impressive or as remote as the Coral Sea’s Wreck Reef

You don’t even need a boat to catch fish at Wreck Reef.

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emote locations are always a big drawcard for me when it comes to sports fishing. For a start, due to their remoteness, they don’t tend to see too many lures, baits or jigs. Which means the fish are hungry and ready for action. So when the opportunity came along to join the crew from Reality Fishing Charters for a trip out to the isolated and pristine Wreck Reef, located 450km north-east of Gladstone in the Coral Sea, there was no way I was going to miss out.

Even better, I would be going as a host for top-rating US Outdoor Channel show, Trev Gowdy’s Monster Fish, so we’d be performing in front of a massive audience. No pressure whatsoever!

I did a little research prior to the trip and was fascinated by some of the history of the remote isles, including an incident involving notable explorer Matthew Flinders who, while on a convoy with three square riggers, hit the reef in 1803 – hence the name. The Cato and Porpoise ran aground, while the Bridgewater narrowly missed the reef and then promptly sailed off, leaving the others to their fate.

Ironically, at the time, Flinders was on his way back to England to submit the first nautical charts he had completed of the Australian coastline, many of which we still navigate by today. Being shipwrecked wasn’t going to stop him though.

Unbelievably, he rallied some of the crew and rowed all the way back to Sydney and then returned to rescue everyone left behind, all in the space of six weeks – a very impressive feat, with none of the navigational aids many of us take for granted today.

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My research also revealed that the reef is part of a series of atolls that make up a seamount that rises thousands of metres from the sea floor and spans more than 25km from Bird Island to the West Islets.

While not as challenging as Flinders’ first visit to the area, our own voyage was not all plain sailing, with a 30-knot southeasterly blow and accompanying swell keeping us on our toes. Still, being on a large and stable cat such as the Big Cat

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The reef is part of a series of atolls that make up a seamount that rises thousands of metres.

Reality, under skipper James McVeigh and his more than capable crew, took the heat off somewhat.

At the end of a 38-hour steam, and with the wind still howling, our first destination was a safe anchorage behind Bird Island. With the seas still lumpy, we opted for a bit of island exploring first up and it was immediately obvious how the island earned its name – it is literally teeming with thousands of sea birds, nesting and flying in all directions, with an accompanying chaotic racket.

But we had come here to fish so, as soon as we pulled up on the beach we started flicking lures around. And it only took seconds before mate Tim Milat was hooked in spectacular fashion. He had cranked his lure almost to his feet when a rampaging GT (giant trevally) exploded out of the shallows in a savage and ferocious display.

Hooking up almost on the beach, it turned out to be one of the shortest GT tussles I’ve ever seen, with the fish beached with what I took to be a totally bewildered look on its face. As it was dispatched back into the shallows, Tim flicked the lure again and, proving the first hook-up was no fluke, had an even bigger GT at his feet in seconds.

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But the next cast brought a sense of reality to the occasion – Tim and his expensive stickbait were completely smashed. Not to be outdone, I was similarly savaged a few minutes later and we were both left wondering what else lay in store over the following week.

While the wind kept up for the next two days, we had to wait until day three for a shot at a spot known as The Ledge. Jutting out from the reef edge, it drops down nearly vertically some 50m. It looked really fishy and we kicked off, hooking up almost immediately with an explosive surface strike, which was exactly what we had hoped for – until a dirty great cuda stuck its head out of the water.

As good as The Ledge looked, we struggled with the stickbaits and even my trusty old Roosta popper failed to draw any attention.

Nevertheless, the fishfinder was alive with activity down deep.

Intrigued, I couldn’t help myself and sent a jig down.

It barely touched the bottom before I was on. A short, brutal fight ensued before a fairly decent GT popped up. Then, on the next drift, I backed it up with a rather startled looking coral trout before an even bigger GT jumped on. It made for some awesome jigging, but we had a bit of a problem. We were under strict instructions from

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He had cranked his lure almost to his feet when a rampaging GT exploded out of the shallows

Big Cat Reality’s tenders are fully equipped for Wreck Reef’s bruising encounters.

the US producers of Trev Gowdy’s Monster Fish to provide surface fishing action so, as hard as it was, we had to leave the bite, but not before Tim added a dogtooth to the mix.

One of the biggest issues with fishing such remote locations as Wreck Reef is that it is largely unmapped. As a result, it’s hard to know exactly where the fishing hotspots are. There are detailed charts available for plotters but, as we discovered, they can be very inaccurate. On one occasion we identified a deepwater ledge that just screamed dogtooth – however try as we did, we simply couldn’t find it anywhere on the plotter.

ON THE JOB-FISH

While searching for another phantom hotspot, we came across a few uncharted bommies, which looked very fishy indeed. In fact, on my first cast, a huge green jobfish emerged and smashed my stickbait straight off the top. Tim followed suit with another equally big fish, which set the wheels in motion for a great session. It was literally non-stop jobfish, although the GTs remained elusive.

Back on the mothership at lunchtime, Jim and Reg Pennie, who were fishing nearby, reported encountering heaps of GTs, including a monster in the 40kg range. As it turned out, they were in the thick

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of the action, while we were only a short distance away with not a GT in sight.

After lunch, we targeted the new GT hotspot, casting a mix of stickbaits and Roosta poppers, but it was as though the jobfish had followed us to the new location, only with a few trout.

Scratching our heads, wondering what to do next in our quest for some solid GT action, the water suddenly erupted as Tim’s lure hit the water. There was no question about the culprit – it had‘GT’ written all over it. After missing on the first After lunch, we targeted the new GT hotspot, casting a mix of stickbaits and Roosta poppers, but it was as though the jobfish had followed us to the new location, only with a few trout.

Scratching our heads, wondering what to do next in our quest for some solid GT action, the water suddenly erupted as Tim’s lure hit the water. There was no question about the culprit – it had ‘GT’ written all over it. After missing on the first cast, it came back with a vengeance and Tim had a solid fight on his hands.

As good as the long rods are for casting PE8 braid and above, when it comes to fighting GTs, it can be brutal. Add in the fact that we were in an oversized plastic bucket and it only made things harder, but Tim kept the pressure on and soon had a solid GT coming to the boat. It was then that we saw a much bigger fish trying to steal the lure off it –it never ceases to amaze me how the smaller ones always seem to get the bait first!

CLINGING ON

Right at the boat, the big fella had another crack, but somehow in the confusion the smaller fish became unstuck. The pressure ripped the lure from the water, the result being GTs one, us zip. There was no time for commiserations as I cast out in the vicinity of the first bite and, with a couple of sweeps of the stickbait, the water erupted and I was on. For some reason, I had downgraded from my heavy GT outfit and was running a PE5 Shimano Grappler rod matched up to a Twin Power reel loaded with just 50-pound Sufix braid. It’s a great outfit for kings, but big GTs take things to a different level and I suddenly found myself clinging on for dear life.

With a bit more luck than skill, I kept the beast out of the coral and eventually had myself a solid Wreck Reef GT. Super aggressive, they really are perfectly suited for sports fishing, and they love lures, especially near the surface and fight like runaway freight trains.

Importantly, because GTs actually taste terrible with incredibly tough flesh, they are ideal for catch and release fishing. Eager to take advantage of the crystal-clear waters, I decided the fitting way to see this particular lump of a fish off was to jump in and join him.

Donning my dive gear and trusty Aquatech housing, I slipped into some of the clearest water I have ever seen. It looked like it was barely a few metres deep, but I was actually in almost 20m of water.

As I followed the fish down, I was mesmerised by its motion – until

Jim Penny with a solid dogtooth caught off the back of the mothership.

Wreck Reef boasts some of the biggest green jobfish to be found.

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I realised how deep I actually was. With lungs screaming, I shot back to the surface, leaving the GT to his own devices. Still, it was a memorable experience following a muscular GT back to the depths in such clear Coral Sea waters.

Over the years, I have been on a lot of charters, many of which are set up to ‘spoon feed’ their guests so, from my point of view, they don’t really ‘earn’ their fish. It suits some people, but I’ve always followed the DIY approach, which is exactly what Reality Fishing Charters is all about.

Skipper James McVeigh worked in the dive industry for decades, but tired of the high maintenance and low returns from the bubble blowers. Then a group of enthusiastic anglers approached him to take them out to explore the remote reefs and the rest is history.

HANDS-ON

Instead of a standard charter trip with guides, McVeigh decided to target serious anglers who wanted to do things their way. It’s a growing market as not all anglers want to be handed the rod but have a deckie do all the actual work. On the good ship Big Cat Reality, you need to bring your own tackle and can fish as hard and as often as you want. Each morning, they send you out in the tenders and from there it is up to you.

Having said that, they haven’t spared any expense in the tenders as they are fully rigged, with sounders, plotters, rodholders and lean bars to making casting really easy. Powered by the new Mercury four-strokes, they are economical and punch along at a good speed. Considering the fish being targeted, they certainly give new meaning to the concept of big fish, small boats.

I should also add that the crewmen are extremely efficient with their safety procedures and really do run a tight ship, monitoring all the tenders with regular radio skeds. And, even at night, you don’t have to stop fishing. McVeigh often sits the boat on deepwater pinnacles so guests can jig for dogtooth.

In between fishing sessions, McVeigh and his crew make sure you feel looked after on their large 24m mothership.

Almost 10m wide, Big Cat Reality was built in 1973 as a mothership for the Cairns black marlin fishery. While she’s not a new boat, at 165 tonnes she is incredibly seaworthy.

Accomodation is basic the way most Aussies like it, but where this charter really stands out is in the service provided by the crew.

They simply can’t do enough for you, the food is exceptional and the liquid refreshments are very cheap.

If you are looking for an action-packed angling adventure, find out more at: bigcatreality.com.

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Blazing fast quad core processor, all at an affordable price.

The fishing was so frantic, the hardest part for the author was keeping a straight face.

Contact your local Raymarine dealer or call Lusty and Blundell 0800 522 726 or visit www.raymarine.com

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MAKAIRA CAPE RUNNER 740

The Cape Runner 740 is available with a single outboard from 225hp right through to 350hp,

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Every so often I get to experience a boat that has something special about it that makes me realise just how damn good Kiwi boat builders are. From a brand that is not well known, the Makaira Cape Runner 740 is one such boat.

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Like the rest of the boat, the seating design is optional.

Mac Tubes and Tuna Tubes for live baiting are a standard feature of the boat.

The big flat dash means you can just about have any size MFD you want.

It wasn’t because of its appearance, performance or layout that particularly attracted me to it. It was the construction and the way the boat was built. Plus that every aspect of the design and construction of the Cape Runner 740 is carried through to the rest of the boats in the Makaira range. Currently, that comprises eight models from the Coaster 640 through to the 1200, all of which are still dedicated to sports fishing.

Take a step back and the man behind Makaira (Latin for Marlin) is Allan Shaw, a Marine Systems engineer /welder who did his time working to Lloyds standards with superyacht builder, Alloy Yachts. Shortly before Alloy Yachts closed their doors, Allan set up his business to build a boat to go fishing at the Three Kings.

Appropriately named the King Bank 940, it quickly attracted a customer who ordered one for himself. With a second order on the books, he realised that his dream of starting a boat building business was now a reality. With the need to expand his West Auckland premises and with the future in mind, he moved his boat building enterprise to the sunny North.

Now building from there own fully in house purpose built facility

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Waipapa, Kerikeri, he has asmall dedicated staff of highly qualified builders producing purpose designed alloy sportfishing boats to a selective market. They are somewhat bespoke, as with only 4-6 a year, thefactory has the capacity to build over 20 boats a year. Allan prides himself on being able to deliver the perfect product to the highest possible standard for each client. Each is anindividual product that takes precision and time to build to such a high standard.

“All of our hulls are naval architecturally designed by Jarrod Hall, with a full weight study using MaxSurf software, carried out in the design stage, to ensure all our boats perform. We don’t cut and hope like some builders”, says Allan.

All aspects of a boat are completed in-house from cutting plate on their CNC Router right through to paint, upholstery and complete fitout of the boat. One of the secrets is the full-length longitudinal girders and frames are fully welded and not just tacked or stitched, which Allan says adds to the rigidity of the hull and also eliminates any hull slapping noise. A run from the recent Auckland On Water Boat Show to Gulf Harbour in a short

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The central live bait tank is one of three.

Overnighting is available with an infill. A plumbed in head is fitted under the squabs.

choppy sea proved that convincingly.

Because all the frames and girders are intact with no space frame of structure, there is plenty captive buoyancy under the sole. There is a lot of construction in the boat that adds to its rigidity and exceptional rough water ride. For example under the cockpit sole are four full-length girders, the same number of full-length stringers, an 8mm keel bar and eight frames. The 7.6m x 2.6m hull of the Cape Runner comes with an 8mm hull as standard, with 5mm topsides and 4mm superstructure. Dry hull weight is 2000kg, with a trailerable weight of around 3000kg with fuel.

Another aspect of the design is the plumb bow, which while not traditional in alloy boats, is a growing trend, with custom based alloy boat builders. This has two main advantages; increased waterline length and greater volume in the boat. For a 7.4m boat, there is a lot more space forward than some competitors boats of a similar size.

While the boats are not built to Lloyds Specs, you wouldn’t know as the finish is exceptional in every aspect of the building process. Plus with that 100%, A1 quality you also get a boat that has been designed from the outset to perform to its marks and as Allan points out; “We know exactly what our boats will do on the water while they are still in CAD stage….there are NO surprises”.

them for Blue Kohera”, says Allan. He added that they usually have all four rigged and ready, so there’s no time lost when you need a new bait in a hurry, or getting tangles in the bait tank.

Mac tubes are common overseas but not so in New Zealand. Not being big on game fishing, I didn’t even know they existed. You learn something every day.

In the centre of the transom is another live bait tank, with a custom made bait board above, flanked by a battery and switch storage locker and the step through, to the boarding platform.

It’s not a self-draining cockpit, but the deep sump and pump soon get any cockpit water away.

While there is limited rod storage under the coamings, you can get 11 tubes in the rod rack, so that’s probably going to cover all you need for a day’s fishing. Gaffs and tag poles can be stowed either side of the cockpit.

Down the centre of the cockpit are storage lockers forward, plus a 390-litre fuel tank and a deep kill locker aft. The alloy deck has been finished with Seadeck in the workable cockpit space and Frontrunner carpet in the area under the hardtop.

Like the rest of the boat, the seating design is optional, but Allan feels that the layout we had in the test boat is practical and efficient. The seating both sides are built over alloy units, each with storage areas built-in. To port is a couple of handy tackle or gear draws, plus an 85-litre fridge. To starboard, there is storage under the helm seat and space aft for a pull out 90-litre cooler bin.

The seating layout has a hinged backrest so you can have the option of a single seat facing forward or transform the aft seat into a day lounge on the port side. Aft of the swivelling helm seat is another rear facing squab with high backrest.

The dedicated fishing aspects don’t stop at the cockpit, with the Cape Runner 740 sporting a collapsable tuna tower on the hardtop. This can be erected very quickly and is used when you need some height to watch your lures or and spotting fish schools.

Fish Welcome

When you promote a boat as a dedicated sports fisher, then you have to make sure the cockpit is designed for the task. The Cape Runner 740 does all that and more. While being very much a custom build, each owner has very much duplicated the main features, which have been tried and tested. Most noticeable for me was the pair of live bait tubes. To port, there is a couple of tuna tubes and opposite on the starboard coaming a quad set up for keeping mackerel alive.

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Fisherman love big screens and the dash of the Cape Runner 740 means you can just about have any size. Our boat was fitted with a Furuno TZ12, and there was still plenty of space for the Honda Garmin engine management, Fusion MSARA70 stereo, ICOM VHF, and controls for a Lewmar Profish 1000 anchor winch and Zipwake controls.

Add to those the usual array of switches and there was still room for more.

Yes, the forward cabin is roomy enough to stay overnight with an infill between the two berths. A toilet is plumbed in forward, with a privacy curtain also available. Fully lined throughout, the cabin reflects a warm appeal

Outboard or Sterndrive

The Cape Runner 740 is available with a single outboard from 225hp right through to 350hp, with our boat running a Honda 250. If you prefer a diesel or petrol sterndrive, then you will need to look at the Cape Runner 750, which has been designed SPECIFICATIONS

Model: Makaira Cape Runner 740 Priced from: $NZ191,000 (with Furuno TZ12) Price as tested: $NZ225,000 Type: Hardtop Construction:: Aluminium 8mm/5mm LOA: 7.60m Beam: 2.60m Deadrise: 18 deg Height on trailer: 3.4m Trailerable Wgt: 3000 kg (fuelled) Power: Honda 250 Power options: Outboard Only Propeller: Lexor 16” Fuel capacity: 390 Litres Trailer: Alloy Manufacturer: Makaira Boats Ph +64 21 121 8889, info@makairaboats.co.nz www.makairaboats.co.nz

explicitly for sterndrive power from 225-300hp. The main difference being the hull is 100mm longer to carry the extra weight and the fuel tank capacity is increased to 450 litres.

Honda four-strokes have always been known for sipping fuel through a very thin straw, even at higher rpms and cruising speeds and the new BF250 is no exception to that rule.

Trolling at 1750rpm, the fuel-efficient Honda 250 on the Cape Runner was only using around 7 lph, which gives the boat a range around 300 nm. If you are planning a long offshore trip to the Three Kings from Houhora Harbour you need know you have plenty of fuel for the 150nm round trip and a few days fishing. At around 21 knots, the Honda 250 will burn approximately 25 lph and give you a range (based on 90% fuel load) of 250-260nm.

Somewhere between 3500-4500 rpm is the sweet spot for this engine, where it uses 1.4 to 1.5 lpnm.

Honda’s BF250 is a high-performance 3.6L VTEC engine that incorporates technological advancements from both Honda’s automotive and marine outboard engine lines. Integrated into the BF250 design is Honda’s Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control (a.k.a. VTEC for short).

VTEC works to vary the lift and duration of the intake valve opening to deliver optimal performance at both low and high rpm, resulting in peak performance at all speeds. The technology provides a broad, flat torque curve and smooth power delivery throughout the engine’s entire operating range.

During my assessment of the Cape Runner 740, I was impressed with the on-demand power of the Honda, with no dead spots and loads of low down ‘grunt’ to get the boat up and moving. Also extremely quiet right throughout the power band.

I also found that in the choppy seas during the test, the Zipwake tabs work well set in the automatic mode. They let you drive the boat while they do all the trimming. If you don’t agree with what they do, then you can switch to manual and set the boat up the way you want.

Maximum speed was 35 knots, which was plenty for this boat and while much more is attainable with more power, I question the need for it.

Loaded

The boats come from the factory very highly speced, so there is not a lot you need to add. Painted hull is extra, as are the electronics, but a lot of what you expect to be extras features on the standard package list. Certainly, the Makaira cannot be faulted when it comes to building quality, especially in the areas that an owner never sees. Full marks to Allan and his team for producing an exceptional alloy sportfisher.

The wide access to the boarding platform allows you to drag in a reasonably large marlin aboard.

FUEL & PERFORMANCE DATA RPM Knots L/h L/NM Range(NM) 1000 4.0 3.1 0.780 450 1500 6.0 6 1.000 350 2000 7.5 8.8 1.200 290 2500 8.5 12.4 1.500 230 3000 11.5 18 1.600 210 3500 17.0 23.5 1.400 250 4000 23.5 30 1.300 270 4500 27.0 38 1.500 230 5000 30.5 48.8 1.600 210 5500 33.0 63.4 2.000 170 5900 35.0 85 2.500 140

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The makaira Differnce

At Makaira Boats we are a passionate team of aluminium boat builders and game fishers who live and breath boats and sport-fishing.

Our aim is to build the best quality offshore aluminium sport-fishing boats on the market.

Makaira Boats: 24a Klinac Lane, Waipapa, Bay of Islands.

Contact Allan: +64 21 121 8889 info@makairaboats.co.nz

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30 Years & still at the helm Interview with

Steve McLay To be in the boat building business for 30 years is an accomplishment in itself but to still be under the same ownership is even a more significant achievement. For Steve McLay, that three-decade journey started in 1986, when he made the big decision to move away from his general engineering business and concentrate 100% on building boats.

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Steve McLay has been at the helm of McLay Boats for 30 years.

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How did you get into boat building?

I started Toko Engineering in 1980, with business partner Alvin Stephen, concentrating on farm equipment and general engineering and we had a great business based in Milton.

In 1985 we built a couple of alloy boats and in that same year I brought out Alvin’s share of the business.

I found that there was a lot of interest in the boats we built and before I knew it I was in the boat building business. In December 1985 I changed the name to Toko Engineering & Marine, making boats alongside the general engineering business.

I got Alvin to build the trailers under the Toko brand and he has remained doing it ever since.

The 591 XL Sportsman is the latest edition to the growing McLay Boats range.

When did the boating side start to take over?

By the end of 1986, I had sold seven boats and I soon realised that the boat building side of the business had a huge potential to grow. One of our first models was the McLay B1800 and by the end of 1987, we had sold 40 boats. Interestingly we still see some of those boats around today and recently we just completed a repower on one that was 28 years old.

We did nearly 200 of the B1800 over the next five years as well as introduced new models and started to grow the range. By 1989 with both the boat building and general engineering businesses running in tandem I had to make the call as to whether I wanted to be full-time boat builder or general engineer.

Boat builder won out and in 1998 I changed the name of the company to McLay Boats. Over the following years, we expanded the business, set up a nationwide dealer network and acquired a few more factories to cope with the demand as the first factory just wasn’t big enough. I have to admit that I never envisaged the company would grow to what it is today.

In 2006 I acquired 2 hectares of land at the northern end of Milton and designed a purpose-built a one-stop 3800sqm factory. That made for a few challenging years having big mortgages and on top of that the GFC, but I don’t regret the decision to invest in the new factory. It has made production so much easier and more efficient.

Had the GFC struck before we built, I would have probably delayed the decision for some years and who knows maybe still not had the new factory.

Steve personally tests all his new models and catching fish is a great way to check them out.

A famous shot of one of the first B1600s crossing the Taieri Bar taken around 1986.

McLay Boats first hard top.

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30 Years & still at the helm: steve mclay What has been the main reason for the brand’s success?

We make a very stable, good handling boat at a realistic price. Right from boat one, we have always prided ourselves on producing a good quality product both from a construction point of view and also how it performs on the water. Clients appreciate both and our repeat business is a testimony to that. We have owners that upgrade their models as circumstances dictate and while there are plenty of other brands to consider, it’s always pleasing to see them repurchasing a McLay. The reputation of the brand has grown and grown and that has undoubtedly been bolstered by an active dealer network and from owners who promote the virtues of their own McLay to their mates. Resale value is also a great plus for our owners, as the boats hold their value and it’s interesting to see how the prices hold up even for some of our earliest models.

We produce a quintessential South island value for money product without compromise.

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Toko Trailers is a family owned and operated business with over 30 years trailer manufacturing experience.

Specializing in NZ made low maintenance boat and domestic/car trailers.

Alvin and his highly trained team can custom design a trailer to suit your needs.

Phone 03 417 8727 97 Union St, Milton, Otago email: tokotrailers@xtra.co.nz www.tokotrailers.co.nz

Where are your markets?

The North Island has been our biggest market for many years, and we are currently enjoying healthy exports to not only Australia and New Caledonia, but also Europe, in particular, Sweden. The South Island has remained a strong market for us and by virtue of our location, the McLay brand is still hugely popular in the lower half of the island.

The Australian market has been a hard market to break into, but we are continually increasing our presence there as more dealers come onboard. It is important to be able to supply the boats that are ordered, so having a select group of dealers, strategically placed around Australia and New Zealand is important. Nothing worse than not being able to supply the demand. We know our capabilities and run our business accordingly.

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The B1800 was one of the company’s best ever selling models.

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McLay build around 200 boats a year, with the average size now increasing to over 6m

30 Years & still at the helm: steve mclay The premises at Milton is a purposebuilt one-stop 3800sqm factory.

Released a couple of years ago, the crossXover range has proven extremely popular.

How have the designs changed over the years?

boats when the hardtop market came about we were right into it. Our first examples could be described as a little ‘agricultural’ in appearance, but they have been a continual changing canvas and today’s boats are nothing like those of two decades ago.

A boat needs style as much as performance and handling and that’s where getting the look of a hardtop is so important. I think we have done better than most in our industry.

I also give all my staff a lot of credit for our success and they, like me, take pride in every boat that leaves our Milton factory.

Without them, there wouldn’t be a business.

Massively, would be the best way to describe the changes over the past 30 years. Trends and styles have changed and I have always had a passion for continually redesigning existing models or adding new ones. Even when we know we have a great model, that sells well, I still look at ways to make it even better. That may be as little as adding 200mm to the cockpit as we have just done on the popular Sportsman 591 and added another model we simply called the Sportsman 591XL. Often this is driven by clients and dealers and I am always happy to take notice of what they have to say.

We have also seen a significant move into bigger trailer boats, especially hardtops and that has its challenges, especially in the design and production aspects. We don’t build pontoon or rigid inflatable boats as such, but we have had huge success with our crossXover series which incorporates the buoyancy and stability aspects of a pontoon boat but without compromising the aesthetics of the hull.

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What’s the future for McLay Boats ?

I now have my son working in the business and obviously, I would like to retire in a few years and see the company maintain it’s market leading presence. There will be a lot more boats coming out the doors over the next few years. As for new designs, that will be determined by the market and if there is a change in a particular direction that is financially viable, we will certainly look to follow it.

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WHANGAREI: Warren Hay Marine, ph 09 430 2666. AUCKLAND: Fish City, Albany, ph 09 476 4282.

HAMILTON: Fish City, Frankton, ph 07 846 6675. WHAKATANE: Oceansports Marine Ltd, ph 07 308 4241.

NEW PLYMOUTH: West Coast Marine 06 759 0939. WELLINGTON: Boat City, ph 04 298 5931.

MOTUEKA: Bays Boating, ph 03 528 5200. CHRISTCHURCH: Powerboat Centre, ph 03 389 1146.

DUNEDIN: McLay Boats Milton, ph 03 417 8135. INVERCARGILL Marine South ph 03 218 2700

BOAT TEST

INNOVISION 515

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BIG BOAT INNOVISION’S latest model packs a lot into a compact, capable package.

TEXT BY MIKE ROSE

The seventh and latest offering from the board of passionate fisherman and ex international sailor Simon Minoprio is also his smallest to date. Although named the Innovision 515 Sports, it certainly doesn’t look, or feel, like a 5-metre boat.

That’s probably because, despite is nomenclature, it isn’t.

It actually has an LOA of 5.25m and a beam of 2.25m. It also has the trademark Innovision plumb bow, meaning most of that LOA also translates into waterline length.

As every boatie knows, and we again had (literally) banged into us in the choppy waters off Tutukaka, when it comes to a smooth ride in less-than-smooth seas, there is no substitute for waterline length.

Simon is building his still fledging business, and his growing reputation, on his boats’ ability to handle the short, nasty chop that is so often a feature of the relatively shallow coastal waters that surround the north-eastern part of New Zealand.

He also likes using the phrase “big little boat” to describe his designs: vessels that occupy a relatively small footprint

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and are therefore easy to power, garage and tow, while being able to safely navigate through sea states that would normally challenge boats of this size.

The 515 Sports is a great example: despite being constructed from certified marine grade 5083 aluminium, it has a trailerable weight of just 1300kgs and, on our test boat at least, is powered by Yamaha F90 outboard. Although Simon rates the 515 for anywhere from 75 to 130hp, the F90 proved more than adequate. With two reasonably large fellows on board we managed to reach a respectable 34 knots in the calm water inside the heads. Cruising-wise, 4000rpm gave us 22 knots at 15.3lph and 4500 gave us 26 knots at 20.3lph.

Outside the heads was another matter. With a confused and often not very pleasant 1-metre chop, it was not the sort of water many 5-metre boat owners would choose to go out in, certainly not for fun. Even fewer, I suspect, would the run hard out across, down and into those seas. Yet, not for the first time, Simon’s design surprises. While no boat of this

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Tight turning, even in choppy conditions, is not a problem.

size would be comfortable charging into this sort of chop, the landing was nowhere near as harsh as experience had taught me to expect. There was also no tendency to stop in the troughs, that buoyant bow had us quickly powering up the next face.

Running across and down the waves was, as one would expect, even better. The ride was always predictable with no hint of yawing or wanting to broach.

As the accompanying pictures show, the ride was also surprising dry, the 515’s hull directing the spray down and aft, and, most importantly away from where we were standing.

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Smart interior

When a boat is described as “entry level” there is a perception that it is something pretty basic; a sort of bare bones offering that can be added to and dressed up as finances allow.

The 515 does not really conform to that model, probably because Simon is such a perfectionist. As a result, with a “price from” of $62,000 and a “price as tested” of just over $80,000, it is more likely to appeal to those specifically wanting a very smart offering in this size of boat.

There is certainly very little of the bare alloy one would reasonably expect in an entry level vessel. Most of the

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INNOVISION 515

The 515’s plumb bow increases its usable waterline length.

A practical baitboard, livebait tank, big side pockets and a treadplate floor.

Small certainly does not mean basic.

aluminium surfaces in the front half of the boat are painted white and those that aren’t are covered in frontrunner. Further aft, in the cockpit proper, the most visible surfaces, the coamings and transom top, are all fitted with a smart grey anti-skid while the floor is treadplate.

The twin seats are of the box variety, upholstered on the front, top and back, meaning it is equally comfortable to stand and lean or perch on top. Both also feature an aft-facing folding queen seat.

The compact dash is large enough to accommodate the Yamaha gauges, a Raymarine A78 MFD, Raymarine VHF, Blue Seas DC switchboard and the control panel for the Maxwell RC6 windlass. There is also a handy carpeted side locker, just for’ard of the throttle control, which is ideal for car keys, cellphone, sunglasses and the like.

There is an even larger locker over on port for the crew and a wide grab rail across the cabin entrance will no doubt be warmly welcomed by those who choose to stand.

One aspect that particularly appeals is the raised return separating the 515’s cuddy cabin from the cockpit. Not only does this double as a comfortable footrest, complete with anti-skid, it also ensure items placed in the cuddy stay there, rather than

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sliding aft into the unprotected open space of the cockpit.

The windscreen is an attractive 5-panel affair although Simon does offer the option of a walk-through for those so inclined.

As one would expect from a boat of this size, primarily designed for fishing and diving, the cockpit is a simple, uncluttered space.

There is, however, everything one needs for a successful and enjoyable day out. Under the floor, for’ard of the 125-litre fuel tank, is a spacious underfloor locker, complete with gutter, that can be used for dry stowage or, with the optional kill tank bins, as a place to stow and keep cool the catch.

There is also a livebait tank under the port side walk-through to the platform and an aluminium bait board, complete with four rod holders and a towing knob. Rightly recognising that one can never have too many rod holders, regardless of how small the boat may be, Simon has installed another four per side in the gunwales and another six in the fold-down arch that supports the bimini.

Rather than run two relatively narrow side lockers on each side, Simon has opted for a single deep one and installed a handy Jabsco washdown system in the port side one, sensibly close to the livebait tank.

As with all the Innovision boats I have reviewed, the 515’s

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The coamings slope outwards and, thanks to the protective antiskid and flush-mounted rod holders, are easy to both stand and sit upon.

Everything one needs in a boat of this size, easy to see and operate.

The cuddy is solely for stowage.

engineering is of a standard one would expect on a far bigger and much more expensive vessel. The battery is safely stowed in a carpeted transom locker, which also neatly guides all the cabling and wiring from the helm station, down through a tidy tube and the smart connection points below, to the engine, pumping systems and fuel tank.

Summary

The 515 Sport is Innovision’s fifth model and the smallest yet. Like its predecessors, it has that eye-catching plumb bow and distinctive reverse sheer topsides (the transom at the waterline is wider than at the gunwales).

It also has the brand’s notable ability to handle rough water and uncomfortable chop, although obviously not to the same degree as its bigger siblings.

The 515 is by no means the most affordable boat of this size on the market but I would hazard a guess that it is perhaps the best built and the most well appointed.

While it may not fit the budget of a cashstrapped first timer wanting to get on the boating ladder, it is likely to appeal to someone seeking a manageable, inexpensive-to-use runabout that is both easy to launch and retrieve by oneself, and capable of safely handling a moderate sea if one should spring up.

SPECIFICATIONS Model & Model: Innovision 515 Priced from: $62,500 Price as tested: $80,790 Type: Cuddy Construction: 5083 Alloy LOA: 6.25m Beam: 2.25m Deadrise: 18 degrees Trailerable weight: 1300kg Test Power: Yamaha F90 Propeller: 16” 13 ¼” HP Range: 75-130Hp Fuel capacity: 125 litres Trailer: Innovision Custom Alloy Boat Supplied by: Innovision Boats, Simon Minoprio, Ph +64 (0)21407000 E: simon@innovisionboats.com

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With an aft-facing folding queen seat, the twin box seats are upholstered on the front, top and back, making it is equally comfortable to stand and lean, or sit on top.

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T H E N AT U R E O F M O U L D & M I L D E W As anyone who owns a boat knows, keeping mould and mildew at bay is a constant battle and whenever one goes into a battle it helps to know the enemy.

Exterior fabrics require protection, although good quality UV resistant materials are the best bet.

We recognise mould as a white, or greyish,“fuzz” that appears, almost everywhere, under the right conditions. The words “mould” and “mildew,” although they have technically different meanings, are used interchangeably in this article.

Moulds perform a very valuable, even critical, function in nature. Their mission on earth is to digest, and therefore get rid of, the organic world.

Without them, fallen trees would never rot and disappear, dead birds and animals would pile up and the world would soon be piled high with all manner of dead, unpleasant things. In other words the decaying process is nature’s way of recycling and moulds are major recycling tools.

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Mould spores are very small and light and can move freely through the air on even the slightest breeze. Mould spores are so small it has been estimated that one square metre of mouldy drywall. When fully colonized, can be home to more than a billion of them! They are so light that they can hang in the air for days and can travel on the wind from Hobart to Auckland in a week. British meteorological sampling aircraft have reported mould spores crossed the North Sea from Denmark to England in only two days.

Mould spores are hardened containers and each one possesses all the DNA required to reproduce. There’s no need for a male and female spore. If, in their travels, they bang into a solid object, they rebound

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If the boat is not properly ventilated, especially when stored, the fabric suffers and deteriorates

and continue on. High or low temperature have little effect on moulds as they waft from place to place. I once forgot a piece of left-over pot roast that somehow got shoved to the back of the bottom shelf of my fridge. It was in a lidded plastic container and yet within less than a month it had grown more “hair” than I had. Researchers have concluded that many moulds are so hardy they can lie dormant for up to forty years before “hatching”!

If a mould spore, in its travels, bumps into a moist object it will stick, and if the object remains moist for 24 hours, the spore will begin to grow. Mould is one of the few natural organisms that can grow, and reproduce, without light. The shell breaks open, revealing a single body.

Then groping arms, called hyphae, begin to grow, octopus like, from the body. As the arms grow, more hyphae grow from them, and more from the new arms and so on.

Mould feeds by excreting enzymes through the hyphae. These enzymes break down the organic materials, making them digestible to the mould, which then absorbs the nutrients directly through its cell walls.

When the hyphae start feeding on items that would poison the mould, they “spray” the poison off into the surrounding air, as a gas, and digest and consume only the non-poisonous content of the material. It is this gas that gives us the “musty” or “rubbery” smell we often associate with mould and mildew. Generally, by the time one detects the smell, the mould has gotten a good hold and is growing rapidly.

Many people have a bad reaction in the presence of mould some times and not at other times. The reaction depends, not on the presence of the moulds themselves, but rather on the gasses the moulds give off and that depends on what they have been eating.

The ability of moulds to “gas off” material that could poison them gives rise to what researchers have called the “sick building syndrome,” and most boats can suffer the same fate if colonised by mould and mildew.

Stainless steel, melamine laminate (one trade name is Formica) and similar inorganic materials have often been considered impervious to mould growth. However, they are traditionally used for food preparation counter tops. These counter tops are usually wiped “clean” with kitchen cloths used for general kitchen clean-up. These rags themselves are never truly clean and they really wipe up only the “big chunks.” They, therefore, leave minute amounts of food on the surfaces – a veritable smorgasbord for mould. It is this food the mould feeds on.

Mould can also cause serious physical, cosmetic and structural damage. As mould grows it digests, and damages, whatever it grows on and if it gets a good hold on carpet or upholstery those items almost always have to be junked. A similar fate awaits ceiling tiles and

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headliners. If mould takes hold on cloth, leather or vinyl it can destroy them quickly. Moulds love cotton thread used as stitching on cushions and they can destroy it quickly. Once the cushions are “opened up” the mould will quickly colonize the cushion stuffing and it will have to be junked.

As noted earlier, mould can also take hold on hard surfaces such as melamine laminates, fibreglass or even stainless steel. The enzyme the mould spore excretes as it feeds creates a microscopic roughness on any shiny surfaces. We once cleaned a mould covered stainless steel counter top and noted that the surface had a number of dull blotches scattered randomly across it in the exact locations of the biggest clumps of mould. We had to polish out the dull blotches and that was a lot of work.

Once mould gets a hold on high gloss melamine laminate, the enzymes dull the finish and the original finish cannot be restored. The surface will have to be refinished with a special paint.

Mould is stubborn and to kill it the surface must be scrubbed vigorously with a stiff brush and detergent, or better still a solution of 90% water and 10% household bleach. The area should then be rinsed thoroughly and dried. Simply wiping it off with a damp rag will not do the trick.

Mould not only damages boats, it can also be a health hazard. Many studies tie exposure to mould and mildew to a variety of health problems, most of them relating to respiratory systems.

As noted above, mould spores are constantly on the move, in the millions, through the air. They are everywhere. They are very small, very light and very hardy so it’s really not possible to keep them out of any structure, so there’s no point in trying. Since it’s impossible to shut the mould spores out, what we have to do is control interior conditions so the little suckers can’t “hatch” and grow.

CLEANING UP Cleaning up mould and mildew is not a difficult job – it just takes a bit of knowledge time and elbow grease. Mould is one of the few things in nature that can grow and reproduce without light. That means it can grow in dark corners of drawers, under bunks, in the back of cupboards and other areas that never see the light of day. Therefore the first step in cleaning up mould is to discover exactly where it is growing. This is important, since even the smallest amount left after a clean-up will immediately begin to grow and spread to the freshly cleaned areas.

Once the extent of the mould has been established, a mould eradication kit should be assembled. That kit should contain protective (rubber) gloves, eye protection, a stiff scrubbing brush, a number of wiping rags

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Often all it takes is a light rub with a cloth coated in cleaning liquid to get the squabs back to looking new.

The difference is obvious and all it takes is the right cleaner and some ‘elbow grease’.

or sponges, and a hard-bristled toothbrush. Also in the kit should be any of the mould and mildew cleaners available at most marine retailers.

Another very good cleaner is a solution of 10 % household bleach and 90 % fresh water. Adding more bleach will not make cleaning easier.

Since many of the mould cleaning products contain a bleach of some type, test any cleaning solution on a small area of material to be cleaned up, in order to make sure that the material is colour fast.

Wipe, or spray, the cleaning solution directly onto the mould and scrub it vigorously with the scrubbing brush. Don’t forget to wear eye protection.

Use the toothbrush in tight areas. Once the mould is loosened, wipe it away and clean the area with fresh water. Then dry it, either with a

clean cloth, or, better still, let it air dry.

If the mould has taken a good hold on fabrics, even the best clean-up, while it will remove the mould, may well not remove the stains caused by the mould. Generall nothing can be done about that other than to replace the fabric. If curtains, carpet, cushions, bedding, or the like, are attacked there are two approaches to solving the problem. The first is to junk them and if the mildew has spread through the fabric, that’s probably the best approach.

However, if the items do not show major marking they can be washed in a regular washing machine, with regular detergent, then soaked in a cold 5% bleach/water solution for 24 hours and then machine washed

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THE SOFTRIDER IS THE ULTIMATE NZ MADE MARINE PEDESTAL...

It utilises a gas powered cylinder inside the pedestal to absorb the harshness of boating, enabling height adjustment and suspension. With 8 different Softrider heights and 2 sliders and Footrests to choose from, the Softrider Pedestal is a must. Check out our range of Fixed Height pedestals. All our pedestals can be used in conjunction with all our seating range.

A serious case of mould, which may be better to replace the fabric.

again. If the items can be dried naturally in the sun, that should be done. If not, machine drying works fine. Carpet is usually most difficult to clean this way, so it is usually the first item junked.

The manufacturers of some of the mould control products on the market state that after the mould is removed the product should not be flushed off with fresh water. The purpose behind this is to leave some of the active mould fighting ingredient in the product on the surface to fight mould regeneration. There is a school of thought that holds that all mouldy surfaces, after the mould has been cleaned, should be wiped down with bleach and allowed to air dry. This, too, will leave some of the mould fighting ingredients on the surface. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing wrong with that approach as long as bleach, or other mould fighting product, is not left to dry on surfaces used to prepare food or which regularly come into contact with people on the boat.

Once the mould is cleaned up a boater should concentrate on eliminating the conditions which led to mould and mildew build-up.

Mould requires only two items to grow. The first is moisture and the second is food. Moisture comes in two forms. The most obvious is water leaking into the boat so a good mould control regime is to track down any leaks and stop them. The second, and not so obvious, source of moisture is water vapour. The amount of water vapour in the air, compared to the amount the air is capable of holding before it condenses into a visible liquid, is measured as relative humidity. Relative humidity in excess of 60% will be sufficient for mould to start to grow.

Since water vapour, unlike a leak, is invisible it is much more difficult to track, but is easy to measure with an instrument called a hygrometer. These instruments, available at any marine chandlery, home supply store, or hardware store, can range in price from about $25 to a few hundred dollars.

The more expensive ones are, generally, more accurate and respond more quickly to changing conditions. If a boater is serious about keeping a boat mould and mildew free, a hygrometer is a must. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only readily available, relatively inexpensive, instrument that will measure relative humidity. Without a hygrometer, a boater cannot tell if changes in ventilating, or heating, are doing the job.

The easiest way to keep water vapour under control is to make sure a boat is properly ventilated. It is important to stop the leaks and control the humidity or mould will start to grow again after clean-up.

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HELMBOLSTER The Deluxe Captain Bolster Seat is part of our extensive seating range. This modern helm chair with chunky aluminium frame. Is for those looking for that solid modern look and comes with lift up arms for ease of access. .

HI TECH PLASTICS BOLSTER SEAT The Hi Tech Plastics Bolster seat is a rotational moulded seat featuring maximum strength, comfort and durability. NZ made upholstery featuring marine grade high impact foam with 70mm cushioning, heavy duty stitching and marine grade vinyl. It also features UV stabilised vinyl and high quality 316 stainless steel fixings which will stand the test of time. The perfect Stand and drive or sitting helm seat. Meets the Standards recommended by ABYC.

BOLSTER ELITE The all new Hi Tech Elite Bolster Seat is now part of our extensive seating range.

This modern helm chair is perfect for those looking for that solid modern look and comes with lift-up bolster for ease of access and stand up sit down comfort.

Strong rotationally moulded frame with moulded inserts for Bolster arms and Swivel fixing.

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The Mercury 150 four-stroke was a good match, and we managed to achieve 41.0 knots.

I’d confidently describe Seaboss as a boutique brand.

While they don’t pump huge numbers into the market, they have a very strong following. It’s a brand you don’t hear any negative stories about. I have reviewed a number of Seaboss boats over the years and had always rated them as one of the better boutique builders.

What I like about Seaboss is that you aren’t overwhelmed with the offerings. There are only five models in the range, consisting of two cabin models – the 550 and 620 as well as three hardtops in the 620HT, 670HT and 700HT. You can choose a boat that suits your size bracket, add the options you want, and away you go.

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Being a boutique brand, the sole dealer is Thompson Marine, run and owned by Ron and Julie Baskett who have owned and operated the business since 1996. They started to build and provide Seaboss Boats to the market in 1997 and for a brand to survive 20-years in the New Zealand market certainly says something about the quality and performance. Certainly much bigger brands have been and gone in that time.

The boats are built locally in Rotorua, and there is a steady stream of hulls coming through the factory where they await the finishing touches for their new owners.

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UNDERRATED The quiet achiever in the New Zealand market, Seaboss is a small brand, with a limited range and by all accounts is underrated. Freddy Foote set off for Rotorua to check out the revised 620 HT model.

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The helm area is finished in aluminium, with the two Mercury engine gauges above, a Garmin MFD below and switch panel alongside. Though this particular model wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fitted with them, sliding windows are available for the helm and passenger sides.

Seating was made up of squab upholstered seats mounted on bases with storage available underneath. This configuration is just one of many options available. I would be inclined to go for a king/queen style seat up where you would gain extra seating and storage without sacrificing too much cockpit space.

Room to Move

The Seaboss 620 HT sits in the middle of the range and is also available in a cabin version. The 620 HT has a roomy and functional layout, with all the amenities you would expect to find on a boat in this size bracket.

Forward in the cabin, there is storage space available underneath the two side squabs, and side shelves. Not the size boat that you will overnight on, however, the cabin has more than enough room to stow away all your gear.

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In the centre of the transom are two large lockers that house all the onboard systems.

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A removable bin seat aft also provided additional seating space should you need and can quickly be moved out of the way when not needed.

Storage in the 620 HT was quite plentiful, with a large underfloor compartment between the two seats, carpeted side shelves providing great storage options for rods and some small storage shelves built into the sides of the helm area.

Across the transom, you’ll find a very generous full widthboarding platform, with a substantial ‘T’ style-boarding ladder in the starboard corner providing access through to the walk-thru. Opposite is a sizeable live bait tank with viewing window, while in the middle is a really neat bait station with storage underneath, rod holders and cup holders built in.

In the centre of the transom are two large lockers that house all the onboard systems for the boat such as the batteries and switches. There are four-rod holders built into the coamings and a further six in the rocket launcher.

A big wide opening gives easy access to the cabin.

Plenty of side storage and deep toe kicks for stand-up fishing.

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We took the 620 HT out for a spin on Lake Tarawera, arguably one of the most picturesque lakes in the Rotorua district. Our test boat was fitted with a Mercury 150hp fourstroke, the maximum engine rating for the hull.

The Mercury 150 4S was a good match, and we managed to squeeze 41.0 knots out of the boat with a comfortable cruise speed of 31 knots at 4000rpm. The 150hp 4S sits at the high end of the horsepower rating for the hull, with it able to be powered by as little as 115hp. I reckon the 150hp was a good option, especially if you want to load the boat up with gear and passengers. Feeding the 150hp 4S is a 130L underfloor fuel tank.

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Across the transom, you’ll find a full width-boarding platform, with a substantial ‘T’ style-boarding ladder.

Sensitive to Trim

Boutique Brand

I found the 620 HT quite sensitive to trim when underway, noticing that when you trim the bow of the boat down, you experience a significant decrease in speed. Trim it up, and it gathers speed quite quickly.

The 620 hull has a 5mm bottom with 4mm sides, with a 3mm cabin. The hull is a relatively shallow deadrise of 17 deg. Our test day conditions were virtually calm, so was quite difficult to find any rough water. However, I have tested similarly sized hulls from the Seaboss range in the past, and I’ve always found them to be a solid performer. Stability at rest was good, with the hull only showing a very slight heel as two of us moved around the cockpit.

The 620HT comes on a tandem axle trailer and weights around 1420kg. Launching and retrieving wasn’t a problem, with two of us managing easily enough.

Overall, the 620 HT is a great boat. Well finished, well appointed and for a touch over $89,000, it’s a lot of boat for your money. As I outlined earlier, Seaboss is a boutique brand with a compact range that caters to most sectors of the alloy boat market. The quality and finish of the boats has always been up with the very best and being a smaller brand, Ron Baskett and his team apply even more attention to detail in presenting a fabulously wellfinished product.

With a steady number of hulls continuously coming through the factory, you won’t have the wait time of some of the much bigger brands with dealer networks, so getting that new boat for this summer probably won’t take as long as you might think.

Stability at rest was good.

Not an overnighter but still plenty of space.

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The 620 HT has a roomy and functional layout.

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SPECIFICATIONS Model: Seaboss 620 HT Price as tested: $89,750 Type: Hardtop Construction: Alumnium LOA: 6.2m Beam: 2.42m Deadrise: 17 Degree Height on trailer: 2.95m Trailerable weight: 1420kg Test Power: 150hp Propeller: 19â&#x20AC;? Mirage SS Power options: Outboard HP Range: 115hp-150hp Fuel Capacity: 130L Trailer: Tandem Notable Standard Items Side coaming pockets, fully lined cabin with squb, rear boarding platform, 4 x rod holders, boarding ladder, live bait tank.

The helm area is finished in aluminium.

FUEL & PERFORMANCE DATA

Notable Options on Test Boat 150hp Mercury four-stroke, paint, Maxwell anchor winch.

Boat Supplied by: Thompson Marine Ph 0800 95 95 90 Email: thompsonmarine@seaboss.co.nz www.seaboss.co.nz

RPM Knots 2000 8.0 2500 11.5 3000 23.2 3500 26.0 4000 31.0 4500 35.0 5000 37.7 5200 41.0

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By Design Classy new fisher is proving popular around the world as either a turnkey package or a kitset. Mike Rose went to Tauranga to check it out.

Tight turning in either direction was rail-like and predictable and, as the pictures show, the hull design keeps the spray well back and down.

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One suspects that most boaties reading this will not have heard of Purekraft boats. They will, entirely reasonably, infer that it is a new manufacturer, one just releasing their first model.

They would be wrong. Very wrong. Purekraft’s Tauranga-based designer and manufacturer, Hall Marine Design, is not only a good decade old, it has also sold hundreds of its vessels, ranging from 5 to 15 metres, to owners in Australia, Asia, the US and, of course, New Zealand.

As its name suggests, HMD is primarily a design group. Led by marine designer and naval architect, Jarrod Hall, it has a further three designers on its staff, one a naval architect and the others boasting an industrial design background.

The company was initially design-only focused, creating designs for both industry and local boatbuilders (they still design for a number of well known New Zealand brands).

However, about five years ago, Jarrod started to field calls from a variety of boaties keen to build their own alloy boats and wondering if it was possible to get some sort of kitset.

Correctly gauging that those requests were indicative of a wider demand, HMD created a range of designs that could be assembled by those with a fair degree of welding proficiency.

All were “design-driven”, very influenced by weight distribution and featuring fine entries, 18-degree deadrises and warping hulls.

The boats were offered as flatpack or folded kitsets (the flatpack versions obviously being easier and cheaper to transport but requiring more DIY work), or as hull and deck packages. Before being finalised, the designs were built

by Jarrod and his team, not only to ensure they all worked properly but, just as importantly, so they better understood the internal fit-out and the ways the various pieces worked together to create a useable, customer-friendly interior.

After satisfying this initial demand, Jarrod and his team began marketing their kitset designs more widely. They quickly discovered that the desire to build one’s own alloy vessel was not just a New Zealand or Australian one. Through word of mouth, their website and exhibiting at trade shows, they were soon fielding inquiries — and exporting kitsets — to numerous far-flung destinations.

The interior design is simple, practical and surprisingly innovative.

Demand for turnkey, too

Following their success in the international kitset market, HMD decided to give their increasing range of models its own brand name and Purekraft was born.

They also thought it would be a good idea to showcase their new brand at the 2017 Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show. It was, but not entirely for the reasons they expected.

While the Purekraft’s smart, clean design and innovative layout appealed to many, and the idea of a kitset aluminium boat attracted a lot of attention, most of the genuine interest came from people wanting to know if they could buy a version ready made, a turnkey model.

Although this was not the first time the company had been asked to provide turnkey packages, the level of such inquiry at the show took them by surprise. While they were keen to take advantage of the interest, HMD was not really set up to be a production boat manufacturer.

However, in one of those fortunate twists of fate, the company was also approached by an established fabrication company. Called Rivet Engineering and based in New Plymouth, they were looking to get into boatbuilding and had come to the show seeking a suitable designer. It was, as they say, a perfect match.

As a result, HMD is now able to offer three small to mid-

A small casting deck in the bow also doubles as a dry locker and a seat.

Dive locker:

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The now almost-obligatory livebait tank is to port.

size turnkey models: 480, 550, 650 in a choice of centre console or cuddy cabin; and models ranging from 650 to 850 with four options: centre console, cuddy cabin, hardtop or Crosscab (featuring a fixed roof and sliding doors).

Super smart

The alloy baitboard has a handy open locker under for tackle.

One of the first things one notices when encountering a Purekraft vessel is just how smart and classy they are. When the subject of this review, a 550 Centre Console, arrived at the Sulphur Point boat ramp in Tauranga, it immediately turned heads.

Even in these days of painted hulls, wraps and impressive graphic packages, this rig stood out.

Its alloy trailer, for example, was not only exceptionally smart looking, it also featured a striking cage-like arrangement surrounding the front half of the boat, obviously intended to house stone guards.

The 550’s exterior was also striking: the black hull decorated with yellow blueprintlike straight lines, miniature circles and eye-catching angles. The Purekraft logo graces the aft quarters while, low down on the bows, is the legend: PURE FREEDOM. The interior is no less attractive. The bare alloy is brightly polished and is offset by dark grey, almost black, anti-skid on the side decks, transom lockers, for’ard hatch cover and aft platform; with a lighter version protecting the cockpit floor. Also providing contrasting accents are the powdered-coated black bait station, console module and innovative seat base.

Described by Jarrod as a “dynamic seat box”, this standard Purekraft fitting is a clever piece of kit. For a start, there are six positions in which the seat back can be placed, from almost flat facing forward to ditto facing aft. The top and back section can also hinge forward, with the latter’s permanently-mounted timber board becoming a handy cockpit table, complete with protective fiddles. Underneath is another standard “extra”: a substantial Waeco chilly bin.

The 550’s centre console is a sharp construct of black powdered-coated alloy, shiny, swivel-able stainless steel T-top supports, clear Perspex protection and modern Garmin electronics.

To ensure his MFD screen is as large as possible, Jarrod has done away with the boat’s Honda 90’s traditional gauges and instead linked the motor directly to his Garmin GPSMap XSU. This enables him, when required, to display all the engine information he could possibly need: revs, speed, fuel consumption in a variety of formats, range, oil pressure, water temperature, etc) and his 12” screen. The rest of the time, the screen can be used in the conventional way: to display charting or underwater information (in a wide variety of combinations) and information from the Fusion stereo system.

The screen is flanked by a pair of Blue Seas DC panels, a control for the Maxwell RC6 windlass, a Garmin VHF and a panel containing USB and DC charging outlets.

There is also a handy flat panel above the dash and a large dry locker underneath.

High above, the T-top is swathed in black and houses the vessel’s aerials, running/ anchor light, four rod holders, the speakers for the Fusion sound system and a pair of bright LED cockpit lights.

In the bow, the chain (10m) and rope (70m) rode is tastefully hidden behind a large plastic hatch, the Manson Supreme anchor is permanently mounted on its bowsprit and there is a cleat for tying off.

There is also another handy dry locker, complete with drainage channels, that doubles as both a bow seat and a casting deck.

An innovative rubbish locker helps keep things tidy.

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The 12” Garmin MFD is linked to the outboard so there is no need for the tradition engine gauges. The centre console is a sharp construct of black powdered-coated alloy, shiny, swivel-able stainless steel T-top supports and clear Perspex protection.

The clever console seat has 6 positions for the back rest and can hinge to create a table with the standard Waeco chilly bin close at hand.

Practical stern

The black powder-coated Purekraft baitboard dominates the transom and features three integral rod holders and a large tackle shelf underneath.

To starboard is something rarely if ever seen on this size of boat: a dedicated twin-bottle dive locker, complete with cut-outs to hold the bottles safely upright.

On port is a similarly creative addition: a handy trash locker, complete with smart yellow graphic and a removable plastic flange to hold the bin liner in place.

Under the step-thru’ to the platform is the now almost-obligatory plumbed livebait locker, while the twin batteries, isolating switch and fuel filter are all safely out of harm’s way in the transom locker.

Completing the 550’s appointments is a underfloor kill bin (large enough for another two dive bottles), deep side lockers (with the starboard one housing the Jabsco washdown hose), a “hidden” retractable ladder (cleverly set into the transom) and a further three rod holders per side (making a total of 13). Another nice touch is the smart yellow measuring markers on the inside of both coamings.

Smooth operator

Tauranga kindly turned on an ideal day for our review of the Purekraft 550 Centre Console: brilliantly fine and flat inside the harbour and quite windy and boisterous outside.

Initially I thought Jarrod had underpowered this rig, especially with two reasonably robust lads and a couple of dive bottles on board. I was wrong.

The 90hp Honda four-stroke pushed the 1300-kg vessel along just fine, getting out of the hole quickly and reaching a top speed of 31.3 knots at 5900rpm. That was a bit low for the WOT, suggesting that, with the correct propeller, there might be a little more top end, and perhaps some better fuel economy, to come.

Cruise-wise at 4000rpm we were doing a respectable 19 knots

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while using 16.6 litres per hour. At 4500, it was 22.6 knots at 18.9lph; and at 5000, 26 knots at 25.5lph.

Throttle control was smooth, tight turning in either direction was rail-like and predictable and, as the pictures show, the hull design keeps the spray well back and down. The lack of a hard top means there is very little of the type of windage that necessitates trim tabs and, consequently, Jarrod hasn’t fitted any. They weren’t missed.

Outside the harbour in the typically confused chop, the 550 handled the bouncy stuff with aplomb. While there was an occasional bang, as one would expect, when charging directly upwind; at an angle, across the waves and downwind there were no problems at all. In fact, the handling was so smooth and predictable, we could literally tight turn at speed at any direction to the waves, without having to pick either our time or spot.

The T-top houses the aerials, running/anchor light, four rod holders, speakers for the Fusion sound system and a pair of bright LED cockpit lights.

Summary

Not being a competent welder, I find the idea of a kitset aluminium rig intriguing rather than appealing. Others, lots of them, obviously disagree. Jarrod says that, while the turnkey options are becoming more popular, so, too, are the kitsets.

Having not seen one of these DIY vessels, I have no idea how they turn out. However, I can report that the turnkey versions are very impressive indeed. They look good, perform well, are innovative and come with a number of standard features that, on another brand, would probably be optional extras.

There is certainly a lot to admire here.

SPECIFICATIONS Make &Model: Purekraft 550 centre Console Manufacturer: Purekraft Priced from: $67,716 Price as tested: $92,095 (alloy trailer) Type: Centre Console Construction: 5mm / 4mm LOA: 5.61m Beam: 2.12m Deadrise: 18 deg Height on trailer: 2962mm with t-top, 2205mm

without t-top Trailerable Wgt: 1361kg Test Power: BF90hp Propeller: 3B AL 13.25 x 17 Maximum RPM: 5900 Top Speed: 31.3 knots Power Options: Outboard HP Range: 80-115hp Fuel capacity: 100L Trailer: Purekraft Notable Options on Test Boat 12” MFD, T-top with speakers & downlights Maxwell RC6 anchor winch, Vinyl wrap, Alloy trailer

Contact: Purekraft Kitset Boats, Ph +64 7 575 7091 / +64 21 222 4277 E: info@hallmarinedesign.com www.hallmarinedesign.com

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Cruising at 4000rpm gave a respectable 19 knots. At 4500, it was 22.6 knots and at 5000, 26 knots

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21 YEARS & 21 OUTBOARDS That Made a Mark

DANNY CASEY OFFERS HIS THOUGHTS ON 21 OUTBOARDS THAT IMPRESSED HIM FROM THE PAST 21 YEARS AND YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT WHAT HE CHOSE. Nearly every month without fail, some automotive magazine will invariably come up with a list of vehicles which really made an impression or which set the world afire with tremulous excitement and wanton desire. They are usually romantic, evocative pieces where the reader feels like a loser because he or she failed to foresee how that vehicle in its heyday would either change one’s life or change the world.

Whilst it would admittedly be hard – no matter how big an outboard “tragic” one is - to think of one that stirs the loins like, say, a Ford Escort

Cosworth, the first BMW M3 or the very last iteration of the Mazda RX7, there have been, since 1996, some truly memorable, innovative and trendsetting outboards that have changed the way we go boating while making it smoother, more comfortable, more pleasurable and easier on the wallet.

This list – subjective, I grant you, as everybody’s choice will differ – of the 21 most innovative and daring outboards of the last two-and-a-bit decades (since this august publication first broke cover in 1996) is presented here. From the perspective of changing

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the parameters of powered boating, they are my picks as the cream of the crop – that’s not to say that they are all the “best” in an ultimate, absolute sense, but they certainly changed the ground rules and set the threshold much higher. Note that whilst there can never be an ultimate “winner” as such, I feel we should also highlight the one outboard that I believe to be of such immense significance as to demonstrate that what was new would soon become the norm.

Anyway, here we go...

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1. Suzuki DF60 / 70 4-stroke I do not believe it an exaggeration to state that without the introduction of the above motor for the 1998 model year, the prognosis for Suzuki’s future in the outboard industry would have been bleak and eventually terminal. This engine - the first automotive-based outboard they’d ever done – made everyone sit up and take notice. Why hadn’t they seized the chance before? They had a reliable, timeproven 1,298cc engine that had seen years of sterling service in the SJ-series Sierra 4WD and they pragmatically yet creatively found another use for it. It was fuel injected, too, when the only other true competitor at the time had carburettors.

By the weight-pared standards of today, this engine was heavy, at about 155kg, but it was still a good 20kg lighter than its only true competitor of the era, the Honda BF75. It is hard to imagine the fervour, excitement and awe this outboard created, but anyone fortunate enough to have seen, heard and driven one knew beyond any doubt that this was the future.

2. Tohatsu 18hp 2-stroke

4. Yamaha 2.6 litre HPDI

There was nothing epoch-making, startling or ground-breaking about the punchy, gutsy little twin-cylinder Tohatsu 18hp, except that it filled a horsepower niche in which nobody else had an offering. It was (and still is) perfect for those who wanted more than a 15hp could offer, at the same weight, but who couldn’t quite stretch the budget, or the tinny’s engine capacity, to a 20hp.

This was a back-to-basics 50:1 premix 2-stroke and a twin cylinder of nearly 300cc (so a bit of a “thumper”) but, at a weight of just over 40 kg, it was truly a portable fisherman’s friend. Funnily enough, more than in any other region, Queenslanders really seemed to take this motor to their hearts.

3. Honda BF8 and 10 While Honda had always done solid albeit plodding business with their old BF8 (a derivative of their original BF7.5 from the 1970s), they were on somewhat of a roll with new products in the early 2000s, particularly when it came to portables. It could be said that the new BF8/10 series was revolutionary and definitely not evolutionary, as it was the first small Honda engine to adopt their curvy, rounded “dolphin-type” styling, and it did away with the antiquated shear-pin drive propeller on the old BF8 and the awkward bulkiness of the old BF15-derived 9.9hp model.

In addition, if my memory serves me correctly, the BF8/10 series was the first portable outboard to have a tiller handle moulded from resin, which dampened and tuned out any vibration that may have reached the twist-grip throttle.

I remember one time asking a Yamaha engineer, who was undertaking some midlife improvements on their own portable F8C and F9.9F motors, what engine he considered the industry benchmark. Without hesitation, he replied (and I still remember his exact words): “The Honda BF8/10. Quite frankly, it is excellent.” In that, he was right.

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Back in 1999, when the major outboard companies had an each-way bet on what form any new, leanemission technology should definitively be embraced, there was a reasonable (albeit limited) offering of both 4-strokes and direct-injection 2-strokes. In terms of direct-injection 2-strokes, Mercury and OMC (which was still around then – just) had committed heavily to Orbital and Ficht respectively, which then left Yamaha with only the 4-stroke F115A as its largest lean-emission engine.

By 1999, however, Yamaha addressed this deficiency extremely and surprisingly quickly by introducing the HPDI (High Pressure Direct Injection) range of V6s, from 150-200hp. While these engines may well have been a pragmatic step for Yamaha before they could develop a 4-stroke range, they were far from being a half-hearted stopgap. Although the same cubic capacity plus bore and stroke of the venerable carburetted 90-degree V6s, the HPDI block had a series-specific V-configuration of 76 degrees. The motor’s real strong point was its “heart”, a huge high-pressure pump mounted atop the block, which literally ram-jetted fuel into the cylinders at up to 700 psi (a pressure almost three times greater than the competitors’ DI engines).

Although the later, larger series of HPDIs – namely the 3.3litre 250/300hp motors – could hardly be given a glowing endorsement as a paradigm of durability or reliability, the 2.6 litre models almost certainly rank as some of the best motors ever made

by Yamaha, or indeed any other manufacturer. So good, strong and reliable were the 150-200hp HPDIs that I reckon they would still stack up as a sound used buy even when 20 years old.

In an interesting footnote, so popular and high profile were these engines in Australia and New Zealand that this market eventually gained its own regionspecific branding – the whole range (not just the bass models, as per the US) was liveried and branded as VMAX.

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5. Suzuki DF140 Like the first DF60/70 previously introduced by Suzuki just three years earlier, the DF140 – a 2,044 cc development of the 1,950cc DF90/115 introduced in 2000 – showed that the company saw a viable and sustainable future in the outboard business and that they believed 4-stroke was the only way forward. In fact, since the introduction of the DF60/70, Suzuki never again invested one single Yen on the development or update of any of their oil-injected 2-stroke outboards.

It’s hard to understand now the excitement and fervour this motor caused when released.

All the European RIB manufacturers embraced it the way Titanic passengers would have scrambled for a lifeboat – it was compact, slim, neat, powerful and, above all, very, very light (about 191kg in XL shaft). Quite a high revver (it went best if allowed to reach 6,200 RPM), the DF140 was also probably a bit shortwinded and “peaky”, but due to a very low gear ratio (2.38 on the early models and then subsequently 2.59), it still managed to accelerate in a very linear, strong and tractable manner.

Like the later Yamaha F70A, this single motor must have made a colossal impact on the overall profitability of Suzuki’s marine division, as its international ubiquity, at least in those early years before the competition caught up, was incredible. It wasn’t without its problems – the stainless steel blind plug in the alloy exhaust housing on the older models (the unalike metals making for a pronounced corrosion issue) was one issue and early oil coolers (subsequently deleted) which were prone to water ingress were another. However, with the DF140, Suzuki defiantly and proudly showed others, especially its cross-town rival, Yamaha, that it would no longer be a supporting player in the outboard game.

6. Evinrude E-Tec 75 / 90 DI 2-stroke Any poor souls unfortunate enough to have been subjected to previous ramblings from me would certainly have correctly assumed that I have always had an immense affection for the old Outboard Marine Corporation, particularly its Johnson brand.

However, with Johnson long gone (and, under BRP, unlikely to ever return), I would concede that the latter-day Evinrude, as the sole brand left from the halcyon OMC era, is a worthy carrier of all that heritage and history.

Without again revisiting the debacle of firstly Ficht, then the slightly rectified and marginally better Ficht RAM system followed by the moderately effective and reliable Evinrude Direct Injection, it has been starkly clear that, as a point of difference, Bombardier was always going to persist with the DI policy embraced by OMC. To this end, BRP’s first all-new models, the three-cylinder E-Tec 75 and 90hp, caused a huge stir when introduced for the 2003 model year. Owing nothing whatsoever to the venerable and time-proven OMC 3-cylinder looper, these engines were theoretically very under-stressed at 1,295cc and weighed in at 145kg – heavy compared with a conventional 2-stroke but lighter much lighter than a 4-stroke of the time. At the time, the technology on these engines did very briefly make the Japanese ask if they were on the right track with 4-strokes. After all, here was a 2-stroke with 3-year service intervals that had reached the pinnacle of technological excellence through three iterations and myriad revisions of the original DI system that was OMC’s nadir. Moreover, it worked very well, very smoothly, very cleanly and very reliably, too. For someone like me, who thinks he knows something about engines (albeit from the perspective of a self-taught layman), I always reckoned that there would be durability and reliability issues because the motors ran lean on both air/ fuel mixture and oil/fuel mixture – running conditions which markedly contribute to piston detonation and seizure respectively – but these fears proved unfounded.

Some years ago, while back home in Ireland, I drove a 6.5m RIB with the first of the twin E-Tec 90s on it and was quite impressed by the surge of acceleration and effortless power.

If you can get your head around the fact that a nonprofessional simply cannot do anything other than perform routine maintenance on E-Tecs and that the engines are still “total-loss lubrication” (i.e. all the oil in the reservoir depletes and burns off), then one of these might suit you very well.

7. Honda BF60 I have to admit to always liking this engine. Introduced in 2003, it was the first Honda to have a slightly different profile and shape to that of its rounded, “dolphin-themed” siblings.

Somewhat of a curio in that one doesn’t see a huge number on the water, this engine has a purposeful, rather than a soft, “liquid”, look and it’s light, too – 108kg (very good) for the model with the standard lower unit and 116kg for the high-thrust version with the BF75/90 gearbox.

The BF60 was Honda’s first midrange fuel-injected engine and its power unit is 998cc (virtually the same size as its 996cc competitor, the Yamaha F60) except that where the Yamaha has four cylinders, the Honda makes do with three. By all accepted laws of engineering and physics, an inline 3-cylinder configuration is not good for both anti-vibration and balance characteristics in a 4-cycle engine. With either an inline four or a six, there are two equally sized and weighted ends of the crankshaft to cancel out and dampen vibration – but Honda’s designers on this engine must never have received the memo.

But all the better this little motor is for it, too. It idles like a sewing machine, accelerates with a nice, slightly offbeat bark and has a nice, almost soothing “thrumming” at high speed. Even today, in terms of appearance, this engine is, I think, the most “un-Honda-looking” of their entire range and it has not dated at all – on that basis alone, it has to be well worth a look.

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8. Yamaha F150A Although the F150A was far from being the first epoch-making 4-stroke, it could be posited that it was the first 4-stroke that truly came in a “useful” size. Granted there were, at the time, smaller 4-strokes and larger V6 4-strokes, but this was the first one, in terms of size, power and weight, that suited the range of boats with which most people identified and which many builders produced.

Launched with much fanfare in 2004, the DOHC, 16-valve F150A was a sleek, svelte, compact and well-proportioned inline 4-cylinder engine. It just looked right and, at slightly under 2.7 litres (2,670cc, actually), was only 74cc larger than its 150 HPDI sibling. It was also a superb repower engine, being exactly the same weight as the HPDI and just over 25 kg heavier than Yamaha’s older 2-stroke V6s.

It is hard to comprehend now, with a subsequent plethora of 150hp 4-strokes hitting the market since, just how much excitement and fervour this engine caused. The first batch in this region sold out with eye-watering alacrity; so did the second, and the third.

If one considers the tens of thousands of hours now amassed by thousands of F150As worldwide, the engine must be seen for the paradigm of dependability, reliability and durability it was designed and engineered to be. Technical issues were rare; other than a problem with the harmonic balancer that, surprisingly, took Yamaha an inordinately (and annoyingly) long time to rectify and a dog clutch chattering problem caused by installing large-diameter propellers, it would not be a stretch to place the F150A in the same venerable class as a 70-series Land Cruiser.

engines. Bruestle signed on in 2002 and, in 2004, the Verado, an inline six-cylinder (a Mercury speciality), was introduced. It was unique in that it was the very first outboard with fly-by-wire controls and integral power steering and it seemed to feature a completely unique mounting plate, with the transom bracket actually incorporating some built-in “setback”, thereby changing all the rules on how high to ideally mount the motor.

The Verado had a relatively small (laughably so, in fact) cubic capacity of just 2,598cc, although it did deliver anywhere from a relatively unstressed 200hp to a maximum, in 2004 (on premium fuel), of 275hp. And it was typical Mercury - a relatively narrow (for a 4-stroke), tallish, vertical, inline six with a completely “square” engine (i.e. bore and stroke exactly the same size).

This last characteristic ensured that, like all inline sixes with the same configuration (and any engineer will tell you that nothing runs as sweetly and evenly as a “square” inline six), its balance and smoothness would be outstanding. Furthermore, it was supercharged – not ram-air charged but equipped with a proper, engine-driven mechanical blower. This was new, rarefied territory indeed and I have to admit that, at the time, I was sceptical and sneeringly dismissive of the whole supercharger idea. I reckoned that, being in a hostile marine environment, the supercharger, while “whooping” in gulps of air, would ingest myriad droplets of water as well – but it seems I couldn’t have been more wrong.

One minus point, though, was that the Verado was heavy. Mercury optimistically listed the weight as 288kg, which may have been mildly acceptable on the 275hp version (at just over 1kg per horsepower) but made for a rather abysmal power-to-weight on the 200hp version. However, after a few years of tweaks, running modifications and minor revisions while bedding in the original 200-275hp series, the power-to-weight issues would eventually be decisively addressed.

9. Mercury Verado 200-275hp Let’s face it: about 12-15 years ago, if asked to take a stab at what manufacturer (a manufacturer that, to boot, didn’t even design or build proprietary automotive engines) could pull an entirely new range of high-technology, high-horsepower 4-stroke outboards out of thin air then build an image, an entire sub-brand and a cult out of that product, the last company to come to mind would have been Mercury. But that’s what happened.

Prior to 2004, Mercury’s only large 4-stroke offering was a black version (now very rare and seldom seen, actually) of the Yamaha F225A. Unlike the 75, 90, and 115hp 4-strokes then offered

by Mercury, the 225hp motor did not use a Yamaha power unit on a Mercury leg; the whole unit, from power unit to lower unit, was supplied under the long-standing (but fast becoming fraught and untenable) OEM arrangement with Yamaha. Therefore, the company that had always prided itself on its ability to “set the water on fire” was in trouble.

But around that time, Mercury hired a man called Claus Bruestle, who had had an outstanding and much-lauded career in the design department at Porsche – a company that, conveniently, had always known quite a lot about wringing power from inline six-cylinder

is known worldwide for its strength and length of tenure as a manufacturer of outboard motors.

However, the oldest manufacturer of outboards in Japan (outboards that, for decades, have been the default choice of Japanese commercial fishermen) is Tohatsu. Sure, they have made some prosaic, bland but strong models over the years, but occasionally – and with increasing regularity and rapidity – they have brought to market some absolute gems. One that comes to

10. Tohatsu TLDI 115 Like Toyota, a manufacturer of very worthy, trusty, dependable and rugged products who can occasionally come up with flashes of innovative brilliance, the same could well apply to Tohatsu. While it might be fair to say that Yamaha, despite also being a manufacturer of automotive engines, motorcycle engines and motorcycles,

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mind was their first model based on Ralph Sarich’s Orbital directinjection technology, the TLDI (for Two-stroke Low-pressure Direct Injection) 50hp model, back in 2000. The TLDI 90 in turn followed this in 2001. More so than OMC or Mercury, Tohatsu realised that reliability and durability would be enhanced by injecting the fuel at low pressure instead of the high-velocity principle embraced by those two competitors at that time.

Although Tohatsu has latterly embraced 4-strokes very proactively, undoubtedly one of their forgotten and leastappreciated gems is the last addition to their TLDI range, the 115hp model, released in 2006. The inline 4-cylinder TLDI 115 was supposedly a precursor to a 135hp version, but I have never seen one of those (has anyone?). I haven’t seen many TLDI 115s in this region, either, but owners to whom I have spoken in other markets rave about them – about their strength, their power, their economy, their virtual indestructability and the rarefied cachet that comes with owning one. Furthermore, in terms of weight, compactness and styling, this motor cedes nothing to any of the leanemission engines (DI or 4-stroke) that followed it. One for the connoisseur, maybe?

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Electronic fuel injection? No big deal, right? Well, it certainly was on a 25-30hp outboard motor, especially as the system did not require a battery to run it – I.e. it was completely self-contained and independent of the starting battery. Moreover, the remarkable thing is that say, Yamaha, who had similar technology and systems on dirt bikes, did not introduce this – quiet, low-key, “plodding” and modest Tohatsu did. To say that battery-less electronic fuel injection was an epoch-making feature on an outboard is an understatement.

To have a battery now powering only an electric starter (if fitted), and the boat’s accessories without diverting precious amperage to run the motor’s injection system, was like having an extra charging system at no extra cost.

Although others subsequently embraced this technology on like-sized engines, there is no doubt that Tohatsu was ahead of the pack and set the benchmark. In our region, this 25/30hp power unit is much more commonly used on motors sporting a Mercury badge (Tohatsu supplies it to Mercury), but apparently there was an Australian dealer who used to sell nearly one hundred fuelinjected Tohatsu 25/30 outboards per annum.

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F150A architecture figured highly in its creation.

Unusually, the F350A was constructed – obviously with width and double/multiple engine mounting considerations in mind – in a 60-degree configuration, which is not an ideal cylinder angle for optimum balance on a V8. On a V8, the ideal cylinder angle, to give balance and equal firing cycles, is 90 degrees and, if such a motor has to have, due to space and width constraints etc., a narrower cylinder angle, then harmonic, or second-order, balancer shafts will almost certainly be necessary – which the F350A does not have. The motor uses a flywheel damper instead (a complex and chequered issue in itself, which will not be addressed here!).

The narrow 60-degree configuration, however, gives the F350A a pleasing, loping, “off-beat” note at midrange but a gruff growl at top end to please any petrol head.

While the F350A has two direct competitors today in the form of the new mainstream consumer Verado 350 (no longer a specialised product from Mercury Racing) and the just-introduced Suzuki DF350A with contra-rotating propellers (which I personally believe will now set the new benchmark for the class), it must be borne in mind that this motor single-handedly created an entire genre and led to the introduction of large outboard boats of a type never previously seen.

12. Yamaha F350A That many boat manufacturers (particularly in the US) now offer large centre consoles, oversize bowriders, walk-arounds and sports cruisers in outboard form as opposed to the more traditional sterndrive power in those segments is probably due to one engine: the Yamaha F350A. Introduced for the 2008 model year, the F350A was, at the time, the largest consumer outboard available, as well as being the first and only (which it still is) V8-configuration 4-stroke. It was also the first 4-stroke outboard to have a cubic capacity (5,330 cc) close in size to the conventional V8 sterndrives with which it would be competing. It may be simplistic to say that the F350A concept evolved from an exercise on theoretically doubling up the F150A’s pistons and rods but as the bore and stokes of both motors are virtually the same, it is a fair bet that the

13. Honda BF50D

14. Yamaha F70A

You may think this a strange pick, as this little motor had already been around for over 16 years, having been first launched in 45hp guise in 1992. It was truly a seminal, epochmaking outboard, though, as it was proof positive that 4-strokes need not be bulky, ungainly and heavy, or slow. It also utilised – unlike the later, larger-horsepower Honda engines that followed it – a marine-specific (rather than automotive-based) power unit of 808cc. Despite having only three cylinders (sometimes a bit lumpy and uneven in a 4-cycle engine), it was a smooth, sweet motor with a “square” configuration - the bore and stroke were of the same dimension (70mm), which rendered vibration virtually non-existent.

Without raking over old ground, I have previously written about the refreshingly smooth, rounded, “soft” appearance of this particular Honda engine and how the styling undoubtedly influenced others’ 4-strokes that arrived many years later.

There was never much wrong with the original Honda BF45/50, except for somewhat torpid acceleration and a slightly intrusive (although melodic, some thought) carburettor induction “whoop” – but I personally never found that particularly irritating. It took them a while to update it (and indeed it has recently been further extensively updated – an update not covered here), and it was not until 2008 that it finally gained electronic fuel injection. It further gained Honda’s BLAST (boosted low-speed torque) system which enriched the air-fuel mixture for stronger, more sprightly acceleration and then leaned it off (as much and as safely as possible) at high speeds so that the motor would run more cleanly, more crisply and more economically. Even with the added fuel injection system, Honda was still able to list the weight at just under 100kg.

I have been guilty in the past of stating that, when it comes to their surprisingly modest sales volumes in the 4-stroke outboard market, Honda (the world’s largest manufacturer of engines) somehow managed to “steal defeat from the jaws of victory.” They never capitalised on their head start and early innovation, and they never maintained their impetus and momentum. However, the smooth, creamy, compact little BF50D is a prime example of the old adage: “But when they were good, they were very good.”

If any outboard, by any manufacturer, showed that 4-strokes were now the norm and no longer a heavier alternative, the Yamaha F70A was that outboard. I have no idea how many thousands of these have been sold since it broke cover in 2010, but I’d nearly bet that this single engine has added a disproportionately huge number of zeroes to the credit side of Yamaha’s balance sheet. In Europe, hundreds of mid-sized RIBs sport one, and in this region, it is fast becoming the de rigueur unit for sub-5m tinnies. It is also virtually purpose-built for repowering older boats that just cannot carry the weight of previous-generation 4-strokes.

But why, when Suzuki also makes a first-class 70hp and the other manufacturers make excellent motors close to that size, is there such an aura around the Yamaha F70A? Well, the weight for a start – it comes in at just under 120kg, which is within 10kg of its predecessor, the 2-stroke 70BETOL, and it is exactly the same external size as the sibling on which it was based, the F60. It would have to be said that one of the engine’s best features – unnoticed and unappreciated because it is an internal component and therefore unseen – is its complex and highly effective single camshaft with double rockers, one for each of the 16 valves. This little camshaft, with its intricate, highly wrought design is quite close to being a work of art and makes for a free-spinning and high-revving little engine.

If the F70A has any drawbacks, it is probably that it is a bit “buzzy” (although exceptionally pleasant to the ear to those who love to hear an engine working) and peaky – in that maximum power comes in very late and over quite a short band. It is a frenzied, rather frenetic little outboard that needs to spin to 6,300RPM to give of its best – but it will do that hour after hour for day for day after day. It’s like Yamaha put a motorcycle engineer on the case and this is what he came up with – a screaming demon.

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15. Mercury 150hp 4-stroke ( 3.0 litre ) In a complete and pronounced departure from the Verado policy of high technology and high complexity, Mercury took a relatively “sensible” and relatively sedentary route with the introduction of the 3.0 litre inline 4-cylinder 150hp 4-stroke in 2011. This back-to-basics philosophy worked well and the normally aspirated motor had a large 3.0 litre capacity with a conventional 8-valve head – the valves were very large, however, to ensure the best scavenging possible (without the putative “peakiness” of twin-cam, multi-valve engines) and required no adjustment ever.

With Mercury listing the weight at only 206kg, it is the lightest 150hp 4-stroke on the market, and it is also a very strong engine in that its actual output is very close to the upper threshold of the plus-or-minus 10% variance limit for stated horsepower to which all manufacturers must adhere.

On several boating forums, posters have opined that Mercury will eventually rework this motor to develop 200hp, but I disagree. To do that would almost certainly call for a twin-cam, multi-valve head and/or variable valve timing, and the weight gain in such a cylinder head alone would defeat the purpose of what Mercury set out to do with this particular engine. As is, this motor is a sterling example of the old adage that there is no replacement for displacement.

16. Suzuki DF15A / 20A ( electronic fuel injection ) While Tohatsu may have stolen Suzuki’s thunder as far as the concept of battery-less fuel injection on a portable outboard was concerned, the latter was the first to lower both the horsepower range for that technology and the weight of the motors so equipped. Traditionally, 20hp outboards have never sold in large numbers in this region (it has always been either a 15hp or a 25hp), due mainly to the fact that a 20hp unit is usually a detuned version of the 25hp model. However, with this series of Suzukis, it would be hard to argue against the 20hp, as it is the same weight (Suzuki state 44kg for the lightest, short-shaft version) as the 15hp.

I’m truly surprised there aren’t more of these brilliant little motors on the water as they truly move the game on and bring hitherto unheard of levels of user-friendliness and refinement to the portable market.

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17. Mercury 75-115hp 4-stroke Mercury undoubtedly got great mileage and value for money from the original Verado power unit. It started as a supercharged 2.6 litre; then they lopped two cylinders off it, but left the supercharger on, and made it the 4-cylinder 150/175/200hp Verado with a displacement of 1,732 cc. Then they used the same 4-cylinder block again, minus the supercharger, on their first in-house 75-115hp engines that replaced the power units they had previously bought in from Yamaha.

There wasn’t much wrong with the first Verado-influenced 75-115hp engines except that they were a tad heavy and rather ungainly and awkward looking – there was a rather incongruous “dome” on top of the engine cover, for instance. But in how to successfully, pragmatically and profitably exhaust all permutations of a modular platform, it could be said that Mercury had set a textbook example.

When the new 75-115 series arrived in 2014, it was obvious that Mercury had once more used the “less-is-more” (in relation to both moving parts and technology) philosophy to great effect. With a large engine displacement (2.1 litres) and, again, an 8-valve head, this was a tractable, powerful, under-stressed engine in the mould of the 150hp introduced just over two years before. Not to mention that the weight of 165kg (so-so for a 75hp but excellent for a 115hp) was 16 kg less than its predecessor. This grass roots, relatively low-tech and unstressed approach has been good for Mercury, and these engines, despite being as different as night and day to the Verado, complement it very well.

18. Suzuki DF25A / 30A ( electronic fuel injection ) Strange, you would think, to pick these engines when Tohatsu introduced similar models in the same class seven years earlier. But the DF25A/30A took the whole premise a step further by lowering the weight - at a supposed dry weight of 72 kg for the electric start model with power trim, it trumped the Tohatsu by 10 kg. Suzukis, in the old 2-stroke days, were always lardy, cumbersome, heavy engines – solidly, competently and even innovatively engineered but packaged and presented rather poorly – but it is patently obvious that whoever is doing their designing now has a wholly different philosophy and mindset.

Again, I’m surprised I haven’t seen more of these on the water, as they are magnificent tinny, repower and small RIB motors. This engine, once the secret gets out properly, will be one of the best-selling outboards of all time. I would nearly put money on it.

19. Tohatsu 40 / 50hp 4-stroke Once you get used to the somewhat “out there” look of the fuel-injected Tohatsu 40/50 4-stroke, I think you could become quite fond of it – in fact, it’s probably (only nobody has yet realised it) one of the best outboards built in Japan. Why, I hear you ask. It’s not as if it is in a horsepower segment of its own or in a technology class in which nobody else competes. Nor is it markedly faster or particularly more silent than the competition. What it is, though, is a complete clean-sheet design from Tohatsu, which demonstrates emphatically that it follows no one when it comes to designing, engineering and manufacturing 4-strokes.

For a company that only 3-4 years ago had a relatively paltry 4-stroke offering, the BF40/50 series, along with the OEM-supplied Honda engines from 60-250hp, shows that Tohatsu definitely wants to make a few more waves than has been the case to date.

Honestly, if someone wants a compact, tidily packaged 4-stroke outboard that comes in at around 100 kg, there are only two choices: this and the Honda BF50 - the others are all closer to 120. The Tohatsu may be light in weight but it is no technological lightweight.

20. Mercury Verado 350 / 400hp It is virtually inconceivable and immensely commendable that any engine company could take a base power unit that, in its lowest state of tune, produced 200hp and end up eventually extracting twice that amount of power from the same basic architecture, with the same cubic capacity, and with little or no weight increase. However, that is what Mercury did. I don’t know if they were at any time worried about the limitations of the original Verado and how they would ever increase its output with decreasing its durability.

First came the 300hp in 2007 (which got the power-to-weight ratio into the region of 1kg per horsepower) and then the 350hp, which was originally a bespoke, limited-use, limited-warranty speciality unit by Mercury Racing.

Nevertheless, by 2015, the Verado 350 was a mainstream consumer offering, with only a 400hp sibling built by Mercury Racing.

I personally feel that, with 400hp, the Verado has reached the pinnacle and gone as far as it can - and likewise for outboard power in general. If there is a volume, viable segment for conventional (i.e. non-bespoke) outboards over 400hp, I reckon such a segment has yet to be developed.

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21. Evinrude E-Tec G2 V6 200-300HP

OMC five decades ago!) rather than by means of a conventional mechanical shift operated by a servomotor, as per the competitors.

One feature that dampens my ardour somewhat, though, is the motor’s outer cowlings – screwon covers, one on each side. These covers come in a multitude of colours with a selection of myriad stripes that allows owners to colour-match the motor(s) to the boat. A tad kitschy and tacky, if you ask me, not to mention that the Evinrude name runs vertically down the covers – everybody knows that, when it comes to easily identifying a brand, it is much better if the name of the product can be read horizontally. Then there is the weight; at 253 kg, it’s not by any means overly heavy, but it’s not light either – in fact, it’s pretty much in the 4-stroke arena weight-wise, so there is no discernible advantage there. Still, if you are an E-Tec diehard or ex-Optimax owner looking to stay resolutely in the DI sphere, then that is unlikely to deter you.

In terms of “out there” technology, innovation and boundarypushing creativity and genius, the G2 E-Tecs are in a class and league of their own. Personally, I think they incorporate too much highly-strung and avant-garde technology just for the sake of it and, for that reason, they are not for me. However, if you are someone who hates to conform, loves technology and believes rules are there to be broken, then BRP has a colour palette to suit you.

In an outboard world now full of 4-strokes, one would have to award full marks to BRP for tenacity, resilience and courage of conviction for sticking with their beliefs and adhering to their point of difference. Before the launch of the E-Tec G2s, many people on myriad boating forums were convinced that BRP would at last go down the 4-stroke route on a revolutionary series of engines that had cost a fortune to develop. Everyone, however, was wrong.

Once you get over the initially polarising and contentious style of these motors (which to me look like a giant USB stick fixed incongruously to a boat), there is a lot of superb technology that, if not patented, will definitely be examined and appropriated by any competitor worth its salt. The built-in electro-hydraulic steering is magnificent – so sensitive, intuitive and precise, apparently, that there is no need for a tie-bar on dual engine set-ups. Then there is the power trim and tilt manifold, which, ingeniously and innovatively, is mounted on the motor’s centre section rather than between the clamp brackets. Instead of the rams extending upwards from just above the surface of the water when fully extended, they point downwards from the midsection and are high out of the water – so no growth or barnacles.

Moreover, the motor tilts markedly higher than any other outboard - a full 81 degrees - so there will never be any of those straggly, bearded skegs you often see on outboard boats left on moorings.

There is also the rigging tube that carries all the wiring to the motor (there are no manual throttle and shift cables). Internally, the wiring is routed and fixed around the front of the power unit but in such a way, and with just enough slack, to allow the motor to swivel without dragging or pushing the external rigging tube.

The rigging tube, which lies flat, undisturbed and unmoving in the engine well, can either affix to the starboard or port side of the motor. Someone in the US (a tad anal, in my opinion!) installed a twin rig which had the rigging tube for the starboard motor coming in the left-hand side and the tube for the port motor coming in from the right-hand side – perfect symmetry and a nice, aesthetically pleasing rigging touch.

Gear shifting is electronic, activated in the gear case (just like

The One That Changed the Game As I said in the introduction, there is no overall no.1; there is no best, and there is no outright winner – they are all winners in their own context and in their respective segments. However, if there was one outboard so significant as to forge a decisive path and set the trend for what would eventually be the norm, that outboard would unquestionably be…

The Yamaha F150A (page 185) . I consider this outboard, when introduced, to have been truly sui generis (i.e. of its own kind or in a class by itself). Despite now having strong competition from nearly every other brand, it is still a creditable, worthy and strong performer. However, back then, when it was on its own, it set the tone; it set the pace, and it set the rules.

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THE EVERYMAN 595 “The Everyman 595 is a very useful and good-looking fishing boat. The construction is robust and the level of finish is excellent. Good use of space is made in the layout, making it an easy craft to fish from. It is stable, travels well, and is a dry, soft rider.”

THE EVERYMAN 635 HARD TOP “With an exceptional finish, a chine that must be the widest on the market and a relatively shallow 15 degree deadrise, this ‘tinnie’ bucks the trend with its smooth ride” THE EVERYMAN 685 SPORT FISHER “This hull seems just as soft riding and quiet as its smaller sibling’s. Stability at rest is excellent, and putting all the weight on one side produced very little lean.”

From 4.7m to 11m available in Cuddy Cabin, Centre Console, Centre Cabin and Hard Top versions

OWNER TESTIMONIALS: THE EVERYMAN 550 “What a lovely boat, soft through the water no hammering and a very stable boat at rest.”

THE EVERYMAN 595 “The whole experience from beginning to end has been a positive one. I am a very happy customer.”

“She runs like a dream, handles well on the water.

“The boat’s lines and the finish are exceptional. The boat rides great, soft and predictable. They are a very beamy boat giving it fantastic stability.”

THE EVERYMAN 635 “I use the Everyman 635 off the West Coast out of Mokau.

“We can’t say enough about this boat it really does go like a dream and turns on a dime. We have been out in some rough weather and the Everyman handles it beautifully, making us feel very safe.”

Visit our website for more reports and testimonials.

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THE EVERYMAN 685 “I researched a wide range of boats, both aluminium and fibreglass, and I believe that the boat I now own satisfies all of my needs and represents the best quality for money currently available on the market.”

“The boat has lived up to our expectations and would recommend Everyman Boats.”

Make/Model

LOA

Beam Hull Const

Type

ALLENCO 4.6 Runabout 5.20m 1.86m 6mm RU 5.00 Runabout 4.70m 2.17m 6mm CC 5.3 Cuddy 5.70m 2.17m 6mm C A 5.5 Cuddy 5.80m 2.27m 6mm CA 5.9 Cuddy 6.28m 2.27m 6mm CA 6.25m 6.50m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 6.60m 6.90m 2.50m 6mm HT 6.70m 7.00m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 6.80m 7.10m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 7.50m 7.80m 2.50m 6mm HT 8.00m 8.30m 2.50m 6mm HT 8.50m 8.80m 2.50m 6mm HT 9.00m 9.40m 2.80m 8mm HT * All hulls also available as pontoon boats and larger boats overwidth.

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- 07-574 9377

AMF Viper 720 Cobra 750 Viper 770 Cobra 850

7.20m 7.50m 7.70m 8.50m

2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m

8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm

HT CC HT HT

AMF PRO SPORT 580 Pro Sport 5.80m 2.25m 6mm 610 Pro Sport 6.10m 2.35m 6mm 660 Pro Sport 6.80m 2.45m 6mm 720 Hardtop 7.20m 2.50m 6mm 770 Hardtop 7.70m 2.50m 6mm

BAXTER

CC/CA/RU CC/CA/RU/HT CC/CA/RU/HT HT HT/CA

C 420 Jet 4.20m 1.64m 5mm C 460 Jet 4.60m 2.00m 5mm C 510 Jet 5.10m 2.00m 5mm B 540 5.44m 2.35m 5mm B 590 5.90m 2.35m 5mm B 600 SC (Cat) 6.00m 2.43m 4mm B 600 6.00m 2.40m 5mm B 635 6.58m 2.40m 5mm B 650 WC (Cat) 6.79m 2.43m 4mm B 750 7.50m 2.50m 5mm B 800 SC (Cat) 8.79m 2.5m/3.1m 5mm

BLADERUNNER

RU RU RU CA CA HT CA/HT HT HT HT HT

5m cat 5.00m 2.45m 4mm 5.5m 5.50m 2.45m 4mm 6m Cat 6.00m 2.45m 4mm

BLUEFIN

CC CA/HT/CO HT/CA

Bluefin 620CC 6.20m 2.30m 5mm Bluefin 620HT 6.20m 2.50m 5mm Bluefin 650HT 6.50m 2.45m 5mm Bluefin 665HT 6.65m 2.50m 5mm Bluefin 700HT 7.10m 2.50m 5mm Bluefin 720HT 7.20m 2.50m 5mm Bluefin 720 WK 7.20m 2.50m 5mm Bluefin 769HT 7.69m 2.50m 5mm Bluefin 769 WH 7.69m 2.50m 5mm

BLUEWATER

CC HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

Bluewater 5.4 5.90m 2.30m 5mm Bluewater 550 5.60m 2.30m 5mm Bluewater 5.8 6.00m 2.30m 5mm Bluewater 5.9 6.40m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 6.1 6.60m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 6.5 6.70m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 6.8 7.00m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 7.3 7.50m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 7.5 7.70m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 7.7 8.00m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 8.5 8.70m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 8.9 9.10m 2.50m 5mm Bluewater 9.3 9.50m 2.80m 5mm

COAST CRAFT

CA CU CA HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

560 6.00m 2.25m Rapid Runner 460 4.60m 1.84m

DIYNO KITSET

CA RU

361 3.65m 1.67m 3mm 501 5.05m 1.93m 4mm 601 6.06m 2.13m 4mm 701 7.12m 2.43m 5mm 801 8.13m 2.48m 6mm

DICKEY

RU CA HT HT HT

Custom 750/XS Semifly 28 HT/Softop Custom 800 Custom 850 Custom 950 Semifly 32 Semifly 36

HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

7.88m 8.82m 8.72m 8.82m 10.14m 11.11m 11.25m

2.48m 2.80m 2.48m 2.48m 2.82m 3.46m 3.46m

6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm

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Make/Model

LOA

Beam Hull Const

Type

Semifly 40 12.51m 3.88m 6mm HT Semifly 45 14.72m 4.84m 6mm HT LRC58 19.04m 4.09m 8mm HT

DNA 531 Sport Fisher 5.30m 2.02m 5mm 551 Sport Fisher 5.50m 2.28m 5mm 621CC 6.15m 2.41m 5mm 721 HT 7.21m 2.50m 5mm 761 HT 7.61m 2.50m 6mm 821 HT 8.21m 2.50m 6mm 850 HT 8.50m 2.50m 6mm 941 HT 9.41m 2.50m 6mm

ENDURO

CA CA CC HT HT HT HT HT

4100 4.30m 1.88m 4mm TS/CO 6400 6.40m 2.45m 5mm CC

EVERYMAN 470 4.70m 1.86m 4mm 565 5.65m 2.05m 5mm 595 5.95m 2.35m 5mm 635 6.35m 2.35m 5mm 650 6.55m 2.45m 6mm 650 Profish 6.50m 2.45m 6mm 690 6.90m 2.50m 6mm 720 7.35m 2.50m 6mm 750 7.65m 2.50m 6mm 820 8.20m 2.60m 6mm 850 8.65m 2.70m 6/8mm 950 9.47m 3.00m 8mm 1080 11.00m 3.05m 8mm

EXTREME

CA/CC CU/CC/HT CU/CC/HT CU/CC/HT CA/CC/HT/WA WA HT/CC HT HT HT HT HT HT

500 Sport Fisher 545 Sportfisher/Console 645 Gamefisher 650 Gameking/SF 695 Gameking 745 Gameking 885 Gameking 985 Gameking 1185 Gameking 1100 Gameking

CA CA/CC HTCA/CC/ HT/CA HT HT/CC HT/CC HT HT HT

5.00m 5.50m 6.45m 6.65m 7.00m 7.43m 8.85m 9.85m 11.85m 11.00m

2.10m 2.25m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.82m 2.94m 3.10m 3.10m

5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm

www.fishcity.co.nz FC BOATS FC390 FC430 FC465 FC535 FC525 FC560 FC595 FC600 FC620 FC640 FC675 FC680 Sealegs FC730 Sealegs

3.90m 4.30m 4.65m 5.35m 5.25m 5.60m 5.95m 6.00m 6.20m 6.40m 6.75m 6.80m 7.30m

1.82m 2.02m 2.00m 2.05m 2.15m 2.25m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m

3mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 6mm 6mm

TS/SC TS/CC/SC RU CC/SC CU HT/CC/CU CU CC HT CC HT CC CC

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HAMILTON MARINE Jet 132A Jet 141A Jet 151A Jet 152A Jet 161A

4.20m 4.60m 4.70m 4.70m 5.00m

1.90m 1.90m 1.90m 1.75m 1.90m

5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm

RU RU RU RU RU

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IMAGE 5.8 Elite 6m Elite 6.4 Elite 7.45 Fishfinder 7.5 Fishfinder 8.25 Fishfinder 8.25 Fishmaster 8.25 MasterJet

190

6.10m 6.50m 6.40m 7.45m 7.50m 8.50m 8.50m 8.73m

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2.30m 2.35m 2.35m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.50m 2.80m

5mm 5mm 5mm 6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm

CA HT CA/HT HT HT HT HT HT

Make/Model 8.75 Fishmaster 9.0 Fishmaster 10.4 Cruisemaster 11.3 Cruisemaster

LOA

Beam Hull Const Type

Make/Model

9.00m 9.25m 10.50m 11.30m

2.70m 2.80m 3.10m 3.05m

MAVERICK

www.innovisionboats.co.nz

6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm

HT HT HT HT

- +64 021 407000

6.06m 6.56m 8.08m

2.40m 2.50m 2.70m

5mm 5mm 6mm

- 03 208 9995 RU RU RU RU RU CA HT

661 Offshore 7.10m 2.40m 6mm 761 Offshore 8.10m 2.50m 6mm 861 Offshore 9.10m 2.70m 6mm 922 Offshore 9.60m 2.80m 6mm 1022 Offshore 10.40m 3.30m 6mm

KINGFISHER

HT HT HT HT HT

370 Minicat 3.70m 1.80m 3mm 410 Minicat 4.10m 1.95m 4mm 450 Minicat 4.50m 2.07m 4mm 510 Minicat 5.10m 2.35m 4mm 620 Powercat 6.20m 2.50m 4mm 670 Powercat 6.70m 2.50m 5mm 705 Powercat 7.05m 2.50m 5mm

LAZERCRAFT

TS/CC TS/CC TS/CC/FS FS/CC CU/CC/HT HT/CC HT

6.40m 7.70m 7.80m 8.70m 9.10m 9.70m 10.0m 10.80m 12.50m

2.50m 2.60m 2.60m 2.80m 2.80m 2.90m 2.90m 3.10m 3.60m

8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm 8mm

4.00m 4.20m 4.40m 4.90m 5.10m 5.20m 5.20m 5.50m 5.50m 5.70m 6.00m 6.25m 6.50m 7.40m 8.00m 9.30m 10.0m

1.90m 1.90m 2.10m 2.10m 1.90m 2.07m 2.07m 2.07m 2.07m 2.20m 2.20m 2.27m 2.49m 2.49m 2.49m 2.90m 3.0m

4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 8mm 8mm

CAT (CC) CAT (CA) CAT (CC)

Fortress 441 4.40m 1.85m 4mm Sportsman Package 461 4.60m 1.85m 4mm Fortress 481 4.80m 2.00m 4mm Fortress 521 5.00m 2.00m 4mm Fortress 551 5.50m 2.08m 4mm Sportsman Package 521 5.18m 2.00m 4mm Sportsman Package 551 5.50m 2.08m 4mm Sportsman Package 571 5.65m 2.20m 4mm Fortress 571 5.65m 2.20m 4mm Fisherman 581 5.80m 2.28m 5mm CrossXover 561 5.60m 2.08m 5mm CrossXover 581 5.80m 2.20m 5mm CrossXover 601 6.00m 2.28m 5mm Sportsman Package 591 5.95m 2.20m 5mm CrossXover 611 6.10m 2.28m 5mm CrossXover 651 6.60m 2.30m 5mm Cruiser 701 Gen 11 7.05m 2.35m 5mm Cruiser 751 Gen 11 7.50m 2.45m 5mm Cruiser 801 Gen 11 8.01m 2.48m 6mm Premier 701 7.01m 2.35m 5mm Premier 801 8.01m 2.48m 6mm Cruiser 931 9.30m 3.00m 6mm Walk Round 1100 11.40m 3.09m 6mm

NULINE

TS RU TS CO CO CA CA CA CC CA CA CA CA CA/HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

Nluline 380 Nuline 450 Nuline 520

TS TS/RU/CC CA/CC

3.80M 4.80M 5.20m

1.90M 1.90M 2.00m

4MM 4MM 4mm

ORCA

CA HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT/FB

TS TS/CA/CC CA CA/HT/CC CA/HT/CC PB PB CC CC CC CA

Pinnacle 720 Pinnacle 830 Pinnacle 930

HT HT HT

7.22m 8.30m 9.30m

2.50m 2.50m 2.80m

6mm 6mm 8mm

480 Centre Console 4.95m 1.97m 5mm 550 Centre Console 5.60m 2.12m 5mm 650 Centre Console 6.67m 2.40m 6mm 650 Cross Cab 6.67m 2.40m 6mm 650 Hardtop 6.67m 2.40m 6mm 750 Centre Console 7.70m 2.60m 6mm 750 Cross Cab 7.70m 2.60m 6mm 750 Hardtop 7.70m 2.60m 6mm 850 Centre Console 8.70m 2.75m 6mm 850 Cross Cab 8.70m 2.75m 6mm 850 Hardtop 8.70m 2.75m 6mm Note: Xcab is an enclosed centre cabin with side access door.

TS/CO RU/TS/CC CA/RU/TS/CO CA/RU/TS/CO RU CA/RU/TS/CO CC/CA/RU CC/CA/RU BR CC/CA/RU CC/CA/HT/WA CC/CA/HT CC/HT/WA CC/HT/WA CC/HT/WA HT HT

QUINTREX

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CC CC CC Xcab HT CC Xcab HT CC Xcab HT

Quintrex 350 Explorer Quintrex 350 Dart Quintrex 370 Explorer Quintrex 370 Quintrex 370 Dart Quintrex 390 Explorer Quintrex 400 Dart Quintrex 400 Hornet Quintrex 400 Trophy Quintrex 400 Trophy Quintrex 420 Dory Quintrex 420 Explorer Quintrex 420 Trophy Quintrex 430 Top Ender Quintrex 420 Angler Quintrex 440 Hornet

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3.8 3.80m 1.60m 3mm 4.5 4.50m 2.05m 4mm 5.4 5.40m 2.33m 5mm 6 6.00m 2.40m 5mm 7 7.00m 2.40m 5mm 7.0 Party 7.00m 2.40m 3mm 8.0 Party 8.00m 2.50m 3mm Seablade 19 6.52m 2.25m 5mm Seablade 22 6.70m 2.43m 5mm Seablade 24 8.29m 2.65m 5mm Orca 6200 Walkaround 6.20m 2/40m 5mm

PINNACLE

PUREKRAFT

www.marcoboats.co.nz - 07 889 7083

MARCO 400 Dory 420 Dory 440 Dory 480 Dory 510 Thresher 520 Dory 520 Angler 550 Striker 550 Bowrider 570 Angler/Striker 600 Souwester 625 Souwester 650 Souwester 700 Souwester 760 Souwester 880 Souwester 950 Souwester

4mm 4mm 4mm

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580 5.80m 2.30m 4mm CA 620 6.20m 2.30m 4mm CA

MAKAIRA Coaster 640 Cape Runner 740 Cape Runner 750 Ranfurly 840 Ranfurly 880 King Bank 940 King Bank 970 King Bank 1050 Wanganella 1200

2.31m 2.31m 2.31m

MCLAY

HT HT HT

Riverwild 320 3.20m 1.37m 5mm Riverwild 420 4.20m 1.45m 5mm Riverwild 450 4.50m 1.50m 5mm Riverwild 480 4.80m 1.54m 5mm Riverwild 560 5.60m 1.80m 6mm Voyager 560 5.60m 1.80m 6mm Highlander 470 4.70m 1.47m 5mm

KWIKKRAFT

5.00m 5.00m 5.00m

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KEELOW (Jet Boats)

Beam Hull Const Type

Renegade 500 Rebel 500 Renegade 500 Twin

INNOVISION 606HT 656HT 808HT

LOA

3.58m 3.64m 3.75m 3.76m 3.80m 3.85m 4.00m 4.01m 4.01m 4.05m 4.27m 4.29m 4.29m 4.41m 4.29m 4.43m

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1.45m 1.49m 1.50m 1.45m 1.58m 1.79m 1.69m 1.73m 1.76m 1.87m 1.87m 1.87m 1.87m 2.00m 1.87m 2.02m

1.6mm 1.6mm 1.6mm 1.6mm 1.6mm 1.6mm 1.6mm 2mm 1.6mm 1.6mm 2mm 2mm 2mm 2mm 2mm 3mm

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Quintrex 440 Trophy 4.43m 2.02m 3mm TS Quintrex 430 Escape 4.48m 1.90m 2mm RU Quintrex 450 Fishseeker 4.50m 2.00m 3mm TS Quintrex 450 Top Ender 4.50m 2.10m 3mm TS FONTS Quintrex 450 Trophy 4.50m 2.05m 3mm CO Quintrex 440 Angler 4.54m 2.01m 3mm RU Quintrex 440 Dory 4.54m 2.01m 3mm TS TITLES FOR ELEMENTS AND MENUS Quintrex 450 Escape 4.61m 2.10m 3mm RU font-family: Quintrex 450 Top Ender Oswald; 4.61m 2.10m 3mm SC https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Oswald Quintrex 460 Dory 4.65m 2.09m 3mm TS Quintrex 440 Top Ender 4.69m 1.96m 3mm TS Quintrex 460 Classic 4.72m 2.09m 3mm SC ARTICLE HEADINGS 4.75m Quintrex 470 Fishseeker 2.05m 3mm TS Quintrex 480 Trophy 4.84m 2.05m 3mm SC font-family: 'Droid Serif'; Quintrex 470 Coastrunner 2.10m 3mm RU font-weight: bold; 4.96m Quintrex 500 Trophy 5.00m 2.05m 3mm SC https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Droid+Serif Quintrex 500 Fishseeker 5.01m 2.25m 3mm TS Quintrex 470 Freedom Sport 5.05m 2.09m 3mm BR PARAGRAPH TEXT 5.05m Quintrex 470 Escape 2.09m 3mm RU Quintrex 470 Top Ender 'Droid Serif'; 5.05m 2.09m 3mm TS font-family: Quintrex 490 Escape 5.21m 2.25m 3mm RU font-weight: normal; Quintrex 490 Freedom Sport 5.21m 2.25m 3mm BR https://www.google.com/fonts/specimen/Droid+Serif Quintrex 490 Coastrunner 5.21m 2.25m 3mm RU Quintrex 490 Legend 5.21m 2.25m 3mm CC Quintrex 490 Top Ender 5.21m 2.10m 3mm CO Quintrex 520 Dory 5.26m 2.09m 3mm TS CORRECT NAMING Quintrex 520 Classic 5.32m 2.10m 3mm CC Quintrex 510 Legend 5.41m 2.25m 3mm CC BOATMAGS.com - not: boatmags.com, BoatMags.com, boatmags.COM - no www.

Quintrex 510 Spirit 5.41m 2.22m 3mm CA Quintrex 570 Escape 5.41m 2.25m 3mm RU Quintrex 510 Freedom Sport 5.41m 2.22m 3mm BR Quintrex 510 Freedom Cruiser 5.41m 2.22m 3mm BR Quintrex 510 Coastrunner 5.41m 2.25m 3mm RU Quintrex 510 Top Ender 5.41m 2.38m 4mm CO Quintrex 530 Escape 5.61m 2.25m 3mm RU Quintrex 530 Legend 2.25m CC For assistance please5.61m don’t hesitate to contact 3mm me: carl@gomomentum.marketing Quintrex 530 Spirit 5.61m 2.25m 3mm CA Quintrex 530 Top Ender 5.61m 2.30m 3mm CO Quintrex 530 Freedom Sport 5.61m 2.25m 3mm BR Quintrex 530 Freedom Cruiser 5.61m 2.25m 3mm BR Quintrex 570 Coastrunner 5.88m 2.38m 4mm RU Quintrex 570 Spirit 5.88m 2.38m 4mm CA Quintrex 570 Legend 5.88m 2.38m 4mm CC Quintrex 570 Top Ender 5.88m 2.38m 4mm CO Quintrex 570 Freedom Sport 5.88m 2.38m 4mm BR Quintrex 600 Fishseeker 6.13m 2.21m 5mm TS Quintrex 610 Top Ender 6.16m 2.40m 4mm CC Quintrex 610 Spirit 6.16m 2.40m 4mm CA Quintrex 610 Legend 6.16m 2.40m 4mm CC Quintrex 610 Freedom Sport 6.16m 2.40m 4mm BR Quintrex 610 Coastrunner 6.16m 2.40m 4mm RU Quintrex 650 Coastrunner 6.43m 2.40m 5mm RU Quintrex 650 Spirit 6.43m 2.40m 5mm CA Quintrex 650 Freedom 6.43m 2.40m 5mm CC Quintrex 650 Offshore 6.43m 2.40m 5mm HT Quintrex 610 Freedom Cruiser 6.93m 2.40m 4mm BR Quintrex 690 Offshore 7.44m 2.40m 5mm HT Quintrex 690 Offshore SDP 7.44m 2.40m 5mm HT Quintrex 690 Spirit 6.81m 2.40m 5mm CA RAMCO

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DB056

DB249

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Make/Model

Main Background Colour #33363A R:51 G:54 B:58 Beam C:75LOA M:65 Y:58 K:56Hull Const Type

4750 Prelude 4.75m 2.05m 4mm 5050 Prelude 5.05m 2,10m 4mm 5050 Sportsman 5.05m 2.10m 4mm 5450 Prelude 5.45m 2.10m 4mm 5450 Prelude 5.45m 2.10m 4mm 5500 Dominator 5.45m 2.10m 4mm 5800 Interceptor 5.80m 2.25m 5mm 6020 Fisherman 6.02m 2.20m 5mm 6250 Fishmaster 6.25m 2.33m 5mm 7010 Provider 7.01m 2.50m 5mm 7450 Seahunter 7.45m 2.50m 5mm 8450 Ultimate 8.45m 2.50m 5mm

SAVAGE

CA/CC CA CA CA CA CA CA HT HT HT HT HT

305 Jabiru Punt 355 Jabiru 345 Jabiru 375 Jabiru Cartopper 385 Jabiru 415 Jabiru 435 Jabiru 455 Jabiru 485 Jabiru 415 Bay Cruiser 435 Bay Cruiser 485 Bay Cruiser 515 Bay Cruiser 545 Bay Cruiser 575 Bay Cruiser 310 Water Rat 355 Snipe 375 Snipe 385 Big Boy 425 Big Boy 445 Big Boy 455 Safari 485 Safari 525 Safari 435 Scorpion 455 Scorpion 485 Scorpion

TS TS TS TS TS TS TS TS SC RU RU RU BRRU/CA BR/RUCA CA TS TS TS TS TS TS TS TS TS TS/SC TS/SC/CC SC/CC

192

3.05m 3.55m 3.48m 3.81m 3.85m 4.25m 4.45m 4.60m 4.90m 4.32m 4.62m 5.14m 5.32m 5.45m 5.95m 3.21m 3.60m 3.80m 3.90n 4.27m 4.41m 4.55m 4.85m 5.25m 4.40m 4.55m 5.04m

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1.11m 1.14m 1.53m 1.27m 1.72m 1.95m 1.95m 1.95m 1.95m 1.95m 1.95m 2.05m 2.30m 2.33m 2.33m 1.41m 1.48m 1.58m 1.85m 1.96m 1.96m 2.05m 2.05m 2.09m 1.87m 2.05m 2.07m

1.2mm 1.2mm 1.6mm 1.2mm 2mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 4.mm 4mm 2mm 1.6mm 1.6mm 2mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 3mm 4mm 3mm 3mm 3mm

T Thompson Marine Make/Model

LOA

Beam Hull Const Type

3.60m 4.10m 4.40m 4.70m 4.80m 5.35m 6.10m 6.70m 7.30m 8.50m 8.89m

1.80m 1.90m 1.90m 2.17m 2.17m 2.20m 2.30m 2.40m 2.40m 2.45m 2.80m

SCORPION 360 Dinghy 400 Dinghy 440 Runabout 470 500 Bowrider 535 Cuddy 610 670 Wheelhouse 730 Wheelhouse 850 Wheelhouse 890 Wheelhouse

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1.46 m 1.46 m 1.46 m 1.46 m 1.46 m 1.53 m 1.46 m 1.64 m 1.46 m 1.64 m 1.64 m 1.64 m 1.64 m 1.64 m 1.64 m 1.96 m 1.96 m 1.35 m

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5.50m 6.00m 6.20m 6.70m 7.00m

5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm

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2.42m 2.42m 2.42m 2.42m 2.50m

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www.senatorboats.com - 0800 SENATOR SENATOR HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

Bardozer 3.5-4.8m 2.00m 5mm Phantom 6500 6.50m 2.50m 5mm Phantom 7000 7.00m 2.50m 5mm Phantom High Bow 7.50m 2.70m 6mm Ocean Series HT760 7.60m 2.90m 6mm Carbon Series 8.0-10.0m 2.8-3.5m 6mm

SOUTHERN

CC HT HT HT HT HT

XP516 5.45m 2.20m 5mm XP616 CC 6.20m 2.40m 5mm XP646 HTO 6.50m 2.40m 5mm XP676 HTO 6.80m 2.45m 5mm XP716 HTO 7.10m 2.50m 5mm XP746 HTO 7.50m 2.50m 5mm XP746 HTE 7.50m 2.50m 5mm XP776 HTO 7.80m 2.50m 6mm XP776 HTE 7.80m 2.50m 6mm XP816 HTE 8.20m 2.50m 6mm XP856 HTO 8.60m 2.80m 6mm XP856 HTE 8.60m 2.80m 6mm XP896 HTE 9.00m 2.80m 6mm

SURTEES

CA CC HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

495 Workmate 550 Workmate

CA/CC CA/CC/HT

4.95m 5.63m

2.00m 2.15m

4mm 4mm

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MH 630 6.49m 2.38m 5mm MH 670 7.15m 2.5m 5mm MH 700 7.3m 2.5m 6mm MH 760 8.0m 2.5m 6mm MH 800 + Wide beam 8.35m 2.7m 6mm MH 850 Wide beam 8.8m 2.7m 6mm MH 920 Wide beam 9.3m 2.7m 6mm Offshore 1020 10.80m 3.10m 6mm

SKELTON CRAFT

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Make/Model 575 Workmate 610 Workmate 610 Gamefisher 650 Gamefisher 700 Gamefisher 750 Gamefisher 850 Gamefisher

LOA

Beam Hull Const Type

Make/Model

5.75m 6.10m 6.10m 6.50m 7.00m 7.50m 8.50m

2.15m 2.35m 2.35m 2.35m 2.35m 2.50m 2.80m

COLKEN

4mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 5mm

CA/CC/HT HT/CC HT/CC HT/CC HT/CC HT/CC HT/CC

www.surteesboats.co.nz - 07 322 8461 Ultimate 18 6.05m 2.30m 5mm CA/CC Ultimate 21 6.35m 2.45m 6mm HT Ultimate 21 Elite 6.35m 2.45m 6mm HT

WHITE POINTER 550 Sports 5.60m 2.10m 6mm CA 550 Cente Console 5.60m 2.10m 6mm CC 5.80 Sports Jet 5.80m 2.10m 6mm CA 6.20 Sports Hard Top 6.20m 2.35m 6mm HT/CA 660 Sports Hard Top 6.60m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 660 Sports Cruiser 6.60m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 660 Custom Cruiser 6.60m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 7m Sports Hard Top 7.20m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 7m Sports Cruiser 7.20m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 7m Custom Cruiser 7.20m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 730 Sports Hard Top 7.40m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 730 Sports Cruiser 7.40m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 730 Custom Cruiser 7.40m 2.45m 6mm HT/CA 750 Sports Hard Top 7.60m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 750 Custom Cruiser 7.60m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 750 Sports Cruiser 7.60m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 8m Sports Hard Top 8.20m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 8m Sports Cruiser 8.20m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 8m Custom Cruiser 8.20m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 840 Pro Sportsman 8.40m 2.75m 6mm HT/CA 840 Sports Hard Top 8.40m 2.75m 6mm HT/CA 840 Sports Cruiser 8.40m 2.75m 6mm HT/CA 840 Custom Cruiser 8.40m 2.70m 6mm HT/CA 850 Sports Hard Top 8.80m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 850 Sports Cruiser 8.80m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 850 Custom Cruiser 8.80m 2.50m 6mm HT/CA 920 Custom Cruiser 9.20m 2.90m 6mm HT/CA 940 Pro Sportsman 9.40m 2.90m 6mm HT/CA 1050 Pro Sportsman 10.50m 3.10m 6mm HT/CA All models avaliable in 8mm

ALLOY BOAT PONTOON

ADVENTURE

435 4.35m 1.95m 3mm 495 5.07m 2.02m 4mm 545 5.52m 2.18m 4mm 565 5.65m 2.32m 4mm 595 5.95m 2.40m 4mm 645 6.47m 2.45m 5mm 705 7.20m 2.50m 5mm 780 7.77m 2.50m 5mm 860 8.55m 2.50m 5mm 890 9.00m 2.80m 5mm 1080 10.80m 3.10m 6mm

ASSAULT

TS CA CA HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

TS TS/CC CC CC/CA CA CC CC/CA CA HT HT HT

3.4 3.40m 1.65m 3mm 4.1 4.10m 1.75m 3mm F14 4.40m 1.75m 3mm F16 4.95m 2.00m 4mm F18 5.75m 2.25m 4mm F21 6.30m 2.30m 5mm F22 6.80m 2.30m 5mm F25 7.50m 2.50m 6mm

TS TS CA/CC/HT CA/CC/HT CA/CC/HT HT/CA/CC HT HT

Striker 450 4.30m 1.67m 4mm Sports 5900 6.29m 2.31m 5mm Escape 5900 6.29m 2.31m 5mm Ignite 6300 6.75m 2.43m 5mm Ranger 8000 8.57m 2.90m 6mm

HARDY

RU HT CA HT/CC HT

4 4.0m 1.78m 3mm 4.7 4.7m 2.06m 4mm 5.25 5.25m 2.17m 4/5mm 5.4 5.7 5.70m 2.17m 4/5mm 5.8 5.80m 2.17m 4/5mm 6.5 6.50m 2.30m 5mm

IMAGE

CA CA CA/CC

7.08

CA/CC CA CA

7.08m

2.36m

6mm

CA/CC HT HT HT

360 3.60m 1.82m 3mm 390 3.90m 1.95m 3mm 470 4.70m 2.00m 3mm 515 Fisherman 5.20m 2.10m 4mm 550 Fisherman 5.50m 2.20m 4mm 590 Sport 5.90m 2.30m 4mm 660 Sport HT 6.60m 2.40m 5mm 720 Sport HT 7.20m 2.50m 5mm 780 Sport HT 7.80m 2.50m 5mm 780 Overnighter 7.80m 2.50m 5mm

ORCA

TS CA CA CA CA/HT CA/HT CA/HT CA/HT HT HT

3.8 3.80m 1.60m 3mm 4.5 4.50m 2.05m 4mm 5.4 5.40m 2.33m 5mm 6 6.00m 2.40m 5mm 7 7.00m 2.40m 5mm 7.0 Party 7.00m 2.40m 3mm 8.0 Party 8.00m 2.50m 3mm

TS TS/CA/CC CA CA/HT/CC CA/HT/CC PP PP

www.osprey.co.nz - 03 548 7887 OSPREY Osprette 380E/S/CO Osprette 450S/Classic Osprette 495 CO/Classic

TS TS

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300 D 3.03m 1.01m 3mm 420 3.90m 1.71m 3mm 440 JetX 4.40m 1.71m 4mm 450 4.50m 1.71m 4mm 480 XC 4.60m 2.02m 4mm 480 JetX 4.80m 2.05m 5mm 515 CCX 5.15m 2.13m 4mm 535 XC 5.35m 2.15m 4mm 570 XHT 5.70m 2.27m 4mm 660 XHT 6.60m 2.47m 5mm 680 XHT 6.80m 2.47m 5mm

FREWZA

KIWI KRAFT

4.1 Dodger 4.10m 2.18m 4mm TS/CC BlackDog 4.6 4.60m 2.18m 4mm CC/CA BlackDog 5.1 5.10m 2.18m 4mm CA/CC/HT

BLUEFIN 420 APB 4.20m 1.87m 3mm 480 APB 4.80m 1.87m 3mm

TS TS TS/CA TS/CA CA/CC CA/CC CA CA CC

FINLAY

672 APB 6.72m 2.40m 5mm HT 692 APB 6.92m 2.50m 5mm HT

BAXTER B 480 4.83m 2.00m 3mm B 530 5.30m 2.00m 4mm B 550 5.50m 2.42m 4mm

BLACKDOG CAT - Catamarans

3.1 Trooper 3.10m 1.72m 3mm 3.6 Trooper Delux 3.60m 1.72m 3mm 3.6 Trooper 3.60m 1.72m 3mm 3.9 Trooper 4.20m 1.72m 3mm 3.9 Trooper Sport 4.20m 1.72m 3mm 5.4 Trooper 5.40m 2.22m 4mm 5.8 Wide Body 5.80m 2.26m 5mm 7.5 Silverado 7.50m 2.48m 6mm 8.5 Trooper 8.50m 6mm

DNA

www.finlayboats.co.nz - 0274883302

Adventure 1430 4.30m 3mm TS Adventure 1450 4.50m 4mm TS/CC/CA

AQUALITE CA CA CA CA HT HT

Beam Hull Const Type

Colken 451 Cuddy 4.5m 2.05m 4mm TS/CA/CC

COMMANDO

ULTIMATE

535 SS 5.34m 2.10m 4mm 570 SS 5.85m 2.10m 5mm 601 SS-XRV 6.03m 2.44m 5mm 645 SS-XRV 6.47m 2.44m 5mm 665 WHT 6.75m 2.44m 5mm 775 WHT 7.55m 2,44m 5mm

AQUALINE

LOA

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4.00m 4.50m 5.00m

1.68m 1.95m 2.15m

2.5mm 3mm 4mm

TS/CO/CA TS/CO/CA TS/CO/CA

Beam Hull Const Type CC/CA CA/CC/HT HT/CA HT CA/HT CA/HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

1401 4.30m 1.74m 3mm 465C 4.65m 1.80m 4mm 545C 5.45m 2.00m 4mm 585C 5.85m 2.14m 5mm 585CC 5.85m 2.14m 5mm 585H 5.87m 2.14m 5mm 600H 6.00m 2.25m 5mm 635H 6.40m 2.30m 5mm 735H 7.35m 2.31m 6mm 750HW 7.50m 2.60m 6mm 780HW 7.80m 2.66m 6mm 940HW 9.40m 2.73m 6mm

REEL

TS/CC/CA CA CA CA CC HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

390 4.05m 1.68m 3mm 400 4.50m 1.60m 4mm 535 5.50m 1.90m 4mm 585 6.25m 2.10m 5mm 650HT 7.20m 2.26m 5mm

REVO

TS/RU CU CU CU HT

361 Jet-2 3.67m 1.30m 3mm 361 Jet-3 3.67m 1.54m 3mm 442 Powercat 4.41m 1.51m 4&3mm 451 4.36m 2.10m 4mm 601 6.00m 2.39m 4mm

SEA SURGE

RU RU CA CA CA/CC

3.5 3.50m 1.70m 3mm 3.8 3.80m 1.70m 3mm 4.2 4.20m 1.73m 3mm 4.8 4.80m 1.73m 3mm 5.5 5.50m 2.20m 4mm 6.8 6.80m 2.20m 5mm 7.6 7.60m 2.50m 5mm

SEALEGS

TS TS TS TS/CA CO CA HT

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TS CC TS CA CC CA CA CA/CC CA CU CA CC CA HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

392 3.92m 1.90m 4mm 455 4.55m 1.90m 4mm 530 5.30m 1.90m 4mm 600 6.00m 2.30m 5mm HT

STABICRAFT

RU CA CA CA/

1410 Explorer 1410 Frontier 1410 Fisher 1550 Fisher 1600 Frontier 1650 Fisher 1850 Fisher 1850 Frontier 1850 Supercab 2050 Supercab 2100 Supercab 2100 Frontier 2400 Supercab 2500 Ultracab XL 2100 Supercab ST 2750 Supercab

TS CC CA CA CC CA CA CC HT HT HT HT HT HT HT HT

4.30m 4.30m 4.30m 4.72m 4.88m 5.00m 5.40m 5.60m 5.60m 6.27m 6.40m 6.40m 7.32m 7.62m 7.75m 8.38m

1.70m 1.70m 1.70m 2.02m 2.02m 2.15m 2.16m 2.40m 2.40m 2.31m 2.30m 2.30m 2.30m 2.55m 2.30m 2.49m

3mm 3mm 3mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 4mm 5mm 5mm 5mm 6mm 6mm 6mm 6mm

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6.1 D-Tube 6.13m 2.25m 5mm CC

SENATOR IS 380 4.00m 1.65m 3mm ICC 400 4.10m 1.80m 3mm IS 400 4.10m 1.80m 3mm RC 450 4.74m 1.87m 4mm RCC 450 4.74m 1.87m 4mm RC 480 5.04m 1.87m 4mm RC 500 5.30m 1.52m 4mm RC 520/RCC 520 5.50m 1.98m 4mm RC 540 5.70m 1.98m 4mm RC 560 5.85m 2.03m 5mm RC 580 6.12m 2.18m 5mm RCC 580 6.13m 2.20m 5mm RC 620 6.45m 2.38m 5mm RH 580 6.13m 2.20m 5mm RH 620 6.45m 2.38m 5mm RH 650 6.75m 2.38m 5mm RH 690 7.13m 2.49m 6mm RH 770 7.93m 2.49m 6mm RH 780 7.97m 2.70m 6mm RH 860 9.90m 2.70m 6mm

SCORPION

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STYLE CODE: CC = CENTRE CONSOLE CO = CONSOLE CA = CABIN CU = CUDDY CABIN

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RU = RUNABOUT TS = TILLER STEER HT = HARDTOP PP = PARTY PONTOON

DB183

LOA

DB192

Make/Model

Classic 520 5.20m 2.25m 4mm Classic /Plus 565 5.65m 2.25m 4mm Classic 590 5.90m 2.25m 5mm Plus 610HT 6.10m 2.25m 5mm Classic / Plus 650 6.50m 2.50m 5mm Classic / Plus 700 7.00m 2.50m 5mm Classic / Plus 750 7.50m 2.50m 6mm Plus 800HT 8.00m 2.50m 6mm 800HTW 8.00m 2.80M 6mm 850HT 8.50m 2.50M 6mm 850HTW 8.50m 2.80m 6mm 900HTW 9.00m 2.80M 6mm

PROFILE

ALLOY BOAT SPECIALISTS SCORPION 610 HARDTOP - The best buying hardtop out, full length berths, good head height, fully lined cabin, VHF, fishfinder, complete on trailer with 90hp Mercury. Retail $47,500 SPECIAL $44,500

NEW ZEALAND’S BEST VALUE HARDTOPS $42,500

$37,250

SCORPION 610 CABIN good cabin room with 1900 mm long bunks and good head height complete package on trailer incl 90hp Mercury, canopy, fishfinder, VHF, fully lined cabin Retail $44,700 Special Now $42,500 paint extra

$74,950

BLUEFIN 600 FISHERMAN New 6 metre boat on trailer, including motor. A boat built to hunt. 5mm hull, treadplate floor, nice and stable, heaps of fishing room and big anchor hatch. Complete on trailer including 90hp Mercury outboard.

Retail $39,250 Special Now $37,250

BLUEFIN 665HT OFFSHORE Available with 150hp optimax. Comes on trailer with vhf and sounder. Fully lined, full size cabin. (Paint extra).

Retail $80,500 Special Now $74,950

Mercury FourStrokes have long led the pack in clean, quiet, fuel-efficient power... > Ultimate Durability > Exclusive EFI technology > Available in 40-150hp

SAVE $$$ BUY DIRECT WE MAKE THE BOATS $35,500

SCORPION 470 CUDDY - unbeatable value, roomy boat, complete package incl fishfinder, VHF, deluxe canopy, helm upholstery, back seat upholstery, nav lights, switch panel, baitboard, Sportline trailer, 50hp Mercury, separate anchorwell.

Retail $30,750 Special Now $29,250 paint extra

MORRINSVILLE

Thames Street West, Morrinsville Phone: (07) 889 7193 • Fax: (07) 889 5405 Alan Solly: 021 595 151 • Benj: 021 241 535

Email: sportcraftboats@xtra.co.nz

$92,950

BLUEFIN 620 CENTRE CONSOLE The ultimate centre console. with 5mm hull and treadplate floor standard this is one strong boat. This boat comes complete on trailer including 90hp Mercury, VHF, fishfinder, 6 rodholders, deluxe bait board (bimini extra). Retail $37,250 Special Now $35,500

OPEN 7 DAYS

BLUEFIN 720 WEEKENDER Separate toilet and shower closet with hot and cold water included as standard.

Complete packages on water from $92,950 – paint extra.

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DB109

$29,250

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119 Hewletts Road, Mt Maunganui Phone: (07) 928 7193 Fax: (07) 928 7194 Roger: 027 669 7918 • Jamie: 021 795 597 Jason: 027 606 1063

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Pantone 877C

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