Pacific Powerboat July August 2019

P A C I F I C

PACIFIC

BONUS 2019 RIB ANNUAL

BUYERS

GUIDE TO 5.5 M RIB S

THE 100 % RIB MAG

AZI NE ISSU E 5 - 2019 ANN UAL

Featuring the

ENFORCER RE VI EW S

EXP LOR ER BLU EWATE R 7M SEA FAR ER 4.3 CO NSO LE

JULY / AUGUST 2019

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TINO 660 BL

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SEALEGS 8.5 ALLOY CABIN

GRADY WHITE FREEDOM 275 I SEALEGS 8.5M ALLOY CABIN I EXPLORER BLUEWATER 7M CHRIS CRAFT LAUNCH 27 I ILIAD 50 POWERCAT I SEAFARER 4.3 RIB I SEA RAY SBX210 I PRINCESS F45

BOAT REVIEWS

BUYER & SELLER BE AWARE Selling or buying your $100k to $400k boat

THE BIG BOYS

Buyers Guide to the largest GRP trailer boats

JULY / AUGUST 2019 $10.00

INCL GST

HIGH SPEED TO THE MOKS 172.5nm day trip

PV SOLAR IN A NUTSHELL

Solar power explained

LOOKING BACK

HAINES HUNTER V198

GRADY WHITE FREEDOM 275 SEALEGS 8.5M ALLOY CABIN EXPLORER BLUEWATER 7M CHRIS CRAFT LAUNCH 27 ILIAD 50 POWERCAT SEAFARER 4.3 RIB SEA RAY SBX210 PRINCESS F45

BLUEWATER POWERCAT ILIAD 50

M A R I T I M O X- S E R I E S . maritimo.com.au/xseries

L I K E Y O U , W E G E N E R A L LY OUTTHINK THE COMPETITION.

C O N T E N T S ISSUE 49

Reviews

Regulars

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Riverbreeze – Beauty in Art

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Volvo Penta introduces next generation D4 & D6 propulsion packages.

In love with an old V198.

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Several useful tips for cruisers.

SEALEGS 8.5M ALLOY CABIN

DESIGN FOCUS

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LEADING COMMENT

CHRIS CRAFT LAUNCH 27

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PUBLISHER’S COMMENT Industry on a roll.

PRINCESS F45

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GUEST COMMENT

ILIAD 50 POWERCAT

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GRADY WHITE FREEDOM 275

BUYERS

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ENFORCER REVIEWS EXPLORER BLUEWATER 7M SEAFARER 4.3 CONSOLE

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JP RIBS PROJECT

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CASTLEROCK CARBON CAT

TINO 660 BL

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Integrity 380SX Newport 460 Fatcat Max

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BOAT REVIEWS

BUYER & SELLER BE AWARE

HIGH SPEED TO THE MOKS

THE BIG BOYS

PV SOLAR IN A NUTSHELL

Selling or buying your $100k to $400k boat

Buyers Guide to the largest GRP trailer boats

JULY / AUGUST 2019 $10.00

INCL GST

172.5nm day trip

Solar power explained

LOOKING BACK

HAINES HUNTER V198

GRADY WHITE FREEDOM 275 SEALEGS 8.5M ALLOY CABIN EXPLORER BLUEWATER 7M CHRIS CRAFT LAUNCH 27 ILIAD 50 POWERCAT SEAFARER 4.3 RIB SEA RAY SBX210 PRINCESS F45

BLUEWATER POWERCAT ILIAD 50

PACIFIC POWER BOAT ISSUE 49 The latest Sealegs 8.5m Alloy Cabin.

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The latest from GP, Offshore, SI Marathon racing.

Derek The Chef prepares Oysters La Coletta.

News. New products, boats and events.

SEALEGS 8.5 ALLOY CABIN

RACING NEWS

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NEWS

NEW LAUNCH INGS

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SEEN & ADMIRED

BONUS 2019 RIB ANNUAL

CRUISING MATTERS

Derek Robertson, Site WorkReady’s Business Development Manager looks at filling the skilled labour shortage.

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POWER ON

STRAIGHT FROM THE GALLEY

DUNCAN ON FISHING Looking after your tackle.

ELECTRONICS NEWS New releases from some of the world’s leading brands.

Features 56

HIGH SPEED TO THE MOKS

Over 30 years ago Barry Thompson joined Dave Donaldson for a fishing trip to the Mokohinau Islands, so when the chance came to do it again, he didn’t hesitate.

• ANTIFOULING • POLISHING • TOUCH-UPS • REPAINTS • PROPSPEED • MAST & BOOMS

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LET THE BUYER & SELLER BE AWARE

Selling or Buying your $100k to $400k boat, Kiwi broker Phil Gilbert takes a look at things to do or look for.

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PV SOLAR IN A NUTSHELL

Solar energy is now well established in many aspects of our lives, and the huge technological developments have been welcomed by the marine industry.

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LOOKING BACK HAINES HUNTER V198

Over 700 were built over 14 years and they are still one of the most sought after second hand boats of that era.

We check out a recently restored 1978 model.

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DAY SKIPPER: PART ONE

Mike Brown, General Manager, Coastguard Boating Education explains why doing a Day Skipper course is so important for your own safety and the safety of others on the water.

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MARITIME LANGUAGE EXPLAINED

Bevan Lawrence looks at the language of the sea and where a lot of the common terms and phrases we use today come from.

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THE BIG BOYS

We look at the many different brands and styles of the largest GRP trailer boats on the market for 2019.

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ANNUAL 2019

Featuring the

ENFORCER

Check out the latest issue of RIB Annual, REVIEWS which has reviews on the Seafarer 4.3 Console and the NEW LAUNCHINGS Explorer Bluewater 7m. Plus we check out some hot new models from Tino, JP RIBS, RIBCO and Carbon Cat. There is also a report on 5.5m tenders from both local and international builders. SEE PAGE 139

Blending quality marine products, craftsmanship and customer care.

EXPLORER BLUEWATER 7M SEAFARER 4.3 CONSOLE

JP RIBS PROJECT K

CASTLEROCK CARBON CAT

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TINO 660 BL

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RIBCO R28

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DESIGN FOCUS RIVERBREEZE

BEAUTY IN

ART

Is this one of the most beautiful looking boats in the world? Frank Stephenson, a design director at McLaren Automotive, presents his new powerboat Riverbreeze, which turns out to be all-electric. The wooden boat looks gorgeous and was built for recreation.

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RANK STEPHENSON, is perhaps best known for his revivals of the bobbersize Mini Cooper and Fiat 500. But floating near his home on Henley-on-Thames, about 35 miles west of London, is a larger and more languid conveyance: a wood-hulled beauty of a riverboat that Stephenson designed. Instead of a fuel-thirsty V-8 or V-12, Stephenson sources power from a torpedo-shaped, 4.2-kilowatt electric pod motor, with 14.7 kilowatt-

hours of storage from eight Varta 12volt marine batteries that take about eight hours to charge.

Riverbreeze is a bravura exercise in beautiful hardwoods, with contrasting rosewood and mahoganies from Brazil and Africa, slathered in 15 initial coats of grain-flattering lacquer. “We’ve added five more coats every year, so now there’s 35,” says Stephenson.

“It looks wet, with a shine that gets deeper and deeper.”

As such, this 31-footer blows a kiss to

a romantic pre-fiberglass boating era, when lovingly varnished hulls gleamed like Tony Curtis’ pompadour.

A sort of rumble seat up front opens via flip-up portals, a bit like the dihedral doors on the Stephensondesigned McLaren 650S and 570S. And that mermaid mascot on the prow? Straight from a 1932 Cadillac, a hood ornament that Stephenson found on eBay (“I paid an arm and a leg”) and rechromed.

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PACIFIC EDITOR’S NOTE

Barry Thompson

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HAINES HUNTER V198 IS STILL A GREAT BOAT Y

ou will see in this issue that I have a feature article on one of New Zealand’s most iconic and best-loved boats, the Haines Hunter V198. To me, the V198 is as an essential part of the Kiwi boating heritage as the Riviera is to Australia.

Over 700 were built from 1975 until 1989 firstly by Fibreglass Moulders and then in 1981 Miller Moyes/Seacraft (now Haines Hunter NZ Ltd) took over the New Zealand franchise to build the entire Haines Hunter range and the V198 was given a layout and presentation face-lift.

I had my first V198 experience in 1976 when I did a boat review on two identical boats, one powered by a Mercury 175 Black Max, the other with an OMC Johnson 200 ‘Jumbo’. I can still remember arriving at Westhaven at the old ramp on the western side (about where R Marine is based now) and was amazed at the size of the new V6 outboards. It was the start of the horsepower war between OMC and Mercury, the Japanese outboard invasion had not yet started, so it was a two brand race.

The V198 was a perfect match for these big outboards, and it proved I am sure to be a significant selling point, that there was a boat that was the ideal match for the big horsepower. At the time 6m was considered a reasonably big trailer boat, and along with the V198 Haines, were boats like the Morgan 6.3 and the Fi Glass Viscount that also benefited from the new outboards.

Memory fades a bit on how they went on the day, but I do remember seeing around 50 mph on the very inaccurate speedos. Over the years I spent a lot of time with a friend of mine fishing in his V198 and even got to crew in the occasional offshore race in one, owned by Rick Cooper.

I can still recall taking off from the Harbour Bridge and heading down to Gannet Rock at the end of Waiheke, with a head sea all the way. Rick pulled the Gibson hydraulic tabs down hard, wrapped on a bungee cord and there it stayed until we turned for the run home. Interestingly the revamped V198 I feature in this issue has the same model Gibson tabs and even the same twin rack Rideguide steering, and it all still works great.

What surprised me is how well the V198 still performs and handles, despite its age. It rode exceptionally well in the short choppy water off Gulf Harbour and felt strong and stable. Mind you, back in the day they didn’t skimp on gelcoat and resin, with more than less the norm. Craig Lewis, the owner of the V198, said when he pulled up the old nautolex on the cockpit sole he couldn’t find any soft spots in the plywood floor, a testament to how tough they were built over 40 years ago.

When Seacraft Miller Moyes retired the boat in 1978 and replaced it with the SF600, they left a legacy that is certain to remain as long as old V198s are still on the market. Check out Trade Me, and you will see that they still command a reasonable price if they are in good condition and preferably with a late model engine and trailer. The V198 is undoubtedly one of my top 10 trailer boats to be built in New Zealand.

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aving just come away from the Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show followed the week after by the Sanctuary Cove Boat Show on the Gold Coast, gave me an encouraging appreciation of the positive mood of the marine industry on both sides of the Tasman.

The Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show finished up with a 5% increase in patrons through the gate, with many boats being sold right through all size ranges, from 4m to 10m plus. Congratulations to Paul Adams, Managing Director of Stabicraft Boats on his induction into the NZ Boat Show Hall of Fame. Plus to all the winners of the various boat show awards. All well deserved.

Following, on the other side of the ditch, SCIBS organisers and exhibitors claimed the 2019 show to be the best in the show’s 31-year history, boasting 47,000 plus attendees. Many new models were released and in turn, many sold at the show.

More positive big boat news, which is very timely or perhaps in anticipation of the soon to arrive Americas Cup supporting white boats, marine superyacht infrastructures are being developed on both sides of the Tasman. There is a new $100 million world-class superyacht facility being developed in Coomera, which includes dredging the Coomera River to accommodate superyachts. The Boats Work’s north precinct plans to be open by 2020, and it promises to be one of the most spectacular haulouts and service facilities anywhere.

Back here in NZ, Orams have just had the green light to start on their Site 18, which will include a massive 820-tonne travel lift! This is also due to be up and running by the end of 2020 — exciting times for all.

At Pacific PowerBoat we have had a great response to the magazine over the past six months plus, Leading into the winter months our issues have had an increased number of pages of reading and advertising support from the years prior.

Our weekly PowerBoat Digital Newsletter has grown quickly in popularity, and we are now working on an updated and more informative interactive website, which will be live very soon.

Standby we will have more new information on this soon.

Happy Boating all….

Doug Dukeson Publisher

SERENITY IS THE TRANQUIL BALANCE OF HEART AND MIND

NEWPORT 460 NEWPORT MOTOR YACHTS

FEEL THE DIFFERENCE THE NEWPORT 460 blends the allure of the classic lines of a ‘downeast’ style cruiser with advanced engineering and unique technology.

SERENITY IS THE TRANQUIL BALANCE OF HEART AND MIND. THE NEWPORT 460 IS THE EXQUISITE EMBODIMENT OF BOTH.

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lending the allure of the classic lines of a ‘downeast’ style cruiser with advanced engineering and unique technology, the Newport 46 was created to stir the senses and the soul.

Conceived for a discerning owner in collaboration with a seasoned team of designers and boat builders, the Newport 46 will have broad appeal for its inventory of features and capacity for customisation.

Hallmarks of this new brand, which builds on the heritage and craftmanship of the iconic Island Gypsy marque, include generous social spaces, full walk-around decks for ease of access and safety, helm side entry door, open plan living, smooth ride, fuel efficiency, low maintenance.

The galley was left to the experts to design, a fully-female team of experienced boat owners, and boasts everything that opens and shuts, including sensational storage, dual refrigeration, ice maker, dual stainless steel sinks, long Corian or stone bench tops and convection microwave oven and electric cooktop.

At the helm, dual leather chairs and helm station equipped with the latest in Raymarine navigation equipment, while the lounge and dining section cleverly converts to a double bed.

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Below decks, the Newport 46

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HE New Zealand marine industry is on the crest of a wave with the boat building boom, and there is no sign of it slowing down anytime soon. With America’s Cup returning to Kiwi shores in 2021, the country needs all handson deck to meet the ever-growing demand for New Zealand-made vessels.

While the industry is aggressive in attracting local staff, some boat builders’ resort to recruiting foreign skilled workers as a practical business solution to their interim production needs.

I am working for Site WorkReady (SWR) which delivers talent pooling for companies in need to fill specific gaps in their workforce. SWR is a subsidiary of Site Group International Limited, an ASX-listed company with expertise in education, training, and labour services.

Over the years, SWR has been successful in deploying thousands of highly qualified skilled workers to New Zealand and Australia. Key to our success is our desire to provide the best end-to-end resourcing support for our clients. You can say that we are a one-stop shop for easing workforce shortfalls. Strategically, we do this by working closely with our clients, assessing the full extent of their manpower needs.

SWR understands how labour intensive and frustrating the search for qualified staff can be.

As such, we offer the Source-Train-Deploy approach to comprehensively match the labour requirements of our clients such as the New Zealand boat manufacturers.

Although client requirements vary case-by-case, SWR maintains the highest standards for candidate selection. We employ a wide range of sourcing methods and intensive screening process, which include English competency, theoretical and practical trade skills testing, verification of experience in the use of industrial equipment, and personality assessments.

We deploy skilled workers from the Philippines, another country with a strong seafaring tradition. In cases where these workers need to acquire or be vetted for specialist or technical capabilities, SWR can facilitate their upskilling and gap-training through its training arm, Site Skills Training (RTO 32531).

Site Skills Training has a 300,000 sqm facility at Clark Freeport Zone, Philippines. It can accommodate the training and assessment of selected candidates for New Zealand and Australian qualification standards. For example, we can conduct the cross-skilling or verification of competency in welding of candidates for aluminium fabricator posts as well as Fibreglass and Composite materials.

Another reason why SWR remains competitive is our smooth visa processing assistance.

Once the client has chosen the candidates, SWR will work with recognised assessment and migration authorities to secure the required job permits, language certifications, training accreditations, and medical clearances.

We take pride in the fact that we only deal through legal channels. SWR does not take unwarranted shortcuts and does not engage in activities to obtain favourable treatment from any governing body. We follow immigration and compliance procedures, and this practice has built for us a reputation as a dependable resourcing partner throughout the years.

The quality of our sourced candidates can speak for our dedication and service. As we value the people we employ, we do not charge applicants any fee or recover costs from them. SWR believes that no qualified applicant should pay in order to secure work. We operate based on meritocracy and invest in individuals with great potential.

Though skill and job experience are paramount criteria, we know that other factors contribute to the recruitment and retention of an ideal candidate. SWR ensures that workers are ready to assimilate in their new working environment. Pre-deployment, SWR orients them on relevant departure requirements, job safety protocols, and work culture.

As SWR Business Manager for New Zealand, I am honoured to be part of a company that connects world-class workers with rewarding work opportunities. I and the rest of the Site WorkReady team are on board, providing the best project resourcing solutions possible, to support New Zealand’s boat building and related industry.

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The Riviera Sport Yacht Collection has long been revered for its outstanding looks, luxury and performance. So we’ve retained it all yet refined and perfected every other aspect. Introducing even more luxury, style and inspired design features than previously thought possible in their class. The result is the new Riviera Sport Yacht Platinum Edition: A vision in shimmering tones of Platinum, black and white over three magnificent models, the 6000, 5400 and 4800 Series II. Discover more at RivieraAustralia.com FLYBRIDGE 43 45 54 57 SUV 395 445 545 575

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SEEN & ADMIRED INTEGRITY 380SX

DISCOVER MORE

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t this year’s SCIBS, Integrity Motor Yachts officially launched a new line to be added to its established range of intrepid trawler-style motor yachts.

Complementing the Classic Integrity Sedan range, the new Integrity SX range features a host of styling modifications designed by Misha Merzliakov to appeal to a new generation of boating families eager to step into a relaxed pace of cruising that embodies the Integrity motto: “Discover more”.

While maintaining the key Integrity DNA of spacious entertainer’s layouts, undercover cockpit and side walkways for easy access, as well as reliable and 14 PACIFIC POWERBOAT JULY/AUGUST 2019

economical displacement cruising, the new SX range blends the timeless appeal of traditional trawler style attributes with strong automotive cues, sophisticated geometry and a variety of materials.

The range includes the 340 SX (which includes a 2-cabin layout),380 SX and a 460SX with a two cabin two ensuites.

Also coming is a new 510 SX with a full beam master and a 560 SX with a 3 cabin layout is in development.

“The new SX models extend the concept of the modern classic – trawler style with a twist! The SX range features contemporary aesthetics and new materials, such as different paint finishes and timber highlights, and new

window profiles on the exterior and more scope for personalisation inside and out,” said Misha.

“It’s a deliberate and successful fusion of the classic lines Integrity is renowned for and contemporary stylistic elements that will be attractive to young families,” he continued.

“Integrity’s large volume living spaces are ideally laid out for growing families and their requirements, to entice them into the boating lifestyle and all its benefits. And as the family grows, so too does the SX range to accommodate them.

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SEEN & ADMIRED NEWPORT 460

DOWNEAST STYLE

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he all new Newport 460, a home-grown cruiser from Australia was premiered at SCIBS 2019. It blends the allure of the classic lines of a ‘downeast’ style cruiser with advanced engineering and unique technology.

Conceived for a discerning owner in collaboration with a seasoned team of designers and boat builders, the Newport 460 will have broad appeal for its inventory of features and capacity for customisation.

Hallmarks of this new brand, which builds on the heritage and craftmanship of the iconic Island Gypsy marque, include generous social spaces, full walk-around decks for ease of access and safety, helm side entry door, open plan living, smooth ride,

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fuel efficiency, low maintenance.

Entertaining is a breeze with the huge wrap-around cockpit with table, ample seating and alfresco dining area flowing seamlessly into the well-equipped galley and lounge as a single level social setting. The 1.2m swim platform ensures safe boarding, launching the tender, or catching your seafood lunch.

At the helm, dual leather chairs and helm station equipped with the latest in Raymarine navigation equipment, while the lounge and dining section cleverly converts to a double bed.

Below decks, the Newport 460 offers owners either a one-cabin or twocabin layout. The single cabin format comprises a huge Queen-sized Island bed, separate WC and shower, as well

as full-height robes and impeccable cabinetry.

The first models come with 480hp Cummins diesel engines and Onan generators, coupled to a ZF 2:1 gearbox and running through our new technology “Python” drive system which has been especially designed for this range of boats.

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ENGINEERING GONE ELEGANT

40th Anniversary Special Limited Edition Model

SEEN & ADMIRED FATCAT MAX

Fatcat Max

While there are several aluminium, trailerable power cats on the local market, GRP constructed versions are a rare breed.

A 30hp outboard will send the FatCat Max along at around 27 knots.

There is a generous anchor locker and front panel to mount some electronics.

The centre pod puts clean water to the propeller

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OGER Tweddell and Blair McKay partners in Lightning Marine have changed that with the release of the FatCat range. Currently, there are two models available; the 3.8m FatCat Max and the 2.4m Mouse. Due for release later this year is a 5.0 m version to known as the FatCat Ultra , a 3.0m called the Mini and a 2.5 m Micro. While the Max, Mini, Micro and Ultra models carry the same wide beam to length ratio ( approx. 2:1 ) and are mirror versions of each other apart from their overall lengths, the Mouse is a 1.5m round bilge version. The mouse has been designed to row as well as being suited to low engine power.

All the models have been subjected to the same fundamental design criteria of extreme stability and maximum interior volume and space.

PPB had a chance recently to have a run in the Mk2 version of the first FatCat Max that was released at the 2018 Auckland On Water Boat Show. Roger was quick to point out that the latest version while fundamentally being the same boat has had very significant changes made to the underwater sections.

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“We have done a lot of testing since then to perfect the ride and handling of the boat as we wanted it to be as flawless as we could make it before we went into full production”, says Blair.

The running surfaces of the sponsons were altered, and a centre V pod was added into the tunnel to assist in sending clean water to the propeller. This also adds to the structural strength of the bridge deck. The cockpit floor is absolutely flat with no trip hazards.

Due to the semi asymmetrical hull shape, the boat stays level in the turns and feels like it is on rails.

There is no cavitation, and it gets onto the plane with virtually no bow lift. At a maximum speed around 28 knots, the FatCat Max runs very flat with the water peeling off the hulls about half a metre from the stern.

Being a cat, it also has exceptional load carrying capabilities, and during our run, it made little difference to the speed and handling with one or two aboard. With two up, sitting one on either gunnel, the FatCat Max runs level and this hardly changes with only one aboard. The waterline doesn’t change significantly the more you load aboard the boat. With three people standing on one side the boat hardly heels. It’s a super stable hull with a lot of useable floor space over the entire self-draining cockpit.

The FatCat Max is unsinkable according to Roger who says they have filled the boat till the water is running over the decks. All underfloor cavities are foam filled. “Even filled with water, the outboard

powerhead isn’t submerged, so you can still keep moving and very quickly any water will drain out of the two large scuppers”, says Roger.

Our test boat ran a long shaft Mercury 30hp 2S with an 11” three blade alloy prop, with the engine wedged out to 12 deg and set on the third pin setting. It also had a large cavitation plate extension. Roger says they did a lot of testing to get the engine position and prop combination to work at all speeds and wanted to eliminate any cavitation, which is a common trait of single engine power cats. Power options are any outboard from 25hp to 40hp.

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BASIC LAYOUT The Fatcat Max comes standard only with side handrails, four-rod holders, U-deck and lights, but there are plenty of options available. The standard boat has no seats or storage lockers, but all can be added. You either steer the boat from the side deck, from a rear bucket seat or there is also the option of a jockey console.

Our boat had the addition of a Fusion Stereo Active and Lowrance Hook fishfinder. There is a generous size anchor locker forward with bollard and fairlead. Storage is under the short foredeck or in portable esky bins.

POLYMER BUILD While the FatCat Max we reviewed was built in conventional foam composite, Roger says that they will also be offered in a high-performance polymer. He adds that polymer is tough, robust and you can whack the side of the boat with much less risk of damage. Plus it looks similar to a moulded GRP boat in finish and texture. A polymer built version of the FatCat Max will weigh around 210 kgs, as opposed to a foam composite boat at 150kg. There is also a big difference in the retail price for a boat only, with a polymer boat $8000, compared to $13000 for a foam composite version.

“The boats will be rotationally moulded, but we plan to use a much higher speced plastic that is currently used by other boat manufacturers”, says Roger.

He added that should someone want a super light-weight version they could build the boat in carbon fibre. This would be especially suited to charter cats that may want to lift the FatCat on deck. Even with an engine, all up weight would be under 150 kgs.

The FatCat Max is targeted towards the recreational diver and fisho and also as a tender for charter boats. Due to the stability aspect, it is also a great boat suited to commercial applications.

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HUTCHWILCO NZ BOAT SHOW WINNERS THE 2019 HUTCHWILCO NEW ZEALAND BOAT SHOW FINISHED ON A HIGH WITH AN INCREASE ON SHOW PATRON NUMBERS AND POSITIVE REPORTS FROM EXHIBITORS. SHOW ORGANISER DAVID GIBBS SAID HE WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE SHOW AND WAS ENCOURAGED TO HEAR THAT EXHIBITORS DID GOOD BUSINESS.

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s usual, the industry was keenly awaiting the results of the judging for the Boat Of The Show awards, which were announced on Saturday night at a gala dinner. Competition is always fierce and winning any of the prestigious awards is regarded as a significant achievement by any company.

The Extreme 745 Walk Around took out not only the Specialist Fishing Boat Up To 8m and Best New Model but also the Supreme award for Boat of the Show.

Extreme also picked up the award for Specialist Fishing Boat Up To 7m with their Extreme 645 Centre Console

and the Specialist Fishing Boat Open was taken by the awesome, Grady White 330 Express Vista.

Other winners were McLay 611 CrossXover (All Purpose Family Boat Up To 6m), Stabicraft 2250 Ultra Centrecab (All Purpose Family Boat Up To 7m), Rayglass Legend 2500 (All Purpose Family Boat Up To 8m) and Rayglass Legend 2800 (All Purpose Family Boat Open).

The Altus Most Innovative International Product was won by Oceanvolt Servoprop, with the local award being a popular win to NZ Coastguard for their new Coastguard App.

The Extreme 745 Walk Around took out the Supreme Award for The Boat Of The Show

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The new Stabicraft 2250 Ultra Centrecab took out All Purpose Family Boat Up To 7m.

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obert James Salthouse (Bob) slipped anchor and passed away peacefully on Thursday 6 June, aged 83.

Bob grew up at Narrow Neck beach in Devonport and after a short stint as a mechanic joined his older bro John Salthouse serving his apprenticeship with Col Wild in Bayswater.

In the 1950’s after Col’s death John purchased the land at Greenhithe off Col’s estate and went on to start his own boatbuilding company and Bob joined him in what was to become a very successful boat building yard.

In their heyday in the 1970’s they were building up to 45 boats a year including 50-60 footers custom built in timber along with the very successful production fibreglass boats like the Cavalier range from 26-46 feet.

In the late 1960’s Bob started designing his own boats to build and came up with some of NZ’s top selling designs that are still in demand today like the Cavalier 32 with around 180 built which was a bullet proof offshore ½ ton sloop which launched many offshore sailors blue water adventures.

The Corsair launch is another iconic design of boats which is still in production today in Taiwan and is much sort after second hand. With around 170 built it is arguable one of the most successful production fibreglass boats in NZ. The late 1970’s Muldoon boat tax kneecapped the company’s growth plans and they went from 45 boats a year for the NZ market to none, so the production moulds like the Cavalier range were sold to Australia and they had to reinvent themselves as custom export boat builders.

In the early 1980’s Bob started his own company, wanting to get back into fibreglass production boatbuilding. Salthouse Corsairs was launched with a new model of Corsair using a one piece superstructure cleverly incorporating an aft cabin to save weight and cost.

During the 1980’s his design work blossomed too and at one stage he had 22 yards building his design from 32 ft (Coastal 32) to 115 ft (Pacific Mermaid).

Salthouse Corsairs grew into Salthouse Marine Group which included his design company, a high-end upholstery company (SMG Upholstery and Covers) and the boat building company.

During his yacht racing days he’d won national titles and had many successful designs he campaigned but his designs were better known for their heavy weather abilities which in turn made them great cruisers as well.

To Bob a boat had to be able to handle heavy weather and keep the crew safe! Quality was very important in all he built and his designs have endured and still give families great practical and economical no-nonsense boating.

His daughter Julie and three son’s Don, Rob and Dean have all had notable careers in the marine industry too and Bob’s legacy will carry on with a bunch of grandkids and great grandkids coming through as well. He was married to wife Jean for 61 years and was a keen supporter of the Takapuna Brass Band.

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ultihull Solutions will be showcasing one of the world’s leading power catamarans at the 2019 Sydney International Boat Show alongside a display of the finest sail catamarans from Fountaine Pajot.

The company will be exhibiting the MY 44 by Fountaine Pajot Motor Yachts, which has been awarded a swag of accolades across the world including prestigious title of 2018 European Powerboat of the Year.

Dominating the 44-foot power cat cruising market, the MY 44 features an incredible design, abundance of space and extraordinary fuel efficiency. Its unprecedented amount of living space includes a 20m2 saloon, 12m2 flybridge, and a decadent 15m2 master suite, while the boat’s panoramic windows grants spectacular 360-degree views and beautiful levels of natural light.

Multihull Solutions will also stage the world premiere of the new ILIAD 70 power catamaran at the show, following the launch of the ILIAD 50 at the recent Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show.

The company is looking forward to another successful event, following record sales at the 2018 Sydney International Boat Show and the recent Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show.

Managing director Mark Elkington said the demand at recent shows is a clear indication of just how dominant multihulls have become throughout the industry. www.multihullsolutions.com.au.

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RIVIERA ANNOUNCES NEW 6 4 SMY RIVIERA HAS ANNOUNCED ALL-NEW RIVIERA 64 SPORTS MOTOR YACHT WILL BOAST EQUALLY HIGH LEVELS OF SOPHISTICATION AND INNOVATION AS ITS SISTERSHIPS. IT GIVES BOATING ENTHUSIASTS, PARTICULARLY BLUEWATER CRUISING COUPLES, THE LONG-TERM LIVEABILITY AND LUXURY THEY DESIRE IN A 64-FOOT MODEL.

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he research and refinement process extended to building a full-scale mock-up in the Riviera facility and consulting with some of their most experienced owners. Ultimately, the designers achieved the choice of three or four staterooms, covered mezzanine dining and aft gourmet galley, internal staircase, a pantograph door leading to generous walk-around sidedecks, and a foredeck that cradles a 3.6-metre tender before transforming into a spacious entertainment zone.

Versatility and practicality shine through in the Riviera 64 Sport Motor Yachts cockpit, with no less than four lockers across the transom and coamings, along with vast underfloor storage that comprises a large insulated fish bin flanked by twin lazarettes.

Two generous steps lead to the 64 Sport Motor Yachts mezzanine level and the external engine room hatch.

Ensuring privacy and sun protection, there are one-way-vision glass panels extending from the cabin superstructure that allow those onboard to enjoy the view but not be viewed themselves. The mezzanine can be enclosed with optional clears and serviced by air-conditioning ducts for maximum comfort during extremes of weather.

Luxurious saloon The outdoor dinette is the perfect entrée for the C-shaped galley, which is immediately to starboard inside the 64’s saloon.

A pantograph door gives clever and convenient access to the port side deck and foredeck.

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Plush seating for four or five guests is provided on the port side of the saloon, the lounge also storing three director’s chairs to supplement the seating at the starboard-side dinette or al fresco dining area.

Descending to the accommodation deck, the VIP stateroom in the forepeak enjoys views from large topside windows and benefits from overhead lockers, along with two full-height hanging lockers.

A wide companionway leads aft to the Riviera 64 Sports Motor Yachts full-beam master stateroom, which is bathed in light from large topside windows and features a central king-sized bed.

An aft bulkhead door in this room provides an internal route to the gleaming white engine room, housing a 22.5kW genset, 6500-litre fuel tanks and twin MAN V8 1300hp (970 kW) diesels as standard.

In true Riviera sports motor yacht style, the 64’s fully enclosed bridge will pamper guests like a first-class lounge. A rear sliding door and awning window brings the outdoors inside.

There’s an additional dinette and wetbar on the rear deck plus the option of siderail-mounted joysticks.

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SCIBS 2019 DECLARED BEST EVER

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arine industry veterans have declared the 2019 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) the best in the event’s 31-year-history.

With 47,243 people attending the event, a 3% on last year, exhibitors were united in their assessment that SCIBS 2019 had delivered for them after motivated and well-informed boaties came out to play and pay on the back of positive consumer sentiment.

SCIBS organisers said 2019 was one of the biggest shows yet, with 182 boats on the water and 423 boats on land across The Marine Village precincts, along with 334 individual exhibitors on display.

Princess Yachts Dealer Principal Greg Haines, who has attended every SCIBS since the inaugural edition in 1988, said this year’s instalment topped all those that came before it.

“It’s the best boat show I can remember,” said the marine industry veteran, whose company had three new models on display and the AsiaPacific launch of the Princess V65.

“We have plenty of sea trials lined up for next week, and things are looking very positive.”

Palm Beach Motor Yachts (PBMY) hosted the premiere of the Palm Beach GT50, along with the PB50 classic and the 2019 PB65 Fly. PBMY CEO Mark Richards said SCIBS 2019 was the company’s best show for “a few years”, which he attributed to “excellent product and people, and good election results”.

“It has been very positive for us, with a few sales and a lot of leads to follow up,” he said.

Leading luxury cruiser manufacturer Maritimo also announced SCIBS 2019 a major success, with multiple sales across its product line, including a couple of X50s and a few flybridge models.

At its purpose-built Riviera Yacht Club, luxury motor yacht builder Riviera hosted owners and guests for

its annual Riviera Festival of Boating, which attracted about 700 attendees from across the world for three days of education and socialising.

The massive 12-boat line-up included four world premieres - the 54 Enclosed Flybridge, Riviera 4800 Series II, 5400 and 6000 Platinum Edition Sport Yachts - all of which attracted a slew of new owners.

Whitehaven Motor Yachts and Integrity welcomed hundreds of visitors to their stand, showcasing the brilliant blue Harbour Classic 40, along with two Whitehavens and a line-up of Integrity Motor Yachts.

“We have been pleased with the numbers and quality of the crowds,” Whitehaven co-owner Bruce Scott said.

“The show was an outstanding success for Multihull Solutions, particularly with the highly anticipated launch of the new range of Iliad Catamarans,” Director Mark Elkington said.

“The Iliad 50 showcased at SCIBS was sold five minutes before its official launch on Friday night, and two additional orders were placed on the 50 the next day.

“Also, an Iliad 60 was placed under contract at the show, and keen interest was registered in the Iliad 70 and 90.

Fusion Entertainment’s Chris Soeters said SCIBS 2019 had been the best for the company in “many years”.

SCIBS will return to Sanctuary Cove in 2020, with the event set to be held from May 21-24.

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hen this year’s Auckland On Water Boat Show opens on 3 October, visitors can expect to experience a large number of sea trials and see a huge selection of boats on the water.

Organisers are looking forward to adding to the palpable marine buzz already evident in Auckland’s central city when the show kicks off in the Viaduct Harbour. This year’s show will see a slight shift in location within its Viaduct Harbour home to take up residence in the heart of the hub, and date to the 3 - 6 October.

With the show reaching its 21st year, 2019’s event promises to combine the elements which have made it a success with new features to see it grow into the future.

“On land exhibitors will stretch out from Eastern Viaduct to Karanga Plaza and making a return will be the exceptionally large number of on-water vessels available for viewing, which have made the show unique in its market.

“It’s on the water that visitors can see and experience how a vessel moves and performs,” says organiser Stacey Cook.

“It’s a crucial part of what we offer visitors and allows boat builders and brokers to show their boats in their element.”

This year’s event will see strong access given to boats available for sea trial, meaning interested buyers will be able to get on-board and head out to the Hauraki Gulf to experience vessels underway. It’s a special feature for show visitors, helping them discover new boat builders, complete the decision making process on a boat purchase and experience marine equipment like engines and navigation gear.

With 2018 gate figures showing a 12% increase in visitor numbers, organisers are looking forward to seeing another strong show this year as an indicator of the health of the market.

“Our remit is to showcase the marine industry and help businesses flourish, so hearing from exhibitors the market felt strong, and they received good quality enquiries at the 2018 show is exactly what we want,” says Cook.

It’s the country’s biggest on-water boat show and showcases more than 200 domestic and international marine businesses, including dozens of vessel manufacturers and boat brokers.

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NIMBUS WEEKENDER 9 ARRIVES IN NZ

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he Weekender 9 part of the new Nimbus 9-series had its first public showing in New Zealand and the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show and attracted a lot of attention.

Winner of the 2019 Motorboat Magazine, European Powerboat of the year, the Nimbus Weekender 9 is inspired from the Nimbus 26 DC from the nineties. The stepped hull reminds us of the successful R-series from this Swedish boatbuilder. The W9 is a serious rival for the Axopar 28 or the XO cruiser. She offers a very comfortable speed with the 300 Verado and gains maximal speed of 44 knots

and a cruising speed of 32 knots.

The W9 is intended for those looking for a well equipped, somewhat faster day cruiser with unmistakable Nimbus DNA; a boat for those who value functional Scandinavian design, simplicity, safety, security and attention to details.

The W9 is a high-speed day cruiser and weekend boat for social activities, offering overnight accommodation for four people. The W9 can be equipped with an inboard or outboard engine.

The W9’s hull is long, with a sharp bow section and a relatively flat hull at the stern. The Nimbus development team

has purposely made every effort to maintain a low centre of gravity and to obtain a beneficial length to width ratio that causes the boat to take a certain wavelength and cover the ocean safely.

The new hull makes the W9 fast, with a maximum speed of +40 knots.

The W9 features the prize-winning Nimbus Sidewalk design. This provides the boat with generous space for its size and also makes it safe to move around the boat and foredeck. Clear walkways around the entire boat increase safety and provide a sense of security both in port and at sea. www.sportsmarine.co.nz

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den Waddington, a 32-year-old from Christchurch who was visiting the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show for the first time, is now the proud owner of the show’s Surtees/Yamaha Grand Prize.

Eden had come to the show looking for a new, bigger boat after he and his partner had decided they needed to upsize their existing trailer boat. They have certainly now got their wish. Their new Surtees/Yamaha Grand Prize boat is a 7.5m Surtees 750 Game Fisher Open Cabin, powered by twin Yamaha 150hp 4-stroke outboards and fitted with Yamaha’s new Helm Master boat control system. It sits on an $18,500 Hosking braked tandem trailer equipped with a Balex Auto Boat Loader and includes a comprehensive twin-screen Garmin electronics package worth $17,000.

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ndustry stalwart Paul Adams, the man widely recognised as the father of the rigid pontoon trailer boat market has been awarded the Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show 2019 Hall of Fame award.

Paul Adams, managing director and founder of Invercargill based Stabicraft Boats, started his business in the late 1980s and has seen it grow into one of New Zealand’s most important marine businesses. In 2019, the company has over 100 employees, occupies some 5000 sqm, has built over 13,000 boats, is represented by over 25 dealers in five different countries and does all this from NZ’s most remote city.

In 1987, Paul built his first rigid-hulled aluminium chambered boat, a Stabicraft 3.5 called Ally Duck.

Later that year the company moved to bigger, leased, premises on the Bluff Highway and quickly grew. Within three years Stabicraft had bought its Bluff Highway premises and the company, much expanded, is still there.

In 1992, Stabicraft licensed a UK company to build and market their designs, and by 1994, after just seven years in business, they were already exporting to both Australia and the United States.

In 1996, the company made a move into recreational family and fishing boating and, a year later, produced the new, more streamlined, Generation 2 models. In 2007, Paul was made a member of the prestigious New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to business.

Under his “Design-Led” approach, Stabicraft has won several National and International awards, including a coveted International Red Dot Design Award in 2016.

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iviera launched its new Platinum Edition Sport Yachts at last week’s SCIBS 2019. Three superb examples of pure elegance and exceptional luxury.

Included in the new Platinum Edition range are the 4800, 5400 and 6000 Sport Yachts, each a shining example of the world-class style, sophistication and elegance.

“It is a wonderful celebration of the inspired and timeproven design of our Sport Yacht range around the world.

Over the past 14 years, Riviera has launched over 560 Sport Yachts “ Mr Longhurst explained.

“With the Platinum Edition Sport Yachts, you will see the unmistakable addition of hardtops and targa arches presented in Riviera Platinum Silver, along with a silver/ grey upholstered sunbed on the foredeck. Electronic arrays, air vents and boot tops are rendered in a stealth-like black finish.

“Their beauty also runs deep with a raft of premium, state-ofthe-art features such as Sunbrella fabrics, high-gloss walnut timber cabinetry and trim, pure wool carpet underfoot in the staterooms and in-vogue lounges upholstered in soft-touch fabrics.”

Complementing the lounges are new Recaro sports helm seats with Alcantara inserts and contrasting diamond handstitching. Elsewhere are Sunbrella fabric headliners and wall linings, while bathroom flooring has a new luxe Corian finish.

Accommodation options for the Platinum Edition range from two staterooms with two bathrooms aboard the 4800 Series II to the option of two or three staterooms with two bathrooms onboard the 5400 up to three or four staterooms with three bathrooms and impressive layout options on the flagship 6000.

The highly efficient hull designs draw on both Volvo Penta, and Riviera’s extensive experience with the Inboard Propulsion System (IPS) fitted to more than 700 Riviera vessels. From an engineering perspective, all Platinum Edition Sport Yachts can be gyro stabilised.

Rodney Longhurst concluded: “We are very proud to premiere these three extraordinary Sports Yachts at Sanctuary Cove. Our brand is synonymous with ultra-luxury, superior design, and supreme blue-water sea-keeping capabilities, and these new motor yachts, with their distinguished bloodline, will continue to advance our global standing.”

Step aboard the new Riviera 4800 Series II, 5400 and 6000 Platinum Edition Sport Yachts at the spectacular 12-model Riviera showcase located at the end of Pier F. www.riviera.com.au

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or the 8th year running, hundreds of current & future Tristram Owners from NZs North and South Islands visited Tristram Marine’s annual on-site Marine Expo.

During the Expo in May, Tristram Marine opened up their stateof-the-art showroom, service centre and production plant to the public to view the range, tour the plant and meet with the Tristram team.

In-line with offering a range of premium offshore hardtops, cabin boats and cabriolet models, Tristram Marine also prides itself on personal customer interactions. The Marine Expo, once again, gave people the opportunity to experience this personal service first hand, on site, in a relaxed and informative environment.

A number of new and pre-owned Tristram packages were purchased during the Expo, which has filled Tristram’s production schedule through to spring and summer 2019 for some models, and even further into 2020 and 2021 on others.

Tristram’s 2020 Marine Expo is set to be the biggest and most spectacular display to date, with the completion of a brand new 24-boat service centre opening before spring this year, in conjunction with the site’s updated customer experience and retail facilities. www.tristram.co.nz

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his year’s Tauranga Fishing and Boat Show looks on target to being a sell out as far as exhibitor display stands go, with seventy five percent of the stand area reserved or booked and a growing numbers of new enquiries still coming in.

TFABS 2019 is being held at the TrustPower Baypark main arena in Mount Maunganui which offers just over five thousand two hundred square metres of exhibition area, including full catering facilities and free parking for the show visitors. This year’s show has no restrictions on trailer boat height or width which has made a huge difference to the amount and types of boats able to attend this year’s show.

TFABS 2019 opens at 12.00am on Friday 1st November and runs until Sunday 3rd with show hours Friday 12.00am - 6pm, Saturday 10.00am - 5pm and Sunday 10.00am -3pm. Exhibitor pack in days Thursday 31st October/ Friday 1st until 11.am. Exhibitor pack out to be completed by Monday 4th 2pm. Adult tickets $10.00 on the door. Under 14 free entry.

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he ultra-reliable and efficient NaviLED 360 series has been updated with a new lower profile design.

Maintaining the same mounting footprint and unmatched reliability of the original design, the new version incorporates a heavy duty Grilamid lens technology for increased impact and chemical resistance, plus Wheelmark certification is standard across the complete range.

Certified to 2nm for vessels up to 50m, the White, Red and Green LED options make this series ideal for commercial vessels involved in fishing, trawling, towing, diving, pilotage duties or NUC. Black and white housings also allow the lamps to integrate with the style and colour of the vessel.

Designed and manufactured in NZ, the NaviLED range features a completely sealed design, UV and impact resistant materials, is pre-wired for easy installation and supported with a leading 5-year warranty for complete peace of mind. www.hellamarine.com

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It started in the early seventies when Volvo Penta needed a new kind of boat to suit their newly developed engine. An innovative group of people quickly seized the opportunity to create a new kind of boat for the social lifestyle. The Nimbus 26 was born and along with it a company that would become of one of Europe´s most renowned boat manufacturers. The company´s history is a true success story, a tale of innovation, perfect timing and survival. But most of all a story about people who know about boats and their passion and love for boating. A story still being told.

MCLAY GOES AMPHIBIOUS cLay Boats have taken the amphibious boat concept to a whole new level with the release of their 741 Raptor which has made its debut at Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show, which started yesterday and runs through till Sunday evening.

The 741 Raptor is the first amphibious boat on the market to feature bow doors that completely hide away the forward wheel behind an ingenious system that when on the water or on a trailer, the boat appears as a traditional boat.

On the water and on a trailer the 741 Raptor takes on the appearance of a non-amphibious boat, but with the wheels exposed reverts to an amphibious mode. McLay Boats have a patent application on their new system and while the 741 Raptor is the first boat to feature it, it is likely to be available on other models in the McLay range.

McLay have used the Tectrax all wheel electric drive (AWED) system, which uses the very latest in battery technology and fly-by-wire electronics. Developed by Taupo based Tectrax , the system has a number of unique differences over existing amphibious platforms and has proven suitable for concrete ramps, tarmac, sand or grass. www.mclayboats.co.nz

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News

CELEBRATING A SUPER NEW ERA

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uperyachts, pyrotechnics, superbikes, the Gold Coast Mayor, Tom Tate and many others commemoratd the unveiling of Stage 1 of Australia’s newest, and largest superyacht marina and shipyard, last week. $100 million in private investment in Gold Coast infrastructure is shaping a world-class superyacht facility that will be a lifestyle destination and a state-of-the-art shipyard when it opens in early 2020.

Just seven months after turning the first sod on The Boat Works’ north precinct, which effectively doubles the facility to

52 acres in total, works are well underway to create the largest marina and shipyard in the southern hemisphere.

Not content to impress with scale, owner and CEO, Tony Longhurst is aiming to build the “greenest and cleanest” shipyard and marina in the world. Plans include landscaped bio gardens, a solar panel array and sophisticated water recycling systems that will ensure no air or waterborne pollution into the Coomera River or surrounding soil.

Stage 1 is complete and operating. The “Dry Marina” storage for vessels 8m to 20m is close to capacity with 80 boats of

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Duck into the cabin and find a convenient galley, well-appointed head and spacious V-berth dining area, perfect for gathering with friends and family. Whaler’s unsinkable deep-V hull and premium Mercury Verado power ensure that the ride is as smooth and comfortable as the soft, durable seats.

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all types and sizes. On water, the new marina by Superior Jetties will welcome boats from 1 May, adding 77 more berths. Included in this are purpose-built multihull berths to accommodate wide-bodied catamarans up to 18m in length and is already at capacity, with a large number of brokerage stock on-site boat dealerships.

There is also a 35m side shoot to accommodate superyachts up to 45m. Then there are an additional 20 berths to accommodate superyachts up to 35m, all with deep water location and access to the full services and amenities at The Boat Works, including undercover work sheds, 60 specialist tenants, mega-chandlery and a variety of boat dealerships.

The new berths benefit the array of boat brands, dealers and brokers based at The Boat Works, among them Alexander Marine Australia, Multihull Solutions, Clipper, Cobalt and Yachtsmen International.

Stages 2 & 3 are now underway, including casual work berths for superyachts adjacent to the 300 tonne Travel Lift, which is due to arrive in July 2019. The new 300 Tonne Travel Lift will be the largest in the Gold Coast marine precinct and will be used to haul out superyachts up to 45m.

On land, the new northern facility will comprise 20 superyacht sheds, the largest 41m in length and 19m in height, working hardstand yard for up to 20 superyachts, wash bays and ample parking for customers and visitors.

The architect-designed waterfront premises are destined to become a local landmark, occupied by professional offices, restaurants, bars, swimming pool, boutique shopping and mixed retail businesses. Plans comprise a function centre for events such as seminars, conferences and weddings.

The new premises complement the existing yard that is operating at capacity, with a current haul out rate of 50 vessels per week using three specialist lifts, the 70 and 100 tonne travel lifts and the 45-tonne submersible hydraulic Sealift for wide-bodied multihulls.

The Boat Works is ideally situated on the Coomera River, which the Gold Coast Waterways Authority is committed to “dredging in perpetuity” to ensure optimal water depth, and by the end of 2019, The Boat Works will be equipped to welcome superyachts from around the region and around the world. theboatworks.com.au

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VOLVO PENTA INTRODUCES NEXT GENERATION D4 & D6 PROPULSION PACKAGES With over 100,000 units produced, the Volvo Penta D4 and D6 marine propulsion packages get a comprehensive helm-to-prop update, delivering more power and reliability, while operating costs are cut by a third. The updates include newly designed engines, a completely new aquamatic sterndrive, updated IPS drive and an upgraded Electronic Vessel Control System.

From the outside the changes might not be that obvious, but almost every aspect of the fully integrated system has been upgraded, from helm-to-prop.

The enhancements include reengineering of the engines, delivering more power and torque and ensuring the highest levels of reliability. They are perfectly matched with an upgraded IPS pod and the new DPI Aquamatic sterndrive, which bring increased comfort and maneuverability, as well as more straightforward servicing and maintenance.

ENGINE OVERHAUL The D4/D6 is the company’s most technically advanced package. Designed exclusively for marine applications, the 3.7 litre D4 and 5.5 liter D6 deliver Volvo Penta’s unique marine torque, ensuring maximum power is transferred to the propellers and into the water, across the whole speed range. The changes are more than a facelift, with the majority of components reengineered. The D4 and D6 deliver performance outputs of between 150 to 480 hp. In top specification the D4 now has a maximum output of 320 hp, while the D6 in top spec boasts 480 hp. Not only 10% more power across the range, these engines are more fuel efficient – between 0.5% to 7.0% (in E5 cycle).

The list of upgrades is long, including a new engine management system, new 36 PACIFIC POWERBOAT JULY/AUGUST 2019

fuel injection system, new turbo charger and a new supercharger. The cylinder head, pistons and valves are new, to cope with the increased performance, and the crankshaft is also now stronger to handle the bigger loads.

These engines will also cost less to maintain, with longer service intervals and fewer service items. All this adds up to annual savings in fuel, parts and servicing.

DRAMATIC DYNAMIC DRIVELINES While the IPS driveline has had improvements in durability and reliability, it is the DPI drive that comes in for the biggest changes. The new hydraulic clutch ensures a silent and smooth shifting, as well as slipping at low engine speeds, resulting in added maneuverability and higher comfort at low boat speeds. The hydraulic clutch, together with steer-by-wire – which is now standard for DPI – gives an improved joystick docking function.

The DPI driveline now also comes with Dynamic Positioning System, which automatically maintains a boat’s heading and position, even during strong currents or windy conditions – ideal when preparing for docking. The Inboard version is also available for shaft and water-jet transmissions.

ELECTRONIC VESSEL CONTROL One important aspect of this wideranging series of improvements to the D4/D6 marine systems is a new generation of Volvo Penta’s Electronic Vessel Control – EVC2. The first major upgrade since the system was launched in 2003, the EVC2 connects and manages the internal communications between the engine and levers and display screens, etc. With an all-new operating system, the EVC2 is now more independent of the engine than before and will act as the primary enabler for the future of boat building, including remote diagnostics and connectivity.

Now using a modern electrical architecture, the EVC2 is able to connect more things into the ecosystem of the boat, giving boat users greater functionality and offering builders more flexibility in the boat design process.

This includes one connection point – for software downloads and diagnostics, and an On-Board Service Assistant feature gives real time maintenance information.

The control levers and joystick also get a more modern satin grey makeover.

While the EVC2.0 gives substantial benefits immediately, the future possibilities it offers are just as exciting.

It will form the foundation for connecting all future features in a boat and allow new services to be uploaded anywhere in the world – when automated connected and electric features become available. www.volpower.co.nz

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

With Laurie Cranfield

SEVERAL USEFUL TIPS FOR CRUISERS

Here's a selection of useful tips learned during 35 years of cruising and not intended as a comprehensive guide, but as a collection of ideas that some cruisers may not be aware of.

THREE GREAT PRODUCTS RainX is excellent to increase visibility through glass and when applied correctly, salt spray and rain just roll off the glass surface. In fact we’ve found it so effective that we’ve completely removed our windscreen wipers. We use a special lambswool cloth with fresh water to wash windows treated with RainX and find we only need to re-apply it every two or three seasons.

Microfibre cleaning pads come in various brands and look like white sponges. They will easily clean stubborn marks from gel-coat, vinyl covers, RHIB pontoons and other substrates when you’ve given up with your conventional cloth and abrasive chemical cleaner.

Miracle Cloth is a fabric cloth impregnated with coconut oil that works incredibly well on stainless steel.

Not only does it clean the stainless steel effectively but leaves behind a slight oily residue that seems to protect it.

With regular use you’ll no longer have the brown blotches commonly seen on stanchions and other stainless steel exposed to constant spray. One more tip – when your boat has been exposed to a lot of spray take a few minutes to wash the salt off your stainless with a cloth and a little fresh water. This helps considerably in keeping your stainless steel looking great.

REFRIGERATION Many boats’ refrigeration systems are 12 volt DC powered and are usually by far the largest single current draw (usually in the range 4-7 amps) on your house batteries. One way to reduce the system’s power usage is to turn it off when going to bed. Overnight, with its door kept closed, most wellinsulated refrigerators and freezers will have minimal temperature change with the added benefit of no noise from the system during the night. Generally it’s 38 PACIFIC POWERBOAT JULY/AUGUST 2019

harder to keep the refrigerator cold than the freezer due to the refrigerator’s door being opened much more frequently.

We find that we always have spare space available in our freezer so we freeze several bottles of drinking water, put a few of them in the refrigerator and replace them every day or two to help keep its temperature down. As these bottles thaw we also have some nice cold drinking water.

FASTENINGS Bolts should be long enough to have at least two threads protruding through their nut. In critical applications secure your bolt with two nuts fastened tightly against each other and mark the bolt and nuts with a felt tip pen to monitor any movement.

Stainless steel nuts, bolts and washers have very high electrical resistance and shouldn’t be used in electrical connections. They’re also unsuitable for high tensile strength applications like propeller shaft or rudder shaft couplings where grade 8 or 5 steel should be used (the grade is normally noted on the bolt).

While stainless steel is a great product it shouldn’t be used for underwater components such as exhausts as it corrodes in the absence of oxygen, especially when welded.

Most boats have dozens of hose clamps and a problem with one of these could result in severe flooding or

even sinking. Hose clamps used at sea should not be automotive but made from 300-series stainless steel, which is better for damp conditions and has superior crevice corrosion resistance.

Automotive stainless steel hose clamps usually have mild steel bolts and even if labelled as “all stainless steel” this may refer to its band and not its bolt. Clamps which don’t have perforations are best to avoid damage to hoses. Two clamps should be used below seawater level and they should preferably be offset for maximum clamping effectiveness, however one clamp used correctly is better than two clamps used incorrectly.

Hose clamp bands often have a dangerously sharp-edged end which is best covered using a silicone “ClampAid” to prevent injury to hands.

Spot-welded sections of hose clamps can and often do corrode. Position the clamp so that its adjustment bolt is to the top so that any water doesn’t sit on the bolt.

SIZE MATTERS When you’re regularly anchoring out the last thing you want to do is re-set a dragged anchor in the middle of the night, possibly during a squall. To avoid this it’s a good idea to use an anchor the next size up from the one recommended for your boat. In our experience using one correctly-sized anchor with plenty of chain works better than deploying two anchors.

It’s important to know how much chain you are laying out. Some folks paint the chain, but we use coloured cable ties secured every 10 metres to identify the length. Our normal anchoring formula is to let out sufficient chain to allow for depth at high tide plus 40 metres, more if very strong winds are expected.

Some more useful tips in PPB’s next issue.

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RACING NEWS

KIWI CHASING US1

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iwi offshore racer Wayne Valder has had a great start to his US campaign with a win at the opening round at Cocoa Beach and a second in race two at Lake of the Ozarks. Returning to the USA to have another crack at taking out the US1 offshore title, Wayne and US racer Grant Bruggemann are running a 42 MTI with a pair of 750hp engines in the Superboat Class.

“Our boat is currently running strong, and apart from some issues in the last race it has been a great start to the season and the title chase”, says Wayne.

At Cocoa Beach Profloors lead the race right from the start and finished strongly in first place. It was a fantastic win for Wayne on his 50th birthday! In round 2 despite a few mechanical issues, Wayne said that were very pleased to not only finish the race but to be on the podium once again.

The boat has been repainted with new livery since last season and now carries the NZ11 number. Also running in the US championship this season are Aussie neighbours Darren Nicholson with Offshore 222 in Class 1 and Mancine Cosmetics with Brent Price in Super Boat Stock.

If you are in the US during the season and want to go along and support the Kiwi team, the following is the remainder of the race schedule.

Round 3 - Sarasota 6th and 7th July Round 4 - St Clair, Michigan 27th and 28th July Round 5 - Michigan City 3rd and 4th August Round 6 - Clearwater 28th and 29th September Key West - 6th to 10th November to finish up the year.

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BUSY TIMES AHEAD FOR MARITIMO

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ustralia’s Maritimo Racing is preparing for a mass of events in the upcoming months across two different championship series’ that the team competes within both here and internationally.

The newly constructed Maritimo R30 is in transit from Australia to Italy for the Round 1 of the UIM XCAT World Championship in Stresa, Italy after undergoing extensive testing on Australian waters.

The team is also busy preparing the team’s R36 and R40 in readiness for Round 2 of the Australian Offshore Superboat Championship in Bowen, QLD which is scheduled on the same weekend as the opening round of the UIM XCAT World Championship, said Maritimo’s Tom Barry-Cotter.

The team is dealing with the calendar overlap by rostering a reserve team to take on the responsibilities of campaigning the two-boat team in North Queensland in the Australian series, while the usual team will compete in Italy.

The newly formed team to compete in Australia will undergo extensive testing on the Gold Coast in the coming weeks to bring themselves up to speed and familiarize themselves with Maritimo Racing’s state-of-the-art equipment.

Standing in for Maritimo Racing’s usual driver’s and crew are Chris Frier, Brendan Frier, Ian Harris, John Barbagallo, and Steve Cox. “We are very excited to welcome some new, yet familiar faces to the team to continue our local championship push”, said Tom Barry-Cotter “Chris and Brendan Frier, and John Barbagallo are usually in competition with Maritimo Racing, however after a stint away from the sport their services were on offer, and their experience proves extremely valuable in maintaining a highly competitive package.

“While those as mentioned earlier are typically racing against Maritimo, Ian Harris and Steve Cox are very familiar with the team’s equipment due to being tasked with the construction of Maritimo Racing’s boats.

While the team is being represented on home soil, the push for taking top prize in the UIM XCAT World Championship will just be getting underway.

The newly constructed Maritimo R30 has been undergoing extensive freshwater testing in Australia in preparation for the conditions in Stresa, Italy. The team is closely guarding the design of the new XCAT until it is unveiled at the Italian GP. “The team is very confident in the performance of the R30 from the early data we have compiled in testing, and we believe we have taken a step forward since previous seasons,” said Barry-Cotter.

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LUPTON’S HYDROPLANE ASSAULT ON CANADIAN WATERS F

ollowing last year’s racing in the Canadian Hydroplane Racing League Series, Jack Lupton (Team Miss NZ GP57) has gone back for more, including GPs biggest event at Valleyfield. The closest a Kiwi team has got in this race was second place when Peter Knight Snr competed in 1988, it was to be the same in 2018 when young Lupton after crossing the finish line first was relegated to second place for narrowly jumping the start line, devastating for the team at the time.

Team leader and father Warwick Lupton made the call to go back and compete in the 2019 HRL Series, which kicked off at Cambridge Maryland in May. Joining the team this year is big brother Ken Lupton who has purchased a boat in Canada and will also race the series. Jack Lupton teamed up with Canadian based Joe Sovie and has shared the racing in Cambridge taking out a second and third in his first heats on Saturday. Jack took over on Sunday, winning his first heat, which gave them a place in the final. However, on take-off for the final, the MSD mag box failed, and Miss NZ did not make the start line.

Miss NZ (2) GP577 Ken Lupton had fuel problems over the weekend and did not make a start.

Heads up and regroup the Kiwi teams now set their sights on round two of the series ,St F-Felician 2122nd June, a week later they will be joined by another Kiwi driver David Alexander who has had a new Bert Henderson boat built in Canada, the boat will be tested at St F-Felician by Bert Henderson well known as the previous driver of the Steeler 777 team.

Brockville, Ontario, June 29-30th will be the first time for Alexander to compete in Canada. Alexander will only do two race meetings, Brockville and Valleyfield, before bringing the boat back to NZ to race in the 2020 NZGP series.

Miss NZ - Jack Lupton & Joe Sovie are sitting in third on the points table after round one with 54pts from, GP777, 71pts and GP 9 first with 88pts, from Brockville the series moves onto Valleyfield 12-1314th July, 3-4th August North Tonawanda and 2425th August in Detroit. You can follow the series on facebook.com/hydrothundernz .

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ueen’s Birthday weekend saw the running of the Twin Lakes Marathons on Lakes Benmore and Aviemore in the Waitaki Valley. The field of 26 boats took to Lake Benmore on Saturday for the two heat event from the Southern end of the lake through the gorge to Ohau C dam and then return. Water conditions suiting the offshore catamarans at the Ohau end of the course with the lake cutting up rough in contrast to the calm conditions at the start line.

Sunday’s race on Lake Aviemore had more favourable conditions for the smaller vee bottoms with a slight chop for the typical circuit race format.

Mike Gerbic’s Doug Wright catamaran “Espresso Engineers” was too quick over the two heats on Benmore and came home first to claim outright line honours and the win in A Class Multirig. Scott Lewis in “Hijinx Racing” was the only offshore cat to compete on Aviemore marathon and took overall and A Class Multirig maximum championship points.

Graham Pike in “Thin Ice” returned to the series after mechanical troubles at Round 1 on Lake Dunstan to continue his excellent form wrapping up A Class Tunnel with a good win over “Hirepool” on Benmore, however, Aviemore would be a much tighter battle with a close finish only 9 seconds ahead after 100km of racing.

Craig Archer in “Playco” stretched his lead at the head of A Class Vee with two good performances in the Mercury 300X powered Sonic.

Mike Urquhart and the new Mercury V8 powered Sonic performed well in the rough conditions at the North end of Benmore getting the jump over the ever consistent Viper “Enforcer” of Jamie Chittock take out B Class. But the Aviemore marathon would see the four-stroke Yamaha have too much speed for the Sonic swapping the finishing order and extending “Enforcers” lead in the B Class championship.

In C Class, Hayden Hurrell’s debut season in “Knee Deep” started well with another great win on Benmore, but mechanical failure on Aviemore forcing retirement, opening the door for Nigel Smethurst in the “LJ Hooker” sponsored Cyclone to take the win.

Alan Weir in the inboard powered Stealth showed good consistency to wrap up D Class. Ian Spencer in “Pacifier” again had the speed on the E Class competition to finish comfortably in front in both races. Luke Van Oosten in the smallest boat in the field retired in the adverse conditions on Benmore but finished well on Aviemore to claim the F Class win.

John Weild in “Buckshot”, Doug Payne in “Blackdog Cat” and Colin Horsnell in “Vegas” all earning their card for the season-long poker run in G and Cabin Classes.

With three rounds remaining there are still plenty of championship points on offer, Round 7 in Oamaru on the 29th of June, followed by Invercargill on the 13th of July before the final round in Te Anau on the 10th of August.

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STRAIGHT FROM THE GALLEY

Oysters with Derek the Chef

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This dish is Derek’s the Chefs take of one that was served to my family while visiting Playa La Coletta in the Philippine’s. Chef Carlito and I discussed our different styles of cooking Oysters and although the Chef wouldn’t give me all his recipe this is what I came up with and it’s pretty damn close to what he served us. Derek uses Cocavo Chilli & lime.

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12 fresh oysters in the half shell 2x tbsp. Cocavo Chilli & lime 1x tbsp. (15 grm) Lewis Rd Garlic & Parsley butter ½ cup White onion finely diced or crushed 1x cup Panko style bread crumb 4x rashes streaky smoked bacon (cooked crispy and chopped) 1x tsp fresh or frozen oregano 2x Tbsp. Parmesan cheese threads or grated 1x Tbsp. parsley freshly chopped ¼ tsp Paprika Splash of Viognier or Chardonnay over each oyster to poach in.

Rock salt as required to cook on.

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METHOD 1.

Using a heavy based pan sauté, the onion and garlic until tender in the Cocavo and butter. Put aside on kitchen paper to drain and cool

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Combine the Panko crumb, along with the bacon, oregano, Cheese, paprika, onion and Garlic and chopped parsley in a bowl then toss well to combine.

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Spoon the mixture over the oysters along with a splash of Chardonnay and bake in the oven sitting on a bed of rock salt @ 230°C for 8 minutes or until golden on top

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FISHING with Bruce Duncan (aka Captain Swish)

If your tackle box looks like this, tip it all out and start again.

TACKLE THE TACKLE As most of our fishing gear sits idle in the boat or garage for a lot of its life, we don’t even give it a second thought till we are about to head out for a fish.

Then it is only when we are out on the water hooked up to a fish of a lifetime, and it is lost due to gear failure, that it hits home.

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ET’S be honest we still get grumpy and spit the dummy even when we know it’s our fault for not looking after the gear, but we will always lay the blame at the manufacture’s feet rather than our own with comments like “I only used it a couple of times last year”!

The fact is the marine environment is so harsh that even the smallest grain of salt if left on a reel, will have an effect over time and also think about it how much dust and dirt do you find in every corner of the boat when cleaning it down.

I would have to admit that I am no different to most people and to be perfectly honest probably lazier than most when it comes to cleaning down the gear after a day’s fishing. It is only having learnt from the school of hard

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knocks over the past years by being busted off several times due to sticky drags and old nylon, that I now follow a simple routine after every fishing trip.

REEL CARE Never squirt the hose at full blast when washing down the rods and reels as it will only force the salt further into the mono and reel. It should always be done with soapy water and a soft brush then lightly hosed off as the soapy bubbles will pick up the salt and dirt.

Probably the single most overlooked thing that people fail to do to the reels after washing and putting them away is to back off the drag, if this is not done the drag washers will compress and harden so instead of the line when pulled off the reel coming off smoothly

it is all jerky. One little trick I have learnt over the years is before I set the drag is to give the handle of the reel a few turns while holding the spool to warm up and smooth out the drag.

THE RIGHT LINE In all reality, the only thing between you and the fish is the fishing line, which is probably the cheapest part of fishing and I can’t believe how cheap some of my mates are when it comes to replacing their nylon. Over time it gets stretched and will break down in the sun over a season. Nylon gets damaged without you realising it by being dragged over rocks and kelp, and even the boney tail of a fish will abrade it when it is slapped against it as it tries to get away.

Take the line and run it through your

fingers from the hook back up the line for a few meters and feel for any nicks or abrasions. Every time I head out for a fish, I strip off at least a meter of the line to be on the safe side. When you pull the line, and it stretches till it breaks, it will be thinner and is weakened by at least 50% at the point it breaks. If you then tie on a hook without cutting it back the chances are the next decent fish will break you off.

Buying a bulk spool of quality mono is often way cheaper and will refill more spools than the smaller refill spool.

Cheap line is false economy for the simple reason it’s cheap and will twist

and kink and be much less sensitive in the way it lays in the water, lessening your ability to detect fish picking up the bait. Bulk spools mono have a larger diameter spool which the mono is wound on to which lessons the memory of the line making it more supple. The big plus is that it now gives you back up line to keep on the boat if you get spooled by a big fish or you can sell to your mates at a vast profit if they get spooled and don’t have any spare line with them.

BIT OF A DRAG Probably the single most overlooked thing that people fail to do after fishing is to back off the drag once the reels have been washed down, so you can imagine how badly compressed the drag washers will be having been left done uptight over a whole winter. It is little wonder the reel or mono fails. One little trick I have learnt over the years is to give the handle of the reel a few turns while holding the spool to warm up and smooth out the drag system.

Reels do need more than just a bit of grease and polish, and I strongly suggest that unless you know what you are doing, you leave it to the experts.

Many a time I have pulled a reel apart only to find that I have lots of tiny little springs and screws left over after I have reassembled and for some weird reason the reel makes funny grinding noises.

TIDY TACKLE BOX Let’s be honest the tackle box takes a fair bit of a beating over a season, and there is nothing worse than having to rummage around looking for the right size sinkers or hooks only to remember your mates used the last of the size you are now looking for on the previous trip.

When the fishing is hot, and I am going through a bit of gear I make a mental note that I must replace it, but sure as God created little green apples I only remember when I am out fishing again.

This again is why I find it best to have a preseason clean out which starts with dumping the entire contents out on the table then by sorting everything from hooks, swivels and sinkers into its right size and making a list of what needs replacing. Make sure that you wash and

dry the tackle box before you start to refill it as there will be salt residue in it and that will begin to attack the new gear if not adequately cleaned out first.

Buying well-used items such as hooks, sinkers and swivels in bulk are not only a cheaper option in the long run, but it also gives you back up. Keep the bulk packs at home rather than on the boat as they will be exposed to the salt air.

I have a couple of heavy duty rods set up and dedicated solely as a trolling rod or live baiting and twice a year I take the time to replace all the traces on the different size and types of lures. I find the best way to keep the traces from tangling and making it very quick and simple to change a lure, is to keep them in zip lock bags so when washed and dried and put back in their individual airtight bags, it keeps the hooks from rusting.

With our busy lives, it only takes a few hours to have a major sort out of the gear and is well worth the effort. As we all know playing with fishing gear is very therapeutic and good for the soul.

Hooks are prone to corrosion, especially if left with salt residue.

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ELECTRONIC NEWS

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HE Contact 6 PLUS system is the first digital switching system from CZone that can work out of the box without the need for configuration tools. Designed to be simple to install and targeted at the trailer boat market, Contact 6 PLUS system can

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LEMENT Sonar GPS is designed to enable precision fishing techniques by providing positional awareness, which shows how deep, or how far left or right a target is in relation to the vessel.

Element Sonar GPS provides a reality in high definition that is clearly understandable. Fish targets are clearly marked in colour in any direction around the vessel and provides ten times the fish search area compared to most other sounders.

With Element Sonar GPS so many features are combined in a single multifunction screen unit, this is recognising the change in the way we will fish in the future. The ability to fish around your vessel provided by Chirp Side, Down & Real Vision (3D) in the best resolution (depending on how far from the vessel you are looking) from 30m with new super high frequency Hypervision (1.2 MHz) to 90m with the standard 350kz.

Compared to traditional sonars, Element allows you to see ten times more around your vessel and works perfectly with new precision-based baitless fishing techniques and trolling/anchoring motors. This unit is also available at a new market affordable price point.

The 7-in-1 one transducer is unique combining chirp sonar, Down Vision in 350khz & 1.2 khz, SideVision in 350khz & 1.2mhz & RealVision in 350khz & 1.2mhz. The 7-in-1 Transducer recognises the challenges of the modem trailer boat with so many fitted devices cluttering the transom. Element RealVision will allow identification of targets up to 90m away from the vessel and selfproduced RealBathy sonar charts. RRP: $1739 incl gst. www.lusty-blundell.co.nz

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The Contact 6 PLUS system delivers modern digital switching simplicity to trailer-boat owners who typically have traditional style switches with basic functionality. With CZone digital switching boat operation becomes simplified and functionality found on modern cars such as soft start lights, dimming and mode controlled circuit automation. As an example, fisherman can use timers to automatically cycle live bait tanks on/off, saving battery life and also shut down non critical loads to ensure engine start capacity is maintained. RRP is $759 excl gst www.czone.net

save installers time, reduce wiring complexity and provide end users with the benefits of digital switching at an affordable price point.

The benefits of Digital Switching have been available to the larger boat market for many years. The CZone Contact 6 Plus System delivers a cost-effective digital switching solution to the trailer boat market for the first time. The Contact 6 PLUS System also uniquely offers a plug and play, out of the box solution that does not require PC-based configuration tools.

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The bathymetric mapping capacity allows to make and record fishermen’s own seabed maps as they cover fishing grounds and see them live or review later in 2D and 3D views. WASSP Sonar continuously receives multiple depth readings of the sea floor area around the boat, making it possible to overlay high quality seabed mapping on the chart.

The new Ocean-O service aims to highlight the best fishing areas by displaying oceanographic fronts (altimetry, SST, thermocline, etc.) where specific fish species concentrate and natural barriers that fish cannot cross.

It also helps in protecting fishing equipment by predicting shear in the fishing area. www.enl.co.nz

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With its built-in Chart Plotter, Chart/Radar Overlay is available, allowing the navigator to display Radar targets on quality MapMedia vector charts. The FAR1416/1426 can maintain a database of 30,000 marks and lines, 3,500 waypoints, and 200 routes with up to 100 waypoints each. The ability to overlay the Radar image on the chart presentation makes recognizing coastlines and buoys effortless. www.furuno.co.nz

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Servoprop is a patented technology, unique to Oceanvolt. A normal fixed propeller (that by nature does not have the blades ideally shaped for regeneration) generates less than half the power of ServoProp at a given boat speed. ServoProp is capable of generating more than 1 kW at 7-8 knots & 3 kW at 11-12 knots. The power generated can be used to power both the propulsion system as well as all the electronics on board without the need to have a separate generator.

This technology makes it possible to be a completely self sufficient system.

The benefits of ServoProp include an estimated +30% increase in forward propulsion, +100% in reverse and +300% increase in hydro generation effect.

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BOAT REVIEW

SEALEGS 8.5M ALLOY CABIN

GO ANYWHERE The

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Text by Barry Thompson

Released at the Auckland On Water Boat Show in 2018, the latest Sealegs 8.5m Alloy Cabin is a reinterpretation of the original and according to Barry Thompson is a much-improved boat.

Doing what a Sealegs does best.

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Externally the new model delivers a softer and more streamlined profile with a lower and wider wheelhouse.

The seating style is a customer decision with our boat fitted with a king/queen passenger seat

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HE Sealegs 8.5m Alloy Cabin has, in the short time it has been available, found a diverse clientele, from serious fishermen to those wanting a fun boat for cruising and exploring coastal areas that are only now accessible with an amphibious boat.

As expected, the 8.5m Alloy Cabin has proven a real winner with fishermen and Sealegs designers have considered that when rejigging the boat. There is now a bolt-on rocket launcher, and the rear bait station has been configured with two different options.

You can have a large live bait tank under the cutting board, or space can be converted into tackle storage.

It’s also the ideal place for a removable bbq. There is a massive kill tank under the cockpit sole, which is now

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available with split lids to make dropping in your catch a little easier. This is also a good area for your dive gear, wakeboard, skis or any other wet gear.

The transom of the 8.5 Alloy Cabin has been masterfully designed to completely hideaway the Briggs & Stratton 35hp engine that provides the power to the legs. In fact, unless you were told you wouldn’t know it was there.

Centre stage is the bait station, with a port sidewalk through to the very smart designed side mount boarding ladder.

Apart from a 250-litre fuel tank and a wet locker the voids under the cockpit floor are all sealed buoyancy chambers. U Deck is offered as an optional floor covering, which not only adds a stylish finish to the boat, it’s also great to walk on, easy to clean and warm.

While Sealegs has made no alterations to the running surfaces of the hull, as they felt that couldn’t be improved on, it is in the cabin top that the main changes have happened. The hardtop is slightly lower with a smoother profile but also done without taking away any internal headroom. While the beam of the boat hasn’t changed - it still fits in a container - the cabin is wider and slightly lower. The extra internal beam has been achieved by substantially narrowing the width of the side decks. While the gunnel is still wide enough to walk around, it’s not something you need to do often as all anchoring can be achieved from the helm and there is also a sizeable forward hatch for foredeck access.

Externally the new model delivers a softer and more streamlined profile with a lower and wider wheelhouse.

The hull sides have lost that solid flat look and replaced with swagged lines that add a nice contrast and also a perfect profile for the Sealegs 8.5m Alloy Cabin decal.

The rub rails have been changed from a hard edge to a more rounded lip which has also been done primarily for aesthetics. It all works well and gives the new model a more refined look.

OPEN OR CLOSED Hardtops are great for protection from the weather, but when it comes to boating the icy areas of the world, even a little more protection is called for. In the Pacific Northwest, an active market for Sealegs hardened boaties spent a lot of the time on the water in single digit air and water temperatures, so the ability to keep the wheelhouse warm is a serious consideration.

Sealegs offer a fully enclosed wheelhouse which can be either drop down clears or a solid alloy bulkhead with windows and a lockable door. Sliding side windows and overhead hatches let in fresh air when you need it.

Add a small diesel heater, and you’re as warm inside as the big brown bears feeding on the salmon along the shoreline.

The seating style is again a customer decision with twin Hi-Tech Plastic captain’s chairs standard. Our boat was fitted with a king/queen passenger seat on an alloy base and a single Softrider pedestal helm seat.

There is a deep cavity under the passenger seat to take a Dometic portable fridge/freezer or a 90-litre IceyTek chilly bin and a large storage bin fitted behind the helm seat.

The helm is extensive, and everything falls to hand quite naturally. There is the usual array of instruments and controls for the outboard, plus electronics, and you also have the addition of commands to run the Sealegs System 70. Our electronics package included A Simrad NSS12 EVO 3, Simrad autopilot and VHF plus a Fusion stereo head unit.

Another notable change to the latest 8.5m Alloy Cabin is the previous two panel, two mullion front screen has been replaced by a three-panel design that has no mullions and offers unimpeded viewing. The 6mm toughened glass panels which are joined together with a thin silicone strip can be fitted with a wiper on each panel. Indeed provides a new perspective to the look of the boat.

The cabin offers two 1.95m berths with an infill, with a plumbed head under the centre squab and a privacy curtain. There is plenty of sitting headroom, and the overall use of fabric makes the cabin a lot cosier and inviting. The forward bulkhead has a hatch for access to the anchor locker should you have an issue with the drum winch and an overhead hatch.

TOTAL PACKAGE Innovisions unmistakable DNA comes through in the profile of the hull, with that distinctive plumb bow shape giving it away. While Sealegs has licenced the hull design from Innovision, it is an all Sealegs boat from there. The 8.5 Alloy Cabin is entirely built from the welding of the 5mm hull plates, through to the final fit and finish in the Sealegs factory in Albany, Auckland.

Peter Small, Global sales and marketing manager for Sealegs, describes them as bespoke, which means every boat is custom built to an owner’s requirements.

“While the basic hull and cabin top doesn’t change, it’s what we fit out the boats with and how we configure the seating, transom area and overall layout that makes the difference”, says Peter.

The single forward screen provides a new perspective to the look of the boat.

The Yamaha 250 gives a top speed of 40 knots.

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You can have a large live bait tank under the cutting board, or the space can be converted into tackle storage.

Owner’s get to run through a detailed options list and tick the boxes as to what they want to be added to the basic boat. At $NZ229,000 you get a package that includes the Sealegs System 70, plus things like a painted hull, bow camera, seating, Savwinch drum winch, and 250-litre underfloor fuel tank.

Then you need to decide on your outboard (Sealegs standard options are a Yamaha 225 or 250, both with EPS, but the factory can fit most brands. Next, it’s the electronics and entertainment packages that will need to be considered, and then you are good to go. You don’t need a trailer, but there is one listing in the options package.

The Yamaha 250 gives a top speed of 40 knots. It’s a comfortable boat to drive and benefits from the Zipwakes when you want to get the ride as perfect as you can. On sea or land, the 8.5m Alloy Cabin delivers it all.

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Model & Model: Price as tested: Priced from: Type: Construction: LOA: LOH: Beam: Height On Wheels: Deadrise: Weight (Dry): Test Power: Propeller: Power options: HP Range: Fuel Capacity: Trim Tabs: Winch: MFD: Entertainment: Decking: On Land Engine: Max on land speed: Manufacturer: Contact:

Sealegs 8.5m Alloy Cabin $360,000 (excl gst) $320,000 (excl gst) Hardtop 5mm /3mm Aluminium 8.50 m 6.70m 2.31 m 2.92m 16 deg 2250 kgs Yamaha 250hp Yamaha Outboard Only 225-250 hp 250 litres Zipwake Savwinch Simrad NSS12 EVO Fusion Apollo U-Deck Briggs & Stratton 35 hp 7.5 kph (5 mph) Sealegs Sealegs - Ph: 0800 sealegs info@sealegs.com www.sealegs.com

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SUMMARY When I walked through the Sealegs assembly plant in Albany and saw most of the built slots taken up with 8.5m Alloy Cabins in various stages of construction, it was easy to believe that this model has been an enormous success. Peter told me that there were only two build slots left for the second half of this year, plus orders were being taken for next year, with production running at about two boats a month. It seems that it is not just the Kiwis that are embracing the 8.5m Alloy Cabin with around 2/3rds sold to local owners and the rest going overseas. Peter says that until now they have not promoted the boat offshore, but have plans to do so throughout Australia, USA and Europe at major boat shows. Two boats a week may not be enough!

SEALEGS SYSTEM 70 Sealegs amphibious boats, of which there are now over 1200 on the water & land, have been specifically designed and developed to take all the hassle out of the boat launching and retrieval process. The Sealegs system consists of motorised, retractable and steerable wheels which are fitted to specially designed boats to give users a fully integrated, turn-key package.

The craft can be driven from a storage location, down a boat ramp or beach and into the water - all with the occupants remaining in the boat completely dry. Once the craft is afloat, the wheels lift out of the water to be stored against the hull, and the boat is used as normal. When approaching land, the wheels are lowered back into position, and touch the bottom to drive the boat up onto land. Occupants can disembark up the beach or back in the boat store.

The 8.5m Alloy Cabin is fitted with the Sealegs System 70, which is equipped with all-wheel drive (AWD), power steering (PS or EPS) and automatic (ABS). Other key elements of the System 70 are larger diameter tyres, a longer front fork to accommodate the larger tyres and a 35hp inboard engine.

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HIGH SPEED TO THE MOKS

T2 at speed passing Burgess Island.

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OVER 30 YEARS AGO BARRY THOMPSON JOINED DAVE DONALDSON FOR A FISHING TRIP TO THE MOKOHINAU ISLANDS, SO WHEN THE CHANCE CAME TO DO IT AGAIN, HE DIDN’T HESITATE.

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Dave wanted to do the Moks and back in a day and it proved an easy task.

Marty made sure he had fishing tackle for every eventuality.

Rooster tails from the surface drives made an impressive sight at over 30 knots.

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are a small group of islands that lie off the northeast coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The islands are 54nm northeast of Auckland, 11.4nm northwest of Great Barrier Island and approximately 27nm from Leigh or Mangawhai.

No matter which way you go there, it’s a bit of a journey and one that most of us who spend the majority of our boating time in a small trailer boat, never do.

So, when Dave Donaldson rang me and said he wanted to go fishing at the Moks and would I like to join him, I didn’t hesitate. Plus when he added that he wanted to go there and back in a day, plus venture out 20nm past the Moks to drop some baits 170m down for Hapuka, I was even more enthusiastic. As I didn’t have any Hapuka

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gear, I rang Composite Development’s MD, Marty Johanson importer of top fishing tackle brands such as Okuma to come along and bring the right gear. Fishing in 170m requires specialist equipment and as I expected Marty had it all.

To be fair, this wasn’t the first time I had been to the Moks with Dave. In early 1983 Dave and I took his twin Mercury 225 outboard powered 7m alloy cat, Woolywool Enterpriser for a fishing trip to Great Barrier and the Mokohinau Islands.

While the weather cut up a bit going over and we negotiated the final hour in the dark, it took a lot longer than expected 2.5 hours. After staying the night at Fitzroy Lodge and been woken up in the morning to the screaming sounds from a muster of Peacocks, we set course for a day at the Mokohinau’s.

This was my first ever visit to the islands, where

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Dave, well known Mercury mechanic, Bob Menzies and Dave’s son Craig went for a dive. While they were underwater hunting crays, I spent the time casting a lure into an ‘acre’ of Trevally mouthing on the surface. No trouble catching plenty and then a signal from Dave to come and get them, meant I had to stop right when I was hooked into a big Trev. I thought they did seem a bit anxious as I cruised towards them and when I saw two huge fins between the three divers and me, I realised why. Needless to say, it was a quick recovery, before cruising across to Flax Island for a lunch break in a sheltered bay inside Arch Rock.

I have recounted many times the story of what happened next. Anchored in about 3m of crystal clear water, on a mirror smooth surface and with a cloudless sky overhead I dropped a line over before grabbing lunch and a coldie. Well, the second part never happened as my reel screamed and it was all on.

The others saw my excitement and quickly joined in. We could see a large school of snapper on the sand below, and as soon as we dropped a bait, we had a fish. All the fish were of a reasonable size, some went over 5kgs but most were around 2.3 kgs. After a couple of hours we had 40 snapper aboard and were very proud of our efforts. But we were outdone, when our spearo Bob came back with two snapper over 6.8kgs and the story of having lost one that went easily over 9 kgs. Sort of put our catch to shame.

As there was no limit in those days, we kept everything and back at Fitzroy that evening we spend a couple of hours filleting. One of the most productive fishing trips I have ever had. The next day we went around to The Needles and Rakitu Island where Bob managed to spear an 18 kg kingie and we caught another one around the same size on a bait.

After refueliing at Fitzroy Wharf we headed back to Arkles Bay, which in a 1-2m sea we covered in 58 mins.

As we got closer to the narrow gap we saw too many rocks ahead to proceed.

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ROLE FORWARD ABOUT 35 YEARS This time around the boat Dave had to take us to the islands was his 54ft, designed foiling powercat, T2, a beast of a machine that runs to almost 46 knots and is the current holder of the PowerBoat Magazine Diesel Speed Record at 45.6 knots.

T2 started life as Tornado a high-speed tourist boat for the Bay of Islands. Nic de Waal designed it for Rex Sellers in 1997, and Duthie Lidgard built it in a shed in West Harbour marina.

The name Tornado off course comes from Rex’s Olympic medal in the Tornado class.

Rex operated the boat as high-speed adrenalin trip from the ferry terminal out to Rangitoto, all around Waiheke, and back.

It was the days before speed restrictions in the harbour. He later operated it in Bay of Islands to Hole in the Rock.

Top speed during sea trials was 55 kn, but Rex used to “cruise” around 45 kn with 50 pax on board. It has a foil machined from a solid aluminium billet. Tornado was, in fact, the very first boat de Waal designed in NZ. The plan was for Dave and his crew of family and friends to pick me, business partner Doug Dukeson and Marty up at Gulf Harbour. The weather played into our hands all day with a 5-10 knot breeze and flat seas with a gentle swell. The sort of water that foiling power cats love. The ride to the Moks was silky smooth, and we covered the 66nm to our Hapuka spot in around two hours. We had been running at 33 knots most of the way, with the pair of Scania DSI14 69M engines purring at 2050 rpm. The DSI14 69M engines, (later the model code was amended to DI14 69M), are V8, 14.2 litre, turbocharged and intercooled, four stroke, with direct injection that produce 750 hp @ 2,200 rpm. Despite being “old

timers” in the diesel engine world - by today’s standards anyway, they still run super smooth and quiet in T2.

It must have been an impressive sight for anyone who saw T2 fly by, with the Seafury surface drives pushing vast amounts of glistening rooster tail into the skyline behind the boat.

Unfortunately, our Hapuka fishing didn’t go well as we were forever moving off the small pinnacles that according to the sounder were holding big fish. Despite Marty’s best efforts

with his top of the line Makaira 50 reel with 80lb line and 130lb braid, the big strikes never came.

After an hour we decided to give the Hapuka a miss and went back 20nm to fish for snapper at Maori Rock, off the northern end of Fanal Island at the Moks.

The snapper was prolific, and while there was nothing big, we got plenty of pannies to feed everyone. Plus we had the bonus of Trevally mouthing all around us, and some made it aboard the boat.

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The Barracuda were easier to catch than the Hapuka.

Marty and Doug hard at work on the filleting board.

BACK TO ARCH ROCK We anchored up in almost the same spot Dave and I had fished over three decades ago and while I never expected to emulate what we did then, I thought it would be fitting to bring a few snapper aboard for old times sake. Dave’s son Craig, grandson Hugo and friend Mark all went off for a cray dive, which like the Hapuka didn’t prove productive. I did manage to bring aboard a few small snapper but nothing worth keeping.

After stowing all the diving and fishing gear away, we went for a leisurely cruise around the outside of Flax Island and attempted to run through a narrow gap on our way to Burgess Island.

However, we bailed after seeing too many rocks ahead as it was low tide and unpassable in T2.

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rumoured to be the birthplace of well-known Auckland fisherman and restauranteur, Ginger Gibbs. At precisely 3.45 pm Dave got T2 on to the plane and again sitting on 2050 rpm we set a course to Gulf Harbour. Right at 5.00 pm we entered the marina. 1hr 15 mins to cover 33nm!

After unloading three of us and all our gear at Gulf Harbour, T2 headed back to Westhaven.

For Dave and his team, it had been a 172.5nm round trip, and it was all done in a day. We had set out to show that if you have the right boat and the right weather, the Mokohinau Islands are a day trip from Auckland. Would I attempt that in my 4.8m McLay….no way! But I can’t wait to go again, especially in the comfort and speed of T2 and maybe this time with some Hapuka and crays to bring home.

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CHRIS CRAFT LAUNCH 27

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There is a saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. If that’s correct, then the Chris Craft Launch 27, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful boats I have ever reviewed.

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Stunning, striking, superb, gorgeous, exquisite; words that come to mind with the Chris Craft Launch 27.

The helm is set out in a very retro style with large gauges and a gimbaled Chris Craft logo in the centre.

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TUNNING, striking, superb, gorgeous, exquisite; words that come to mind when describing this work of art from one of the world’s most established boat builders.

This is a boat that can’t help but catch your attention both on and off the water.

The Launch 27 is the second Chris Craft I have had the pleasure of reviewing and like the smaller Launch 20 I ran on Lake Dunstan five years ago, it is faultless. I can’t say that about every boat, but when you look at it in the context it is designed for, I can’t see how you could improve it.

Chris-Craft goes back 145 years when while Henry Ford was creating the first motorcars, his watercraft counterpart, Christopher Columbus Smith, was developing the very first engine propelled boats.

During the Second World War, the company reinforced its hold on the American imagination when its landing craft transported the first troops to the Normandy shore on D-Day. In 1959, Time Magazine would recognise the widespread phenomenon of pleasure boating and put Chris-Craft on its cover.

So what has made the Chris Craft such an iconic name in pleasure boating? Chris Craft says they have a unique design language that makes them stand out because specific design characteristics define them.

There is nothing brash or overdone. Nothing trendy or frivolous. Just classic lines and elegant touches that contribute to their beauty. Plus the company adds that it is all in the detail.

When it comes to detail, the Chris Craft Launch 27 has it in every aspect, from the flawless custom-made deck hardware to the highest level of upholstery, timber joinery and hull design.

STAR PERFORMER When a boat looks as good as the Launch 27, it also has to perform on the water to the same degree. I spent a few hours on a choppy Lyttelton Harbour and as we were also making a video had plenty of time behind the wheel. There are quite a few power options from 300hp to 425hp from either MerCruiser or Volvo Penta, with the importer for Chris Craft, Sports Marine powering this particular boat with the MerCruiser 6.2L 350HP MerCruiser Bravo 3 leg.

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That now that’s what I call a party layout.

Attention to detail is everywhere.

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only swift to plane but also retained a shallow bow angle. The 20 deg deep-V hull has reverse chines which contribute to its stability and deflects spray for a drier ride. Top speed was 51 mph. Being chased by our drone cross the harbour in the choppy water with its long swells, it was a pleasure to drive around 25 mph. While I felt comfortable at the standard seat height, the wide thickly padded helm chair has a thigh bolster that brings added height and visibility should you want it.

The GRP hull is built using a stringer system and a one-piece fibreglass liner, that is foam filled for both flotation and noise reduction. You have the choice of metallic or non-metallic paint finishers.

Due to the unique shape of the windscreen, I found myself resting my arm on the side deck and imagined myself driving a 1930 Duesenberg Model J along Hollywood Boulevard. But back to reality! Chris Craft markets the Launch 27 as a family runabout, and with seating for ten, it is easy to see why. It was initially designed to compete in the sports boat market, but Chris Craft went a few steps further and made it more of a family cruiser.

ATTENTION TO DETAIL Just how you fit out your Launch 27 is up to you as the options list has plenty to offer. However, even in its most standard form, the boat comes with just about everything….and then some. Chris Craft has taken every aspect of the layout and tweaked it to perfection and added small features that set the boat apart from others and reinforce both the quality and attention to detail.

The Launch 27 is 8.13m overall, including the boarding platform and 7.71m without. Access to the boat is over the aft deck sun pad /engine cover and rear lounge, but with teak walk panels - under removable cushions - you don’t need to mess up the upholstery. The teak covered engine hatch with sun pad is optional. The automatic engine hatch is insulated and stays nice and quiet when you need to have conversations. The swim platform has a concealed fresh water system with a hand shower to rinse off after a swim and an integrated ladder.

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No fishing rods, no bait bins and no rocket launcher and neither there should be.

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The open bow is deep and wide with really comfortable seating.

There are quite a few power options from 300hp to 425hp.

as sun loungers. There is an oval shaped teak cockpit table available.

All the upholstery is comfortable and luxurious and finished in beautiful diamond-pattern stitching. The cushion foam is covered with a biotreated bag to make it resistant to mould and mildew. There is a choice of quality marine vinyl and custom fabrics, with nine solid and two-tone colour combinations to create the Launch 27 that is uniquely yours.

Heavy stainless steel bars wrap-around the forward seats, providing a solid grip and a beautiful detail that embraces the seat just as the seat embraces the driver. The helm is set out in a very retro style with large gauges, although you do have the option of installing a Garmin 7” MFD. I liked the Chris Craft branded digital gauges which suit the style of the Launch 27. The solid mahogany tilt steering wheel, with stainless steel spokes, has a gimbaled Chris Craft logo in the centre which is very cool. There is plenty of storage throughout the boat beneath squabs and inside the consoles. Under the teak floor are a ski storage area and a cooler storage bin.

An interesting feature is a Porti-Potti head that mounts inside the passenger side console and the inclusion of a pressurised fresh water sink.

The tempered glass walk-thru windscreen set in a heavy stainless frame is both stylish and practical. Along with the stainless steel trumpet horns, it’s all very retro. Should you want some weather protection, the Launch 27 comes standard with an easy to raise and lower soft bimini which is neatly concealed behind the rear lounger.

A hinged door between the consoles stops the wind blowing through into the cockpit, and there is also a clip-on bow cover. The U-shaped seating area on the bow is exceptionally comfortable, and there is storage under the squabs and in the floor. The anchor system is all kept below decks with an integral bow roller, so there is nothing above to break the smooth symmetry of the deck lines. Even the stainless cleats set into the teak decks are pop-up.

SUMMARY No fishing rods, no bait bins and no rocket launcher and neither there should be. This is a boat that wants to be seen cruising around the Bay of Islands, Marlborough Sounds or the Southern Lakes. All it needs is the appropriate tow vehicle, such as a Lamborghini Urus to complete the package.

If you love the Launch 27 as much as I do, but want something a little smaller, there is a Launch 23 available, and if you’re going to upsize, then there are four larger models. However, for me, the Launch 27 is the pick of them, and I can understand why it is one of the most popular models in the extensive Chris Craft range.

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we lurch into the Gen X dimension, the new rules and requirements on all the service providers in the Marine industry are having profound effects on the sellers and buyers of our second hand fleet. New craft, like the new car, are largely insulated from caveat emptor by the CGA and warranty obligations, but there is no warranty on older craft.

Much of the requirements on the brokerage industry today are driven by the insurance industry, and their efforts to have you pay for as much as you can, so they don’t have to pay for much as a consequence.

The buyer and/or sellers of a mature vessel are required to employ physical and mechanical appraisals by suitably qualified tradesfolk in order to get insurance. If you don’t have insurance it is well-nigh impossible to place your boat in a marina, or in many mooring areas.

A clean boat is paramount when selling, even if it means getting in a professional crew to do the job.

Selling:

Things to do to help yourself and preparation for sale.

Moisture meters are a great way to check the boat’s structure.

Every owner knows more than most surveyors about their boat. When listing your vessel with your chosen Brokerage, declare all the faults you know of that are not in your fix it list. Your broker will then divulge these issues to potential buyers, and these form part of those buyers informed decision on what to offer. When these issues show up in survey, they (theoretically) cannot be renegotiated. It is far more fiscally responsible to attend to obvious and hidden faults you know about, than

have the surveyor find them. A surveyor is required to present all he/she finds and compare that finding with new or current standards. At the same time, they must distance themselves from actually stating a fact, so the written report can be full of ‘could lead to’, or ‘above industry norms’. Most buyers will then get a retail quote to repair said faults, add a comfort margin and either negotiate a new price paid based on the expected costs, request you to fix the issues, or if suitably frightened by the written word, walk away.

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Clean your engine room and bilges before a client comes aboard.

significant cost, but a good cut and polish, remove the yellowing along the waterline, and plenty of wax will improve the first impressions.

Some of the modern requirements are not so easy to remedy without fiscal pain. Until a few years ago, most boats had their gas bottle secured

want a sea trial before the survey, and it is best to give her the opportunity to impress. ‘She goes much better than this normally, she’s pretty dirty at the moment’, has no legs with a potential buyer. Many boats in this $$ range are due for a major repaint, be they wood or FRP. There is no way around this

(or not) in a locker or cupboard.

The surveyor will note this, and The Insurance companies will require that any boat with a gas bottle must have this mounted in a sealed, self-draining locker, with the drain going overboard.

Cut off solenoids and sniffers are not yet mandatory but will be. To retro fit or seal and drain an existing locker is not always as easy as one would hope, and often not that cheap, but it’s better done under your control to minimise the pain. Check your EWOF. All marinas now require that a boat which is plugged in to shore power must have a current Electrical Warrant of Fitness. Sadly this means that every four years your EWOF probably no longer meets current regulations, as the lads and gals in Wellington legitimize their salaries with new upgraded standards. Your surveyor is not required to clarify current needs,

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When selling a boat it pays to have a fresh antifoul.

but if there is only a year to go on your EWOF, get things checked by your friendly sparky, so there are no surprises. Again, The Insurance Co.’s will require a current EWOF. If you are a sail boat owner, moving on to launches, be aware that many Insurance Co.’s now require a full rig inspection and if the standing rigging is more than 10 years old, can request it should be replaced, or at least x-rayed. A recent quote to inspect, including rig out for X-rays for a 42’ yacht was $5000. The rigging was only just 10 years old, which in the old days, was still relatively new. Maybe ask your friendly rigger to do a visual initially to avoid nasty surprises. You can get insurance without rig cover, but beware as if it falls down and damages the boat, arguments are inevitable.

The venerable Mk1 Corsair, many of which have been repainted and repowered, still command @$160k if in an updated condition.

One thing that is hard to circumvent is the surveyors Moisture Meter. Unheard of until a few years ago, these little demons apparently can ignore the surface water and that trapped in your antifouling, and measure how wet your timber or laminate is internally, all over the boat. Your boat is living in water, gets covered by water when running or raining and this water will get trapped and enter every orifice it can. Timber will over time absorb water, especially plywood. This is one of the many reasons most boats get heavier and slower over time. I recently had a sailboat fail on survey. This boat was as good an example of a 35 year old yacht as you would find. Constantly updated, she had her worn out teak decks removed and re-sheathed a few years back. On the day of survey, the surveyor noted there was nothing

wrong with these decks, but the moisture readings were on the upper levels of ‘Industry norms” and to keep an eye on this as it could lead to future issues. Sadly this scared the buyer sufficiently to have him withdraw from the contract. Very disappointing for the owners having paid good monies for the repairs previously. The owners put a goodly sized dehumidifier in the boat, sealed it up, and went away in their camper van to play golf. When she was surveyed for another buyer about six weeks later, she passed with flying colours with excellent moisture levels.

Clean your engine room and bilges, at least a little bit. When the inspection mechanic climbs in to the engine bay, assuming the would be buyer has managed to see past the oil and water, he does not appreciate soaking his

boot, and having his tools vanish in an oily pool. It does not hurt to cable tie all those loose replacement wires into a pseudo loom. Have on hand as many service records as you bothered to keep, as questions will be asked. It is amazing how ‘a couple of years ago’ becomes 5 years when you look at the date on the invoice. Unless it was done recently, get your motor(s) serviced.

An issue or breakdown on sea trial can be a big negative. An interesting thing that occurs often, is a request by the buyer for an oil analysis to see the theoretical engine condition. If you had this when you bought the boat, continue to get it analysed whenever you service as a consequence. This gives you, your mechanic, and the next buyer a trail to work from. A one off inspection does not tell the true story, especially if the oil has just been

Make sure all your clears are clean, the zips work and the domes still fit to the canopy.

changed. Speaking of dates, check your flares. Most insurance companies want to see current flares aboard. I have seen flares 20+ years old, still dry and in their designated container, but I wouldn’t want to hold one in an emergency. Coastal flare packs are not too expensive relative to the replacement cost of your vessel. Fix your covers. Broken zips and torn seams are an immediate frustration to potential buyers.

The real aim is to remove as many negatives as possible. It is far easier to keep a buyer when they have said ‘Yes’ initially than get them to change their minds once they have said ‘No’.

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Buying:

How to minimise the cost and effort of buying a mature boat.

The internet has made a huge difference to the ability of a buyer to see a large number of boats from the comfort of your office, or TV room. Most brokerages, and clued up private sellers provide information and pictures, video and history on their boats on their websites, or sites like Trade Me. The most important item, especially for those new at the buying game, is to identify your desired craft. Map out and itemise a wish list for your next boat and see what nearly fits those parameters before you go looking.

Many buyers, especially ex yachties, state contentment with 8kts in the performance list. Be aware that 8kts is 5 hours to Gt Barrier, but if the wind and tide are against you, it is nearly 6 hours. Fourteen knots on the other hand is just under 3 hours, which brings the Barrier into weekend travel distance. Many displacement buyers change their boats after 2 seasons of the kids hollering ‘how much longer’.

The vintage of the boats you will be looking at is totally dictated to by your budget. From $50k to $250k, the bulk of your craft will be @30+ years old, and up to $400+, often 20+. There are two certainties when looking at craft of this vintage, it will probably need either a repaint, or a repower… or both. If you can, concentrate on craft that have had one of these things done in recent times, as the costs associated with either upgrade are up there.

There are a few older craft that have had both these items done, which are targeted. The venerable Mk1 Corsair, many of which have been repainted and repowered, still command @$160k if in an updated condition. Not bad for a 40+ yr old boat but not within cooee of what it owes the vendor who did this.

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with the exception of the Sterling/Pelin hard chine disp craft, until the arrival of the Coastal 32. Selene, Clipper, and other displacements did not arrive until the early 2000’s. In reality that means those buyers after a displacement boat in the lower budget range are limited. Either 1950/60’s round bilge sedan and bridgedeck launches, well built originally but quite old now.

Rot, caulking and plank movement issues, wood electrolysis and near dead mechanicals are faults often found here. Smell is a dead giveaway

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on old wooden boats, a sweet musty smell usually indicates moisture, and rot issues, oil everywhere often means the motor is dropping more oil that it is using, and often the domestic equipment is very tired. Look for recent repaints. Done professionally it usually means that any underlying issues were attended to first, as paint won’t stay long on wet or rotten timbers. Wiring is a major, and if you intend to keep your older vessel on a marina berth, getting the electrical systems up to EWOF standard can be expensive, if you plan to run chargers etc on shore power.

Most older boats had gas cookers, califont water heaters, etc and Gas bottle installations are heavily policed now by the Insurance companies.

Check the installation complies with

the modern requirement for a sealed self-draining locker, as this can be a quite expensive exercise to retro fit.

Accommodation layouts and bathroom facilities on these earlier craft were limited, so think of the family needs, for the kids especially.

The Sterling’s for instance, were built in both timber and FRP, most with wooden tops on glass hulls. Most got some form of osmosis, and most have had this treated. Decks and superstructure, moisture levels and worn out teak decks will be their main issues. Most had the bulletproof old Ford 120 or similar, which could be past its use by date now. Planning boats like the Pelin Challenger/ Columbia or Salthouse Corsair Mk1 or Mk2 were well built, usually professionally, were good sea boats most of the time and had conventional shaft drive systems.

Vindex in a range of sizes, both FRP and timber, early Riviera’s, Genesis in various styles and imports were often stern leg driven, faster and have lived harder lives consequently. Things the buyer and his/her surveyor will look for are delamination and laminate core issues, and moisture/osmosis issues.

Reinforce your visual exam with your camera/iPhone, as looking at a few boats often means the memory gets slurred. Electronics are an item that usually don’t get changed until they die often, so see what is fitted and date these. Modern electronics are not as onerous fiscally as they once were, and incorporate many things in one screen, rather than a host of small screens. The cost of changing the helm dash is not as cheap as one would hope!. Refrigeration is usually Eutectic holding plate systems. Compressors are expensive to replace, and with the need for modern environmentally friendly gasses, may need new seals.

Make sure the system goes and has been gassed and new dryers fitted in recent times.

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There are some truly beautiful older craft available, lovingly cared for or refitted by an enthusiast, and hovering over the computer will reveal these gems when they surface, or your selected broker will ring you.

The $250-$400 range is somewhat easier, with Oliver/Mustang, Riviera, Senior, Vindex and a raft of imports providing a greater choice. Stern legs are fitted to many boats in this $$ range, and those looking for more performance have many less options if they ignore craft fitted with these.

The stern leg was very efficient, but came with a cost, as they are somewhat brittle, and maintenance intensive especially if not used often.

In their defence, commercial users of stern legs often sing their praises, as being used every day meant various seals, anodes etc did not seize up, or disappear. They don’t like sitting still.

Many of these later model 1985-2000 craft had separate cabins, 2 wc’s, big single station fly bridges, and smaller high performance motors compared to the Cat/Detroit/Ford engines which were low HP relative to their size.

Look for repaints or repowers again.

Be conscious that these craft, while looking modern are 20-35 years old.

Look for boats that have only had a few owners, if possible. Nobody keeps a bad boat long. Those owners that do keep their boats for a while generally look after them well, and this will show in the little areas. Reupholstering, upgraded electronics, clean bilges, and minimal water staining internally are things to look for. Things leak in the marine environment and waterstains develop when that leak is not attended to. Hatches are a great source of water leaks and deck rot. Marine Sealants used around this time typically had a 10 year effective life before salt and UV degraded their effectiveness, and few owners lift things that are sealed down and refresh the sealant, until it has started leaking. Teak decks are beautiful, but wear out and leak, and are heinously expensive to repair or replace. Not a problem on most FRP production boats as they are glued or fastened to a laminate, but a red flag on a timber boat. Alloy framed windows were the norm around this time, and the powder coatings are usually had it by now. The sealants used on the install will have cooked 76 PACIFIC POWERBOAT JULY/AUGUST 2019

off, and the movement of the boat can make these major leak sources. Look for dribble marks around these, water staining above what you would expect from condensation, especially around front windows, and movement and star cracking in paint or gel coat around the rails and stanchion feet. FRP can leak just as much as timber, more so in areas where through fastenings penetrate. Mechanically look for tidy engines and engine rooms. Don’t expect perfection, as things leak and weep as they get older. Your surveyor and engine reports will point out all these things, but why go to the expense of being told what you have already seen. Unless the boat has that ‘I want’ factor you can’t ignore, a raft of minor issues can be expensive to remedy, as the knock on effect is rife in things nautical.

When you have made your choice and done the negotiations, have your survey done and get a mechanical report done. Many engineers will not do ‘reports’ for engine condition as it is impossible to see what is inside a motor, the degree of wear and tear, and a little bit of oil spilt goes a long way and looks like death in an engine room. Oil analysis will show some of the internal condition but unless there is a history, doesn’t show things in total. Ask for as many service records and invoices as possible.

Good owners typically keep these. Don’t be scared of higher hours.

Motors like to be used and more issues arise from lack of use than overwork. So long as the servicing has been done well and on time, a few extra hours have no negative connotations.

Your survey will show up many faults, that is what you employ the surveyor for. The wordings in the typical Boat contract allow you to either void the contract, request the owner fix some or all of those things, re-negotiate or you can use it as a check list for minor

issues in the future. Try and remember what it was like when you sold your previous boat, and your faultless pride and joy read like a waterlogged wreck, and be realistic about the vintage of your chosen vessel. The surveyor has to compare against new, which is a bit unfair on a twenty year old craft.

However, your insurance company will require a recent survey report, and will accept faults as long as they don’t affect the seaworthiness or insurability of the vessel. Your report will state the surveyors’ thoughts on this. Take your engineer on the sea trial if possible.

They can often explain why the boat won’t reach full revs, and why it only does 19kts now, when it used to do 23kts. Running a motor under load is what they need to see. It is of no benefit to go out on a really crappy day, when you would never do that yourself. Pick a day which is typical of the use you plan for the vessel.

In all this, remember that 85% of the time you are on your boat it is at rest.

You are snugged up in a cosy bay entertaining family and friends, or fishing some likely point. Make sure the craft you target does this well. It is much easier to compromise or work around the other 15% which is travel time. Also remember that a boat is never over capitalised until you go to sell it.

Early examples of the Genesis 3100/3200 still command a decent price if in excellent condition.

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PRINCESS F45 FLYBRIDGE

Twin Volvo Penta D6-435 IPS 600 power the F45 to around 30 knots.

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Text by Barry Thompson

Spacious & Focused Princess Yachts has released the all-new F45 Flybridge, a boat that features innovations in design and technology with a layout that has a focus on alfresco dining and on-deck living.

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NTERIOR and exterior design details create a rare elegance for a compact flybridge yacht and luxurious environments above and below deck. The brand-new Princess F45 flybridge delivers space, design quality and flexibility in a compact flybridge yacht that features a full beam owner’s cabin, extended flybridge and a unique electronically-controlled sliding transom, which increases the size of the cockpit area at the touch of a button by 40cm.

The F45 is packed with technical aspects that ensure this compact yacht feels as spacious above deck as it does

below. Innovations are to the fore in the yacht’s layout. Its interior space is defined by the Princess resin-infused deep-V hull, which lies at the heart of the yacht, and its structural form provides vital functions and technical sea-keeping advantages, optimising lift and reducing drag whilst underway.

Core to the all-new F45’s stability and dynamic predictability are the twin Volvo Penta IPS 600 engines, which deliver 870hp and a top speed of 31 knots, and the yacht is intuitive to control at low speeds thanks to the joystick control.

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There is a real feeling of warmth and spaciousness in the saloon.

An optional barbecue and sink can also be specified, neatly accommodated aft of the cockpit seating.

ON-DECK LIVING Designed by Princess’s long-standing naval architect, Bernard Olesinski, the elegant and instantly recognisable exterior design language provides the foundation for sweeping, sculpted features that create a beautifully streamlined profile.

With the voluptuous rear wings and essential forms that compose a sweeping, low profile flybridge, the F45 has the feel of a sportsbridge with all the practicality and space of a flybridge yacht.

The new Princess F45 has been designed with ondeck living in mind, apparent from the moment guests are welcomed on board. The sociable cockpit seating area seamlessly connects to the aft galley and can be extended at the push of a button to create additional flexibility within this zone. An optional barbecue and sink can also be specified, neatly accommodated aft of the cockpit seating, to extend the entertainment space onto the teak transom platform.

Moving forward, the patio doors give way to a saloon, complete with a well-equipped galley, featuring a three-zone hob, and a microwave / convection oven complete with grill. Fresh food can be stored in a refrigerator or deep freeze, an icemaker and dishwasher are optional.

The saloon features a U-shaped sofa and dining table for 6 guests, which also doubles as a comfortable double berth. The Naim Atom audio system comes as standard in the saloon and can be specified to extend throughout the rest of the yacht.

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Andy Lawrence, Head of Design, Princess Yachts, said: “The F45 is designed for on-deck living and is packed with innovative design features, including the unique sliding transom that transforms the main deck at the touch of a button. I’m personally pleased with the F45’s wrap-around glazing which extends almost from the stern all the way around the bow, making the yacht instantly recognisable and a classic addition to the Princess fleet.”

But Princess expects F45 owners to spend as much time as possible above deck; the spacious foredeck boasts a luxurious sunpad, perfect for reclining and watching the sunset.

Up top, a large, well-proportioned flybridge features L-shaped seating, twin helm seats, and an adjustable steering wheel. The dual-station instrumentation and latest Garmin / Volvo controls enable the Princess F45 to be helmed from both the main deck and flybridge for precision manoeuvring.

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Below deck, up to four guests can enjoy two beautifully appointed, spacious en suite cabins, filled with natural light from the hull glazing. The generous full beam master stateroom has a double bed, wardrobes and full-sized shower in the bathroom. Plus, there is ample storage for extended stays at sea. The forward cabin easily converts from twin single beds to a spacious double.

Each element of the F45’s interior has been designed with meticulous attention to detail. Cleanflowing, precise lines accentuate the one-piece saloon windscreen, while soft-faceted geometry defines the interior joinery to create a calming and captivating visual experience for owner and guests.

Attention has been paid to the transition between exterior and interior main deck spaces, inviting guests to enjoy on-deck living while moving seamlessly from indoors to outside. Elegant materials used in the exterior upholstery feature hand-stitched contrast detailing, complemented with hand-laid directional veneers and soft angled geometry furniture. Recessed fashion lines through the internal bulkheads and headlining, and the hand-stitched helm seat, are a true expression of Princess craftsmanship.

The new Princess F45 has been designed from the deep-V hull upwards to offer dynamic and effortless sea-keeping. The refined design below the water line complements the twin Volvo IPS 600 engines, improving efficiency and agility at speeds of up to 31 knots.

Princess’s hulls are borne from the company’s naval architects’ drive for exceptional sea-keeping and voluminous space – their sculpted form, shaped from a lightweight, resin-infused composite, creates a greater internal volume compared to standard hull production methods.

The variable geometry of the deep-V hull translates into assured, taut handling. The F45 requires less power and burns less fuel than many comparative yachts thanks to the pioneering hull design, whether slicing through flat seas at 31 knots or navigating stormy waters. With smooth power delivery, it has been optimised for greater lift and less drag, producing lower planing speeds and greater efficiency.

Princess Yachts represents the epitome of British craftsmanship. The company is renowned for designing and manufacturing luxury yachts from its Plymouth headquarters for more than 50 years.

Synonymous with luxurious style and power, the latest Princess will impress from the moment you step aboard.

Twin screens look after most of the engine management and navigational requirements.

The saloon features a U-shaped sofa and dining table for 6 guests.

The generous full beam master stateroom has a fullsized shower in the bathroom.

The forward cabin features a large double with deep drawers and has the option of sissor berths (5A).

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The new F45 has been designed with on-deck living in mind, apparent from the moment guests are welcomed on board.

PRINCESS LIFELINE ‘Princess Lifeline’ is a unique, new 24/7 international SOS service in partnership with MedAire. Every Princess yacht now comes with a two-year Princess Lifeline cover as standard for the well-being of Princess owners and their guests whilst aboard. It provides aroundthe-clock global access to medical and travel safety experts, real-time information and primary contact throughout your trip. For the luxury yacht market, it is an exceptional level of customer service that has never before been included complementary as part of a new yacht purchase.

The F45 is one of six all-new innovative yachts from Princess which sits alongside a record order book, record financial results, and a workforce of nearly 3,000 people - all based within a 10-mile radius of Plymouth.

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Solar Sailor PV SOLAR IN A NUTSHELL

By Neil MacDonald (AA Solar).

WHETHER YOUR BOATING IS PROFESSIONAL OR FOR PLEASURE, RELIABLE SAFE POWER IS ESSENTIAL FOR ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND TO KEEP THE BEER COLD AND THE FISH FROZEN. Solar energy is now well established in many aspects of our lives, and the huge technological developments that have ensued in recent years has seen its acceptance welcomed by the marine industry as a clean convenient option.

VERY BRIEF HISTORY The history of solar energy being collected for various uses goes back many hundreds of years, but there is little call for it for lighting fires on boats these days. Converting it to electricity, however, is another matter.

Electricity from solar energy is the fastest

growing electricity producing industry in the world. The results of this have been huge advances in the technology, and even greater savings in the cost of manufacture. Solar panels that only 10 years ago costed around $12-15.00 per watt, now can cost only $1 – 2.00 per watt. Add to this, the efficiency of the panels, that is their ability to convert solar energy to electricity, has also increased dramatically, from less than 10% 10 years ago, to now, what many manufacturers claim, to average in excess of 17%.

Performance improvements have also been accompanied by the appropriate improvements in product reliability.

Depending upon the type of panel, manufactures guarantees can often exceed 20 years for rigid glass panels, and less but still a considerable period, for flexible panels.

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SOLAR IN A NUTSHELL The main reason for having solar onboard is a way of recharging your boat batteries when you are away from shore-power and without having to run your generator or engine. If sailing, your only options for re-charging is to run your generator or connect to shore power.

A boat on its trailer in the backyard, on a mooring or slip, at anchor at the Barrier or Bay of Islands for a few days, or on passage while cruising, keeping the battery healthy is a constant obligation.

Unlike other recreational vehicles, many boats can be left unattended for long periods of time. Many cruising yachts, on long passages may need to run up their engines for one or two hours a day to charge batteries, but with solar installed this may not be necessary.

Powerboats at anchor for several days may also need to run up their main engine or start their generator periodically to charge the batteries, often to the annoyance of nearby boats.

All batteries self-discharge over a period of time, and some services onboard, such as security systems and cameras, can exert a small but constant electrical load, meaning that in time, the battery will need to be topped up.

Supplied with continuous power, modern battery chargers and solar controllers can constantly monitor the voltage of the battery and supply the correct amount of power to ensure that the battery is fully charged and ready to go when needed. Some new accessories even allow the system to be monitored from your phone, so that you can check the condition of the battery even before you leave home. But once again, these systems rely on a constant uninterrupted supply of power on the boat to function, and this is the ideal situation where a solar supply to the battery on your boat can be invaluable.

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The challenge to installing solar panels on a boat is finding an area exposed to the most uninterrupted sunshine, and away from obstacles the may cause shading, such as masts, booms, ropes and where they are away from damage that could occur due to the normal operating requirements of the vessel and crew. Often these positions will be obvious, other times, maybe not so.

Some panels options may favour panels that can be removed and stowed away at times and set up again as required.

and other household appliances.

Rigid panels generally have a lifetime expectancy of up to 25 years, require little maintenance other than cleaning, to maintain their performance well into their anticipated life expectance. They are the most efficient at generating power and are available in a large range of sizes with outputs from 5 watts up to 365 Watts and more. They can be installed so as to be easily removed for cleaning or maintenance of the supporting surface and can be a half to one third the price of a similar flexible panel.

RIGID OR FLEXIBLE PV PANELS? The choice of rigid or flexible panels is likely to be determined by the availability of a suitable location on the boat. Each type has characteristics that may or may not suit your boat, and whether you intend to install on a hard surface such as a cabin top, a custom-made rigid frame, a hard top or canvas Bimini, you may not be left with too many options. You are usually more limited with rigid panels than with flexible.

Rigid photovoltaic (PV) panels, the type used in most domestic and commercial solar installations, are the oldest, most powerful and technologically developed type of panel. Two types are common, Mono-crystalline and Polycrystalline, with Mono-crystalline being the most popular due to their greater efficiency. When sized correctly, and matched to the appropriate batteries, these panels are ideal for running large DC load such as lights, TV’s, radios, VCR’s, computers, fridges, etc.

In conjunction with a suitable inverter, appliances requiring 230/50 VAC can be powered, such as microwaves, computers, tablets, mobile phones, power tools, torches, coffee machines

Flexible panels have not enjoyed a happy upbringing and have suffered from poor performance, reliability issues, low efficiency, and short life expectancy. However, recent improvements in this technology have seen big changes. The move from PE and PET construction to ETFE has helped create more confidence in flexible panels around the world and their usage is increasing in the marine industry.

Typically, though, flexible panels may only have an efficiency in the range of 11 – 15%, although recently manufacture’s claims suggest some can achieve averages of 16.5% plus. Their warranty may only be in the range of 2 – 5 years, and they may not be as durable as rigid panels. The textured surface on some flexible panels, designed to maximize their sun collecting ability, can retain dirt and dust, and unless cleaned regularly, may compromise their peak performance.

In many cases, flexible panels can be glued to flat or slightly curved surfaces, and this can be a huge advantage in some marine applications, but they should always be protected from mechanical damage, which can lead to complete electrical breakdown. When mounting high on the boat, flexible panels represent far less weight than comparable rigid panels.

SOLAR CONTROLLERS Solar controllers, or charge regulators, are the link between the solar panels and the batteries and regulate the output from the solar panel array and maintain a safe charge

to the batteries. Solar panel output will vary depending on climatic conditions from full sun, intermittent cloud cover to rain so the controller must optimize this input and regulate the output as these conditions change.

There are two types of controllers, Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) and Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT), the latter

being the most efficient, though slightly more costly, are the most popular.

These clever devices continuously and automatically calculate the maximum power yield of the solar modules many times per minute and regulate the voltage to ensure short charging times and best possible power yield from the solar system. In addition to this, they provide the facility to connect to a remote monitor to display the charging status at a convenient remote location in the boat.

Solar controllers can be configured to maintain any type of battery, flooded lead acid, GEL, AGM, or Lithium, and will monitor the battery to ensure that it receives the correct charging rate. Some charge controllers have overload protection built in, usually with a push-button reset as well as battery temperature monitoring using a dedicated temperature sensor. Lithium batteries used in marine applications must be fitted with a Battery Management System (BMS). These have the provision to continuously monitor the condition of each individual cell.

This will not only prolong the life of the battery but protect it from conditions that could cause cell failure.

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BATTERY MONITORS The marine industry is very quick to move with the times, and this is seen clearly in the way the marine electronics and technology have changed in recent years. So also, is the renewable energy industry, and newcomers to it may be surprised at how sophisticated the controls for solar power have become.

Long gone are the days of checking battery state-of-charge (SoC) by sampling the specific gravity with a hydrometer. Now, an inexpensive LCD battery monitor with a shunt will display both the vessels House and Start battery voltage and will indicate the SoC as a percentage of full charge or in Amp/hours, and display charging or load current. Wi-Fi communications systems can now also allow this data to be accessed remotely on a phone or tablet, from anywhere in the world, from home, or even the Yacht Club lounge. Your battery monitor becomes your “electrical fuel gauge” as well as a battery protection system when set up with an optional relay to cut off all the load when the battery SOC falls below a preset threshold, safe-guarding the considerable investment in your battery system. This cost effective device gives you peace of mind while using your boat and when you are not, but more importantly lets you focus on more important matters… where all the fish are.

INVERTERS An inverter is a device for converting DC current into AC if the vessel does not have its own 230/50 AC generator onboard. The supply for the inverter can be from the battery bank, or from the boats own generator. Not all inverters are made equal and you need to look at the specifications to determine what surge or peak output the inverter has and for what duration vs its nominal (continuous) output rating. This becomes important for certain loads that have a high surge on start profile as an incorrectly specified inverter can cause damage. You should also make sure that the battery bank is of sufficient size to handle the demands of the connected inverter as batteries can be irreparably damaged if the inverter demands too much energy from them. A good inverter should output a regulated pure sine wave supply, as this can be critical for a lot of electronic equipment

BATTERIES Battery technology is constantly in the news, and the development of them, spurred on by the demands of the solar energy industry, and not the least, electric vehicles, means battery research is advancing at a rapid pace.

This would indicate that the Super Battery has not yet been found.

Modern batteries now are available in a range of chemistries and sizes, each having its distinct curve of depth of

discharge (dod) vs number of cycles (battery life) and as boat batteries represent a significant investment, the only limit it seems, would be the budget. All battery types have their own advantages and disadvantages, but careful selection will ensure good performance and battery life.

Batteries are now much more efficient, require very little maintenance, have very good storage properties, and improved performance.

Flooded Lead Acid batteries are the least expensive of the lead acid batteries but for a number of factors are becoming less common. They are most suitable as ‘start batteries’ on boats and in vehicles because they are designed to deliver a high current for a short period of time, and then be recharged. As such, they are not the recommended choice as ‘house batteries’ also because of the high level of maintenance they require as well as being relatively slow to recharge. They have a poor weightto-energy ratio (energy density), will self-discharge if left for long periods, and will be damaged if left uncharged for any extended period of time.

The self-discharge rate can be up to 15% per month and if not recharged will deteriorate (sulphate) and cause damage that is non-recoverable. If charged regularly and well maintained, this can be avoided, and good battery life can be expected.

Flooded lead acid batteries have a life expectancy of about 4 - 5 years (circa 1000 cycles) and on boats, they should be housed in a ventilated watertight battery box to contain any accidental acid spillage.

Sealed batteries can be either GEL or AGM. These include a pressure release valve and may be referred to as Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA).

Both types are similar, deep cycle, maintenance free, low self-discharge and suitable for marine use.

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GEL batteries have good performance at higher ambient temperature, less prone to sulphation, but are not as suitable for high current applications, plus have a higher manufacturing cost.

AGM (Absorbed Glass Mat) batteries perform better at low temperatures and are more suitable to high current applications (low internal resistance) and have a long service life, even when deep cycled. AGM batteries can be lighter and smaller than GEL batteries, faster charge times than flooded batteries and offer great cycle life at recommended 20% depth of discharge (DoD) (amount of power used – 100% is full discharge). These are the preferred choice as house batteries in boats and are also popular in motor racing, cars with stop-start functions, motorhomes, and mobile applications because they are resistant to vibration and can be fitted in any orientation.

Both types of sealed batteries are sensitive to overcharging and are best stored fully charged.

Lithium batteries are the top end of battery options and are available in several variations, the most popular for solar, recreational vehicles and marine are Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4).

These are more expensive, but when calculating the price-per-cycle, they win in the long run over lead acid batteries and they offer 70% plus depth of discharge (DoD). Cost calculations based on cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) no longer hold when operational costs are considered. They have excellent deep discharge properties and make excellent house batteries, are significantly lighter vs a LA battery, and do not need to be fully charged to avoid damage. Service life may even be slightly improved by being only partially charged, a major advantage over lead acid batteries.

Properly maintained, lithium batteries have a life expectancy of 10+ years (3000 – 4000 cycles), far in excess of lead acid batteries, maintain their voltage to much lower depth of discharge (DoD), are much lighter (energy dense) than their lead acid counter parts, and are the battery of choice for very demanding applications.

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BATTERY CHARGERS Batteries can be charged from the solar controller in a simple system, from a combined inverter charger, or from a separate battery charger from the 230V mains, or shore supply. Modern battery chargers can automate the charging process, and once properly set up, require little attention.

All battery chargers must be set up for the type of battery you have, flooded lead acid, GEL, AGM, or lithium. They include protection against most fault situations including short circuited outputs, reversed polarity, and over voltage. If fitted with a battery temperature sensor they will reduce the output or shut down in the event of over-temperature and can reset automatically when normal conditions return.

Battery chargers can be fitted with a remote monitor or display so that the operations of the charger can be viewed from a control station in

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the boat. The remote controller will display all parameters of the charger including battery temperature, fault conditions etc, and set the power output. The remote display duplicates the information from the front of the charger.

Lithium batteries must be fitted with a Battery Management System (BMS).

This will control the charging of each individual cell in the battery to ensure even charging of the cells and control individual cell temperatures by regulating charge current flows. A BMS is an essential requirement on all marine lithium battery installations.

choose, how many hours of sunshine the boat sees, and the amount of electricity you require. Some boats can get by with one 100-watt solar panel (or even smaller), while others require a multi-panel setup.

The advantages of having ample charging capacity: •

Staying at anchor a day or two longer, or extended periods, without needing more battery storage.

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Running a genset less, or not at all.

HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH? Unsurprisingly, a power boat has very different power requirements to a sailboat. What you must first decide is what you want it to do; maintain the battery on a boat sitting on a trailer, or on a mooring, how long you want to remain at anchor or berthed without shore power.

The next step is to record the load (Watts) of each main piece of electrical equipment and calculate your daily electrical load. This will allow you to establish how much battery storage you need. Once this is done you can use this to calculate the number and size of the panels you will need to recharge these batteries.

The number of solar panels you will need for your boat not only depends on the type and size of your boat, but also the quality of the equipment you

When finally calculating your power requirements, several other factors must be considered which your solar equipment supplier will be happy to advise you on. These include your boats geographical location, effects of temperature, sunlight hours, type of panels, type of batteries, inverter efficiency, and others.

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BOAT REVIEW

ILIAD 50

The flybridge can be left entirely open or can be fully enclosed.

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Text by Barry Thompson

BLUEWATER CAT If there was one boat that really stood out at the recent SCIBS 2019, it had to be the Iliad 50.

One of a new line of power catamarans, the Iliad heralds a revolutionary new chapter in multihull industry.

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ILIAD 50

LONG RANGE CRUISER

Iliad Catamarans’ standard recommended engines deliver a long-range cruising capability.

The Iliad 50 has an abundance of space for relaxation, including a foredeck lounge and an impressive flybridge.

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ULTIHULL Solutions unveiled their innovative new line of power catamarans at the show with the international launching of the Iliad 50 at a VIP event on a Friday evening.

Five minutes before the ribbon was cut to launch this impressive vessel, the boat was officially sold to buyers from Brisbane.

In the following days, Multihull Solutions also took orders on two more Iliad 50 catamarans from buyers on both the east and west coast of the country. The company were expecting to finalise two additional Iliad 50 orders after sea trials and contract negotiations in early June.

Multihull Solutions managing director Mark Elkington said the response to the new Iliad Catamarans range was extremely exciting.

“We knew this new brand was going to shake up the power industry, but we are thrilled to see it have such immediate impact,” Mark said.

“It’s great to see the industry embrace the ILIAD concept so enthusiastically, and the range truly complements our MY 37, MY 40 and MY 44 motor yacht range from Fountaine Pajot.”

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Iliad catamarans are designed to deliver safe and comfortable offshore performance with exceptionally long range (2,500nm - 6,000nm). The catamarans are particularly unique in that clients can customise many aspects of their chosen model to reflect their style and needs but without the significant cost of making changes to most production and semi-production power catamarans.

The Iliad Catamarans range comprises the Iliad 50, 60, 70 and 90, with each model allowing clients to choose their preferred layout, timber finishes, electronics package, luxurious fabrics, engine options and more, at a cost-efficient rate.

Just like the legendary Achaean ships of Homer’s epic poem, Iliad Catamarans are designed to face the most treacherous conditions with confidence. Ideal for extended ocean passages and offshore cruisers, each model affords impressive range and speed with one of the longest range capabilities in their market segment.

ITALIAN FLAIR The Iliad Catamarans fleet is designed by Italian naval architect Riccardo Bulgarelli who worked in Italy for many years for some of the world’s leading shipyards before establishing his own design office in China. The new Iliad 50 is the first model launched from the innovative new shipyard. Iliad Catamarans are built to CE (Cat A) as standard, however, all Iliad Catamarans models can be made to any specified international survey classification.

Construction uses resin infusion technology with hulls laid up in vinylester resin and advanced composites, ensuring they are designed for robust use in remote regions.

Left to right: The main saloon deck area is massive.

There’s nothing lacking in the spacious galley.

The flexible design offers an optional forward main deck helm station in addition to the flybridge helm station.

Anyone for tennis!

Well-trimmed fore and aft at all speeds, ILIAD Catamarans can explore more remote destinations with the security of protective grounding skegs providing easy out-of-water servicing if required when slipways are out of reach.

SPACE PLUS Each Iliad Catamaran is designed to evoke the comfort and style of luxury apartments with astonishing space throughout their living areas. Conceptualised with long-term cruisers in mind, the cats are incredibly functional with excellent flow across the various zones.

The Iliad 50 is a true offshore bluewater passagemaker

that delivers impressive comfort and safety at sea, and with a bridge deck height of 850mm at half load. Wide, safe walkways are part of each design with handrails at a comfortable height for complete security at sea, while clear, uncluttered decks and huge deck storage facilities make offshore passages practical, safe and carefree. The flexible design offers an optional forward main deck helm station (in addition to the flybridge helm station), and the flybridge stairwell has a fully composite design ensuring optimal safety and convenience for guests and crew when underway.

The Iliad 50 has an abundance of space for relaxation, including a foredeck lounge and an impressive flybridge that is a luxurious entertaining precinct all

All cabins are beautifully appointed with queen-size beds and generous hull port windows.

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ILIAD 50

“It’s got America’s Cup written all over it.”

- A potential client from New Zealand

Perfect to watch the America’s Cup in Auckland.

S P E C I F I C AT I O N S Boat Design Name: Year Launched: Builder: Designer: LOA: LOH: Beam: Displ: Max Speed: Construction: Fuel Cap: Water Cap: Engine Make: Drive Train: Generator: Lighting: Underwater Lights: Entertainment: Anchor Winches: Aircon: MFD: Priced From: Contact:

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of its own featuring a lounge/dining area for eight guests, independent galley, BBQ/grill, separate drinks fridge, ice maker and more.

Continuing this freedom of choice, the flybridges can be left entirely open or can be fully enclosed with fully ducted air conditioning, or clients can elect to have the best of both worlds with high-quality clears that can be opened and closed as the elements demand.

On the main deck, the galley boasts the finest range of appliances, generous storage, an oversized stainless-steel double sink, Corian benchtops and 360-degree views of the sea as standard. As with the rest of the boat, the galley can be wholly customised to add or remove any fixtures or styles you desire.

In one of the many layout options available, the forward lounge area delivers the ambience of a luxurious waterfront apartment with views from every angle and seamless access to the saloon and dining areas.

The interior design and colour schemes are a personal choice for each buyer, offering customisation, various layout options and selection of equipment brands.

All cabins are beautifully appointed with queen-size beds and generous hull port windows that create naturally bright and airy havens for privacy and relaxation. The bathrooms offer outstanding volume for a vessel of this size, and the owner’s bathroom features a huge shower large enough for two to share.

The Iliad’s engine rooms are designed for easy access for servicing from the aft deck through watertight hatches, and all major access points are thoughtfully designed for convenience and safety.

The catamaran’s design allows for either traditional davits fitted to her transom for the tender, or those wanting a larger tender-carrying capacity, an optional flybridge-mounted crane can lift and store the tender aft of the flybridge deck area.

The ILIAD 50 is an exciting evolution in power catamaran design and delivers extraordinary value for money.

POWER OPTIONS Over ten engine options are available, and Iliad Catamarans all come with standard inclusions, including dual control electronics as well as systems for fuel transfer, blackwater and power management systems (minimum 5000W inverter).

Iliad Catamarans have been designed to tackle the most severe conditions with confidence. Ideal for extended passage cruising, each model affords impressive range and speed with fuel efficiency.

Iliad Catamarans’ standard recommended engines deliver a long-range cruising speed of around 7 knots at a fuel burn of less than 1.5 lpnm with a range of up to 6000 nautical miles (depending on the model).

Well-trimmed fore and aft at all speeds, ILIAD Catamarans can explore more remote destinations with the security of protective grounding skegs providing easy out-of-water servicing if required when slipways are out of reach.

The catamarans’ hulls and high bridge decks have been designed to facilitate a smooth ride in the harshest offshore conditions, making the Iliad range a valid bluewater option that will challenge the loyalties of the most passionate monohull cruisers.

The Iliad 50 offers owners the luxury of genuinely tailoring their boat’s finishes, layouts and specifications to suit their individual needs, style and budget.

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Looking Back

Haines Hunter V198

BRINGING BACK A CLASSIC

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BEING SOMEWHAT OF A COLLECTOR OF CLASSIC CARS, THE IDEA OF HAVING A ‘CLASSIC’ BOAT ALONGSIDE HIS CAR COLLECTION WAS A NATURAL FIT. SO, WHEN A CUSTOMER CAME IN TO SELL A VERY TIDY 1978 HAINES HUNTER V198, CRAIG LEWIS, OWNER OF GULFLAND MARINE, NEW ZEALAND’S LARGEST MERCURY DEALER SAW AN OPPORTUNITY.

Forty-one years old and still looking great.

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Haines Hunter V198

Over 700 V198s were built between 1975-1989.

You had the option of a full bulkhead or open cabin.

“When I first saw the V198 I fell in love with it, but so do did a client, and I sold it soon after, which I then regretted”, says Craig.

However, as luck would have it, the owner came back to Craig a few weeks later and said he would like to trade it back on a bigger boat. The fact that Tess, Craig’s partner of 40 years, who is also a partner in the business had already told him off for selling it anyway, it was just perfect, and a deal was quickly done.

With the V198 now back in his possession, he set about doing a resto, and while the boat didn’t require a tremendous amount of work, there was a lot of tidying up to do. The boat had had one owner since new and always been garaged, so it was still in great condition.

“We started with all the teak woodwork which we sanded back and then stained, we replaced the

same pattern and style Nautolex on the cockpit floor (which had to be specially imported from the manufacturer) and glued back all the upholstery.

“All the upholstery inside, in the cockpit and the seats only required a good clean and even the canopy was in great shape, so we left it”, says Craig.

The actual structure of the boat was still in perfect condition, with no rot in the plywood floor or around the transom and the hull and decks just required a serious buff to get back some of the sheens to the ageing gelcoat. A water meter was run over the entire boat, and nothing adverse was found. The original clear glass screens were untouched, although Craig says he did pop out and reseal the cabin windows.

“When it came to the dash I wanted to retain the same patina as the old boat so left all the gauges in place but added Smartcraft system gauges for the new engine. We completely rewired the boat, retained the Gibson trim tabs as well as the Mercury twin rack Rideguide steering and the original Mercury steering wheel”, added Craig.

While the original trailer was still okay, Craig decided to get a new DMW tandem axle Premier Series trailer which gives the whole rig a classy new look. It also makes the trailer a lot more userfriendly and easier to get on and off with the multi rollers.

REPOWER

When the boat arrived at Gulfland Marine, it had a Mercury Black Max 200hp carburetted two-stroke on the transom. This has now been replaced with a V8 Mercury 200 ProXS, but Craig suggests that he may change that for a Mercury 150, as the current engine is probably more power than the old girl needs.

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Mercury V8 power makes the V198 a rocketship!

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Haines Hunter V198

The old patina was retained on the dashboard as was the steering wheel.

Craig Lewis loves his old V198.

All the teak was reinvigorated.

In the calm water off Gulf Harbour, we recorded 44.6 knots (51.3mph), running a 19” Revolution 4.

Craig says he set the boat up for good average cruising rather than top end speed and with a bit of tweaking could probably get the top end to 4647 knots. On it’s current setting the V198/Mercury 200 has a sweet spot around 4000 rpm when it is using 34 lph at 32.4 knots (37.3 mph).

THE HISTORY

The iconic Haines Hunter V198 was built in New Zealand from 1975 until 1989 when it was effectively replaced by the Haines Hunter SF 600.

In 1976 when the largest V6’s were the 175hp Black Max from Mercury and the 200hp from OMC (Johnson/Evinrude), one of the biggest trailer boats on the market was the Haines Hunter

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V198. The standard boat, then built by Fibreglass Moulders of Auckland, retailed for $5320 and a complete rig with a single V6 could be put on the water for $10,000- $12,000.

Styled as a well-appointed heavy weather boat, the Haines Hunter V198 was a marriage of Australian designer John Haines who was responsible for the hull and Rex Henry of Fibreglass Moulders who looked after the topside styling and layout.

The combination of ideas resulted in a very pleasing style, which gave away nothing to performance and riding ability. It was unquestionably the most popular boat of its size ever built in this country.

In the mid to late 70’s the boating business was great and the V198 came around at the right time with over 500 made, by Fibreglass Moulders (1975 - 1981).

Typical layout of the day with back to back buckets seats.

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In 1981 Miller Moyes/Seacraft (now Haines Hunter NZ Ltd) took over the New Zealand franchise to build the entire Haines Hunter range and the V198 was given a layout and presentation face-lift. While those early years under the Miller Moyes/Seacraft ownership saw many changes, the basic hull and deck design altered very little. There were upgrades to the layout, the seating and materials used to build the boat, but from the outside, the last V198s looked very much like the first ones. The company produced around 200 V198s up until 1989.

Why were they so popular? Perhaps the first factor was that they carried the Haines name, which was a big selling point for the builders. They also came around right at the time when the V6 outboards were starting to hit the scene, and the package was ideal. There wasn’t the proliferation of 4WDs, but there were V8 Holdens, Fords and even Leyland P76s to tow them with.

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Haines Hunter V198

The new DMW trailer adds a modern look to the V198.

Most accessible access to the anchor locker is via the deck hatch.

THE LAYOUT

So what were the early Haines Hunter V198s like?

At 19ft 10in overall, the V198 was regarded as a big boat. Its 24 degrees deadrise and extra wide planning strakes gave it a soft ‘stable’ ride. A lot of attention went into the strake position and design, with the sections carried right through to the bow.

The big flared bow kept the boat dry, and it fast gained a reputation as a blue water performer with few equals.

A lot of thought also went into the deck and interior layout. The cockpit was significant, although somewhat cluttered with seating. Twin swivelling buckets with side bench seats and twin jump seats aft were just one of the many seating options available.

In later years twin king/queen back to backs in imitation leather was trendy. The driving position offered excellent visibility, and the instrumentation was easily read on a large facia. There was plenty of space for electronic add-ons, but back then they weren’t as prevalent as today. GPS and plotters were unheard of. The steering position was different from smaller runabouts, with the driver faced with a flatter helm, not unlike that found in a bus. Not that the V198 drove like a bus, far from it.

An underfloor 180-litre fuel tank was an optional extra, although almost a standard item in a boat this big with a hungry V6 outboard. Storage was good with wide side pockets in the cockpit plus an underfloor compartment. The bench seat option offered excellent storage space without taking up too much room. In the cabin, there was storage under the squabs and behind the bulkheads.

Louvred mahogany doors and a hinged top hatch

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enabled you to securely lock the cabin, although you could get the boat with no port bulkhead at all. This option found favour, especially in the later years of production.

The cabin area was spacious with two full-length berths, deep side pockets and a forward deck hatch. The overhead hatch offered access to the foredeck and the anchor locker. From the small hatch, it was a bit of a stretch to the anchor locker, so it was sometimes more comfortable to go on deck or fit an automatic winch. The side decks were challenging to walk around with the canopy up as there was nothing to grab hold of. However, with the canopy down, it was only a few steps from the foredeck into the cockpit.

Construction of the V198 was solid grp, and the boat came standard with a brass keel band, all deck hardware, bow rail and steering. Today, a V198 in reasonable condition with a late model engine sells for around $20,000 - $25,000.

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DAY SKIPPER PART 1

EST. 1979

Day Skipper:

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It helps if you know what you’re doing

Mike Brown, General Manager, Coastguard Boating Education explains why doing a Day Skipper course is so important for your own safety and the safety of others on the water.

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OR EARLY SETTLERS OUR ISOLATION REQUIRED THAT WE LEARNT HOW TO ‘MAKE DO’ - TO INNOVATE, REPAIR, OR REPURPOSE EQUIPMENT IF IT BROKE; THE “SHE’LL BE RIGHT” ATTITUDE AROSE FROM NECESSITY. While the distance to our main trading partners hasn’t altered, the changes in transportation and technology have reduced the need to ‘make do’. In fact many items can no longer be repaired and, rightly or wrongly, it’s now cheaper to replace something than to repair it.

However the “she’ll be right” attitude is still alive and well – which is both a positive aspect of Kiwi culture but at times also deeply concerning. In addition to the over 6,500 people that Coastguard return to their families each year are the unlucky boaties who do not come home to loved ones.

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On average 15 boaties in New Zealand lose their lives at sea each year; this has a huge impact on their families and the broader community. Perhaps the saddest aspect of this statistic is that some of these are the children or friends of the skipper whose lack of knowledge or complacency has led to a preventable drowning. The sea doesn’t hold the “she’ll be right” attitude in high regard, so when heading out on the water be prepared and the chances are you’ll also have more fun.

While there is no legal requirement to hold a licence to drive a recreational boat in New Zealand the skipper is legally responsible for the safety of the boat, all the people on board, and is also responsible for complying with all the relevant rules and regulations.

Students brushing up their chart work skills.

NZ DAY SKIPPER CERTIFICATE The NZ Day Skipper Certificate was designed to provide people new to boat ownership with the fundamentals to ensure they can spend a safe and pleasant day out on the water. The course is available in three modes: taught in a classroom, self-directed learning at home, and online. Each has their pros and cons; some people enjoy interaction with a tutor and classmates whilst for others geographical isolation or the inability to commit time to regular classroom sessions means the home study or online options are more suitable.

MODULE 1: The Boat Parts of a boat/ nautical terms Basic boat equipment Basic boat handling

MODULE 4: Emergencies Distress signals Emergency Situations Hypothermia

We’ll discuss the online option in more detail in the next issue.

The Day Skipper classroom course is available as a weekend option (two full days) or as a series of evening sessions spread over several weeks. Check out www.boatingeducation.org.nz for a schedule of upcoming classroom courses.

The course consists of five modules: which we’ll summarise briefly.

MODULE 2:

MODULE 3:

Finding your way – navigation

The rules of the road at sea

Rules & Regulations

The chart

Lights & sound signals

The compass

Navigation Safety Rule

Tides & Weather

The Skipper’s responsibilities

Buoys & Beacons

MODULE 5: Knots, Bends and Hitches Examples of material covered

While some of these topics might seem a little dry in isolation, once integrated and put into context, they provide practical advice to ensure that you are safe out on the water.

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This buoy provides a lot of information that is very useful for a boatie.

A person who has completed Day Skipper will know that this is a South Cardinal Marker and it is marking a point of interest (e.g., a reef that lies to the north of its location). If you stay south of this mark you will be in safe water. Therefore it’s important to have a compass fitted to your boat and the knowledge to understandSpot how to use it properly.

Colour As a skipper it’s your responsibility to ensure that you comply with the law – despite the mistaken belief that “the sea is the last bastion of freedom and anything goes” – this is to ensure you and others can be kept safe. A great example of this is the 5 knot rule: not only is it inconsiderate to come roaring into a bay at 15knots, it’s also dangerous. The 5 knot rule helps to ensure that you proceed at a safe speed near swimmers (50m), anchored vessels (50m), the shore (200m), and in areas where an Alpha (dive) flag is displayed (200m).

If you’ve been in the water when a vessel is operating at high speed near you you’ll know that feeling of dread.

Another area that is covered in some detail is the collision regulations – most frequently referred to as the Rules of the Road at Sea. Might isn’t right nor do sailing vessels always have the right of way! You’ll be given guidance on how to determine if a risk of collision exists and how to take the appropriate action.

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a) Are you the give way vessel? b) What action would you expect the other vessel to take? c) What action should you take?

VALUABLE LESSONS LEARNED Students who do the course will learn a range of useful skills that will help to keep you safe and stop you from finding yourself in an embarrassing situation. Take Simon for example; he took a Day Skipper course after finding himself in ‘hot water’ after missing an important family function. He anchored his trailer boat off a popular beach and failed to factor in the tide and found himself stranded as those anchored in deeper water headed home. “It was more embarrassing than anything – I felt like an idiot. The Day Skipper course helped me to understand how to read a chart and work out the tidal range so that I had enough water when we went back there the next time. I learnt heaps from a great tutor”.

We spoke to one of our seasoned Day Skipper tutors, Ross Winterburn, and asked for his top tips for prospective classroom students.

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Come prepared to learn – the number of ‘old salts’ who proclaim “I never knew that” is astounding.

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Don’t be afraid to share stories with your classmates – these provide opportunities to learn from others’ experiences

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Keep up with the reading and do the exercises – they’re designed to help you learn

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Try and encourage a friend or family member to accompany you – the conversations outside the class will help cement your learning and mean that you’ll have someone else knowledgeable aboard.

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If you’d like to see a sample of the types of questions that form part of the Day Skipper course see the ‘Take the quiz’ option on our webpage.

In the next issue we’ll look at some other aspects of the Day Skipper course in more detail and discuss how the online version works. We realise that in winter people are often focussed on winter sports – but winter is a great time to up skill. If you’re interested in doing a Day Skipper course check out the options at www.boatingeducation.org.nz and remember new Coastguard members receive $100 off a Day Skipper course.

Answers to the Rules of the Road question. a) Yes, b) Maintain course and speed, c) Clear turn to starboard to pass behind the other vessel.

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Qualification

NZ Day Skipper Certificate.

What it covers

The course covers boat handling, safety equipment, navigation, tides, weather, rules and regulations, emergencies, and knots – it is a broad course outlining the whole boating experience.

Application

This course is available online, in a classroom or as a home study pack.

Duration

The course consists of 5 modules.

Classroom option takes 15 hours and unit standards are available for those who want them.

Online and Home Study available but must be completed within 12 months.

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BOAT REVIEW

GRADY-WHITE FREEDOM 275

TOP CLASS This stylish US high performing dual console shows why it’s Grady-White’s top seller, that ticks all the boxes.

This is a boat that takes rough water for granted.

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Text by Mike Rose

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hile bow riders have always been popular in big continental countries, like Australia and the US, they have generally been less so in New Zealand’s rather less settled conditions. Their lack of protection when the wind kicks up and the fact they have often feature shallower vee hulls (again, not ideal if things turn nasty) have limited their appeal. So too has their fit-out. In a land where the main motivation for buying a trailerboat is to go fishing, they were usually set up primarily for lounging.

While the new Grady-White Freedom 275 certainly has plenty of space in which to lounge comfortably, there is also no shortage of room (or fixtures) for those keen on catching fish. There is a live bait tank, integral fish bins for bait or the catch, rod holders in all the right places, bolsters and toe kicks along the cockpit sides

and across the transom (for fighting big fish) and even secure “hidden” stowage for those precious rods.

There is also no shortage of protection from elements. In fact, in many ways, the Freedom 275 doesn’t even look like a traditional bow rider. Its centrally-mounted dual console towers high above the deck and, thanks to its Vista bimini top and tight clears front and sides, the protection it offers is as good as that found under a traditional hardtop.

And, if lounging around doing very little is your thing, there is a fully appointed bow section with comfortable seating, backrests and drink holders close at hand and, in the cockpit, an electromechanically extendable lounge seat along with a traditional Grady-White foldaway transom bench seat.

As one would expect from a marque that has won more customer satisfaction surveys that any other, the Freedom 275 is not only beautifully presented but is obviously solidly built as well.

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GRADY-WHITE FREEDOM 275

The twin Yamaha 200s were amazingly responsive, especially in the mid-range.

Powered by twin Yamaha F200 four-strokes, this solid GRP 8.5-metre vessel can carry almost 700 litres of fuel and boasts a trailerable weight of 3100kgs.

The Freedom’s high level of appointment starts at the transom with an integral dual engine flush and a stylish retractable swim ladder. The solid transom incorporates not only that transom bench seat but also a 112-litre livebait tank, a 156-litre insulated icebox and a cockpit shower in the coamings, connected to a 75-litre freshwater tank. A special moulding in the centre of the transom can accommodate either a ski pole or a baitboard with additional rod holders.

The batteries (two starting and one house) are all gel and come with both an isolating switch and a trickle charger to ensure they are always ready to go and in the best possible condition.

While, in fishing mode, the cockpit is reasonably spartan with just a single aft-facing seat to port, once safely at anchor in a sheltered bay, it is a rather different story. When full-on relaxing is the order of the day, that port seat extends further aft (using electro-mechanical power), transforming into a supremely comfortable day bed. If a snack or something more substantial is required, the lounger can retract, the transom seat come out and a cockpit table be placed into its base in the floor, creating a delightful little dinette.

Under cover In the enclosed dual console area of the Fisherman 275, it is hard to imagine that one is actually on a bow rider. Not only is one almost completely insulated from the weather (whatever it is) outside, the level of appointment is of the sort more usually found on a small cruiser.

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The passenger side is also quite unlike most other vessels of this size. The crew seat is actually a double bench seat, complete with a single large footrest.

Forward of this is the Fusion control unit, some small, open stowage areas and a large module containing a good-sized door that leads down to the head.

Set down into the hull, in an area that would possibly otherwise not be used, this is a little more than spacious than one would expect. In true Grady-White fashion, it is also better appointed. There is an elegant timber framed mirror on the inside of the door, a timber floor, handy shelves and an even an enclosed toilet roll holder. The head itself is of the Jabsco electric variety and is connected to a holding tank.

In another bit of Grady-White cleverness, the front bulkhead has a hatch that, when opened, reveals a rod holding bracket with room for three rods and access into the area below the port bow seat. Given that the door above is lockable, this is a very secure “out-ofsight” space in which to stow the ship’s most valuable armoury.

The helm station features a variable pedestal captain’s chair and a stylish, well-appointed dash. In pride of place is the 16” Garmin MFD linked to a 7” Yamaha Command Link panel. There is also a biggish GradyWhite DC panel (as usual, with the toggle switches arranged in order of importance and likely frequency of use).

Above is the standard Grady-White hanging net (for easy access to the boat’s lifejackets) and a LED “triple” light (capable of emitting white, red or blue light).

Dividing the bow from the rest of the 275 is a GRP half door and the centre section of the clears. With these open, access forward is completely unimpeded even for us larger fellows.

The bow, like the rest of the vessel, is extremely comfortable with thick contoured squabs against the sides and front and padded sloping backrests against the console. There is provision for that easy-fit table from the cockpit to reposition here, there are speakers and drink holders galore and an insulated icebox under the starboard seat.

At the apex of the bow there is a substantial anchor and rode locker housing a Lewmar windlass, throughstem anchoring and a large cleat which, like all the fittings on board, is top-of-the-line marine grade stainless steel.

While the Vista bimini top seems to be an integral part of the boat, it is actually only one of three options available. The others are an open or a hard top (the later able to be either three- or four-sided. Without having viewed the others it is hard to be sure but, from I see, the Freedom 275’s owner has made the right choice. For a start, the numerous clear panels allow him to choose exactly how much protection he wants and where (and quickly make alterations if the weather changes). The strong curved support structure is also ruggedly stylish, adding to the manly appeal of the boat. It also contains another two rod holders per side, perfectly positioned for dragging baits or lures. Finally, a clever cockpit shade, employed by simply winding a handle, can be extended aft from its home above the bimini to cover as much or as little of the cockpit as the owner wishes.

Loads of fun The sheer joy that these vessels from North Carolina are to drive should not come as a surprise but it is always does. There is something about the combination of the Grady-White’s SeaV2 hull, the hand laid solid GRP construction and the usually generous amounts of horsepower bolted on to their transoms that makes these boats perform in a way that cannot fail to put a smile on one’s face.

They get quickly onto the plane, sit solidly in the water when there and twist and turn like jet boat on a steroids.

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While blasting across the waters off Tairua and Pauanui, at speeds up to 43 knots, it was hard to imagine I was piloting a three-tonne-plus machine!

The helm station features a variable pedestal captain’s chair and a stylish, well-appointed dash.

A large port side module contains a good-sized door that leads down to the head.

In the enclosed dual console area it is hard to imagine that one is actually on a bow rider.

The bow, like the rest of the vessel, is extremely comfortable with thick contoured squabs.

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FUEL & PERFORMANCE DATA Fuel capacity: 696 litres RPM Knots L/h 1000 4.3 6.05 1500 6.5 10.2 2000 7.6 17 2500 10.5 24.6 3000 16.5 33.5 3500 22.8 42.4 4000 28.0 56 4500 32.5 69.6 5000 36.2 98.5 5500 41.0 128.7 6000 43.0 147.2

L/NM 1.500 1.600 2.300 2.400 2.100 1.900 2.000 2.200 2.800 3.200 3.500

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Range(NM) 410 390 270 260 290 320 310 280 220 190 170

The port side seating can be converted to a full-size lounger.

The hardtop with clears offers plenty of weather protection.

While blasting across the waters off Tairua and Pauanui, at speeds up to 43 knots, it was hard to imagine I was piloting a three-tonneplus machine. Its twin Yamaha 200hp four-stroke outboards, swinging 14¼ x 18 Reliance SDS propellers, were amazing responsive, especially in the mid range. Cruise along comfortably at 4000rpm doing 28 knots and bump the throttles up to 4500rpm and the speed climbs almost instantly to 32.5 knots. It’s basically the same anywhere between 3000 and 5500 revs: a 500rpm increase gives an additional 4½ - 5 knots, sometimes more.

Need to throw the boat into a high speed turn to avoid something in the water (or just because it’s fun) and around it goes: tightly, predictably and without even a hint of slippage or digging in.

It is easy to imagine the 275 heading out for a quick fish to a nearby spot and still being underway 20, 30 or 40 miles later. It is the sort of boat that makes you want to keep heading out, not turning for home.

And, pretty clearly, I’m not the only one to feel that way. The Freedom’s owner racked up over 40 hours in just his first month.

And his smile on the day of our review was still just as wide as mine.

He tells me he had previously owned a bow rider but, when he bought his house in the nearby waterways, decided he wanted something more substantial. He wanted a solid sea boat. Not a big boat, a day boat that was well presented and “plain” — “compared to most US boats” that he finds too glitzy.

He first saw the Freedom 275 and met Stuart Arnold, owner of New Zealand Grady-White distributor Marine Imports, at Stuart’s base on the Tairua Marina.

“It took me two minutes to make up my mind,” he says.

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MARITIME LANGUAGE EXPLAINED Text by Bevan Lawrence

Bevan Lawrence looks at the language of the sea and where a lot of the common terms and phrases we use today come from.

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once remember being told that a person whose language is symbolised recalls about four thousand symbols or word pictures on average; say, five thousand for a professional. The evolution of the boat, which continues to this day, used terminology for what was, before the advent of flight, the largest and also the most technically complicated means of transport.

The language of the sea came from men isolated from normal life. The expressions used to communicate cut them off even further and alienated them from landsmen. Even when ashore, they used nautical terms for everyday things, so expressions from the marine heritage worked their way into language everywhere, especially as boats moved around the world, e.g. expressions like “make amends” and “know the ropes”. I ascertained that nautical words in English are derived from three sources: the human body, superstition and the historical roots of various foreign languages. Our language is continually changing; a word that meant one thing in the past now may mean something totally different.

Words used today come from all periods of marine history, from papyrus rafts in 3400BC to Egyptian undecked reed boats of 2600BC, using oars as their means of propulsion. In early Egyptian times, water was carried in animal skins.

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out of boats. This usage of animal body parts was obviously the root of words, still used everyday in boat building, e.g. words such as ribs - frames, once futtocks.

Bow, this interesting little word still used in today’s vernacular, came from bough, and simply means bent or part round. The ribs for example, the spine, from Latin Sternum (base of the spine) ‘Stern’. In 400AD the Vikings used the keel, or ‘Calae’ meaning beak in Old English. To steer a boat, an oar was used over the stern; ‘ror’ in Old Norse was the act of rowing, from whence derives the word rudder. Starboard is from the same source. The oar was always on the right hand side of the boat and originally steer board. Port was not a nautical word but the gate to an avenue. As many early cities were built on the water’s edge, the gate the ship came through was obviously a port. Latin Portare as Portunus was a Roman god. One of the oldest words still in correct use today is porthole.

Whilst on the letter ‘p’, the word for propeller came from the ancient word pelt, Latin meaning was to strike by throwing, pultare, gave us pulsation, impel, pellet, and propel. That odd word ‘Plimsoll’ was introduced as a result of British M.P. Samuel Plimsoll bringing in the Shipping Act in 1876.

Here’s an interesting thing - did you know that a kayak in its strict meaning applies to the boat only when occupied by a man? It is called a Umiak when a

woman uses it. It is thought by some that the word came from the Arabic ‘caique’, a name given by explorers but unlikely, as all Eskimo and Greenland dialects use the same term, which in turn shows how similar languages can be.

About 600 AD fore and aft lateen sails replaced square sails. Sail came from a Teutonic word Segl and has since just been spelt differently. A virtual plethora of words were needed to cover the various ropes and rigging of sailing ships. Some are obvious; ‘shrouds’ for example, others not; ‘deadmen’ are untidy rope ends, hanging over the side.

A ‘dingbat’ is a small rope for drying the deck. Marl was a word meaning ‘to tie’; one then gets carline, all the way back from the Pharaohs’ boats, where timbers were traditionally tied together, similar to the Maori waka.

About 1200 AD the maritime nations were warring on the seas, but before the

“We got the starboard tacks aboard, we cast off our weather-braces and lifts; we set in the lee braces and hauled forward by the weather-bowlings, and hauled them tight and belayed them, and hauled over the mizzen tack to windward, and kept her full and by as near as she would lie.”

Octant, oct’-ant. Coined by John Hadley in 1750 to enable navigators to measure the altitude of the sun, moon or stars, so they could find latitude.

advent of cannon, so they built towers onboard for height from which to shoot the long bow. The bow tower was called the fore castle, subsequently foc’sle.

Archers would hold up two fingers and gesture at the enemy, indicating that they had not been captured, for if they were, often their fingers were cut off, so that they could never fire a long bow again. This gesturing still takes place today, long after the long bow has gone - can’t think why!

Also related to war were the guns; the ‘gun’ deck, combines with ‘whale’ strake, or board to rub against whales, to produce ‘gunwhale’ which in time was given an alternative spelling, ‘gunnel’. Perhaps it’s ‘hogwash’. This was an old name for the sea itself, but also means that there is no truth in it.

‘Captain’ comes from Capo, ‘kaput’, meaning head, then the French put their romantic language to it and it became ‘capitaine’. There well may have been little truth at sea, but to keep order and discipline, on any reasonably sized ship at sea, there was a ‘boatswain’, a term which became shortened over time, to ‘bosun’. A warrant officer, a bosun’s badge of office was his pipe or whistle worn around his neck. Interestingly he was the only person aboard for whom whistling was deemed to be safe.

Seamen considered the bosun to be

a mate of the devil or Davy Jones. To encourage fear and a desire to work, bosuns carried a cherriliccum, a cane covered with the cured sheath of a bull.

Superstition ruled that to whistle when aboard was to court trouble, ‘whistling up the wind’ was believed to literally bring a storm onto the ship. The expression though, meant something else: it was to raise money for shore leave.

MUSICAL INLFUENCE The use of music (not whistling) influenced maritime terms, e.g. ‘transom’ comes from the Latin ‘transtrum’; trans (across) strum (strings or stringers). ‘Fiddles’ derived from fiddle strings; originally, fine cords were passed through frames on tabletops to prevent dishes sliding in heavy seas.

Some names are simple and can be worked out, if one puts a mind to it, but it’s just as easy to get meanings wrong. Hawse, from the sixteenth century Norse = hales = neck; ‘Beam’ came from fire / wood, i.e. fire came from wood burning which produced a ray of light (a beam) vis-à-vis a tree plank, however in German there is buc and balkr, belly, lump or clod, balk of timber? Hence the word ‘bulkhead’ and the word ‘buoy’, originally a baulk, tied to a rock in the Thames under Henry

CAPT. LEMUEL GULLIVER, IN 1727 VIII’s pilotage charter.

‘Bilge’ comes from the French, ‘boulge’ / bulge equals cask. ‘Chine’ or ‘chime’ comes, I thought, from the Orient as this was where boats were built with them probably first, but no, it is also French, ‘eschine’ / spine, which was originally chime, the rim of a cask.

Another, ‘scupper’, is from the Old French ‘escopir’, meaning ‘to spit out’.

Think about this one: a ‘chandlery’ was once simply a candle shop.

Expressions used in everyday speech came from circumstances at sea. ‘A donkey’s breakfast’ came from when a seaman’s mattress made of straw was tipped over. A ‘son of a gun’ was a seaman born at sea, usually between the cannon, as deck space was always at a premium. A ‘loggerhead’ was a tool for sealing seams, which became very handy in a fight, hence the usage today - ‘at loggerheads’. The word ‘cannon’ comes from the Orient where the first ones were reinforced with cane. However, in Greek the word for reed was ‘kanne’.

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comes from Greek mythology where the waters were ruled by Neptune and the wind by Aeolus. Before launching a new vessel, a maiden was sacrificed to appease these gods and her head was placed on the bow, as a sign that a soul had entered the ship. In time, maidens were no longer sacrificed and a carved figurehead became the sign.

Ballast, which was cut from stone, and used to provide keel weight, was considered to belong to Davy Jones.

It was believed that at any time he might want his property back, so it was important to appease him. As told in Greek myths, the vengeful Kronos used a sickle to turn his father into a eunuch and threw his father’s scrotum into the sea. It was therefore important to launch a boat with due ceremony and name it accordingly. A case for example where there was no ceremony, and a name less than pleasing to the gods...

Titanic!

Here is the entomology of more words: ‘Galley’ from the Latin ‘galea’ or ‘galera’, meaning prison. ‘Limber’ from lumiere meaning light hole. ‘Lazarette’ from Italian, meaning pest house or quarantine. In 14th century English,

‘Davit’ was construed from David, as tools and machines in those times were given Christian names. ‘Capstan’ may have come from Barcelona, at the time of the crusades, from ‘cabra and estante’ the standing goat. ‘Fathom from the Latin ‘faethm’, meaning ‘stretched out arms’, a fathom being two arm widths or an embrace. Which reminds me of ‘draft’, a misspelling of ‘draught’, ‘to draw water from’. A ‘cleat’ was originally a small wedge of wood fastened to the side of a mast so that its thickness would stop rings from slipping down. Mast is a derivative of Maest, Dutch Mesten and German Masten. The boom was a doublet of beam, and / or amative of a sound the pull of air, however Dutch baum = tree.

‘Log’ an item tossed over the side of a boat then timed as it floated by, to give a speed. Later, a spinner towed behind, patented by the Dutch.

A book recorded speeds, then depths for cartography, hence a ship’s log.

Bollard comes from Norwegian puller, Dutch and Danish poller, polder, pollard, hence bollard. A ‘black box’ today is a recording device for aircraft.

Originally it was for notations of savings

against the devil, a sort of good deed collection box.

Catamaran comes from the Tamil language, from katta, to tie, and maram, wood. Interestingly the cat was the name of the purchase by which the anchor was hoisted before the days of the stockless anchor, and also the name of a certain whip used on sailors. Coalcarrying ships were known as ‘colliers’, and also as ‘cats’ (even though they were monohulls). Captain James Cook’s Endeavour, in which he came to New Zealand, was a converted collier. So it can be seen that words can have several meanings, and the number of terms applied to the marine life is huge. Take a look at www.artenautica.it/homeing9. html for other fine nautical terms.

I have selected these as being of interest but hundreds more exist. Be encouraged to find some for yourself at your local library. Look for “The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea”. Such words are great conversation starters to use when next you are talking in nautical language.

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hen you check out the list of big trailer boats available on the Kiwi market, you will see just how diverse it is, with everything from hardtops and wheelhouse boats to bowriders and sports runabouts.

The trend today is very much larger hardtops, and when it comes to grp boats, there are quite a few available. Maybe not so many as in alloy, but all the major Kiwi fibreglass builders who have boats over 7m offer a hardtop variant.

Some also come in an open version with the hardtop replaced with a soft bimini and clears and some models have the wheelhouse option with a full rear bulkhead.

Depending on what you want to do with the boat, the many different styles offered, means there should be a boat amongst the more than 60 that suit your requirements.

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If hardtops and cabin boats are not for you, then check out the big sport runabouts from Chris Craft and deck boats from Hurricane. If you are seriously into your fishing, there are some specialist options from brands such as Grady White and Boston Whaler, or if it’s cruising then models from Tristram, Beneteau and Nimbus should have what you need.

However, Kiwi buyers are generally looking for diversity, and apart from a few models, they can all be used quite successfully for fishing, cruising or towing water toys. The open boat options are certainly not great for overnighting, and you wouldn’t want to take your deck boat offshore fishing, so it’s essential you consider first where you are going to do most of your boating and what you intend to use the boat for. Then it’s just a matter of picking the right one.

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If your boat trailer is no more than 2.55m wide, 4.25m high when loaded, and 11.5m long, and as long as the combined car and trailer length does not exceed 22m you have no issues. Overall length is not really a problem when towing a trailer boat, but you do have the total weight regulations to consider.

In terms of mass the maximum gross combined weight on a class 1 licence is 6000kg. So if your vehicle was 3050kg and you were towing a boat trailer at 3500 you would need a class 2 licence. Note that the 6000kg limit is a limit on the actual mass of the combination, not addition of the GVMs. For example a boat trailer loaded to 3500kg (maximum light trailer mass) being towed by an Isuzu D-Max would be fine, as long as the Isuzu was loaded to less than 2500kg (including passengers and luggage etc.) Considering the Isuzu D-Max has a tare weight of 1960kg, that leaves you a lot of margin for extra gear.

For a category 1 load up to 3.1m wide no permit is required but there are additional lighting requirements, flags or retro-reflective hazard panels are required and there are travel time restrictions.

If you want to find out more about towing a large indivisible load (a boat falls into this category) up to 3.1m wide go to : www.nzta. govt.nz/commercialdriving/permits/overweight-permits/drivingoverdimension-vehicles/. Although this sheet is located in the heavy vehicle section it also applies to over dimension light trailers.

If your boat boat/trailer combo exceeds 3500kg, then the trailer needs to have a COF (Certificate of Fitness), which is big step up from a standard WOF (Warrant of Fitness). Greg Dutton from DMW Trailers says he often builds custom trailers to COF standards for large trailer boats. They cost a lot more than a standard WOF trailer but ensure that if you do get pulled over by a traffic cop you know you are all legal.

However, then you still have to make sure your tow vehicle is within the regulations and if your towing package is over 3500 kgs then you should consider looking at a bigger tow vehicle, such as an American truck such as a Dodge, Ford or Chevrolet. These all offer a wide range of suitable tow vehicles that can haul any of our listed boats with ease.

Back in the day when a 6.1 m (20 feet) trailer boat was huge, the maximum trailerable width was 2.44 m (8 feet). When, a few years later, the law was changed to reflect NZ’s move to the metric system, we were given an extra 60 mm when the maximum trailerable width was increased to 2.5 m. A recent check of the regulations revealed that the maximum trailerable width has been further increased, to 2.55 m, giving us an extra 50 mm.

However, this beam restriction can be a real problem for designers who want to add extra width to really large trailer boats to maintain the right hull proportions. A rule of thumb is the beam to length ratio for 6 m powerboats should be approximately 0.4:1 and this should be decreased on a sliding scale – not necessarily a linear one – to approximately 0.3:1 for boats 10 m in length. Many boat builders, especially those building in aluminium, are offering what they call ‘wide-bodied’ versions of their 8 m to 10 m trailerboats, which usually means a beam of 2.7 m-3.0 m and they are proving popular.

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You have two options, outboard or inboard, and in either petrol or diesel. While diesel and petrol sterndrives are still a popular choice, especially in the larger trailer boats, there is a move towards bigger outboards, now that they run up as high as 627hp. While it’s unlikely we will ever see many of the Seven Marine 627s on local transoms, there is a big move now to power with bigger horsepower single or twin outboards such as the four-stroke Yamaha F350 or 425XTO V8, Mercury’s 300-400hp six cylinder and V8s, Honda’s 250hp and Suzuki’s 350hp V6 engines. Evinrude offer the ETEC G2 300hp direct injection two-stroke.

If you are considering going the outboard way, then you might like to think about the new diesel outboards from Oxe (200hp) and Cox (300hp) which will be available later

THE CHAPARREL 297 SSX/SURF IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST BOWRIDERS ON THE MARKET.

THE BUCCANEER 685 EXESS HAS THE SAME 2.48M BEAM AS THE 735 EXESS AND 685 EL DORADO.

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this year through local distributors. Big money to buy but reputedly long-term gains that are equal to any inboard diesel.

If you go multi outboards, you gain a vast amount of internal space under the cockpit sole. If you do go down the inboard path, it will be either a MerCruiser or Volvo Penta stern drive.

It would be safe to say that over 90% of all the sterndrives installed into new boats over 7m in New Zealand are diesel, although a fair share of US imports are fitted with petrol sterndrives.

The advantage the diesel sterndrive package is economical boating. While the initial purchase price is higher, the long term running costs more than makeup for it. They don’t smell, smoke or clunk anymore and they are a very compact, intelligent and clean engine.

RANGER TUGS HAVE TWO MODELS THAT FIT THE CRITERIA THE R25 AND R27.

THE WEEKENDER 9 IS SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM SWEDISH BUILDER NIMBUS.

THE 8.18M GRADY-WHITE CANYON 271 IS A SERIOUS OFFSHORE FISHING CENTRE CONSOLE.

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WELLCRAFT 302 FISHERMAN IS A 9M CENTRE CONSOLE THAT’S DEDICATED TO FISHING OFFSHORE.

THE SMUGGLER STEALTH 720XS IS BASED ON A DEEP VEE HULL THAT OFFERS A SUPERIOR RIDE IN THE ROUGH.

DRY STACK & STORAGE OPTIONS

When you have a trailer boat, you have to consider where you were going to park it. A 7-9m trailer boat takes up a reasonable amount of real estate and so hence the growth in dry stacks and secure parking such as storage yards and dedicated trailer parks at marinas. If you don’t have room at home, then these are great options.

Dry stacks have become a popular storage option, especially in Auckland. They each have length, beam, weight and sometimes height restrictions, so you need to find out first before you go ahead and buy a boat and then find it will not fit.

Pier 21 was the first dry stack boat park built in Auckland with 190 berths for smaller craft up to 9.2m. Just down the road, Orams Marine Village Boat Park will take boats to 12m undercover. The dry stacks at Gulf Harbour and Pine Harbour are uncovered multi-level facilities, with a maximum length allowable of 9m at Gulf Harbour and 10m at Pine Harbour.

The newest and fast expanding Tamaki Marine Park dry stack on the Panmure River offers both covered and uncovered storage. Fort Nautilus, based in Tauranga at Sulpher Point is one of the few sizeable dry stack facilities out of Auckland and caters for boats up to 12m with a maximum beam of 3.75m and height of 3.75m.

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Outboard Outboard Outboard Outboard Outboard Outboard Outboard

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Outboard Outboard Outboard Outboard

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COBALT 23SC CS23 SURF R3 SURF/STERNDRIVE 25SC R3 SURF/STERNDRIVE R3 SURF/STERNDRIVE 30SC R30

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Outboard Sterndrive Sterndrive Outboard Sterndrive Sterndrive Outboard Sterndrive

Bowrider Bowrider Bowrider Bowrider Bowrider Bowrider Bowrider Bowrider

CHAPARREL 250 SUNCOAST 257 SSX/SURF 277 SS 297 SSX/SURF

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2.59m 2.59m 2.59m 2.74m

Outboard Sterndrive Sterndrive Sterndrive

Bowrider Bowrider Bowrider Bowrider

GRADY WHITE FISHERMAN 257 CANYON 271 FREEDOM 275

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Outboard Outboard Outboard

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HAINES HUNTER HH 725

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2.50m

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JEANNEAU CAP CAMARAT 7.5 CAP CAMARAT 9.0 WA

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NIMBUS WEEKENDER 9

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2.95m

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RAYGLASS LEGEND 2800

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2.50m

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RANGER TUGS R25 R27

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REFLEX CHIANTI 705

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2.50m

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WELLCRAFT 242 FISHERMAN 262 FISHERMAN 302 FISHERMAN

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SEA RAY SDX 250 SUNDANCER 265 SLX 250 SUNDANCER 260 SDX 270 SLX 280 SUNDANCER 290 SDX 290

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2.59m 2.56m 2.59m 2.59m 2.59m 2.77m 2.74m 2.74m

OB/SD Sterndrive Sterndrive Sterndrive OB/SD Sterndrive Sterndrive OB/SD

Bowrider Cabin Bowrider Hardtop Bowrider Bowrider Cabin Bowrider

SEAFORCE SEAFORCE 700

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2.50m

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HURRICANE FUNDECK FD 236 SD 2486 OB SD 2400 SD 2410 SD 2690 OB

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