Fishing
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BOAT REVIEW
Stabicraft 2050 Frontier Profish
Trailer Boat
Where this model really excels is fishability.
Horsepower (HP):
150-200
Displacement (M):
875kg (dry, no motor)
Length Over All (M):
6.3
Construction:
Arrow pontoons, wide-body hull
BOAT REVIEW
Axopar 29 XC Cross Cabin
Launch
The ultimate multi-purpose craft for boaters who demand more from their vessel.
Horsepower (HP):
350
Displacement (M):
3220 (including engine)
BOAT REVIEW
Fi-Glass Viscount
Trailer Boat
Modern engines are bigger and more efficient. They need bigger platforms to host them. Furthermore, ...
Horsepower (HP):
200-250
Length Over All (M):
6.8
Construction:
Solid GRP, no wood in structure
BOAT REVIEW
Morris Metal Products S.J Seahawk
Trailer Boat
S.J. Seahawk is a development of the 7.6m Eliminator, which Phil and his team built 26 years ago.
Horsepower (HP):
700
Construction:
Aluminium hull, fibreglass decks, carbon fibre superstructure
BOAT REVIEW
Kiwi-Kraft 780WA
Trailer Boat
Pontoon alloy boats are seriously good sea handling vessels. I should know, having fished out of man...
Horsepower (HP):
400
Length Over All (M):
7.8
Construction:
6mm hull, 4mm sides, 3mm superstructure
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision IV7000 Amphibious
Power Boat
In engineering the IV7000 to amphibious duty, Innovision has hardly compromised its utility for fish...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Length Over All (M):
8.5
Construction:
6mm bottom, 4mm sides and decks
BOAT REVIEW
Radian R27 Nordarc
Trailer Boat
Overall, this is an impressive boat. The styling is bold and unique and will certainly turn heads. T...
Horsepower (HP):
200hp max
Displacement (M):
1800
Length Over All (M):
6.67
Construction:
5mm bottom, 4mm sides, 3mm superstructure
BOAT REVIEW
What A Rush!
Launch
Catalysts were originally conceived for Emirates Team New Zealand’s America’s Cup team as a high-spe...
Horsepower (HP):
4 x 300hp up to 4 x 600hp
Length Over All (M):
13.7
Construction:
Carbon Fibre
BOAT REVIEW
Caribbean 27 Flybridge Sport Fisher
Power Boat
Fuel consumption for a vessel this size is pretty good, as you might expect from a modern common-rai...
Horsepower (HP):
380
Displacement (M):
dry, 3,140
Length Over All (M):
9.0
Construction:
Solid GRP
BOAT REVIEW
Southern XF650
Power Boat
Southern Boats has been building top-quality aluminium trailer boats for more than three decades. It...
Horsepower (HP):
150 to 225hp
Length Over All (M):
6.85m
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Tristram 691 Offshore
Power Boat
When Kingsley and Lance Fink pulled up at Westhaven boat ramp with the Tristram 691 Offshore in tow,...
Horsepower (HP):
200 to 250hp
Length Over All (M):
6.90
Construction:
GRP
BOAT REVIEW
Haines Hunter SP635
Trailer Boat
The hardtop SP635 shares the same underpinnings as the popular SF 635 which was a completely new mod...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.76
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Rayglass 3000
Launch
There are two different powerplant configurations currently available: either twin outboards or sing...
Horsepower (HP):
600
Length Over All (M):
8
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Buccaneer Six Fifteen
Trailer Boat
Based on the well-known Buccaneer 605 hull, the Buccaneer Six Fifteen has increased the 605’s waterl...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.78
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Surtees 750 Game Fisher
Trailer Boat
The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show prize boat package would be every Kiwi angler’s dream to own.
Horsepower (HP):
300
Displacement (M):
1590
Length Over All (M):
7.5
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Haines Hunter Overlander OP725
Trailer Boat
The Anura system is not only pleasingly quiet in operation (no noisy internal combustion engine in t...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Displacement (M):
2400
Length Over All (M):
7.5
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Legacy Marine L45
Launch
The L45 is intended to fulfil the role of a luxury motoryacht capable of operating in typical New Ze...
Displacement (M):
20000
Length Over All (M):
13.8
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Lazercat 950
Launch
The helm station is well-equipped and simple to operate, thanks to the simplified switching that’s b...
Displacement (M):
3800
Length Over All (M):
9.5
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision 808 Venture Estero
Launch
As has become more usual for the crew at Innovision Boats, Estero has been extensively customised.
Horsepower (HP):
400
Length Over All (M):
8.2
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Boston Whaler 405 Conquest
Launch
Step aboard and the 405’s roomy cockpit certainly makes a strong first impression.
Displacement (M):
17853
Length Over All (M):
12.6
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision 555
Trailer Boat
The boat had to be a ‘pure lure-fishing weapon’
Horsepower (HP):
150
Length Over All (M):
5.56
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Artnautica 60 Sportfisher
Launch
The hull and IPS 800s make for a happy marriage. Matuku cruises at 23-24 knots, consuming about 155 ...
Displacement (M):
22000
Length Over All (M):
18
Construction:
Carbon Fibre
BOAT REVIEW
Parker 920 Explorer Max
Power Boat
The 920 Explorer Max was conceived as a multi-role vessel: a day boat, fast commuter, sportfisher an...
Displacement (M):
3413
Length Over All (M):
9.95
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Jeanneau Merry Fisher 1095
Launch
The Merry Fisher 1095 should prove to be a most cost-effective vessel to run and own, while at the s...
Displacement (M):
4638
Length Over All (M):
10.75
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision 757 Explorer
Trailer Boat
The stern of the 757 is a great example of what a fishing boat should be.
Horsepower (HP):
400
Length Over All (M):
7.65
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Caribbean 2400 Hardtop
Trailer Boat
These vessels will take you a long way out, run all day long, and get you back home safe, sound, and...
Horsepower (HP):
400
Length Over All (M):
8.0
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision 616 Explorer
Trailer Boat
Painted in a striking metallic Brisbane Blue from Superyacht Coatings, this distinctive looking trai...
Displacement (M):
1950
Length Over All (M):
6.18
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision 656 Explorer
Like the rest of the range, the 656’s distinctive styling – largely the result of function dictating...
Horsepower (HP):
250
Length Over All (M):
6.65
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Senator 800 HT
The way the Senator behaves gives the impression it would be completely unflappable – easily capable...
Length Over All (M):
8.3
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Fatcat 4000 Fisherman
Trailer Boat
Lightning Marine’s Fatcat 4000 sticks with the ‘simple is best’ small boat ethos.
Displacement (M):
240
Length Over All (M):
3.8
Construction:
Other
BOAT REVIEW
Stryda 600s
Auckland boatbuilder Stryda Marine has just released a centre-console variation of its popular 6m 60...
Displacement (M):
2000
Length Over All (M):
6
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision 707 Explorer
Innovision’s range of bespoke aluminium boats is most certainly ‘different from the rest’ as the co...
Horsepower (HP):
300
Length Over All (M):
7.15
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Jeanneau Merry Fisher 795 Marlin
Trailer Boat
Clark Gayford, host of the Fish of the Day TV programme, has pretty exacting requirements. The press...
Displacement (M):
1750
Length Over All (M):
7.17
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Merry Fisher 1095
Launch
French manufacturer Jeanneau has been building luxury yachts and powerboats since 1957 and owns Euro...
Displacement (M):
4638
Length Over All (M):
10.5
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Merry Fisher 895 Marlin
Launch
Sportfishing, along with freediving, was very much on the agenda for the Merry Fisher 895 Marlin’s i...
Displacement (M):
3899
Length Over All (M):
8.83
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Sealegs 8.5 Alloy Cabin
Launch
Sealegs’ new 8.5m Alloy Cabin take’s the company’s aluminium recreational range up another notch, a...
Horsepower (HP):
250
Displacement (M):
2230
Length Over All (M):
8.5
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Innovision Active 515
Innovison’s smallest model, the 515 Active, is a surprising package: a small boat that feels much b...
Horsepower (HP):
130
Length Over All (M):
5.25
Construction:
Aluminium
BOAT REVIEW
Caribbean 2400 Stern Drive
At 7.2m LOA with a towing weight a touch over three tonnes, the Caribbean 2400 is a serious towing p...
Length Over All (M):
7.8
Construction:
Fibreglass (GRP)
BOAT REVIEW
Extreme 645 Game King
Launch
Bait Balls – a new Extreme 645 Game King equipped as a demonstrator for Josh Western’s marine electr...
Horsepower (HP):
200
Length Over All (M):
6.45
Construction:
Aluminium
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