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Discover New Zealand’s best boats with expert reviews, specs, and local insights—sailboats, powerboats, and yachts covered.
Breeze 4.9m Dory
The commercial and contracting sectors have embraced the Breeze dory because it is virtually indestr...
Horsepower (HP):
30-40 (max 50)
YEAR:
2005
Displacement (M):
280
Length Over All (M):
4.9
CONSTRUCTION:
Polyethylene
Elite 16m Pilothouse
The latest Elite 16m pilothouse, Boudica, meets diverse cruising, fishing, chartering and promotiona...
Horsepower (HP):
450
Length Over All (M):
16
YEAR:
2000
Displacement (M):
16800
CONSTRUCTION:
Durakore/composite
Oliver Royale 400
The Oliver Royale 400 uses the proven Oliver Royale 4300 hull but, with a stylish new deck and flybr...
Length Over All (M):
13.25
YEAR:
2002 (estimate)
Displacement (M):
11
Construction:
Balsa core in the bottom transitioning to a foam core
CONSTRUCTION:
Composite core
Ramco 680 Patrol
Aluminium production builder Ramco Boats has diversified into pontoon craft with a difference. Geoff...
Horsepower (HP):
150 hp to 225 hp
Length Over All (M):
6.8
YEAR:
2002
Construction:
Aluminium
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
HamiltonJet Vortex XL
The Vortex XL will do all the jet boat things - race across shallows and adventure up rocky rivers -...
Horsepower (HP):
300hp at 4,600rpm
Length Over All (M):
5.80
Construction:
10mm 5083 marine grade alloy plate centre section, 5mm outer bottoms, 3 mm transom, 2.5mm sides, GRP deck.
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium
Aqualite 601RV
Our staff writer had no intention of writing a boat review when he stepped aboard the Aqualite 601RV...
Horsepower (HP):
90-135
Length Over All (M):
6.03
YEAR:
1998
Construction:
Aluminium
Length Over All (M):
5.49
CONSTRUCTION:
Aluminium, hull 5mm, pontoons 3mm
Rayglass 850 Legend (1998)
A Rayglass 850 Legend won the Overall Winner prize at the 2000 New Zealand Boat Show and the same bo...
Horsepower (HP):
260-500hp
YEAR:
1998
Construction:
Glass-reinforced plastic
CONSTRUCTION:
Glass-reinforced plastic