It does, admittedly, carry a strange name and it has an unusual hull design, but the Lemon Bay Sled is a tough, seaworthy boat with superior stability. Norman Holtzhausen reports.
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Seahouse 7200 Liberty Hard Top
When Chris Atkinson bought a farm near the South Island fishing village of Motunau, he discovered the only access to open water was over a tiny, very shallow and often treacherous Motunau bar. To fish offshore, he needed a tough but sea-kindly jet boat. The Seahouse 7200 proved just the ticket. Paul Smith reports.
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Silver Tiger 9.5m Catamaran
In a departure from tradition, the latest Silver Tiger 9.5m catamaran to roll off the TDL Marine production line sports twin inboard diesels rather than the marque's more conventional outboards. The change, says Norman Holtzhausen, offers numerous advantages.
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Smuggler Stealth 695
The 'new' Smuggler Stealth 695, writes Gary Lovell, is a boat with history. Sporting a deep vee and fine entry, it's a boat that thrives in rough seas, pushing the waves aside with barely a pause in forward motion. It's a revival story, and a good one.
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Oasis 10m Rigid Tube Monohull
When Boyd and Jan Humphries sold their Southland farm they decided to merge their love of boating with a lifestyle change. After investigating various commercial boating opportunities in and around the Southern Lakes area, they settled on Lake Dunstan and the challenge of creating a new venture from the ground up. Paul Smith reports.
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Jet Raider Pro-Sport III
Blisteringly fast and highly-manoeuvrable, Euro Inflatables' first jet-unit production model is a handful of high-octane energy. It's a general purpose boat with a huge fun factor, but should be particular appealing to dive charter operators. Lawrence Schaffler reports.
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Rivercraft 375 Sprint
The longest tributary of the South Island's Buller River, the Maruia presents some special challenges to jet-boaters. Paul Smith climbed into a Rivercraft 375 Sprint to tackle one of the river's most demanding sections - 21 years after first running it.
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Turbocraft Runabout X-16 and Cuddy Cabin C-16
The underwater hull profile's an unusual blend of deep-vee and tunnels, and you could spend hours arguing how it works. In the end, though, there's no denying the Turbocraft's whisper-quiet ride - and its sure-footedness in high-speed cornering. Lawrence Schäffler reports.
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McLay 745 Cruiser HT
McLay's new release 745 Cruiser Hard Top attracted a lot of attention at the Auckland Boat Show, so Lindsay Wright went to Nelson to see what the fuss was all about.
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Fi-Glass Dominator
Since it first made a buzz at the boatshows back in 1974, thousands of Kiwi families have towed the Fi Glass Dominator to launching ramps to fish, dive, ski and just have fun. But even the best of boats must move with the times. Lindsay Wright sampled the new Dominator.
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