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Reviews

Test: Beneteau Barracuda 7

A visitor to this year’s Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show was overheard saying that this boat is “just a mini gin palace”, which kind of writes it off — but it must have won the show’s All Purpose Open award for a good reason. Plus, four were sold at the show. Here’s why…
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VIDEO: Atomix 600 Targa

The new 600 Targa features a few functional improvements and adds a versatile new model to the popular Atomix 600 range. We took it from Auckland to Omaha to check it out and found a lot of family boat for the money.
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Test: Stabicraft 2100 Supercab

Not only is Stabicraft’s 2100 Supercab safe, stable and a fisherman’s dream, it was also the gate prize at this year’s Hutchwilco Boat Show. Matthew Jones managed to sneak on board before the lucky ticket draw and had to be pulled off kicking and screaming.
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Test: Image Fishmaster 9M

The owners of this boat had been dreaming of their ultimate all-weather cruiser — perfect for game fishing, diving, overnighting or anything else — but did they find it at Image Boats?
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Test: Fish City FC600 Centre Console

We like to think we know a good thing when we see it, and we’d already managed to test the FC600 Centre Console before it was judged best Aluminium Fishing Boat Under 6m at the 2013 Hutchwilco NZ Boat Show. Matthew Jones puts it to the test on a windy Hauraki Gulf afternoon.
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VIDEO: Dickey Custom 750 XS

After this exceptional boat won both the Aluminium Fishing Boat Open and Overall Winner awards at the recent 2013 Hutchwilco Boat Show, Matthew Jones couldn’t get on a plane to Napier fast enough to check it out. After a near perfect day on the water he walked away extremely impressed. But what makes it so good?
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VIDEO: Contrapel

This unique technology could potentially change the face of marine propulsion. The guys from Contrapel are excited and justifiably confident. What they’ve built works so well it more than validates the time and money they’ve invested. And the US Navy’s keen to get its hands on it…
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Test: Haines Hunter SF600 Limited Edition

Haines Hunter’s SF600 is a popular boat enjoying an enviable reputation. Its recent re-release in the form of a revamped Limited Edition model presented us with the perfect opportunity to climb on board a high quality rig that’s very hard to fault.
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Test: Everyman 750 Sport Fisher

The ultimate game-fishing experience is undoubtedly catching a marlin. They’re well within the reach of most New Zealand boat fishermen, and yet relatively few people try to tackle them. This year, Norman Holtzhausen was determined he’d hook and keep one.
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