V8 petrol engines and fuel economy aren’t phrases typically found in the same sentence, but the repowering of a 7.3m Naiad RIB proves that Yamaha’s new 300hp four-stroke V8 can offer fuel-saving opportunities.
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Sneaker 360
When Whangaparaoa-based Dion Rogers wanted a small, multi-purpose boat – something suitable for sailing, rowing and taking an outboard – he couldn’t find anything suitable – so he did what any innovative DIYer would do. He built one.
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AMF QRV 950 – Hokianga Coastguard
When the Hokianga Volunteer Coastguard went looking for a new boat, it needed something well above the usual standard to deal with a fearsome operational area.
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Osprey 750 – Water Taxi
Some of the hardest-working boats in the country are surely the water taxis that service the Abel Tasman National Park in Nelson.
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Altech 10.25 RS
Big, powerful and capable, the Altec 10.25 RS from Lyttelton's Altec Engineering is a purposeful and stylish custom hardtop design that falls within a niche but growing market for large, multi-purpose aluminium boats.
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Smartwave 3500
The latest addition to the range of polyethylene, roto-moulded boats built by Rangiora's Advantage Plastics, the SmartWave 3500 sits between the company's existing Smartwave 4000 and Smartwave 2400.
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Fyran 500 Rebel
Not that long ago, the typical Kiwi boating family owned a 14-foot, half-cabin boat with a medium-sized outboard. As time passed, the boats got bigger and heavier, requiring bigger, heavier and thirstier outboards. Costs spiraled, and for many families affordable boating disappeared off the radar.
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Four Winns V378
"I want a boat with a stick thing," said the prospective buyer to the agent. The ensuing demonstration run was on this Four Winns Vista V378, a trick new sport cruiser with Volvo Penta IPS 500 engine options and joystick docking device… one of those stick things.
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Superior Boats 1050 flybridge cruiser
There is a saying that if something ain't broke, don’t fix it. It is an adage that underscores the philosophy behind Superior Boats' development of the Superior 1050 flybridge cruiser.
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Club Sea-Doo 2008
After two decades setting the agenda in personal watercraft, Sea-Doo was not about to let its 20th anniversary pass without a bang. And that is just what guests got at Club Sea-Doo 2008 held at Brisbane’s Tangalooma Island Resort.
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