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Whittley CW1650 with Yamaha F70 goes large

October 12, 2017 administrator 0

by Steve Morgan • Over the last couple of years we’ve done plenty of boat tests on Whittleys – from cruisers to fishing boats and most things in between. The most watched Whittley test on […]

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Whittley CW2150 with Yamaha F150hp 4 stroke

October 11, 2017 administrator 0

by Steve Morgan • It’s not every day you get to test a boat that can be made into a configuration that allows the installation of a bow mounted machine gun. Granted, it’d be great […]

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Yellowfin 7400 with Twin Suzuki 115hp 4 Stroke

October 11, 2017 administrator 0

by Steve Morgan • It’s fair to say the John Stav from JV Marine loves his Yellowfin boats. In fact, there’s a full range of the hulls in stock in the JV Marine yards. Built […]

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Whittley CR2180 with Volvo is a real rocket ship

October 11, 2017 administrator 0

by Steve Morgan • What do you get when you cross a fishing boat with a luxurious cruising boat and then add some extra horsepower? The answer is Chris Odgers’ Whittley package that we took […]

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Top-notch Ezy Topper

October 6, 2017 administrator 0

by Wayne Kampe • I’d be the last person to buy into the old glass (‘it’s the ride, mate’) vs aluminium (‘you won’t scratch it’) argument. I’ve owned plenty of both during my five decades […]

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Haines Hunter 675 Enclosed

September 8, 2017 administrator 0

by Steve Morgan • It took us a while, but we finally talked Phil Pierias and the team from Port Phillip Boating Centre into taking us for a spin on their Yamaha-powered Haines Hunter demo […]

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SeaJay Velocity Sports 550 – a big, versatile tinnie.

September 6, 2017 administrator 0

by Steve Morgan • It’s a real lucky dip when we get to take a boat out for a test. Sometimes we’re cursed with billiard-table flat seas. Other times we are blessed with a bay […]

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Bar Crusher’s 670HT – same great hull, new topsides

September 5, 2017 administrator Comments Off on Bar Crusher’s 670HT – same great hull, new topsides

by Steve Morgan • If Bar Crusher were to order an ideal day for testing a couple of their revamped hard top models, then Port Phillip Bay delivered it in spades. Solid westerly winds turned […]

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Stessl 580 Seahawk with Yamaha F130hp

September 4, 2017 administrator 0

by Steve Morgan • Stessl boats has moved back home. With Scott James (from Horizon Boats) the new owner, Stessl is once more owned and built in South East Queensland. With decades of history for […]

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Profile 735H Limited with twin Mercurys

September 4, 2017 administrator 0

by Steve Morgan • Nobody can accuse Brisbane Marine’s Troy Wood of sitting there and just waiting for things to happen. In the last couple of years, he’s actively transformed the business from a quality […]

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Stacer 539 Wild Rider powered by a 115hp 4-Stroke Yamaha

January 8, 2019 0

by Gary Brown • Stacer 539 Wild Rider powered by the VF115LA VMAX SHO 4-Stroke Yamaha outboard is a true all-round family boat where you could take the family out for a fish in the […]

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589 Stacer Ocean Ranger with 115 Yamaha

November 29, 2018 0

by Gary Brown • The 589 Stacer Ocean Ranger Centre Cab Hard Top is not only impressive on the trailer or sitting in the water, it’s also a weapon when underway. The F115LB 4-stroke Yamaha […]

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Sea Jay 610 Preda-King with Yamaha F150hp

November 1, 2018 0

• by Steve Morgan I love boat tests when the weather gets nasty. I especially love it when the weather gets nasty but there’s still somewhere to get some nice photos and a video to […]

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