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Formosa 550 SRT with Suzuki 150HP 4-stroke

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by Steve Morgan • After hundreds of boat tests, we finally made it to Coffs Harbour to get some hulls wet. Hosted by Dayne Taylor and the team at North Coast Boating Centre (NCBC), it’s […]

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Campion Explorer 492 Sports Utility with 80hp Mercury 4-stroke

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by Steve Morgan • There’s been a fair bit that’s happened since I first rode in a Canadian Campion boat that Terry Raymond from Crawford Marine imported. The Morwell dealer has had these boats in […]

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by Steve Morgan • Bassco is an Australian-built fibreglass fishing boat created by Gippsland veteran boat builder, Michael Boag. With a lifetime of building big boats under his belt, Michael decided that he wanted to […]

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Haines Hunter 675 Enclosed with Mercury V8

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by Steve Morgan • I’ve only been testing boats in the west for a short time, but I’m quickly learning that the boat you need here is a little different from the craft that would […]

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Aquamaster 490 Centre Console with Suzuki 70hp

September 25, 2019 Editor 0

by Steve Morgan • Most people I know go through boating phases. We graduate from being a bank angler to a tinny and then to bigger and bigger boats. We then tend to downsize when […]

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Seafarer Victory 6.0 with Suzuki 200hp 4-stroke

September 25, 2019 Editor 0

by Steve Morgan • Initially developed and built on the Gold Coast by boat builder Lindsay Fry, it was around a decade ago that the Brisbane-based Haines Group took over this iconic brand. Indeed, not […]

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Surtees Game Fisher 650 with 150hp Yamaha

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by Steve Morgan • This is the first Surtees boat I have ever been in. The New Zealand built hull is made from plate aluminium and boasts a water ballast system that floods while at […]

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Stessco Amberjack 520 with Yamaha F90hp

September 25, 2019 Editor 0

by Bob Thornton • I was recently told that South East Queensland is the largest boating market in Australia, and Brisbane-based boat manufacturer Stessco definitely take advantage of that. This may not sound very important […]

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by Peter Jung • Doing boat tests for the magazines can sometimes throw you a curve ball and that was certainly the case when I arrived in Shepparton to do some reviews for Boats and […]

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Whittley SL25HT with 200hp Volvo Penta inboard

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by Steve Morgan • Every time I get into a boat that’s powered by a 240hp Volvo Duoprop, it brings a smile to my face. Plenty of power from the V6 block is readily translated […]

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Jeanneau Merry Fisher Marlin 605 and 695

January 18, 2021 Comments Off on Jeanneau Merry Fisher Marlin 605 and 695

by Steve Morgan •We love head-to-head boat tests at Fishing Monthly and we’ve done several over the years. Combine this with the fact that none of us have been out in a European-built Jeanneau trailerboat […]

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Stessl Funseeker Bowrider 6.3 with Yamaha F200

January 18, 2021 Comments Off on Stessl Funseeker Bowrider 6.3 with Yamaha F200

by Steve Morgan •You might think that boat companies just take a fishing boat hull, whack a bowrider deck on the top, and presto an instant bowrider! That’s exactly what Gold Coast boat builder, Stessl […]

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Horizon 525 SunRunner with Mercury 115hp ProXS

January 18, 2021 Comments Off on Horizon 525 SunRunner with Mercury 115hp ProXS

by Steve Morgan •At Fishing Monthly, we like getting the first look at new ranges of boats. Horizon Plate is a new line-up from Horizon Aluminium Boats, sister brand to Stessl, which is built in […]

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