Reviews

Reviews

Lazercraft 740GT Hard Top

The latest in Gavin Child's Lazercraft brand is the 740 GT Hard Top, which offers a high level of appointment and finish, combined with attractive styling and good performance levels.
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Mustang 3200 SE

Such are New Zealand conditions that boaties might need a little convincing before taking to the sports cruiser concept. But, as Steve Raea discovered, the Mustang 3200 is full of surprises.
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White Pointer 8m Cruiser

Sophistication and style are qualities not often associated with aluminium trailer boats, but as Trade-A-Boat discovered, that's all about to change with the release of the new 8m Cruiser from Gisborne's White Pointer Boats.
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Reflex Ribs 5500 Offshore

Inflatable boat manufacturers are getting a big slice of the new-boat pie as buyers weigh up the advantages of modern inflatable technology. The new Shoreline 5500 Offshore epitomises modern inflatable design.
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Vindex 40

Better known as the builder of quality racing yachts, Warkworth-based builder Dean Grice is becoming something of a silent assassin on the powerboat front with the launch this month of his second Vindex 40, Sea Chant.
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Hahn 47 Sportsfisher

An avid sportfishing couple built AuSUM II to crown their retirement and it represents the distillation of all that they observed, learned and desired during more than four decades fishing together aboard many boats. They invited New Zealand field editor Geoff Green to write a review and he and Chris Lewis completed the photography.
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Fi-Glass Senator Excell

For more than 40 years Fi-Glass Boats have put boats and boating within the reach of ordinary New Zealanders. Steve Raea and Paul Smith traveled to Akaroa to sample the award-winning Fi-Glass Senator Excel.
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