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Find out who won the $73,000+ TrailerBoat Coastryder giveaway boat package
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TEST: TOURNAMENT 1900 BLUEWATER
Forget everything you thought you knew about Tournament Pleasure Boats because this new addition to the Bluewater range is a real winner
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TEST: FORMULA 15
What do you do when you want a boat small enough to fish the estuaries and still head out on the open seas? John Ford discovers fishing legend Kaj “Bushy” Bush’s impressive solution
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Cruise Craft up-guns Explorer 685
New up-rated Explorer 685 models pack up to 300hp
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JV Marine World takes on Evinrude E-TEC
Australia’s largest marine retailer to stock quality lightweight two-strokes
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2009 Evinrude BRP Hawkesbury 120 Ski Race Classic
Australia’s longest skirace will be held this weekend on the Hawkesbury River
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NEWS – BRP Evinrude wants Australian Government to ban 'old' outboard imports
Adopting US emissions limits for non-road engines sold in Australia will bring significant benefits to the community, said BRP Evinrude following the OEDA (Outboard Engine Distributors Association) meeting last week at the Sydney International Boat Show.
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TEST: TOURNAMENT 1750 BOWRIDER
The price of American bowriders has risen with the fall in the AUD compared to the greenback, but money-conscious aficionados of these social runabouts should fear not with attractively priced local packages like the new Tournament 1750 Bowrider filling the void. Darren Shiel reports
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TEST: HAINES HUNTER PROSTRIKE SPORT
John ford dangles a rod with an Australian angling champion in the Haines Hunter Prostrike Sport and finds out why this boat is attracting the gun fisherman
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TEST: STESSCO SUNSEEKER FS540
The Sunseeker FS540 from Stessco has the correct mix of aluminium and fibreglass, writes Rick Huckstepp
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TEST: EVOLUTION 650 APEX PREDATOR
As the name suggests the Evolution 650 Apex Predator is at the top of the (sea)food chain when it comes to going offshore and battling the elements in a dependable and over-engineered craft, notes Rick Huckstepp
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TEST: CRUISE CRAFT 575 EXPLORER
Cruise Craft are noted for excellence in the quality-build of their craft, says Rick Huckstepp, who notes this standard extends down to the 575 Explorer, among the brand’s smaller cuddy models
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TEST: CONTENDER 21 OPEN
Nothing phases the Contender 21 Open fisher, not even a relentless Pacific Ocean swell off Sydney Heads, as Dean Sampson discovered
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TEST: TABS 4.85 SPORTFISHER
Rick Huckstepp gets an exclusive tour of the previously secret manufacturing processes that TABS employs at its boatbuilding facility on the Gold Coast, plus takes a 4.85 Sportfisher for run
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TEST: FORMOSA 550 CENTRE CONSOLE
Thinking of changing to an alloy plate boat? Rick Huckstepp suggests looking at the entry level Formosa 550 Centre Console where you get plenty of boat for minimal outlay
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TEST: HAINES HUNTER 680 PATRIOT
Haines Hunter’s 680 Patriot is revisited, this time with a dose of Evinrude steroids in the guise of the 300hp E-TEC outboard, writes Rick Huckstepp
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TEST: TOURNAMENT 1600 & 1750
Rick Huckstepp recommends the very similar 1600 and 1750 from Tournament as ideal and quite affordable entry level family/fishing boats
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TEST: HAINES HUNTER 585R BREEZE
The news of economic doom and gloom is everywhere, but someone has forgotten to tell that to boatbuilder Haines Hunter, who recently unveiled its new model 585R Breeze to Rick Huckstepp
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TEST: STESSCO MIRAGE 540 SC
Rick Huckstepp says the aluminium Stessco Mirage 540 SC bass boat is more than a match for its sweet riding American fibreglass counterparts and what’s more, its quality Australian-made
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TEST: OMM OFFSHORE MARINE REEF MASTER ALL-ROUNDER 530
The Offshore Marine Reef Master All-Rounder 530 is at the smaller, affordable end of the plate-boat market, but that does nothing to diminish its offshore capabilities, and it with some nice surprises too, notes Rick Huckstepp
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