TEST: STREAKER 5.45 NAVIGATOR ECLIPSE WALK-THRU
Anchoring and bow duties have never been easier with the walkthrough cabin design on Streaker’s 5.45 Navigator Eclipse Walk-Thru, notes John Willis
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TEST: THEODORE 720 OFFSHORE
The Theodore 720 Offshore has an award-winning pedigree stretching from strength of construction, high level of finish to excellent sea-keeping qualities, notes Mark Robinson
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TEST: THEODORE COASTAL 720
Theodore Marine is a South Australian boatbuilder producing award-quality fishing trailerboats such as the Coastal 720 overnighter, writes Rick Huckstepp
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TEST: FOUR WINNS FUNSHIP 224
The Funship 224 is a typical American deckboat from Four Winns which aims to please its intended party crowd with more of everything, and some surprising attributes beyond its call of duty, notes David Lockwood
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TEST: SCOUT 205 SPORTFISH
The Scout 205 Sportfish has the lines, practical layout and eye candy finish you would expect of a serious American sportsfishing centre console, writes David Lockwood
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TEST: FOUR WINNS HORIZON 200/200SS
It’s going to be a long hot summer, so the forecasts say, and ideal weather to get into the outdoor action of the American-built Four Winns Horizon 200 and 200HSS bowriders, writes David Lockwood
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TEST: CONTENDER 23 TOURNAMENT/23 OPEN
The Florida-built Contenders have hit our shores and David Lockwood writes the newcomers are a serious challenger to the established trailerable centre console sportsfishers
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TEST: WHITTLEY CR2080
Whittley has borrowed on an original them in creating the new CR2080 now with sterndrive, writes Bernard Clancy
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TEST: GRADY WHITE JOURNEY 258
The Grady Whites are the executives of sportsfishers, stamped with excellent longevity, resale value, seriously good engineering, construction and consideration for safety. David Lockwood takes the Journey 258 for a test in the rough stuff
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TEST: BAYLINER DISCOVERY 192
Bayliner has squeezed a lot into its Discovery 192 and the ready-to-roll family day boat is attractively priced too
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TEST: POWERCAT 2500 SPORTS FISHERMAN
A king of trailerboats, the award winning Powercat 2500m Sports Fisherman is designed to win over the serious fishos, writes David Lockwood
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TEST: MONTEREY 234FSX
The Monterey 234FSX is a top of the range model with the panache and grunt that promotes it above the rabble
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TEST: MALIBU RESPONSE LXi
TrailerBoat took the long drive up the Hume Highway to test the all new Malibu Response LXi and found the trip all the worthwhile
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TEST: TROPHY 1703CC
Good for light offshore work or crawling along the river banks, the Trophy 1703CC also has the length to make it the ideal fishing trailerboat, writes Bernard Clancy
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TEST: BAYLINER 217 DECK BOAT
An American thing, deckboats are a fun people carrier yet to be a hit Down Under but the world’s biggest boatbuilder Bayliner is out to change that launching an assault on the Australian market with three deckboats in its 2007 catalogue, notes David Lockwood
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TEST: 180 BAY SCOUT
Boats built to tackle protected waterways don’t get much better than the 180 Bay Scout, according to David Lockwood
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TEST: TROPHY 2352 WALKAROUND
Trophy’s smart 2352 should make hunting out big tuna a stroll in the park
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TEST: MAXUM 1800 MX
Maxum’s entry-level 1800 MX is a sporty family craft perfect for searching out a beachside anchorage, writes David Lockwood,
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TEST: GLASTRON GXL 205
The GXL 205 from Glastron is evidence that the company continues to improve it product with each new release
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TEST: HAINES HUNTER 600R BREEZE
The Haines Hunter 600R Breeze has everything in place to make it a very capable offshore runner, writes David Lockwood
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