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CRUISE CRAFT EXPLORER 595 BOAT REVIEW

30 Nov 2012 | TrailerBoat editor Angelo San Giorgio was on hand for Cruise Craft’s latest premier, taking their new leading lady, the Explorer 595, for a joyride...

Fully optioned Cruise Craft 685 Explorer HT (hard top) review

19 Oct 2012 | Kevin Smith gets up close and personal with Mr Cruise Craft's personal steed; a 685 Explorer Hardtop with the lot...

Video test review: Cruise Craft 685 Hardtop fishing / family boat

24 Aug 2012 | Kevin Smith tests the latest 68 5HT fishing boat from Cruise Craft. See TrailerBoat magazine for the full story...

Video test review: Cruise Craft 530 Explorer

06 Aug 2012 | Let's go for a run in one of last year's finalists in the ultimate fishing boat comparison — Australia's Greatest Boats 2011...

TEST REVIEW: CruiseCraft 685 Explorer Hardtop

11 Jul 2012 | CruiseCraft recently introduced a couple of smart-looking hardtop configurations for its popular 685 Explorer. As John "The Bear" Willis discovered, they've made a practical boat even more functional...

TEST REVIEW: CRUISECRAFT OUTSIDER 595

01 Feb 2012 | John "The Bear" Willis takes CruiseCraft's Outsider 595 for a spin, and rediscovers all the reasons why this proud, family-owned Aussie company has stood the test of time...

TEST: TROPHY 2052 / HAINES HUNTER PATRIOT 680 / CRUISE CRAFT OUTSIDER 685

07 Jul 2009 | Rick Huckstepp put three top end fishing icons through their paces and offers his assessment on how they stacked up...

TEST: CRUISECRAFT 530 EXPLORER

14 Jan 2011 | With its new Explorer 530 model, Queensland boatbuilder CruiseCraft launches the first of a new generation of boats. What’s more, says Warren Steptoe, these designs will gradually be introduced across the range...

TEST: CRUISE CRAFT EXPLORER 485

26 Jul 2010 | Warren Steptoe discovers that this “entry-level” CruiseCraft has most of the attributes of larger CruiseCraft. So why is he not surprised?...

TEST: CRUISE CRAFT 625 EXPLORER (FURUNO)

07 Jul 2009 | Rick Huckstepp inspects the quality Cruise Craft 625 Explorer that electronics manufacturer Furuno Australia uses as its test boat...

TEST: CRUISE CRAFT OUTSIDER 575

07 Jul 2009 | Cruise Craft answers the call with a variety of craft. They are moderately priced, have years of heritage as a family company since 1946, and constructing fibreglass craft since 1967. If safety is a prime concern with the “tin lids” Cruise Craft feature foam-filled hulls for added floatation, plus they’re dinki-di Aussie from bimini top to keel...

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