Pacific PowerBoat Magazine - May - June 2014

In this issue

IN THIS ISSUE

18 WATERLINE
GB buys Palm Beach, Stars for SIBS, Rayglass 2800 success, McWing sing 50m contract, Quintrex is back, Horizon announce new V Series and much more.

44 POWER ON
New outboards from Yamaha and Honda, new equipment and Mercury celebrates 75 years.

46 FOCUS ON ELECTRONICS
New products from Navico for 2014, including Insight Genesis & the new 24" Simrad big screen.

48 RACING
Maritimo announce new Class 1 crew, plus Paihia and Karapiro rounds of NZ Offshore series.

134 CRUISING MATTERS
Laurie Cranfield shares his thoughts on navigation and using ipads aboard cruising boats.

FEATURES

56 KIWI BOATING ROYALTY
The Clipper 24 is the most recognised and sought after classical Kiwi boat for restoration. Greg Dutton's Benedictine is a perfect example.

60 90HP OUTBOARD SHOOTOUT
We took nine 90hp outboards, bolted them on the same boat and recorded the speeds and fuel data of each. The results may surprise you.

92 SMUGGLER LUXURY TENDERS
Smuggler Marine is fast building a reputation for their range of luxury superyacht tenders.

118 WINTER FISHING
Time to get out the woollen beanies and the Swandri; winters nearly here but so are the fish! Text
by Mike Broome.

124 THE PROGRESSION OF LURES
Paul Walker looks at the changing face of snapper lures.

132 TECHNICAL - AEROTEK BOW THRUSTER
Kiwi based Aerotek Marine Limited, have developed a new design hydraulic bow thruster that is currently undergoing trials in Europe.

& much more

BOAT REVIEWS

- CHRIS CRAFT 20 LAUNCH
- BACK COVE DOWNEAST 37
- BILLFISHER 565
- HAMPTON 700 SKYLOUNGE
- FC 540
- ROBALO R305