Boat Reviews

Fury Smuggler is a classic reborn

30 Dec , 2022

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Fury Smuggler is a classic reborn

DARRYL HITCHEN puts the new Fury Smuggler 660 through its paces and reckons the new take on a classic hull has created the ultimate fishing trailerboat. When Scotty Coghlan called me regarding an u...

White Noise

25 Nov , 2022

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White Noise

It is totally new, and according to the builder, there is no other like the latest 10m Mako Centre Console from LeisureCat Australia/Malaysia, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. White Noise is a term usuall...

McLay 571 Sportsman

29 Jun , 2022

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McLay 571 Sportsman

Not everyone wants that 6m-plus offshore fishing boat, which can be expensive to run, especially launching every day during the whites run come cray fishing time. BARRY WISEMAN reports on a great s...

One cool cat

25 Jun , 2022

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One cool cat

From mono hulls to a catamaran is a massive leap, but one that has paid off for a West Australian boating family with the switch to a Sailfish Catamarans S8, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. During these ...

McLay is hard to top

16 Jun , 2022

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McLay is hard to top

Greater numbers of well-respected plate aluminium recreational fishing boats from New Zealand are making their presence known across the Ditch and, as BARRY WISEMAN reports, more are heading West l...

Fast and furious

02 Jan , 2022

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Fast and furious

Not wanting to rest on his well-earned laurels, exceptional West Australian boat builder Scott Fury has produced yet another outstanding fishing machine, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. For decades, the ...

Assassin a deadly offshore weapon

26 Dec , 2021

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Assassin a deadly offshore weapon

Whenever a new Assassin boat like the 660HT Dhufish hits the water its turns heads, as BARRY WISEMAN reports. Assassin's 660 Hard Top Dhufish is as West Aussie as you can get. Constructed in Perth ...

Sea Jay walks on water

12 Dec , 2021

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Sea Jay walks on water

Like so many other products these days such as cars, 4WDs and caravans, marine dealers and we boating anglers just have to be patient. COVID lockdowns and shutdowns around the globe have caused so ...

Fury 282 DC-E - A proven West Aussie performer

12 May , 2021

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Fury 282 DC-E - A proven West Aussie performer

A proven West Aussie performer, the latest innovative build from Fury Custom Boats has taken on an international flavour both in design and name as BARRY WISEMAN reports. Shortly before Covid-19 tu...

Surtees 575 Pro Fisher

20 Dec , 2020

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Surtees 575 Pro Fisher

Several of the latest Surtees boats are heading west from the Land of the Long White Cloud and BARRY WISEMAN looks at a centre console that has been built with the serious fisher in mind. Perth's C...