Boating News

Those with a love of Queensland’s waterways will be delighted with the opening of the Brisbane Boat Show this Friday, August 19. The event, with a history spanning over 50 years, returns to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre after a short time away. Operating for three days only, the event is sure to please both committed boaties as well as those …

FISHERS are being encouraged to take the time to understand how marine park boundaries are displayed on their GPS chartplotters to ensure they follow the zoning rules. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority field management director Richard Quincey said while free zoning maps were available, many fishers now relied solely on their GPS plotters without properly understanding how zones were …

HAINES Signature, manufacturer of Australia’s best-built fibreglass boats, is extremely proud to announce the launch of the all-new 550F model to its line-up of award-winning trailer boats. A new generation of Haines Signature, the 550F builds on the legacy of the Haines Group’s reputation for quality Australian-designed and built boats to deliver to customers a versatile, family friendly fishing boat …

With zero timber in the construction, the opportunity for timber rot has been completely eliminated. In a conventional fibreglass hull, timber is principally used in the transom and subfloor system, and following a lengthy research and development program, Cruise Craft now has a construction process that provides a 100 percent composite Cruise Craft boat. The composite build process focuses upon …

RATED as one of the finest-finished aluminium plate boats in the country, Vindicator Quality Aluminium Boats will be proudly displaying the new-release Vortex hull at the Brisbane Boat Show. With research and development now complete, the Vortex hull has been released in conjunction with Watsons Marine celebrating its 50th anniversary, an achievement Watsons Marine is very proud of. The Vindicator …

Stacer releases new Sea Ranger plate range with maximum fishing capability. STACER has released one of its most fishing-focused boats to date, featuring a new centre console configuration with all the benefits of Stacer’s renowned EVO Advance Hull. The Sea Ranger is constructed using plate boat methods with 5mm bottom sheets and 4mm top sheets and is designed to tackle the …

A FEW years ago Brisbane Marine started selling and servicing Mercury products on the Redcliffe peninsula. The company soon built a strong, loyal customer base that swears by the business’s honesty and reputation for giving customers exactly what they want. So, when the team members were constantly asked why they didn’t sell boats, they decided to listen to the people who …

MOTORSPORT Marine is a family owned business located in Burpengary on Brisbane’s northside. Operating in Brewers St for over seven years, Motorsport Marine is the premier Suzuki outboard repower centre on the northside, specialising in new and used outboard sales, servicing and repairs. Motorsport Marine also represents Stessco Boats, Yalta Craft Boats and is the sole dealer for Aluvan Boats …

Family owned and operated since 1989, Sea Jay Boats are renowned for strength, workmanship and customisation. Popular ranges of boats sold through the Sea Jay dealer network include everything from the roof-topper models such as the Nomad and Angler to open and console boats including the Avenger and Navigator ranges built on the Adrenalin Hull, right up to the latest …

JetFish ties together a range of personal watercraft fishing ideas and innovations and will form the basis of Yamaha’s future activity in this area. Along with the new brand, a concept model will also be unveiled for the first time in Queensland. Yamaha’s Time-Trial RiDE Challenge is returning to the Brisbane Boat Show. The Yamaha RiDE Challenge is a fast-paced …