Boating

IT’S the ideal way to check out the new Mercury Edge engine – to experience it pushing you through the water. And that’s exactly what visitors to this year’s Gold Coast International Marine Expo can enjoy at the Mercury Edge event. Mercury is going to have a fleet of 12 vessels in the water, each powered by the ideal Mercury …

Bush ‘n Beach has brought Nautilus Marine Insurance on board to expand the fine print and provide readers with clear, easy-to-understand and helpful tips on protecting their boating assets. Nautilus Marine will also be answering your boat insurance questions of a general nature and offering a great bi-monthly prize for the best questions received. The prize will be a custom …

New to the show this year is the Base Camp, an interactive presentation featuring your favourite exhibitors in a free and fun campground environment. Visit the Base Camp to ‘try on’ the outback lifestyle and see how it fits. Grab some tucker, sit around the campfire, listen to the bush balladeer and swap your best bush tales. Special guests and industry experts …

CUNNINGHAM Marine Centre is a leading marine dealership based in Clontarf on Brisbane’s northside. With a large range of boating accessories in stock to get you on the water safely and in style, Cunningham Marine Centre’s experienced staff and quality service have seen the dealership go from strength to strength. Stop by the Cunningham stand at the show to check …

BRISBANE Marine is a one-stop marine experience offering sales of boats, motors, trailers, chandlery, lubricants, electronics, insurance and service to outboard and inboard engines. The north Brisbane Mercury-certified service centre services all brands and deals with commercial engine sales as well as MerCruiser repowering, Mercury Verado, Mercury Optimax and Mercury Racing sales and service. The Clontarf-based marine dealership is the …

BRISBANE Yamaha will have a huge range of fishing boats on display at the show, from the best-selling Baysport range of fibreglass boats to the Australian-made Quintrex range of aluminium boats. Dealer principal Aaron Goodchild said Brisbane Yamaha has come up with unbeatable value on drive-away packages for the 2017 range of Baysport Boats. Baysport has purpose-built fishing and weekender …

BOASTING less weight and high displacement, the brilliant Mercury 75-115hp FourStrokes generate abundant torque and immediate power so they accelerate better, get boats onto the plane faster and provide optimal fuel efficiency at cruising speed. Mercury engineers have also ensured these engines are significantly quieter and smoother than the competition, with up to 50 percent less vibration and 50 percent less …

Initially, both Will and I got in the Poly and had a bit of a play, performing a few different manoeuvres that the boat and motor handled with ease. The tri-hull design of the Polycraft meant it cornered very sharply and was also relatively stable. It was even possible to stand up and flick lures at the mangroves. As with …

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