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NBravo 1 FS prop makes pro fisher faster and higher
ORTH people and they tipped 6km/h faster at the top range of propellers, – pitch, rotation, finish, Queensland me off to the Bravo 1 end. with the ideal prop for venting and boat type. barramundi FS.” “The prop really de- virtually every applica- Simply visit mercury
specialist, Craig Grif- A four-blade 23-pitch livers the four-stroke’s tion and options cover- marine.com/en-gb/au/
fiths’ new Mercury Bravo 1 FS prop has not only given him more top speed, it’s delivered a smoother ride, a more balanced boat and an incredible hole shot – all highly valuable ad- vantages when it comes to competition fishing.
prop, the Mercury Bravo 1 FS has changed Craig’s boat for the better.
low end torque,” Craig said.
ing materials – stain- less steel, aluminium, Mercalloy and Mercu- ry’s unique X7 Alloy
propellers/selector to make sure you have the best prop for your indi- vidual needs.
“I had to lift the en- gine about 125mm, which made a world of difference and has actually improved the balance of the boat,” he said.
“It used to take me 50m to get up on plane. “Now I’m up in a boat length – one and a half
Craig’s 19’ Skeeter ZX190 bass boat was quick, but now it’s even quicker.
“The overall ride is smoother too, chang- ing from three blades to four.”
drive the engine right out to full RPM at 6000 up to 106km/h and it’s a great ride, with a bril- liant hole shot.”
“I had a three-blade prop on a 21-pitch, but I was getting chine walk at about 100km/h,” Craig said.
Craig’s careful test- ing has shown a speed pick up across the rev range, including being an impressive 14km/h quicker at 4000rpm and
To make sure you’re getting the most out of your boat, visit the Mercury Propeller Se- lector.
“I was talking to a few
Mercury Marine of- fers an incredibly large
The Mercury Bravo 1 FS four-blade 23-pitch pro- peller.
rival of its premium RS100-B are modular
screens, viewable under VHF radios help make radios.
multi-station black box marine radio systems, the SIMRAD RS100 and RS100-B, the latter integrated with a Class- B AIS transceiver and GPS.
VHF systems that are expandable up to eight handsets (four wired and four wireless) and four external speak- ers, and are ideal as an on-board intercom on larger boats.
all lighting conditions even bright sunlight.
boating safer than ever before.”
A dual-channel watch enables monitoring of the current channel and emergency channel 16.
These systems are ex- pandable and customis- able to suit any boat
The wireless handsets with inductive cordless
All primary functions are accessible from the handset with channel scan and favourites, al- phanumeric keypad, clear audio, handset sta- tion naming and 60-sec- ond audio rewind.
The RS100-B system features a Class-B AIS receiver and transmit- ter, allowing users to see and be seen by other vessels with AIS equipment.
A record and replay feature ensures im- portant calls are never missed.
at most!
“With the Bravo I can
NLatest Simrad VHF Radio and Class-B AIS Systems
AVICO are and on-water communi- charging, duplicate the Class-B AIS trans- current position, and pleased to an- cation needs. radio display and con- ceiver in the top-of- supports direct calling nounce the ar- The RS100 and trols on easy-to-read the-range RS100-B, our to other DSC-equipped
Navico Group’s Mike Fargo said, “Our new VHF systems offer cus- tomers even more flex- ibility and better com- munications while out on the water.”
It monitors the loca- tion of all nearby AIS- enabled vessels, pro- viding real-time infor- mation in any weather condition, night and day.
The system includes one external speaker with additional outputs for up to four speakers and one optional loud- hailer foghorn.
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“With seamless inte- gration across Simrad systems plus a built-in
The Class D DSC ap- proved radio can make and receive DSC dis- tress signals including
For more informa- tion on either the Sim- rad RS100 or RS100-B packaged system, visit www.simrad-yachting. com www.bnbfishing.com.au