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www.ntnews.com.au CARSguide NT NEWS. 17 PUB: NT NE- WS- DA TE: 12- GE: 317 LO- R: C M Y K ntnews.com.aul l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l MARINE GUIDE See Buff at Boatland Winnellie for great deals now. 524 Stuart Highway, Winnellie Phone 8984 3277 www.boatlandwinnellie.com.au 10480053 Yamaha engines are the perfect fit for the great Stabicraft range of boats Pictures: MICHAEL FRANCHI Yamaha’s motoring on By JON HUIE YAMAHA has released a state-of-the-art trio of four- stroke outboards made spec- ifically for the top-end, high- performance offshore fish- ing boat market. The new VMAX SHO series engines come in 250, 225 and 200hp models and all share a common, lusty 4.2-litre V6 powerhead. Despite the large capacity block, the motors weigh an amazing 229kg. The 250hp model is up to a whopping 39kg-59kg lighter than its major four-stroke competitors. The trio also weighs the same as compar- able brand two-stroke direct fuel-injected (DFI) out- boards and yet have a 0.76 to 1.17 litre larger capacity block. This easily gives the Yamahas the best power-to- weight ratio in the 200-250hp four-stroke and DFI two- stroke market classes. This has been achieved by using plasma-fused sleeveless cyl- inders instead of conven- tional steel, resulting in maximum powerhead dis- placement from minimum engine block mass. Yamaha says the sleeve- less surfaces are 60 per cent stronger and result in a more efficient heat transfer- cooling process from the cylinder walls for greater durability. Weight savings have also been achieved by using composite materials for the cowling and engine pan, along with a lighter alter- nator and exhaust system. Engineers have tested a new SHO four-stroke again- st the company’s own 3.3 litre DFI model and, on av- erage, say it burns about 12 per cent less fuel. The new outboards are covered by a two-plus-one- year manufacturer’s war- ranty, providing that use is solely recreational. The motors only come in long shaft (20-inch) models. The outboards are avail- able through all authorised Yamaha outboard dealers and are well worth a look. Buyers cruise back into market Maritimo boats will be on show at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show on Queensland’s Gold Coast HOT on the heels of a strong sales start to 2012, with boats worth more than $10 million under contract, Maritimo Gold Coast dealer Ormonde Britton says there has been a distinct shift in thinking by prospective boat buyers. ‘‘For the first time in years we are seeing a situation where a prospective buyer is sitting down with us and go- ing through a checklist virtu- ally customising a vessel and then getting a bottom-line price,’’ he said. ‘‘This makes for a change from the past few years where it has been all about price and getting a boat at a certain figure rather than looking at exactly what the boat comprises.’’ Mr Britton is based at the Maritimo headquarters at Hope Island in Queensland. He and his team have been responsible for about half the company’s recent sales surge and delivered new vessels valued at more than $4 mill- ion to owners in March. ‘‘We are seeing people come in and want to look at the build list and spec up their boat for the first time since about 2010,’’ he said. Maritimo is cautiously op- timistic about the year ahead after starting 2012 so well. The company sold eight boats for up to $2 million each from late in December through to mid-January. The buyers have been lo- cals and from interstate and overseas, and the sales are a mix of stock and new builds. The vessels sold by Mariti- mo included two Maritimo 60 Motoryachts, which are about $2 million each, two M440s, an A55 Sports Flybridge and several other vessels. Maritimo is gearing up for the Sanctuary Cove In- ternational Boat Show on the Gold Coast from May 24-27.
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Yamaha engines are the perfect fit for the great Stabicraft range of boats Pictures: MICHAEL FRANCHI
Yamaha’smotoring onBy JON HUIE
YAMAHA has released astate-of-the-art trio of four-stroke outboards made spec-ifically for the top-end, high-performance offshore fish-ing boat market.
The new VMAX SHOseries engines come in 250,225 and 200hp models and allshare a common, lusty4.2-litre V6 powerhead.
Despite the large capacityblock, the motors weigh anamazing 229kg.
The 250hp model is up to awhopping 39kg-59kg lighterthan its major four-stroke
competitors. The trio alsoweighs the same as compar-able brand two-stroke directfuel-injected (DFI) out-boards and yet have a 0.76 to
1.17 litre larger capacityblock. This easily gives theYamahas the best power-to-weight ratio in the 200-250hpfour-stroke and DFI two-
stroke market classes. Thishas been achieved by usingplasma-fused sleeveless cyl-inders instead of conven-tional steel, resulting inmaximum powerhead dis-placement from minimumengine block mass.
Yamaha says the sleeve-less surfaces are 60 per centstronger and result in amore efficient heat transfer-cooling process fromthe cylinder walls forgreater durability.
Weight savings have alsobeen achieved by usingcomposite materials for thecowling and engine pan,
along with a lighter alter-nator and exhaust system.
Engineers have tested anew SHO four-stroke again-st the company’s own 3.3litre DFI model and, on av-erage, say it burns about 12per cent less fuel.
The new outboards arecovered by a two-plus-one-year manufacturer’s war-ranty, providing that use issolely recreational.
The motors only come inlong shaft (20-inch) models.
The outboards are avail-able through all authorisedYamaha outboard dealersand are well worth a look.
Buyers cruise back intomarket
Maritimo boats will be on show at the Sanctuary CoveInternational Boat Show on Queensland’s Gold Coast
HOT on the heels of a strongsales start to 2012, with boatsworth more than $10 millionunder contract, MaritimoGold Coast dealer OrmondeBritton says there has been adistinct shift in thinking byprospective boat buyers.
‘‘For the first time in yearswe are seeing a situationwhere a prospective buyer issitting down with us and go-ing through a checklist virtu-ally customising a vessel andthen getting a bottom-lineprice,’’ he said.
‘‘This makes for a changefrom the past few yearswhere it has been all aboutprice and getting a boat at acertain figure rather thanlooking at exactly what theboat comprises.’’
Mr Britton is based at the
Maritimo headquarters atHope Island in Queensland.
He and his team have beenresponsible for about half thecompany’s recent sales surge
and delivered new vesselsvalued at more than $4 mill-ion to owners in March.
‘‘We are seeing peoplecome in and want to look at
the build list and spec uptheir boat for the first timesince about 2010,’’ he said.
Maritimo is cautiously op-timistic about the year aheadafter starting 2012 so well.
The company sold eightboats for up to $2 millioneach from late in Decemberthrough to mid-January.
The buyers have been lo-cals and from interstate andoverseas, and the sales are amix of stock and new builds.
The vessels sold by Mariti-mo included two Maritimo 60Motoryachts, which areabout $2 million each, twoM440s, an A55 SportsFlybridge and several othervessels. Maritimo is gearingup for the Sanctuary Cove In-ternational Boat Show on theGold Coast from May 24-27.
