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Boating NZ : FREE TO READ April 2014
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stability, narrow non-slip side decks and well-placed handholds along the hardtop roof. FINE FOR FISHERS I was impressed with the Game Chaser Transom as we reversed the boat using plenty of throttle. The underwater profile provides lift to the stern, so the boat doesn’t bury its bum when motoring in reverse. It’s an excellent safety feature and something serious anglers, especially trailerboat game fishers, should appreciate. There’s lots more to like about the Game Chaser Transom. On the shorter 1850, with its smaller cockpit, it’s almost too large, but on the 2050 it fits the space well. The window-fronted bait tank holds more than 65 litres, circulated via a pump when the boat’s at rest or a through-hull venturi system when it’s underway. Both work well, the venturi almost too well, filling the tank faster than it can drain, but fine-tuning the flow using the ball valve will help this. The swim platforms either side of the engine pod are more than wide enough for boarding and disembarking and for dispatching and Tangerine Scream The Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show Gate Prize Stabicraft 2050 is unmissable with its Tangerine Scream paint finish, applied using product supplied by PPG Industries. Tangerine Scream also adorned the 2013 Ford Focus. Based in Mt Wellington, Auckland, PPG Industries has a reputation for quality products and innovative technology. It manufactures and supplies a broad range of high performance protective and decorative coatings for wood, general industrial, coil-coating and marine applications. The Stabicraft 2050 featured here is painted in PPG’s GRS (Global Refinish System), specially formulated to resist high levels of environmental and chemical wear. It’s a base coat plus clear system that offers outstanding all-round paint performance. Stabicraft Marine has used PPG paint systems on its boats for many years. “...you’ve got to like the way it deals with the chop – a big thumbs up for the Arrow Pontoons.” ABOVE LEFT: The Stabicraft 2050 Supercab’s redesigned hull incorporates newly designed Arrow Pontoons with a finer entry, softened shoulders and modified chines. ABOVE and ABOVE RIGHT: The underwater profile of the Game Chaser provides lift to the stern, so the boat doesn’t bury its bum when motoring in reverse – a nice safety feature. 20 Boating New Zealand April 2014 REVIEW_Stabicraft_April14.indd 20 19/03/2014 2:56:03 p.m.
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