Pacific PowerBoat Nov Dec 2023

SAFEGUARD YOUR VESSEL - 5 REASONS TO CHOOSE VIPER WINCH

Most boatie’s adventures aren’t limited by weather conditions.

That’s why all Viper drum winch models (excluding Pro Series) are IP67-rated, fully submersible, ensuring reliability in even the harshest marine environments.

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oatie’s can tailor an anchoring setup with customizable rope and chain packs. No two boating experiences are the same, and with Viper, you have the flexibility to choose what suits you best. Viper’s bracket design offers variable mounting options, allowing you to adapt the winch to your boat’s unique layout.

With a 5-year warranty, Viper stand by the quality of their products, ensuring you can navigate any waters with confidence.

Local service technicians know Viper winches inside out and can help with any after sales servicing and technical support. There are four sizes available. Micro - Suits vessels 4m to 6m in length.

Rapid - Suits vessels 5.7m to 8m in length. Gravity Feed- Suits vessels 5.7m to 8m in length. Pro Series - Suits vessels 8m to 9.5m in length.

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RAYGLASS BOATS PRESIDENT DEAN HARRIS

Harris joined Brunswick in 2002 and most recently served as the Regional Manager for Mercury Marine in New Zealand for the last 16 years.

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arris has more than two decades of marine sales experience and previously served as a national sales manager for MAC boats prior to joining Brunswick. His experience leading various teams throughout his tenure will be an asset for continued multi-brand coordination among Rayglass, Mercury Marine, Boston Whaler, Navico Group and all Brunswick brands in the Asia Pacific region.

“I am thrilled for the opportunity to join the Brunswick Boat Group division and lead the team at Rayglass,” said Dean Harris, President of Rayglass. “I am confident my experience working directly with customers for so long gives me a unique perspective into the wants and needs of boaters. I am excited to lean into that as we continue the legacy of excellence in design and performance Rayglass is known for.”

FLEMING YACHT’S 85 PROGRESS UPDATE In December of 2020, Fleming Yachts announced the beginning of a new flagship - the Fleming 85 - to a resounding response from their Fleming owners and to the yachting media. The F85 was to be the finest semi-displacement raised pilothouse cruising yacht in the world with ocean-crossing range. Since the initial renderings were first introduced, there have been 7 Fleming 85's ordered, the first 3 of which are either already out cruising or getting ready to be.

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e have had tremendous success with the launch of the Fleming 85," said Duncan Cowie of the Fleming shipyard. "The feedback we have received from the owners who are out cruising on their boat has all been very positive and we look forward to staying in touch with them throughout their travels. As you know, Fleming rarely introduces a new model, however we are constantly examining and improving each yacht we build through extensive owner feedback."

Fleming 85 hull #001 is cruising the east coast of the U.S. with the new owners and hull #002 is underway in the Mediterranean.

Hull #003 is being commissioned at the Burr Yacht Sales facility in Maryland, while hull #004 is in the final testing phase and floating in our purpose-built tank at the shipyard.

Because of the demand for the F85, Fleming have invested in a new production facility strictly dedicated to the new model. It is located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, close to the harbour. "We have personally invested in this new facility," said Adi Shard of the Fleming shipyard. "This gives us a level of control over how the facility is run, which gives us a great advantage when it comes to quality control."

"Our existing customers wanted to be able to travel farther and explore far flung places, while being completely selfsufficient," continued Duncan. "We didn't want to have a long list of options that owners had to choose in order to make the F85 capable of long-distance cruising. Every piece of major equipment is standard on the F85, including the lithium-ion house battery bank which is 1,400 amp hours capacity, and 12kW of inverter power - all standard.”

“Dean’s promotion to president of Rayglass speaks to the level of talent we are fortunate to foster and the growth opportunities across the Brunswick enterprise,” said Lenn Scholz, President of Boston Whaler. “I know Dean’s extensive product development and directto-consumer experience will propel Rayglass into the next era of growth and innovation.”

The Fleming 85 will be the first Fleming model offered in both open and enclosed flybridge versions. "Hull #003 is the first enclosed bridge design which has opened up a newer market for us," said Adi. "We hope to have an F85 available for display at one of the upcoming Boat Shows, but we are not going to rush the commissioning of the boat and the owner training," he continued. So, for now, the boat show premiere of the F85 is still undetermined. Adi Shard will be present at FLIBS to discuss any aspects of the Fleming 85, or our other models, with the public.

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