KAIPARA LIFESTYLER OctOber 23 - 2018
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BIG BOYS TOYS Perfect match on the water u by Andy Bryenton
It was a perfect opportunity, well seized — when a custombuilt boating facility became available next door to Dargaville’s thriving Honda Motorcycles store, the natural progression was to bring the mighty Honda Marine brand here to the West Kaipara. Now it’s time for a grand opening, just in time for the summer weather. Of course, the new Honda Marine centre is packed with technology for the keen boatie — first and foremost the range of Honda outboard motors which have carried the name of their Japanese creator and his multi-faceted engineering company since the 1960s. However, of course, smooth horsepower and maritime manoeuvrability of the picture. The other half lies with the boat itself — the shape which slices through the water to carry captain and crew to great fishing spots and maritime adventures. Honda Marine in Dargaville has picked some of the best in the business, including a local offering engineered just for our challenging conditions. You’ll find popular Kiwi brand Everyman Boats there in force for the grand opening on October 26–27 — a firm with a 10year legacy of creating superior craft based on feedback from New Zealand sailors. Stability and a smooth ride is
the Everyman design philosophy, and it’s seen them progress from a new player in the market to a major force, with a factory producing more than 60 boats a year. The Honda Marine crew have also teamed up with SmatWave, another Kiwi innovator, this time in the field of rotationally moulded plastic boats. Sturdy, buoyant and dependable, these craft combine all the bonuses of plastic construction seen in ocean-going kayaks with the design and utility of a tender craft, centre-console runabout or powered dinghy. Finally, a real Kaipara combo puts together Honda’s outboard power with the sleek double hull of an allaluminium power cat designed and built in Dargaville by the engineers at Baty Thomas. Refined over years of testing, this may be the ultimate machine for taming the west coast — and with
Honda horsepower behind it, the nimble little vessel should fairly fly. Come and see these and many other great marine deals, innovations, tech
advancements and new developments as Honda Marine officially open their doors for a summer of fun on the water this weekend! ¢
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