Trade-A-Boat — 490 2017

Rayglass Legend 2800

facts & figures

PRICED FROM

A$239,000 (EX. TRAILER)

GENERAL

MATERIAL Fibreglass

TYPE Monohull

LENGTH 8.7m

BEAM 2.45m

DRAFT 600mm

WEIGHT 3500kg (BMT)

DEADRISE 23 degrees

CAPACITIES

PEOPLE 10

FUEL 300L

WATER 80L

ENGINE

MAKE/MODEL Mercury Diesel TDi 260

w/ Bravo III leg

TYPE V6 turbo-diesel sterndrive

RATED HP 260

DISPLACEMENT 3000cc

WEIGHT 380kg

PROP Stainless steel counter-rotating

Mercury three and four-blade duoprop

AVA I L A B L E F R O M

QUEENSLAND MARINE CENTRE

Unit 10, 71 Shipper Drive, Coomera, Qld

4209

PHONE +61 (7) 5591 7032

WEB [email protected]

OFFSHORE, FOR SURE

Out on the bigger water this boat really

hits her straps, eating up slop, chop

and wake with consummate ease.

The deep V and long waterline length

combine to great effect, smoothing out

the roughest patches that 27kt of cold

wind against the tide in the channels

can produce.

Your crew will welcome the ease

with which they slip past others

beating their way home in the late

afternoon bustle and bounce too.

At 28ft you’re moving into bigger

boat territory but without the usual

concomitant slowing of response to

helm and throttle. Instead, the Legend

2800 responds to direction changes

like a sportsboat, snicking into turns

and tracking accurately and finely,

while the digital throttle delivers a

good handful of power, and responds

with a satisfying leap when nudged.

Shoved to the max there is a

microsecond delay as the throaty TDi

powerplant takes a second to believe

you mean to use that much throttle,

and then leans into its work like an

Olympic rowing eight overtaking

England in the final.

The counter-rotating Mercury

duoprop on the Bravo-III sternleg

is revelatory. Turns can be held to

the tightest angles without breakout

or swamping, and even in reverse I

managed to swing her about from side

to side with alacrity.

Returning to the boat ramp with a

strong flood running, we nosed in and

the stern got pushed past the head, but

a quick flick of the throttle and helm

had her trim and tight against the

wharf in seconds. Manoeuvrability of

this order is invaluable and any owner

will have their fatigue eased when

docking this girl.

Rising above all of this is the sheer

lustrous aura of a stonkingly well-built,

perfectly finished, gleaming modern

vessel that’ll knock the socks off all

who see it, and stay that way for years

to come. If you can afford this boat, do

it. You’ll feel like royalty at your own

maritime garden party.

52 trade aboat.com.au

Rayglass Legend 2800