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drum winch anchor easy.
Seating comprises a pair of very comfortable High-
Tech Plastics suspension seats, mounted on cantilevered
aluminium brackets. They are generously upholstered
and offer good lateral support as well as a fold-up bolster
for support and space if standing up to drive. Both seats
address solidly-made footrests and passengers have plenty
of handholds to grab when the boat’s underway.
The dash area works well. In pride of place is the
12-inch Raymarine Axiom Pro MFD, part of the vessel’s
Raymarine electronics suite – see sidebar. It’s soon to be
replaced with an Axiom Pro 16-inch unit.
Josh’s marine electronics training business is brand
neutral – he’s fitted electronics from Simrad and Garmin to
previous boats and he trains people to use whatever brand
electronics they might own – but says he’s impressed with
the latest Raymarine product.
“Since their acquisition by FLIR, the capabilities of
Raymarine electronics has really improved,” says Josh.
Fusion has come to the party too, fitting Bait Balls withTOP The transom is practical and well
laid out. The low-profile bait station is
new for Extreme and should be easier
to work fishing rods around.
ABOVE Josh Western at the helm of
his dream boat. The 12-inch Axiom
Pro MFD will be soon replaced by an
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