Boating New Zealand - May 2018

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PACKAGES FROM

POA

DESIGNER

Dennis Harjammaa

MANUFACTURED BY

Dickey Boats

http://www.dickeyboats.com

Dickey

Semifly 32

loa 10.2m

lwl 9.1m

beam 3.3m

draft .64m (sternleg up)

deadrise 18°

displacment 5000kg dry

construction aluminium

engine Volvo 400 D6

fuel 550 litres

max speed 34 knots

SPECIFICATIONS

Interlocking lattice

frame construction

produces a strong,

light hull that’s

very rigid

Exceptional finish

inside and out

Non-pounding

hull and excellent

fuel economy

HIGHLIGHTS

Try as I might I could not get Jack to pound

nor even get so much as a creak in the joinery.

his is where the 11 herbs and spices thing all

comes into play. he hull construction and the

cleverly-designed hull section meant that the

ride was like a 1970s Cadillac.

Out of the blocks the Volvo 400 D6 has

plenty of power, but thanks to a well-insulated

engine room the sound in the saloon is more

like a distant throb. Even at speed around 27

knots her lared chines held well in the turns

with a sure-footed grip.

he light, stif hull mixed with a long

waterline length means excellent economy,

which makes ofshore work possible. Between

16 knots and 27 knots boat speed, fuel

consumption seems to remain constant at

around 2.5 litres a nautical mile.

his is a large sweet spot that allows for a

considerable range of sea states that will keep the

family in all day comfort or get you back from an

ofshore ishing trip when it cuts up rough.

Having experienced the Dickey 32 I take

back all the aspersions I cast on Mike Hunter

who reviewed the original. He gave the boat an

11 out of 10, but he wasn’t drunk, only under

the inluence of one of the inest alloy launches

of its size in the world.

After a magic day on the water I wrote up

my notes in the Napier airport bar with rum in

hand and upped Mike Hunter’s assessment to a

sobering 12 out of 10. BNZ

The Semifly 32 sits firmly in

the middle of the Dickey range

and like the others straddles the

family-to-fishing spectrum well.