Boating New Zealand - May 2018

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Riding up front, there are 14 handholds on the front tubes, and a large

sunbed atop the sunken cabin, with padded monogrammed backrests

forward of the helm station. To port of the helm station is a lockable door,

held open by strong magnets. his gives way to a head neatly stowed under

a shelf to the starboard side. he double berth could easily accommodate an

international basket-baller when the in-ills are installed.

here are inspection hatches and fuse boxes inside the cabin area too,

ensuring dryness and ease of access to the back of the instruments. Unlike

most RIBs, the Eagle has storage galore, seemingly under every seat and hatch.

To the rear is a large boarding platform; it’s slightly monstered by those lurking

Yamaha bruisers, but a ladder to port allows divers to board easily.

he return behind the rear seating holds the fuel iller cap, and to

starboard under a chromed lip-top is the freshwater shower. Two water

tanks provide water for the galley sink unit and for the rear deck shower.

Wastewater can be pumped out at sea or to holding-tanks on land.

Six people will it comfortably around the rear seating stations, either

side of a double-stanchioned, removable table. It stows neatly beneath the

forward berth. he rear of the helm station hides a full galley, with sink and

gas hob and prep area, and below, also on the port side, is a decent-sized

Isotherm fridge.

he helm station has a wide bench seat split into two, and it tilts so you

can drive seated or standing. Controls are simple, uncluttered and clean.

A wrap-around, tinted windscreen swipes weather and wetness over the top.

Instrumentation is beautiful and the multitouch Garmin XSV 7416 16-inch

widescreen unit comes with worldwide maps preinstalled. It ofers CHIRP

sonar with Clear Vü and Side Vü – providing near-photographic quality

images of the sealoor.

GPS is updated 10 times a second and the Garmin also gives Axis and

FLIR camera support. It is connected to a thumping Fusion Stereo system

complete with six speakers and a subwoofer, which seriously pounds when

driven hard. To the right the simple twin Yamaha engine controls, with

trim and tilt, are tight and easy to use. Above is the clean and clear Yamaha

Engine management unit.

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