Trade-A-Boat — February 2018

Port Stephens played host to the second AGB,

dubbed the ‘War On Water’. Kiwi upstarts

Stabicraft fl ew in to take the alloy gong in the

2150 Supercab, scoring 82/100. Trade-a-Boat

Editor Jeff Strang was particularly impressed,

saying its ride was: “quite frankly, a sportscar

on water.” The Stabi 2150 was recently replaced

by the 2100 Supercab, a radically different boat

with the same renowned Positive Buoyancy and

Life Ring Pontoon design; and a boat unlucky

not to make it to a subsequent AGB. We saw the

winning boat for sale in NSW mid-2015 and it still

looked sharp in fi retruck red but now sporting a

Mercury outboard.

Evolution had its 552 Platinum turn to gold in

2011, taking top spot in a tough fi eld of Aussie

boats of similar sizes. What stood out most about

the 552 was the ... well, Kevin Smith summed it

up: “Small boat with big balls.” There was more,

though. The judges rated the 552 at 88/100,

including straight 10s for Fishing Suitability,

Ergonomics and X-Factor.

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Victoria’s Evolution Boats took out a super-tight

Fibreglass field with its 552 Platinum. Scoring six

straight 10s, including two for X-Factor and

Fishability, gave the model a dominant 88/100 total.