Boating New Zealand - July 2018

52 Boating New Zealand

never touch, even at full lock.

Engine cowls are perfectly colour-matched to the vessel’s

hull. Seven Marine customers can design their own colour

scheme from an extensive online palette, or the company can

match a paint sample.

As part of a general overhaul prior to itting the new engines,

the Everglades was repainted using Awlgrip paint products, a

sample of which was sent to Seven Marine’s Wisconsin facility

for matching. LED lights integrated into the cowlings are

certainly eye-catching. A remote control allows you to cycle

through a range of colours and lashing routines.

We joined the boat for a test run on the Waitemata Harbour,

in company with Honda Marine technicians who were gathering

some benchmark speed and fuel-low data. We spent about three

hours on the water putting the engines through their paces.

here is quite a long run down the Tamaki River to the

open sea, most of it at ive knots. Fortunately, the ZF controls

modulate the amount of clutch slip, which allows the vessel

to trickle along at ive knots with the engines idling in gear.

Without slip it would be much faster.

RPM SPEED

RANGE KN

2000 11.4

2500 20.0

3000 25.9

3500 34.2

4000 41.5

4500 47.0

5000 51.7

5500 57

WATCH IT

PERFORMANCE

Clear Protective Coating 


Preserves both Metal and Painted

Surfaces 


Highly Corrosion Resistant 


Highly Cleansable Surface 


Restores Paint Appearance


Long Lasting Protection 



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