Boating New Zealand – April 2018

WORDS BY

JOHN EICHELSHEIM

PHOTOGRAPHY BY

GEOFF COX

review

Surtees 750 Game

Fisher sterndrive

ndercover’s owner is Nick Gill, a local builder, who

turned to his brother-in-law Mark Cosgrove, owner of

Mercury Bay Marine, when it came to setting up his

custom Surtees 750 Game Fisher. Mark owns a Surtees

6.1 Bar Crusher.

DIESEL POWER

Nick hadn’t owned a Surtees boat before, but he’d liked what he found

while fshing and diving from mates’ boats. Initially he was thinking

about something in the 7m range, but once he began putting his wish list

together, decided the bigger 750 would better suit his needs. But he was

adamant it should be diesel-powered...

Although Mercury Bay Marine is not a Surtees dealer, Mark is very

familiar with the brand, and as a Mercury dealer has plenty of experience

with Mercruiser TDi engines. Mark was happy to manage the project,

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