Trade-A-Boat – April 2018

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Sydney's Marine Riley,

distributors of American-

made Pursuit Boats to

Australia, NZ and the Pacific,

tells us the Florida-USA yard

has produced an award-

winning design in the all-

new DC 365, the flagship of

the five-model dual console

range.

The Boating Writers

International judging team

voted the 37ft 11in DC 365

to be the most Innovative

product in the Center

Console/Walkaround Fishing

Boats category at the 2018

Miami International Boat

Show in January.

“We are very proud of

the engineering team we

have assembled for Pursuit

Boats and have refined a

new product development

process that accurately

reflects market demands,”

said Pursuit Boats president

Bruce Thompson at the

awards.

The DC 365 is a luxury

hardtop sportsfisher that

doubles as a stunning

entertainment platform

through innovative seating

arrangements in the cockpit

all the way through to

the bow where the boat

adopts the bowrider style of

wraparound plush lounge

seating.

A notable innovation of

the DC 365 is the transom

to stringer assembly. This

design transfers the loads

of the high-horsepower

Yamaha outboards used

for propulsion through the

entire hull structure instead

of just the transom.

Other features include

a large windshield with

walkthrough, wide pathways

from bow to stern and

plenty of large storage

compartments.

The cabin features solid

wood accents with modern

finishes, a full-berth forward

and a comfortable aft berth.

A small family or couple can

overnight with amenities

such as air-conditioning,

microwave and audio/visual

entertainment.

At the business end sit,

not one, two, but three of

Yamaha's F300 engines for

a total of 900hp from the

awesome 4.2lt V6s.

For more information, visit

marineriley.com.au

“We’re so confident in the

reliability of our outboard

engines, we’re extending

our warranty to six years.

Simple.” That was how

Nicholas Webb, Mercury’s

senior director of engine

products (Aus, NZ, Pacific)

summed up the company's

announcement of a new

extended six-year warranty

for all recreational

outboards.

That means all models

from the lightest 2.5hp

through to the powerful

50hp Verado outboards

are covered under the new

warranty.

In detail, by having a

Mercury engine serviced

at an authorised service

centre at the recommended

servicing intervals, owners

receive an additional

three-year factory-backed

warranty on top of the first

three years of coverage.

“That’s a full six years

of warranty coverage and,

importantly, it’s non-

declining. The coverage is

the same on the last day

as it is on the first,” said

Mercury.

The new warranty is

also fully transferable – it

goes with the engine. That

means if the outboard is

sold during the warranty

period, the second (or any

subsequent) owner also

gets to enjoy the peace

of mind of the six-year

factory-backed warranty.

Mercury’s new

‘3+3 = 6 year’ warranty

automatically applies for

new outboards purchased

in 2018, including the

Verado, FourStroke,

OptiMax and TwoStroke

series outboard engines.

For more information,

visit mercurymarine.com.

au

Pursuit Boats DC 365

Wins Innovation Award

MERCURY’S NEW COMPREHENSIVE SIX-YEAR WARRANTY