Trade-A-Boat – April 2018

Beastmaster Snubby Pro 500

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PRICE AS TESTED

$35,000 sans motor

OPTIONS FITTED

PJM trailer

PRICED FROM

$30,000

GENERAL

MATERIAL Fibreglass

TYPE Planing monohull

LENGTH 5m (16ft6in)

BEAM 1.98m (6ft6in)

DRAFT 0.26m (10in)

WEIGHT Approx 375kg hull (dry)

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EMAIL beastmasterboats@outlook.

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as do I. I was first introduced to the

model some eight years ago when

I was fortunate to be on a maiden

voyage of a 5m Javelin with the

same engine. The Javelin has a very

deep-vee with aggressive strakes

and chines, and heav y commercial-

grade fibreglass layup. To be honest,

I was quite flabbergasted with the

F70’s abilities on a seafaring sojourn

starting at Cooktown, running

seaward to Lizard Island, and then

halfway up Cape York to Cape

Melville, Princess Charlotte Bay

and beyond. I could never fault an

F70 then, or now. I am always blown

away by its capabilities and it often

seems to be outwardly batting above

its weight. Yamaha says, “The launch

of Yamaha’s F70 changed customers’

expectations of outboards in this

category forever!”

The F70 features a unique four-

cylinder, single overhead camshaft

design with four valves per cylinder.

It’s hard to believe the output is

from a block of less than one litre

total cubic capacity (996cc)! Yamaha

claims “dramatically increased

volumetric efficiency, effectively

transferring more air and exhaust at

a more efficient rate. This makes the

F70 more fuel-efficient and promotes

a stronger torque band” all combined

in a lightweight and very fuel-

efficient package.

Of course, the F70 features the

added advantages of electronic

fuel injection creating one of the

smoothest, yet gutsiest four-stroke

engines on the market. The Prime

Start mechanism automatically

controls warm-up settings and the

Variable Trolling Control allows

the operator small 50rpm speed

increments which is a great feature

for the trolling brigade.

I was pleased to find the operating

controls all easily at hand with the

tilt and trim switch in thumb’s reach

at the end of the tiller making for

simple one-handed operation (unlike

some competitors).

WRAP IT UP

There comes a time in life when you

simply know what you want. Starlo

has owned many great sportsfishing

boats throughout a long career, and

fished on a good deal more. His lure

fishing passion is quite obvious but

both he and wife Jo also dedicate

many hours to fly fishing. In fact,

Jo is in the middle of her dedicated

“Fly Gear Gap Year” where she will

only cast feathers for an entire 12

months. The Snubby’s multitude

of capabilities suit this highly

experienced team down to the

ground and the efficiencies of the

Yamaha F70 add to just another great

team in fishing utopia.

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Beastmaster Snubby Pro 500