Tag: bowrider
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New in 2020: here’s the sporty Quicksilver Activ 605 Bowrider
It’s a brand new boat with an old name: Quicksilver Activ 605 Bowrider gets longer and wider, offering more comfort for up to six passengers. With a maximum of 150 horsepower supplied by Mercury (part of the same group as Quicksilver), the new Activ 605 Bowrider also claims the largest fuel tank in its category,…
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An American boat with Italian design: Kraken 36 maybe the perfect combination
The builder is Seacreatures Boat Manufacturing of Miami, but the project come from the Italian atelier H3O Yacht Design. Here’s the new Kraken 36 to discover. There is nothing really unseen, yet it definitely is an original model. At least judging by the first renderings. We are talking of Kraken 36, the first model of…
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Quicksilver Activ 555 Bowrider: sport and cruises
Agile and fast, the new open-bow from Brunswick is made for sports. But there’s much more with the Quicksilver Activ 555 Bowrider. It’s just 5 meters long, but the transom can mount a 115hp Mercury outboard. So, performance is surely one of the key points of Quicksilver Activ 555 Bowrider. It’s a boat made for…
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It’s a pleasure to cruise at any pace. Here’s Frauscher 1414 Demon Air in our test
Chopped water, strong winds: not enough to impress us from aboard the new Frauscher 1414 Demon Air. We touched 38 knots, easily in very difficult conditions. Michael Frauscher and his brother Stefan are the third generation owning the Austrian boatyard. But the family tradition will go on as the fourth generation is already there, with…
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Four Winns Horizon 180: small, sporty, custom
A six-meter boat, with a bold design, made to have fun. But Four Winns Horizon 180 is a custom boat as well, as there’s the choice among two versions, four engines, seven colors, and a wide choice of options. Can we finally say that we do like bow riders? If there is still some detractor,…
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New in 2018: Quicksilver Activ Bowrider and 675 Pilothouse Explorer
Ib the never ending introduction of new models by the English builder, Quicksilver Activ Bowrider is a range of cruisers with open bow, while 675 Pilothouse Explorer is a small “war machine” for fishing. For a brand like Quicksilver, which focuses on the large volumes possible thanks to a well-articulated range and to being part…
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New for 2018: the “American way of boating” by Four Winns gets to Europe with four new models
Now part of the Beneteau group, the American brand Four Winns introduces four new models in 2018. It’s HD 200, and the outboard versions of Horizon 290, Horizon 350 and Vista 255. For over 40 years, Four Winns has built up a solid reputation in the daycruiser segment. It’s time for some new models to…