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Respected outdoor
journalist, author and editor Shane Mensforth has taken delivery of a new Bar
Crusher 640HT, which will be his magazine's – SA Angler – project boat for at least the next two years.
Powered by a Honda BF200,
fitted with Lowrance HDS electronics and packaged on an Easytow trailer, Shane
said the Bar Crusher / Honda project boat was the "most ambitious and most
exciting" package he'd put together in the past two decades.
"I started looking for a new
boat early in 2009 and did a mountain of homework before making the final
decision," he said.
"With a heap of long-range
work on the agenda, especially wide of Port Lincoln, we needed a rig that would
take us to the offshore reefs and islands and back again – safely and
economically.
"We do a lot of fishing for
southern bluefin tuna, samson fish, sharks and yellowtail kingfish, most of
which are found a long way from port, so the boat had to offer a big fuel range
and the sort of performance we could rely on if we got caught in bad weather."
After testing a lot of craft
in the size range and style he had in mind, Shane said he climbed onboard the
Bar Crusher 640HT on a nasty day off Adelaide and knew from the outset this was
the boat he needed.
"Soft ride, exceptional
stability at rest and super tough construction were the stand-out features and,
as far as a powerplant was concerned, the Honda BF200 was the obvious choice,"
he said.
"Honda is the perfect power
match for the Bar Crusher hull and one we will be relying on heavily during our
offshore sorties."
Further information: Bar Crusher Boats – (03) 9792 2999 or visit: www.barcrusher.com.au
(16 October 2009)
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